The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-18
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS
When Jennings said fair weather,
1t rained to beat the band.
Now. if he says hot weather,
VIII a snow storm be on hand2

When Jennings said fair weather.
1t rained to beat the band;
Now. if he says hot weather,
VIII a snow storm be on hand?
The government thermometer got up
to IS Tuesday.
The T. A. A is planning to install
ping pong. The Elks play it.
Mrs. S Watson is the guest Of rela-
tives in Eslzridge for two weeks.
Miss Orei Costley has gone to Bur-
1ingame for a visit of two weeks.
The rain this morning is reported to
have been general in the eastern part OF
the state.
Miss Ellen Erickson of Mcpherson
has been brought to the asylum by
Sheriff Seitz.
Mr. and Mrs: Ellis Davis are here
from St. Louis for a visit with relatives
in the west part of town.
0. w. Kelly and B. v. Kelly have gone
to Kansas City to live and viii move
their families there soon.
Life amt worth living when I'm
broke. is the title of the latest coon
song to reach Topeka.
Mrs. d. l.. AIcEachron will leave today
for a visit of several weeks with her
relatives at Burlington, Kan.
George r. Henderson. superintendent
Of motive power on the Santa F'e, went
southwest Tuesday on business.
Preparations are being made by the
local order of Knight of the Maccabees
to attend the Independence day celebra-
ton at Holton, July 4
A cur dog was killed Tuesday after
noon by jumping from a second story
window Of the federal building. OF
course he committed suicide"
II. V Hinckley. the Topeka civil en-
gineer is surveying line OF railroad
for the St Louis and Frisco system
from LaWton, Ok, to Sherman, Texas
Being nominated for Lieutenant COVER
nor has not hurt D. J. Hanna one bit
/ He does not curl his moustache any
more than he did when he was plain
citizen
Jesse Cook. son of Porter S. Cook, left
Tuesday evening for New York city
where he will take a position as stenog-
rapher in the office of the president OF
the Long Island railroad.
There have been no cases of smallpox
reported, in Topeka for three weeks.
The arrangements for tearing down
the old pest house will be made by the
council at its meeting this evening.
The Newsboy baseball team defeated
the Lincoln school team Tuesday by the
score of q to Is. Batteries: NeWsboys
Cantrell Rucker and Landers. Lincoln
/ school, Kelly. Robinson and Harter.
William Eckart, head of the firm
which is decorating the Grand Opera
| House, has pronounced the decoration
/ of the state house dome so perfectly
! done that there Is no cnance Tor crltlc-
| ism.
Will Hilton private secretary to Cen
! eral Manager Nudge of the Santa Re
! was married today at Denver He anc
4 his wife will make an extended wedding
/ trip in the east, and will return IN about
/ two weeks.
Vim. B. Dana, editor of the CONNER
/ ciaI and Financial Chronicle of New
York has written to the city clerk for
/ Information about the $5,383.10 borrowed
by the city to pay this months current
| expenses.
The men who apply to the free en-
! go out of town. A lot of good jobs as
farm hands in Shawnee county are be
i ing passed up in the scramble to ge
to the wheat fields
/ Garfield park has resumed its former
| station in life and Is no more the For es1
/ of Arden. People can now fish fol
crawdads in Soldier creek without jar
/ ring the sentimentahties Of q. Shakes
/ perian production.
The Topeka postOhice has installed
/ a new postage stamp cancelling ma
chine. A Postal Supply company OF
| New York distributes the machines and
/ derives a revenue of $500 per year rent
on each one in use.
Judge Guthrie, postmaster Of the To
| peka office has received instructions
| from Washington to inspect all thf
| rural free delivery route mail boxes il
1 Shawnee county. There are nearly 1,00(
| boxes in the county.
Members of the A. O. U w lodge are
| making efforts to locate John Schone-
man, a IA year old boy, the son of E
! prominent Workman Of Marion, Kan.
/ whose disappearance has caused his
father much worry. Cards have beer