The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


this week.
Rfnglings circus went from Topeka
l to lola, Kas.
F. H. Roberts. Of Oskaloosa. was In
Topeka yesterday.
Captain Clad Hamilton is home from
his vacation in Michigan.
The Independents will hold their rally
at the Auditorium tonight.
Thomas O'Connor, sherif of Lyon
county, was in Topeka Tuesday
Much of the fall hay crop is being
damaged by the rain this week.
Marsha1Ps band will not go to the
Atchison corn carnival this year.
| The government thermometer ranged
between SIS and rs all day Tuesday
Mrs. Frank Tyler of Dodge City Is
the guest Of Miss Laura French of Mon
roe street.
c. A. Black. of Detroit. Mich, and n
large property holder in Topeka. is here
this week
Governor Stanley will not have
chance to give state dinner next Sun
day after all.
8. Curtis, of Linn county is in Topeka
visiting L.. u. Harrison at $40 West
Sixth avenue.
The annual meeting Of the Kansas
Mfdwinter Exposition association occurs
Wednesday, October l.
| Arthur b. Callahan. formerly of To-
peka, is editor of the st. Joseph Re-
port, a new weekly paper.
| Raymond Oreson, of Usage City, is
candidate for the position of tackle OF.
the Harvard football team.
/ Senator Burton has written Frank
| Grimes that he will start home from
Honolulu about September 26.
One good thing about the afternoon
performance of Ringlings' show was that
| it was too late to give a concert.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Blank celebrated
their golden wedding Tuesday night at
their old home, 1919 Washburn avenue.
/ Carey Hart, who has been at Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, for number of weeks re-
cuperating from siege of typhoid
fever, is home.
The new elevator in the state house
| is out of fix. This announcement is
scheduled to appear at least once
week from now on.
| Mrs c. M Hines who has been i'll for
some time at her home 301 West Thir-
tenth street, was taken to Christ hos
pital this morning.
The Atchison Globe says: IAN Atchi-
son man recently played ping pong for
money at Topeka, and picked of $65."
Who? which? where? what?
BARRIERS stand in front of their shops
by the hour these days. The football
season begins Saturday. Long hair will
be in vogue till Thanksgiving.
! There's no great loss without some
small gain. If President Roosevelt does
A1Ot COIuc " lO()chd, IG Will IOl nave "
hear sermon against evolution.
! A year or two ago John Marshall
| announced that free concerts would be
played by MarshalPs band in the Audi
forum. Now he promises it again.
Mr.. p. w. Arnett will remain with the
Fitwen Shoe Co., 500 Kansas avenue,
this week. where he will measure the
women and children for their shoes.
i w. L. A. Johnson. state labor COM
missioner. is in Kansas City. Kan. to
try to settle the strike of the boilermak-
ers and machinists in the Union Pacific
shops there.
Observer Jennings is making tour
of the weather stations in Kansas, pre-
paratory to supplying them with the
latest varieties and new effects in win
ter weather.
| Manager Al. S. Kane of the Grand
opera house went to Atchison to see
1.-The Sultan of Sulu' Tuesday night.
He wanted to see how it looked under
a roof that did not leak
General Superintendent Hurley, Divis-
ion Superintendent Mcclellan and Super
intendent of Telegraph Gaunt of the
Santa Fe were in Atchison Tuesday in
speeding company property.
The Commercial club meeting will
take up the propositions of Louis
Schneider, who claims to have a garb-
age reduction scheme which will work.
He wants tollbuild plant in Topeka.
Street Commissioner Griggs has con-
centrated the work of the street force
on cleaning .pavements and crossings,
which the rain has left in very muddy
condition.
After this when President Roosevelt is
about to be operated upon he will tele-
graph the Topeka Commercial club of
ing table. He forgot to do so yesterday
and the slight has been sorely felt.
Topeka people who have been laying
J plans to get into the Presbyterian
church about daylight next Sunday
morning will doubtless experience a
cooling of their religious fervor now
that President Roosevelt will not be
there.
The Atchison corn carnival managers
expect eight automobiles to make the
run from Topeka to Atchison. If the
autos go as slow as they did in the
races at the fair grounds they will have
to start a week before the carnival is
held. y
William Wallace, formerly employed
by the street department has filed a
claim against the city for SITS for in
juries received while unloading stone for
the city. He was in the hospital for
several weeks. and claims to have been
permanently injured.
The painters are putting a coat OF
varnish over the paint on the heavy
iron columns in the lobby of the post
Office building. The painting the
columns is an alleged representation OF
IudfDle, DuL one must De lOlQ TO really
know. The painting may be allowed tc
remain.
D. NJ. Fisk, former pastor of the First
Congregational church, has started an
} other series of lectures in Topeka. His
first will be given on October at the
First Congregational church. James A
Troutman, w. A. S. Bird and Mrs. ]
D. Mcfarland are among those inter-
ested in arranging the course.
The annual thanks offering meeting
of the Missionary society of the Ffrs'
. Congregational church will be heli
Thursday evening. The programme will
, begin at 7:30. the principal feature being
an address by Miss Emma Silver. well
known in Topeka and recently returned
. from missionary work in China
United States Commissioner r. r
Hayden has dismissed George Heck
. who was charged with selling liquor tt
Indians, for lack of evidence against
him. The case against 'Bull' Scott wal
continued until October f. Amos Pos
! tai, recently arrested. is to appear be-
fore Commissioner Hayden soon.
: Topeka's street cars seem to have quit
trying to run on time, especially on the
Washburn line. There is hardly triY
made now days in which some car Ii
not run back to a switch. to accommo-
! date some other car which has passed
the usual meeting place. How Ions
: must Topeka out I'D with seventeenth
!. century street car service?
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