The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-24
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The city council meets this evening
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Schneider, of 206
Quincy street, are the parents of
girl.
The appearance of the Vinewood the
alter would be considerably improved by
a coat of paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Seiferd are the
parents of son, born this morning at
their home in Highland Park.
The Topeka Gun club will have a
shoot at live birds and targets at their
grounds on the east side tomorrow af-
ternoon.
Jonathan Thomas has purchased a
large planning mill in Arkansas. and
hereafter will saw the lumber for his
numerous yards.
A reorganization of the butter and
egg firm of Seymour & Co. has been
effected, their capital stock being in
creased to 100000.
The journeymen BARRIERS will play
the winning team of the Grocers' and
Butchers association at Vinewood,
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
Dee Saxton. of Kansas City, is in
the city for a visit of several days.
Mr.. Saxton is well known here on ac-
count of his former residence in To-
peka.
A. H. Bennett has bought several
lots between Seventh and Eighth
streets on Garfield avenue, and will
erect number of dwellings on them
for rental purposes.
On account of the grocers' and
butchers picnic, MarshalPs band will
give their concert on the Topeka club
house lawn on the evening of Tues
day July 25, instead of Wednesday.
There will be a ball game at League
park Sunday afternoon, July 80, be-
tween Topeka Eyrie No. So and Kan
sas City Eyrie No. ST, Fraternal Order
of Eagles. Game called at 3 o'clock
G. L. Webb, who is in charge of the
shoe department at the Jones dry
goods store, has just returned from
Horatio, Ark, where ne inspected d
S,oOO-acre peach orchard in which he
is interested.
DR.. ]. c. McClintock evidently be-
lieves in Greater Topeka and a sue
cessful $4,000 club. At any rate he
has purchased new automobile. the
second one that he has bought of a
Topeka factory.
Another man has left the employ of
the Santa Fe and gone to the Rock
Island. Ernest Peterson. who has
been private secretary to H. w. Dom
aldson, passenger agent of the Santa
re, has left the general offices to take
up work with the Rock Island at To-
peka.i The change will take effect i'm
mediateiy.
The agitation for fire department
IN the Firth ward is being reawa kened.
councilman S. T. Howe will ask the
ways and means committee of the
city council to take some action l1pon
1t. We ought to have that station. .
SAID he. We have BEEN paying out
money for fire protection all these
years. and it is no more than right
that we should have what we are
asking for. 1t would furnish protec-
ton for the Third, Fifth and Sixth
wards"
Leavenworth Times: The members of
the Topeka Y. NJ c. A. will come 70
Leavenworth on their annual outing in
the near future. Although they have
secured permission to encamp on the
reservation, they have written to G. w.
tIeming, local secretary of the. associa :
tlon here asking that he select a camn-
ing place for them. They will make the
Journey in wagons camping over night
at various places along the road The
outing viii be for ten DAYS The hove
will spend a greater part of their Time
IN visiting the city and adjacent places
OF interest Fleming says the reserva-
ton is the best camping ground in this
vicinity that he can direct them to.
Superintendent Goodrich of the civ
electric light plant advises the CITY
against placing 10 arc lamps on the
Melan arcn bridge. The current for tbe
lamps was to be supplied by the Edison
company according to an agreement in
serted in their franchise. the cost Of
the current to be assumed by the cleo
trlc llgnt company without charge "a
the city. However Goodrich claims thai
10 lamps are entirely unnecessary and
that they would simply flood the bridge
with light. The cost would he ahot,4
$500, says Goodrich, for the installation
and the care. A transformer station
would have to be erected ssy the CITY
because an alternating current is fur
nished to North Topeka. 1ncandescent