The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31
SNAP SHOTS ATHoME NEWS

SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS
The government thermometer got up
to 80 Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dustin OF 1oe
Chandler street are parents OF papy
girl.
Misses Josephine Zeidler and Josephine
Mildner are home from a brief visit In
Atchison.
Tom Hiskey of the government lano
office at WaKeeney was Topeka VS.
itor this week.
There will be a meeting of the Roose Sc.
velt-Curtis Republican club at SniloS
hall Monday evening.
The Topeka Ohio association has peen
asked to meet with the fTanhan
county Ohioans at Forest park, OTTAWA
Ralph Cav is away on his vacation
His trip will include Salt Lake Guy
Portland. Oregon, and Seattle and San
Francisco.
Now that Ottawa has an Elks lodge
Leavenworth may be expected 10 nave
a temperance rally and Chautauqua
every year.
T r. Lockard. who died yesterday,
was a member of the city council in the
DAYS when Whaley and Lull were the
king bees of that body.
Eva Woodruff has filed suit for oil.
vorce in the district court againss
that he drinks to excess.
The state livestock commission De-
lieves it has the Txeas fever, Whlcn re-
Gently broke out in a big herd IN cow
ley county. under control.
The Topeka Business College basepau
team will play the ST. George team at
Wamego today Marshall, from WHIT
ing, will pitch for the Topeka team
The Topeka Business College baseball
team defeated the Westn oreiand team
at Westmoreland-on 1.-the Hills Weones-
day afternoon by the score OF TO 1.
Frank E. Thatcher of Topeka has
been appointed book binder in the gov
eminent printing Office at washington
He is a son of S. NJ. Thatcher OF To-
peka.
The Shawnee county Republican cen
trail committee will meet SATURDAY,
August g. w. J. Bailey, Republican
candidate for governor, will address the
meeting.
A new rural free delivery route IS to
be established at Valencia and at Ross-
VILE Each route will accommodate
about 500 patrons and will be in opera
ton before January 1.
The Topeka Business College baseball
team will play the Scranton team on
the Washburn grounds s Saturd 4bs a nieif-
ors, and McCampbell for the Topeka
team
Fred Engler of Mission township.
found three potatoes in one hill Wed
nesday that weighed four pounds. Ne
planted $50 pounds of Early Ohio seed
and says he will have at least 60 bushels
| of potatoes
The Union Pacific railroad has placed
| in effect an excursion rate to the Kan
| sas summer resort at Eureka Lake that
| is good every day until September 30,
| with a return limit of ten days. The
| fare is $173.
| Charles Croskey won the finals in the
| singles in the Y. M. c. A. tennis tourn-
! ament last evening The scores were
| g. 6t1 and 6-1, all in favor of Cros-
| key. Shumway was given second prize
and the third will go to either Mohie1
! or Nicholson.
| Stahl, Page and Campbell of the To-
peka Business College baseball team
| knocked three base hits in the game at
| Westmoreland Wednesday. They might
| have donated one to the crowd there.
| but they should have saved couple to
| use at home.
| Miss Nellie Armentrout, assistant
state librarian in charge of the travel
| ing library, is seriously ill with nervous
| prostration. Her mother is here from
Kansas City, Kan, and she will be ia
| ken there as soon as it is possible to
safely move her.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs w. A.
| White, of Emporia, was badly burned
| few days ago by upsetting a bucket OF
hot water on himself The burns were
| very palnIul anu II Was ueCeSSdIy 10 dQ-
minister opiates to the child while they
| were being dressed.
| There was a pleasant birthday sur
| prise party given in honor of Miss
| Amelia Vogel, PIP Van Buren, street,
! Tuesday evening by the young peoples
| society of the German Lutheran church.
| The diversions were games and music;
| and refreshments were served late in
| the evening.
Rev. J. w Countermine, pastor of the
| Morningside Presbyterian. church of
| Sioux City, Ia, and a nephew of Rev
J. D. Countermine of this city, arrived
in Topeka Wednesday morning. He will
preach at the First church of this city
| during the next three weeks.
| The Civic Improvement society social
| at Potwin last evening was a success.
| Nearly 500 people attended and about
| s75 was taken in. The money will be
| used to keep the vacant lots in Potwin
| and the parkings and the round parks at
/ street intersections in good shape.
Captain w. S. Albright, deputy state
| bank commissioner. has returned from
Leavenworth where he has been for the
| past month on account of the illness of
| have recently lost their little child and
Mrs. Albright is still confined to the
hospital.
The Lawrence Journal complains be-
cause the state department of agricul-
ture does not report Douglas county in
its crop bulletins. The Journal must
| ment of agriculture has not issued
crop bulletin for several months, and it
| has always reported Douglas county.
The following from the lola Register
refers to the 15-year-old girl who has
been travelling with shows and singing
in hotels, and who was recently SEN
fenced to the industrial school at Be
| lott: while Mrs. E. N. Jones was at
| Topeka recently she met Ethel Morgan,
who is quite well known here. Miss
Morgan Is still engaged in the same
business she was here. and is working
it quite successfully"
The following are the jurymen drawn
for the September term of the district
! L. T. Gage, H. J. Grandpree, A. p
Poole. Charles Jones, v. B. KistIer. M.
Oswald, A. Zarker, w. r. Shafer, Fred
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