The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-03
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Chief of Police Goodwin is finding
that his auto is a useful adjunct TO his
office
James Morris of Alma has bought an
interest in the Keene & Knowlton drug
store.
The new north approach to the Melen
bridge across the Kaw Is nearing com
pletion.
Plumbers are supposed to keep the
holes they make in the pavement patcn-
ed but they don't do 1t.
Business seems to be picking up
around the Santa Fe yards. A row OF
some kind seems to be in progress about
all the time,
DR.. +. De ebert has purchased 36
lots IN Highland Park across the street
from the Popenoe residence. he VIII
erect q $4,000 dwelling.
The threatening storm drove a good
many people away from the eaSepail
game Wednesday, and the character
of the playing some more.
The Edison Electric Illuminating
company has fled its written accept
ance of the franchise granted them by
the council several weeks ago.
An agent, representing a Kansas City
grocery Arm, is canvassing the country
around Topeka This is a good oppor-
anntty for the $4,000 club to get busy
About 20 people left last night on an
excursion train for Cantonment, new
town being doomed by the Orient rail-
road. Frank Grimes was the chaperone.
City Engineer McCabe and Mrs Nc
Cabe, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
r. Caxwell, left last night for the Pa
cific coast and the Portland exposi-
ton.
George Huron, who is now located
with the Santa Fe at Galveston, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Huron, of 221 Fillmore
street.
Taylor Belcher, who has been act
ing as night ticket clerk at the Santa
Fe passenger depot, has been appoint
ed to a position at Leavenworth. The
vacancy caused by his promotion has
not yet been filled.
Atchison Globe: The Topeka Eagles
have challenged the Atchison Eagles for
a game of baseball to be played, either
in Atchison or Topeka. The Atchison
boys will try to get the game played
here, possibly August Is.
Dear Pappa," little Topeka girl
who is visiting in Chicago wrote to her
father on postal card received today.
win you please, send me three OF four
dollars. We went out to the chutes
yesterday and had perfectly grand
time. Goodbye. Marguerite
Irwin Snattinger, who has peen7
travelling for Adams Bros, printers, is
confined to his home as the result of
d 1dll, WHICH MS Knee
cap. Snattinger was boarding a train
at Alma when the accident occurred.
viii you take a vacation this sum-
mer," a State Journal reporter asked
woman yesterday. NO" she answered.
Our vacation money was in the First
National bank. You know the princi-
pal stockholder and his family left yes
terday for a trip to Europe and as we're
helping to send them we feel that we
can't afford to go ourselves"
A little girl leading a blind man went
into a Kansas avenue shop yesterday
begging aims with a stereotyped:
PLEASE, sir, my papa's blind" etc.
THAT little girl must have a whole
syndicate of blind papa's," said man.
who had just given her ten cents, after
they had gone out. That's the third
one she's led in here in a week.
The waterworlzs department cleaned
up substantial increase for the
month of July past, in comparison
with the corresponding month of last
year. The increase represented ST.
O61.77. The total receipts amounted
to $9,260.21. 81 haven't been able to
check up the amount of the expenses
for the month of July yet, so I don't
know exactly how much the surplus
for the month will amount to- said
6upt. Shaw.