The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-12
SNAPSHOTS At HOMENEWS.


The weather has been rather cool for
the high divers at the fair.
The man with his overcoat in pawn
was in a pickle this morning.
The city railway handled the big
crowd very well on Thursday.
The state house attracts a great. many
visitors from over the state just now.
SuDt Frank Nelson has gone to
Galesburg, ILL.,, to lecture tonight.
Work in the 7. NJ. C. A. gymnasium
will commence next Wednesday even
ing.
There are three Chester White hogs In
single pen at the fair which weigh
The Boston Bijou Opera company will
sing The Gaiety Girl at the Grand to-
night,
The r M. c. A. baseball team de-
feated Auburndale yesterday by a score
of to s.
C. H. Morrison has returned from a
three months trip through California
and Colorado.
A stock man who ought to know says
the stock show at the fair is the best
ever given in Kansas.
The miniature railroad at the fair
grounds has attracted and held the at
tention of the children.
M. A. Lows horse Toreon ought to
have won the 2:27 trot Thursday. He
had the speed in him.
DOC Brown Will paruc1Date In the
cake walk at the emancipation celebra-
tion at Leavenworth.
/ The Aberdeen Angus cattle at the fair
attract more attention than auy of the
others, though people marvel at all.
All Scottish Rite bodies will meet to-
night to receive applications for the de-
grees to be conferred at the October re-
union.
Norman Wear was the. only victim
of an accident at the fair. A horse
backed into his buggy and tore or a
| wheel
nearly as interesting as the Kansas
Derby. and the Derby winner was beat
en- by an outsider.
| The automobile race scheduled for
Thursday at the fair grounds was
abandoned because the prize was re-
duced from $50 to $25.
| Kansas people haven't lost their in
| terest in horse races. That fact was
| exemplified in Topeka Thursday when
| 13. 600 people attended the races.
| Everybody has good words to say of
| the live stock exhibit at the state fail.
| but they look in vain for big punkins."
They Will be here next year.
! There will be an entertainment at the
Congregational church. corner King and
Lincoln streets, Friday evening. Sept.
| 10, for the benefit of the Tennesseetown
kindergarten.
Pension Commissioner Ware will re-
main in Topeka until about the middle
| OF next week. just now he is enjoy
ing the process Of getting ready to
move his family to Washington.
Superintendent Davidson of the city
schools has visited the state normal
manual training school with an idea of
| getting ideas for practical use in the
establishment of the manual training
| high school here.
| Some peculiar names get into the su-
preme court. Among those appearing
on the November docket are Harcle-
rode, Thouvenan, Kowalski and Bret
tun Crapster, while Mrs. NOecker Is
knocking on Mr.. Noecker.
| A fire at o'clock this morning called
| the fire department to the house occu-
| pied by ]. A. Augustus at No. lib Mon
| roe street. The fire was caused by q
defective fue and was confined to the
second story and the roof. The greatest
| damage resulted from the water
| City Engineer Harding Of Wichita
has been attending the fair in Topeka
this week and while here is inspecting
the asphalt paving with the idea of
| gaining some tips that may prove val
liable at Wichita. Wichita is planning
4 to DO some asphalt paving soon.
| There will be a mass meeting OF the
| machinists at Lincoln Post hall. Satur-
day evening. The gathering will be adj
| City organizer of the International As
ISOLATION of Machinists who has been
ordered here by the superior officers of
| that union. c. F. Ceilley. the Topeka
organizer of labor unions. will make
| an address.
With attractions at both theaters.
the state fair. races, midway, Pains
great display Of fireworks all next week,
Zig Tag Alley and Liberty Bellies Mon
! day and Wednesday,, Sultan of Sulu
the 22nd, McGovern- Corbett fight also
the night of the 22nd, Ringlings' circus
the. 23rd, Kansas Medics-Ottawa and
| Washburn-Haskell football games the
9th, Topeka has plenty of September
entertainment, thank you.
Sunday, September a. has been set
| aside by the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church as Educational
| day and special services will be held on
| that day at the First Presbyterian
church here. Rev. DR.. Plass. president
| of Washburn college will preach in the
forenoon on 1.-The Value of an Educa-
| ton and Rev. ]. D.. Countermine will
| preach at the evening service on 1.-THE
Claims of Sound Learning on Every
| SOUL