The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

month of July.
The farmer will tell you that this is
excellent corn weather-but it's mighty
! hard ON the people.
/ The Women's Christian Temperance
union viii meet at the First Methodist
church Monday afternoon at O'Clock
on account of repairs that are be-
| ing made on the Second United Pres
byterian church there will be no
services tomorrow.
cided to make a separate gate for the
admission of automobiles to the
grounds this year.
! Negro evangelists are holding meet
ings for two weeks at the corner of
Twelfth and Buchanan streets for the
| Mount Olive church.
There is a nice field of grass on the
parking on Jackson street just north
of the city jail. If it is not cut soon it
will be too rank for hay.
| The alley back of the city Jail which
the contractors are trying to. pave. is
in very bad shape from the mud
caused by the recent rains.
Councilman Swendson who is touring
out west is at present enjoying the
ocean breezes at Avalon, Catalina IS
lands. off the California coast.
A. K. Trimmer, editor of the Cove
County Republican-Gaz and little
daughter Vida are visiting his sister,
Mrs. I. 2. Gardner, CT Oakland.
People won't behave themselves
long enough to permit Sheriff Bert
Lucas to take a vacation that he has
promised himself for a long time.
An enthusiastic and interesting
meeting of the executive board of the
State Fair association was held last
nigh. at the Office of the secretary.
Topeka seems to be a haven for
bogus check men. Two more merchants
confessed today that they have been
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DR.. Ida c. Barnes will return Mon
day from an extended coast trip. While
in Portland she attended the meeting
of the National Medical association.
At a meeting of the official board
of the Oakland Christian church this
week it was unanimously voted to re-
tain the present pastor, Elder FoItz,
for another year.
Lazotte who is batting 800 hasn't
been released from the White Sox but
with such record as that his job is
surely in danger. A $40 batter has just
been released.
Rev. Alfred D. Buckner, of Holton,
will occupy the pulpit of the First
Methodist church Sunday morning and
evening. Rev. Matt s. Hughes, of
Kansas City, will preach in DIR. Evans
place August 10.
A farewell reception will be rendered
Miss Elma Irelan and Miss May Robert
son at the First Christian church Mon
day evening The two young ladies will
go to Monterey, Mexico, as missionaries.
Col. Richard Boyd guard at the city
rock pile, says that he has "de rab-
bitiest bunch of men in de worle to
herd" Hardly a week passes that
some of the prisoners do not make a
run for liberty.
Oscar Bischoff is planning to erect a
two story brick business building on
Kansas avenue on the east side between
Third and Fourth streets. He will also
erect $500 dwelling at the corner of
Fourth and Harrison streets. He will
occupy the new residence himself.
Jailer L. ]. Kinney left yesterday for
a short visit in Colorado. The old Gus
toners of the city prison will miss
lions as they appear for booking. Pa
trolman Frank PARCELS will preside at
the jailer'S desk during the absence
of the regular jailer.
Pittsburg Headlight: The Frontenac
miners who proposed raising a contri-
button for the benefit of c. J. Devlin
have decided, since Mr.. Devlin has start
ed on trip to Europe with his family,
that perhaps he can keep the wolf from
the door a little longer without the aid
of the proposed contribution.
Yesterday was busy day at the Of
fee of the county clerk. Doc. Newman
and all his assistants were busy from
early |Gcrning until late in the after
noon acknowledging vouchers for The
Old soldiers. lis hard to tell whether
it is his popularity or the fact that he
makes no charges for the execution of
the papers that brings the crowd to
his office pension day
There is some satisfaction in the fact
that if you are beaten by a member
of the Topeka police force that you
are booming the $4,000 club, as the
clubs are purely Topeka institutions.
Councilman Horn turned out the new
clubs at his planning mill. This is one
of the large club contracts that Topeka
has landed through the influence of
the $4,000 club.
L. w. Wilson, for several years with
the Bank of Topeka, has resigned his
position with the bank and has
formed partnership with W. A.
Neiswanger in the management of the
Capitol Real Estate company. These
gentlemen have been residents of To-
peka for nearly twenty years and ara
thoroughly reliable, clean cut business
men.
The unwilling of the monument of
the late L. Diment will take place at
the Topeka cemetery Sunday after
noon at o'clock. All of his former
friends are invited to be present and
witness the ceremony The odd Fell
lows are requested to meet at the hall
on Quincy street at 2 o'clock and at
tend the unwilling in a body. The
ceremony will be performed by Rabbi
E. Eppstein, of Quincy. Ill.
A Topeka woman who lost every
thing she had in the First National
bank failure has been severely re-
buked because she intimated that she
was helping to pay the expenses of the
man who took all the deposits on his
European trip. Such rank ingrati-
tude is not to be tolerated. She
should thank her stars that she was
permitted to lose her money to a
man of such high character.
WILL RUN 100 MILES.