The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-22
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

A quarter of a mile of macadam has
been laid on the Burlington road.
Chris Hoffman, the Enterprise miller,
was in Topeka Wednesday on business.
The council chamber is in the hands
of the painters preparatory to being
frescoed.
Water1neIons have made their appear
ance on the markets. They are not
home grown.
The largest cherries ever seen in this
city are those for sale at Sam Hind
mans today.
The street commissioner is commence
ing to grade for the new brick sidewalks
which are to be laid over the city.
Those large cherries will not last
much longer. Better order a case, $2.35
today from Sam Hindman. Tel. 119.
Alfalfa Bluegrass Stotts reports that
grasshoppers IN western Kansas are
eating everything but the barb wires.
Margaret Monteith has filed a suit in
the district court for divorce from Will
lam B. Monteith. She charges aband-
onment
A force of men from the street de-
partment are out oyer the city cutting IIlgs
down the weeds along the sidewalks
and parkings.
The water will be cut off in the Low
man Hill district this morning while
several of the new MIGRANTS are being
connected to the mains.
FRANK N61SOns known many years
ago as the silver tOngued orator from
Lindsborg, was in Topeka yesterday.
He is now an ink manufacturer.
The decision in the Jacobs habeas
| corpus case has again been postponed.
Judge Dana will hand down the decis-
/ ion in the case tomorrow morning.
Deputy County Attorney ". I. Jami-
son has been elected first vice president
of the National Colored American His
toricaI society of the United States
The osteopathic physicians of the
state began their annual meeting at
the National hotel today. The pro-
gram will conclude on Friday even
/ ing.
The Pittsburg Headlight says: Rob
| ert w Colborn will take the examina-
ton next Saturday at Topeka for court
! stenographer. There are two other
applicants"
The Fitwen Shoe Co., 500 Kansas ave,
/ are advertising for or 4 experienced
| shoe statesmen for their immense trade
/ on Saturday. Application should be
| made at once
Manager Matthews, who has charge
/ of the Vinewood attractions, has just
put several dozen large rockers in the
/ carrouselI which are in great demand
by park visitors.
1 Denutv County CLERK Henry Monroe
has gone to Atchison to attend the an
| nua1 session of the Baptist state Col
ored Sunday School association ofwhich
he is president.
state Auditor Seth Wells is back
from Erie. He is expecting to start
| about July on long trip to the west.
He will visit California, Portland, Brit
/ isi Columbia and yellowstone park
c. NJ. Hosack, a prominent stock
raiser and farmer Of Maple Hin, IS
sick at Christ hospital. Senator }. n
DoIIv is here taking care OF Mr.. Ao-
sack, who is an old and intimate friend
of his.
There are only three state conven-
tions doing business in Topeka just at
this time Things are little slow.
hrt next week the undertakers and
doctors will be here and business will
pick up
Major Anderson can use every man
lin fhe harvest fields who wants to go.
The Topeka Free Employment Agency
Lis located at the Commercial Club, 624
Kansas avenue. About twenty-five were
sent on Wednesday
The state house dome is kept locked
now days to keep bad boys from cut
ting the sheet copper off from the
lantern" People who want to go UP
in the dome can do so by getting the
| guide to unlock the dome door.
The last regular meeting of the
Commercial Club this summer viii be
lheld on Friday night The matter Of