The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-20
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

The lid may be on, but it is badly
tipped in places.
The Ohio club. IS strong, held their
annual picnic at Vinewood park yes
terday.
Regular daily announcement: An
other new case of diphtheria reported
TO the health department
With all of the moisture that fell
last week it is hard to believe that To-
peka is as dry as it seems to be.
The coupons published in another
part of the Journal entitle the holder
to free rides at Vinewood Park.
The executive committee of the
state fair held a meeting last night
and passed on bunch of belated bills.
A baby girl arrived at the home of
w. N. Cleaveland, pastor of the Third
Presbyterian church. Tuesday after
noon.
There will be a free dance Thursday
night at the Vinewood Park pavilion.
Music will be furnished by Steinberg' S
orchestra.
The morning paper is having anoth-
er spell of worrying about who is the
most popular girl in the state; at so
much per worry.
The board of waterworks commits
sioners will hold a session this evening
at 8 o'clock in the offices of the water
works department.
A number of sites for the new fire
SldllOn III the F1Iln Ward nave Deen
offered to Firemarshal Wilmarth and
are under consideration.
Jesse Shaw, superintendent of the
water service, was at his office yester-
day for the first time in several weeks,
having recovered from his illness.
The case against S. ]. Oliver who shot
one of his neighbours hogs which per-
sisted in roofing in his corn field, was
dismissed in the city court yesterday.
Chas. O'Neil who is now living in
Chillicothe, Missouri, is the father of a
pair of twin boys, born yesterday. Mrs.
O'Neil was formerly Miss May Thomas
of Topeka.
Bottles, big bottles, little bottles and
Bottles of all shapes and kinds scatter
ed along Kansas avenue this morning
mutely told the story of how tight the
lid is on.
A case of smallpox was reported
from 403 Market street to the city
health authorities yesterday afternoon.
Leslie Ford, the patient, has been
guaranteed.
A souvenir postal card from
Seattle informs the friends of Council
all that is coming to him in the way
of good things.
The retaining wall on the Willow ave-
nue. bridge which collapsed was not put
in under the direction of the city en-
gineer but was constructed by the street
commissioner and his men.
There are $50 students enrolled in
Washburn this year in the various
departments. This is a considerable
increase over the enrolment for the
corresponding time last year.
Rev. ]. E. Jaderquist, who did not
reach the city in time to fill his ap-
pointment at the Swedish church last
evening, is holding an all-day meeting
at the church. $40 Polk street, today.
Secretary Samson's statement shows
that 1882 people were admitted to
the fair grounds last week, and that
the receipts for the four days that
tickets were taken amounted to ST.
435.75.
Councilman Joseph Griley of the Sec
ond ward who has been in Ohio return
ed yesterday after an absence of several
months. Councilman Griley expressed
his surprise at finding the lid on To-
peka fitting so tightly.
Mrs. F. c. BoItz, of Topeka, was
elected a member of the executive
board of the International ladies'
auxiliary of the machinists' associa-
ton at their national meeting which
met in Boston Tuesday.
Prof. Harvey Worrall has another
idea. He wants to give a party and
invite only those whose names are the