The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-02
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS.
Today is the Jewish New Years day.

Today Is the jewish New 4ear S DAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H. Purdy, of sos
Lincoln street, are the parents of a
daughter, born Sunday.
Friday afternoon the Kansas Medic
football team and the Topeka High
school will play practice game.
| Weightman's drug store will occupy
the ground floor of the new Smith build
ing at Ninth street and Kansas avenue.
The wall about the county Jail YARD
has crumbld and new one will be built
before the prisoners are forced to break
any more rock.
| J. NJ. Stark, clerk in the Topeka office
of Waggener, Horton & Orr, has been
transferred to the Atchison office, sue
ceeding A. V. Brann.
Postmaster Guthrie has appointed S.
| S. Ferguson substitute letter carrier and
c. r. Jones assistant clerk in the post
office to FL vacancies.
Workmen have commenced tearing up
the south end of the Santa Fe depot
platform, and the entire building will be
extensively remodeled.
Councilman George Neil has gone to
Washington for the C. A. r. encamp-
ment. Mr.. Neil is one of the staff of
National Commander Loomis.
DR. and Mrs. c. E. Caswell. formerly
of Topeka but now of Holiday, are the
parents of twins. a boy and a g'1s, born
at Christ hospital Wednesday.
The first game of the Topeka High
/
tober IL, with the Central High school
of Kansas City, on Washburn field.
Eugene Hagan is having the house on
the northwest corner of Eleventh and
Van Buren, streets remodeled. 1t will
lDe the Hagan residence in the future.
Dr. William Bowen and DR.. L. S.
Chamberlain will conduct the clinic OPP
erations at the Blue Valley Medical as
sociation meeting at Junction City to-
day.
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trict court against Mary J. Anderson
and others to collect $500 which he
claims is due him from the Anderson
estate.
The reception for the opening of the
Y M c. A gymnasium will be given on
the evening of October 8, instead of Oc-
tober 8 as originally planned. The win
ter school will begin October 10
Washburn and the Topeka High school
had a scrimmage practice on Washburn
| field Wednesday afternoon. No regular
game was played, but in course of the
practice each team scored a touchdown.
New corn is being brought to the To-
peka market and is selling for from 30
| to 40 cents q bushel, according to it's
ripeness. The yield and quality this
season around Topeka are particularly
good.
Abbeline Albert. John Keiser and
Charles Smith were arrested by Deputy
II. S. Marshal McGrath for selling
/ liquor without government license yes
terday at Lawrence. The men are ne
groes.
The Republicans and Independents are
planning for a joint debate in the Fifth
ward. The Republicans will hold d
meeting there on Friday night, and the
Independents want to convert it into a
/ joint debate.
Two members of the city council will
| be absent from the next council meet
ing because of the national G. A. r. en-.
campment Councilman Griley, who
/ goes with the Modocs, and Councilman
| Neil who is an old soldier.
The people about the court house are
worried about Captain H. NJ. Philips and
Major w. S. Eberle. They are among
the fighting forces at Fort Riley and
the press dispatches have not yet men,
toned either for gallant conduct.
The Kansas Medic football players
say that the report that the High school
| team defeated them in a practice game
Is to 0 is an error. The High school
players had the ball all the time and
the physicians played only on the de-
fensive for practice. The doctors are
! working hard under Coach Hughes and