The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
Soon well hear of little Willie.
That his soul has gone alOft
Cause he tired TOO many fancy
Figures where the ice was soft


The plumbers harvest has begun.
The work of refooring the bridge was
resumed last night
@The Railroad Ticket" will be here
again either on January 7th or Sth.
There were 767 teachers enrolled who
attended the State association.
There was a small fire at 5:1O last
evening in the shanty at ia East Third
street
F. M. Stahl, county treasurer, has paid
the state treasurer $l2, 1861 rs state
taxes.
Sol Smith Russell will visit Topeka on
January 9TH and will play "a Poor Re
lation."
The prettiest girl in Topeka just now
is an out of town cousin who lives 500
miles away.
j. .rriage license has been issued to
Egberl Il. Taylor and Eliza beth Rodgers,
both Of Topeka
We shall soon begin to hear about the
venturesome small boy who skared too
close to the air hole.
A committee of the Farmers Alliance
is attempting to formulate a course of
study for use at the meetings.
A number Of watch parties" to see
that the new year arrives on schedule
time, are set for Monday night
The teachers were the first to try the
new carpets and rub against the new
varnish ia the Legislative halls.
A Topeka shoe dealer says that the
teachers bought more shoes during this
association meeting than they ever have.
The snow blockade on the Santa Fe
near Hal5tead has been broken and all
through trains are now running on
time.
New Years night the Knights Tenn
plar viii entertain the members Of Mar
shalPs band and their wives at Masonic
hall
A tire on the chemical engine broke
last night on the road to fire This Is
the second tire broken on that apparatus
this week.
A party of Chicago men are in Topeka
this week working up a scheme to colo
nize the country around Los Animas,
Colo, with Swedish farmers.
H. Hand, who was treasurer Of the
State Teachers association a few years
ago has been sent to the penitentiary
for shooting a man in Oklahoma
J. nj. Knight has brought suit in re-
plevin to recover hearse, coffin and other
goods from the WiIkerson & IngersOll
undertaking concern to the amount Of
81 300
The kind of oranges that were meant
to be eaten with spoon are not the
stringy ones we generally get here. One
might as we'll try TO eat celery with a
FORK.
As the city needed another san itary
officer now can Sanitary Officer Nels Nc
Cornell be spared for two weeks to draw
a salary az member of the Matson star
cham Der cOroner's jury
One hundred and fifty new hymn
books recently ordered for the First Con
gregational church. arrived today. They
are the same as the old ones except in
the binding, which is red leather
w. H. Aston, the Shawnee county
horseman, has brought suit to recover
$3.50 insurance which he held his
gelding trotter. The suit is against the
Northwestern Live Stock Insurance com
pany Of Des Aloines-
There will be a farewell reception
given to Herbert 5. Fairchild this even
ing at the home of John r Mulvane by
the Young Peoples society of the First
Baptist church. Mr.. Farch1d is enter
ing a theological seminary a. Louis
vile, Ky.
Washington lodge of the Knights Of
Honor has elected these officers for
year: John l. Guy, dictator; l. Diment,
vice dictator; J. II. Bartle, assistant die
tator; NJ. O. Frost. reporter; Willis Ed
son, financial reporter; 1, 4. Lockard,
treasurer; A NJ. Callahan, chaplain; Z.
c. Baker, guide; Edwin Knowles, guard
ian; A J. Arnold, sentinel
No one knows just how good DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder is until they try
it and compare the splendid work it does