The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

The state fair begins next Monday
The Topeka Automobile club will
meet tonight at the office OF j. M. Pad
gett-
Several Topeka people were at Clyde
Wednesday attending the watermelon
carnival
The big roof trusses at the Washburn
college astronomical observatory are
being put in place.
The cars of the street railway are
using the loop that has been built to
reach the fair grounds.
Supt Frank Nelson delivered an adj
dress at the opening of the Dickinson
county high school at Chapman yester-
day.
PUSH" Tom McNeal's and Albert
Reid's new magazine, starts out with
a circulation of 1900 paid subscriptions
the first issue.
D. w. Little, assistant state superin-
tendent of public instruction, is back at
his desk after vacation which he
spent up in the Sixth district.
The Vinewood Park railway officials
are soon to let the contract for the
erection of their steel viaduct across the
Santa F'e and Missouri Pacific tracks.
The CITY has commenced to borrow
from the banks again. 1t had to nave
about $4,000 to pay off the August bills,
and it will continue to borrow money
from now until next taxpaying time
Miss Susie Guild is in the city visit
ing Miss Minnie Vanderpool. Miss
Guild will leave Saturday for Eureka.
Kan, where she has been employed to
teach in the Southern Kansas Academy.
Mrs. Frank Kelch, of this city, will
leave soon for Los Angeles and San
Francisco, Cal where she will meet her
son, George H., who has been with the
United States hospital corps in the Phil
ipDines.
J. E. McColm. whose hardware store
hIrnpd in the CarhOndalQ fire has
made application for decree in bank
ruptcy. He is having a hearing before
Judge ]. G. SlOnecker, referee in bank
ruptcy.
Another big delegation of Topeka
Wesleyan Methodists left Wednesday
for Eskridge, where they are to attend
the annual conference of that denomina-
ton. In connection with the conference
proper a camp meeting of about ten
days is to be held.
A prospectus is out for the Benning-
ton typewriter, the invention of for
mer Topeka man. The prospectus con-
tains the names of several prominent
Kansas City. Kan. and Kansas City,
Mo-, men as hackers of the company to
put the typewriter on the market.
State Bank Commissioner Albaugh
has issued a call for a statement from
all state and private banks as to their
condition at the close of business on
September 2. The reports made in re-
Spouse to this call will be Incorporated
in the bank commissioners biennial re-
port.
Adrian Sherman Is to leave the firm
Of Keller. Fite & Sherman to go to
Kansas City and open an office where
he will continue the practice of law.
He will probably leave Topeka within
two weeks. Judge Henry Keller, of the
same firm, expects to go to Atchison
soon to practice law in that city.
The fire department got track of two
supposedly fine fire horses a few days
ago at MankatO. A representative of
! the department was sent to inspect the
animals and found that they would not
| do for fire duty. Good fire horses are
! scarce. The Topeka fire department is
| in the market for three or four new
SteedS.
| William Guenther, of st. Louis, Mo-,
! has been elected physical instructor for
| the Topeka Turner society, at salary
of $1,000 for eleven months work.
Twelve years ago Mr.. Guenther held the
same position, but since that time has
been similarly engaged in Philadelphia
ana ST. Louis. He will come to Tt peka
| to succeed Charles Helm, October l.