The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-11
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

The furniture of an 8-room house for
sale, us West Tenth street.
T. ]. Anderson, secretary of the Com
mercial club, was in Kansas City on
Thursday.
We are again reminded that this is
fine corn growing weather; but most of
us have no corn.
W. L. Laughlin, who has been visit
ing in Chicago and Wisconsin during
the past week will return on Saturday.
There will be an eclipse of the moon
Monday night. There will also be a
partial eclipse of the sun on the both
of this month.
The West Sixth avenue sink hole is
still giving off offensive odors. 1t would
be fine place for the breeding of yell
low fever germs.
Atchison Globe: Dan Small, of To-
peka, is at the Byram, and it is under
stood that he contemplates making
Atchison his home.
John Dawson, special assistant at
torney general, has started off again
to run down delinquent bonds, and eff
feet their compromise.
It is expected that the report on the
decenniaI census of the state which is
being made by Secretary f. D. Coburn.
will be completed about September IS.
The regents of the State Normal
school are meeting at Hays City today
to let the contract for the construc-
ton of the new $4,000 auditorium
and gymnasium.
W. H. Haskell will become warden
| of the penitentiary on Sept. 1. His
commission has been made out, and
will be signed when Governor Hoch re-
turns from the east.
The Crawford theater was opened
auspiciously last night with York State
Folks. The public evidently appreciates
the situation as the audience was re-
ported as scattering
The old main office of the board of
railroad commissioners at the state
house is being thoroughly overhauled,
and the woodwork fixed UP to look
like quarter sawed oak.
The vaudeville theater at AIS Kansas
| avenue is being rebuilt. One end of
the floor has been lowered so that there
will be sloping floor and the stage is
being thoroughly overhauled.
Some one threw lighted cigar stub
on the awning in front of the building
occupied by the Singer Sewing Machine
company, 624 Kansas avenue, last night,
partially destroying the awning.
The foreign missionary society OF
the Methodist church raised $25 extra
at their meeting last night This will
go towards the support of Miss Griggs
who is sent out by the society from
this city.
Have you noticed the new numbers
that the ordinance says must be hung
from the rear axleS of the auto
mobiles? They are not there, but the
| ordinance does not go into effect fol
a few days yet.
BY mistake the number 30S Kansas
avenue was given as a place raided by
the sheriff. 1t should have been '310 as
30S is a residence and is occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Duesler, an entirely
respectable family.
w. S. McClintock returned yester
day from a combined business and
pleasure trip through New England
come a Kansan with open arms, be
cause they think he has money.
If the management of the theater a.
| Vinewood would furnish such attrac
lions as are to be seen at the Air Dome
theater, there would not be so much
complaint on the part of the manage
ment about the lack of attendance.
The mayor of Ardmore, I. T., ha
asked the city officials of Topeka wha
the cost of pumping 1000 gallons o
water amounts to. The question re
lates to the management of the water
works, and 1000 gallons is the basi
upon which the cost is figured.
A Topeka woman, who prefers tn
pleasure of making other people un
tried it and discovered that you cal
make any man flush UP and lool
frightened and guilty by asking him
'sHow's the widow?''
DR.. John Outland, director of Wash
burn college athletics, stated today tina
lit had not yet been decided whethe
| WaShburn would follow the new rul
!. | weeks before engaging IN regular ath
letics contests. Il am waiting to hea
from Stage of Chicago first ;. says. Out
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