The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-02
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS.

H v. Whitlow and A NJ. McClelland
have returned from two weeks Colo
RADIO trim
Governor Stanley will make the rrin-
cIpal address at a picnic in LeaveoWorth
on September %.
Country roads are said to be almost
4mpassable-the worst that ever has
been known at this time OF year.
A J. Whitmore, chief clerk in the
office of the secretary of state. is of on
a vacation, which he - spending In
Colorado.
Mr. James l. Chase, chief engineer of
the Topeka city railway, has gone TO
Boston to attend the national conven-
ton of stationary engineers.
n. G. Allen, resident engineer for the
Eastern Oklahoma division of the Santa
Fe, is here from Newkirk. Okla, where
his headquarters are located
Paul Ost has returned from Okla
hona, where he has been with a party
OF Santa Fe construction engineers. He
will go to Lawrence at once to enter
the state university.
One of the wedding presents which
was given to c. w. Ralston, assistant
city attorney. was Jersey cow, which
Is great deal more practical than the
usual wedding gift.
Senator n. B. Miller, who was a cam
didate for governor against Bailey. has
rendered his services to the Republican
state central committee and VIII take
B. p. Scott, assistant commissioner of
labor, will resign at the close of ius
present term and go into the insurance
business. c. H Danner. of Fort Scott,
has announced himself as a candidate
for the place.
w A s. Bird returned a few days
ago from an extended trip to California
He left today fer a trip through New
York, Pennsylvania, Virginia ana other
eastern states. to be gone two or three
weeks longer.
At o'clock this morning a small fire
occurred at 81 Jefferson street. in a
dwelling house, owned by Dave Will
Jams, and occupied by h NJ. Bush. The
cause was a gasoline stove and the
damage was small.
A union meeting for all the members
| of the Degree of Honor in Topeka will
| be held Wednesday evening, September
3. at the hall of Capital lodge, 41S Kan
| sas avenue. N. D. Cole. grand chief OF
| honor, will be present.
| BY the consent of the mayor and
| council the street commissioner detailed
/ six men from his force today to work
| at the fair grounds getting things ready
| for the fair. The men will work at
| the grounds for several days.
| Street Commissioner Griggs has COM
meneed to make his promised cut in
| the expenses of the street force There
was falling off of over $500 during
| the past month. as compared with the
| corresponding month of last year.
| The date for the opening rally of the
| State Prohibition campaign will take
| place in the Auditorium on October IL.
The rally is in the interest of the Pro-
| will be Rev. F. w. Emerson, the candi-
| date for governor.
| Attorney General GODDARD is in receipt
| of a letter from a Missouri man de-
scribing what he calls a game o
skill which he thinks can take the
| place of slot machines where the latter
| are illegal. Attorney General GODDARD
| however, thinks the substitutes are
| Illegal also.
The report of the police judge for the
| month of August, which has been fled
| with the city clerk. shows collections for
the month of 81, 1855, which is about the
same as last month. The city license
| collector reports receipts in his depart
ment Of $43s.75 and the weighmaste1
has taken in 5000
The council has annulled the contract
| which C. c. Nicholson of North Topeka
mad for sprinkling the Kansas avenue
tract to sprinkle the bridge four times
! & day unless otherwise ordered, for the
sum of $35 per month. It is claimed
| that he failed to do this.
Here is a novel incident: Mrs Whit
| ticker, a Christian science healer, re
ported today to the board of health
| that Mrs. Dick. who lives at 1900 Fill
more, has the diphtheria- Mrs White.
| ker, OF course, IS true TO ner 1a1tn. anc
| does not believe that there is any such
| thing as diphtheria, but she bows to thu
| laws Of the land and reports every cass
that her patients imagine they have.
Labor day excursionists who came +
Topeka from Leavenworth and Law
renee returned by special train over thu
| Santa Fe at O'Clock Monday evening
| During short interval while the trail
was loading the Sixth infantry bant
| from Fort Leavenworth played 'sThere'l
! be a Hot Time" and Home, SWee
Home" This is one of the best small
bands that has been heard in ToDek;
for a long time. 1t returned from ''th
islands" only about six weeks ago. tn
| members of it say they don't get wear,
marching through the streets of cities
but they are looking forward to tn
hike which they are to make in
short time from Fort Leavenworth t,
| Fort Riley with considerable antici
patton. Unless the roads improve rap
idly it win have some unpleasant fea
| lures for the soldiers.