The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-25
SNAP SHOTS AT HONE NEWS

c. ". Jones of Horton was here
Tuesday
z. NJ. Duncan has returned from
/ Cleveland. Ohio.
Dan Anthony Jr., of Leavenworth
in the city yesterday.
The grand lodge L 0. o. F. of Kansas
! Will meet here October 9 and TO-
/ DR. L. NJ Powell has returned from
his recent visit to Ludington, Mich.
The paW-paW season will be here as
soon as there is a little more frost
The Bonnair Price company viii give
1.-The Other Girl' at the Grand tonight.
Forty sewer connections in the First
ward have been made during the past
month.
Sneak thieves are again getting in
their work in the cloak rooms at the
various schools.
The swell overcoat for fall is the
Yoke. There is one on display in the
Palace window.
s. G. Pottle has taken up his clerk
ship in the internal revenue office at
Leavenworth.
The Elks will give series of dances
this winter, using the clubs library
room for the dancing.
f. J.. Stevens and others have asked
the city council for a street light on the
Sixth street viaduct
The T. A A billiard and pool room
has been enlarged and a pool table
added to the equipment.
j
the Cotton Belt line, was in Topeka for
a few hours Tuesday.
At its regular meeting Thursday night
Irwin lodge 260 of the A. o. u. w, viii
initiate six candidates
Coach Allen and the Washburn foot
ball team viii likely part company at
the end Of the present week.
Bowling has stopped at the T. A. A.
on account of the changing of the lights
and repairing of he alleys.
The Elks new furniture has been put
in. 1t completes the furnishing of the
already handsome quarters.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Dooley and daughter
of Lebanon. Ind, are visiting W. L.
Hurst at 1927 Kansas avenue.
Barber Asphalt repairers are busy
repairing the Fifth street paving in
front of the federal building.
The ice trust wagons are making the
rounds of the residence portion of the
city only once every other day now.
The watermelon feast of Zabud coun-
ell No. R & S. NJ was pulled off last
night without interference by the po-
lice.
Three state commissions win meet
here October the medical, St Louis
and South Carolina exposition coHamis-
sions.
The people should not lose sight of
the fact that some yacht races are to be /
run in or around New York somewhere |
tomorrow.
The Washburn football field was roll
ed yesterday by the big steam roller
owned by William Bradbury and the |
good roads association.
John Macdonald, of the Western |
School Journal, appeared before the tax |
commission yesterday, seconding the |
state school tax proposition
Street car conductors do not like the |
new clock fare indicators. They say /
it is too difficult to get hold Of the indi- /
her Fe "a &c led
The Washburn football field, since
last nights rain, will be IN excellent |
condition for Saturdays game with the |
State Normal team and the Washburn /
The Peters Comedy company closed a |
two nights engagement at the CraW- |
ford last night. The Nye children of |
Topeka will be with the company on a /
western trip.
Tom Richardson. secretary of the !
Business Mems league of Houston, /
Texas but formerly Of Wellington, /
Kansas, is in Topeka on his return to I
Texas
An Edison kaleidoscope at $40 Kansas
avenue is showing pictures Of President |
Mckinley as he last appeared in public /
life. They are said to be wonderfully /
life like.
The state tax commission is prepared |
to reject superintendent Frank Mel |
sons plan for state school tax on the /
grounds the Kansas municipalities are
now Overtaxed.
The board of health held its regular
weekly meeting last night The board /
recon nends that the food inspector be
placed under it's jurisdiction The coun- |
ell Will have to act upon this matter 4
A scrub team made up from the High |
school players and a few others gave 1
the Washburn football team a hard /
tussle on the field yesterday afternoon. /
The scrubs were rather strong for the I
first team.
The members of the local Odd Eel I
lows lodges viii meet Saturday night I
to map out q. programme for the grand !
lodge meetings here next month and to /
prepare to entertain the members of the /
order who Will attend.
Lawrence Banks viii not coach the /