The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


Turkey raffles are becoming popular.
The United States courts open Mon
day.
Councilman Fellows has had his house
painted
Topeka will be just forty years OLD on
December 6.
The city pays $4,000 a year for fuel to
run the electric light plant
Ed Greer, Of Winfield, has presented
Bill Hackney with a Masonic ring.
Cranberries have made their annual
de ut at the corner groceries.
The dairymen have quit quarrelling
with cleo and have gone home.
What's the score? Oh, what fun
Emporia p, Washburn-none"
The Athletic clubs football team has
been considerably strengthened.
"Well," said a Washburn man yeater-
day after the game, 1--WE still have Mid
land"
GuiIford Dudley says elections are
getting to be bigger betting institutions
than horse races.
Topeka has ssweet Sixteen club"
composed of married people and elderly
unmarried ladies.
81 Jordan who was hurt Wednesday
evening viii get $25 a week accident in
surance while he is laid up.
General Manager J. J. Frey of the San :
ia Re, has returned from an extensive
trip through New Mexico.
A new real estate Office has been
started in Topeka. This shows business
III this line is picking up.
You can 60 to church tomorrow. The
weather bureau announces that the
weather will consist Of variable Winds
The Topeka Athletic club denies that
it - quit playing football It's team is
in practice and Will surprise the people
soon.
The school kept by experience may be
dear, but we are seldom content with less
than our moneys worth of its kind Of in
structIon.
The Santa Fe has laid thirty miles Of
new 66-pound steel rails on its main line.
The old rails are being put down on the
branch lines.
Councilman Stevens has nearly lost the
sight of one eye, temporarily. as a result
OF firing roman candies at the Repubii-
can Publication.
Some miIliner who would not reveal
her Identity sent twenty three good felt
hats to the police station the other day
for Mrs. Thorpes poor folks.
The Topeka Athletic club is very
much Inundated because some body has
said it has set of boxing gloves. The
fact Of the matter is it has several
Kansas City will get considerable
Topeka hard earned money on Thanks
giving Day. And the pleasure that
the visitors get viii be hard earned.
The Y. NJ. G. A. has eleven bath apart
ments, seven of which are showers.
There is something suggestive in this
combination that seems out Of place.
A watch tower and Home semaphore
signal have been put IN at the crossing
of the Santa Fe aud Rock Island at Pea
body, thus avoiding the stoppage of
trains at the crossing.
The husband of Miss May Bucking-
ham. who was here with the Fast Mail"
company Ia October, was burned to
death on the stage of Baltimore thea
ter recently. His costume caught fire.
1t is said that the young man with
social aspirations finds football an excel
lent training. The experience thus
gained is Of material assistance to him
IN steering the lady under his charge to
the dining room 1t a reception.
is my hat on straight" is no longer
the AL absorbing question with the real
swagger girl, but is my hat tip-tilted
just right." Have you noticed how she
wears itT It is only becoming to the
very young woman and the especially
sschic" one.
Topeka doesn't care now whether she /
gets Pauline Hall or not She is singing |
musical comedy to get rid Of having to I
pay a chorus. There are only twelve /
people in the company and she is charg- /
ing $15O for the best seats
+. P Baker wants the laws governing /
the state charitable institutions changed /
SO that the superintendent of each insti-
tuition shall have the full power to APP
point all MS subordinate5 but the board
Of charities to have power to remove
them
Paul Conrad, president Of the Louisi-
lana Lottery company, is dead Up 10 the
last moment he still retained the presi-
iency of the Gulf Coast Ice and Manu-
featuring company of Bay St Louis,
Miss. and all proposals for supplies, ma
etc. as well as all communica-
lions from persons having dealings with
him, must now be sent to some other
man. This Is a world Of sorrow.--Chica-
20 Tribune
That Camden Coal.