The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


mess trip to Missouri.
There will be a picnic at Jones' grove
in Oakland Sunday, given by the Ar1onS.
The Topeka Welsh society will have
picnic at the City park Wednesday af-
ternoon and evening.
William Middleton has moved from
416 Van Buren, to the corner of Sixth
avenue and Buchanan.
Mrs. Pose Crist, of this city, is as.
sisting in a series of revival meetings
at Storm Lake. Iowa.
John r. Switzer has just sold a resi-
dence property he owned in Kansas
City at handsome profit.
There hasn't been an American Book
company lawsuit started for week.
Something must be wrong.
Out of $50 voters in Rochester pre-
cinct, 10 have signed the petition for
the independent nominees.
There is new red automobile in To-
peka. 1t belongs to H. S. Montgomery.
of the Santa Fe Watch company.
The annual meeting of the w. c. T. U.
will be held at the First Methodist
church, Monday afternoon at o'clock
Topeka vehicle dealers say that there
has never been such a demand for
stylish turnouts in Topeka this year.
DR.. J. E. Minney has an automobile.
but when he wants to be sure of reach
ing his destination he uses his horse
and buggy.
bought $3.50 carriage is in a quandary
over what kind of livery to buy for his
coachman.
A Topeka ward heller was asked to-
day how he stood on the sheriff contest.
"Oh, I don't know" he replied blandly.
Il haven't been seen yet
The Santa Fe has issued a new book
in it's western advertising series. This
book tells all about the Pecos valley
country, and is handsomely illustrated
The campaign of the Independent
nominees for county offices will be for
mally opened in Topeka with a mass
meeting at the auditorium some time
in the early part of September.
The graders on East Eighth street
plowed up a water pipe leading from the
main to a private dwelling Friday The
pipe broke and a torrent of water rush.
ed out. 1t was some time before the
flood could be stopped.
Nearly twenty men were off duty in
the Santa Fe blacksmith shop Friday
owing to the intense heat. The average
temperature of the shop is believed to
be during hot days not far from 100 de-
grees, and around the heats it is even
greater.
The Lawrence Journal says: The
members of the Lawrence labor unions
have n ade arrangements to go to To-
pelxa to spend Labor day this year. The
Leavenworth unions will run a social
by way of Holiday, bringing 200 men
and a regular army band, and it is ex-
pected 200 more members of various
unions will join the train here.
Edward Wilder was in Kansas City
Friday and spoke at a meeting of the
manufacturers association held to- con-
slider the proposed cotton mill to be
started in Kansas City. The cotton
mill will cost S1O,000,000 and will be the
largest in the world. Mr.. Wilder is ore
of those who is largely interested in
the enterprise.
At the meeting of the Christian En-
deavor societies. Kansas presbytery of
the Reformed Presbyterian church, to
be held at Winchester, August 20 and 21
the following people from Topeka will
read papers: Miss Maggie S. Mitchell,
.Watchwords for the Twentieth Cen
tury''; Miss Elma Holmes, who is Re-
sponsible. and how can we have a good
PRAYER meeting?" A number from here
will attend.