The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-31
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

ON Ak OnO . "A AVAG NA1 W Ne
Governor Hoch spent Sunday in
There are lots of watermelons on the
market.
Wen. the corn didn't mind the rain
anyhow.
The state house lawn is worthy OF
the state.
The weeds on the state house grounds
are being cut down.
The Topeka golf players have nearly
abandoned the sport.
Why should any one leave Topeka IN
search of cooler weather?
Two new. residences are being erected
opposite the Governors Mansion.
There was a negro excursion rom
Omaha to Topeka Sunday. ABOUT zoo
visitors were here.
W. B. Lawrence left Sunday for
two weeks trip through Nebraska on
real estate business.
The reunion of the Twenty-third
Kansas regiment commences at the
fair grounds next Sunday.
A new eight light combination gas
and electric light fixture has been IN
stalled in the council chamber.
The shock occasioned by the late dis
asfrous trip of the White Sox can be
borne for the fans are used to It,
A Topeka factory has made and sold
fifty automobiles this year, ana ex-
poets to dispose of as many more
A wagon load of Maiden Blush apples
from Valencia was on the streets this
morning-the first of the Shawnee coun-
ty crop.
Judge Albert Haskinson, county at
torney of Finney county, was in the
city Saturday on business in the su-
preme court
The Economic League will be ad-
dressed this evening at 119 West sixth
street by Luella Krehbiel, state social
list lecturer.
Nearly every fire alarm means two
runs for the epartment-the first TO
answer a wrong number and the sec
ond to the fire.
Department Commander Patrick
Coney will deliver addresses at
Columbus. Dodge City and Tonga
noxie this week.
More trouble for Governor Hoch.
Justice of the Peace /. v Davis OF
Butler county has resigned, and some
one else must be appointed.
The Kansas City-Topeka Eagles
ball game on Sunday was stopped by
the rain. No one knows what the score
might have been otherwise.
The state house was almost vacated
Saturday. The heads of all of the de-
partments seem to have taken no.
tion to go home at the same time.
The White Sox open up with Joplin
in Topeka on next Wednesday. Three
games will be played and then SPRING
field will come for an equal number.
Manager Bragg of the Air Dome the
ater is a make up artist of no mean
ability. His tramp is one of the best
things seen in Topeka for many a day
Up to the conclusion of Sundays
game the White Sox had lost ten and
won three games on their present trip.
Oh, don't worry, they will get to the
bottom all right.
R. B. Welch is making a reputation
as an old settlers orator. He filled
one date at Oldsburg last week, and
now he has an engagement in Riley
county for this week.
Miss Fay Tincher, who has been
visiting her parents at 1874 Western
avenue, returns to New York today.
where she will join one of Henry W.
Savage's companies for this season.
The monthly meeting of the Shawnee
County Horticultural society will be
held at Shorey, August g. Beside an in
teresting programme, business relative
to the coming state fair will be dis
cussed.
Mr.. Ben Cohn, for eleven years in
the mailing rooms of the State Jour-
nal, but recently with the Kansas City
Star, leaves soon for Duluth to take a
position with the Burroughs Adding
Machine company.
Adjutant General Hughes left Sun
day for Chicago to make arrange
ments for the transportation of Gov
ernor Hoch and staff to Camden, n. J..
where they are to see that the battle
ship Kansas is properly launched.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Dustin, 22S
North Chandler street, parents of Jar
rett Dustin, the Topeka boy who was
in the Bennington disaster, received a
letter yesterday stating that, save the
nervous shock, their son is uninjured.
A. F. Frost who was injured over a
year ago at the Santa Fe depot by q
trunk falling upon his head has taken
another relapse and his condition is re-
ported to be dangerous. Mr.. Frost has
two brothers but their whereabouts al
present are not known.
Citizens who live at the north end OF
the fourth precinct of the Fourth ward
are at outs with the street railway
company. The railway company has
been temporizing in the extension OF
its tracks up Third street while the
people are insisting that the tracks be
built.
The members of the city counci
may be able to get some valuable sug.
gestions as to making a good road OF
Kansas avenue soon. The ~Kansa;
Good Roads association meets Angus
8, at which time Prof. Mccormick
will discuss bridges and culyerts. ant
Hostilities at the city hall have 70
the time ceased. Heavy cannonadin,
has not been heard from that direction
for several days and it is reported tha
Togo Drenning and RoJestvenslxi Holli
day are resting their forces in antici
patton of prolonged and severe strug
gle for supremacy.
Speaking with far away light /,
eyes and hopeful trust in his Thun
der Mountain claim in Idaho. Mayor "
n Davis gave himself fervently on
thus: Il hope some day that some q
these Topeka people who have spen
their money in mines and oil propertie
will strike it rich. 1 would like to Sc
some OF these people get real rich. i
would be a fine thing for the town
Wells are not the only things which
are menacing the health of the CITY
The dirty and filthy condition of tn,
alleys over the city is endangerin,
good health. It would be good star