The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
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now.
It has been mighty nice weather for
poor FOLKS of late
Lawyer Ed WAGNER is sick with an
attack Of pneumonia.
Six coal oil lamps furnish the light for
the Washburn college chapel
J. F. Dumont is circulating a petition
for place on the new police force.
There are very few buggy wheels that
don't rattle The dry weather does it
The railroad telegraph departments say
a cold wave is likely to strike Us any mo
ment
It will be a great relief to every one if
the Hillmon case is finally disposed Of IL
January
The Harrison Telephone cable has
been strung across the river to North
Topeka.
Marriages are not very plentiful just
now. Nearly everybody is waiting for
Christmas
J. B. Larimer gave a talk on William
Cullen Bryant last night It the Y. w. O.
A rooms.
Of all the people who sent them presents
last Christmas.
We had a Summer Blizzard" last
night, and are liable to have a winter one
before tomorrow.
It was decided at a general passenger
agents meeting in Chicago this week to
advance California rates
The electric fire alarm bells in the diff
ferent ward school houses are being re-
paired and put in good order.
Assistant General Manager W. Allen
OF the Rock Island arrived in Topeka
last night IN his special Car, No 800
r. g. Noel who has recently returned
from southern Kansas, says they have
had good rains and wheat is looking well.
A reception was given yesterday after
noon at the home of w. f. Bennington
TO Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Sullivan of New
York.
All bids for the proposed new Santa
Fe depot At La Junta have been rejected, /
and the bidding will all be done over
again
The young people of the First Pres !
byterian church Will conduct a social at
the y. NJ G. A. rooms next Tuesday
evening.
More love letters are said to be mailed !
IN the letter box at the corner of Eighth |
and Harrison streets than in any letter
box in the city
John Coyne has invested in a new /
tangled trap with which he has euticed +
ten or dozen court house mice into a
state Of captivity.
In view Of the incoming Republican
probably Topeka people
are very well behaved and the police are
having very easy time.
The school children in all the city
schools are now having a daily fire drill
The ire in Sumner school is the cause of
the activity along this line.
Some people have greatness thrust
upon them. Clifford c. Baker has been
elected TO the position of juror in the
Shawnee county circuit court
A marriage license was issued today
which VIII be Instrumental IN uniting
Two hearts which, when one, will have
an aggregate age Of 10 years
Sheriff Burdge served garnishment
for the federal court judgment Of $500
On the Charles Wolf Packing company
today, returnable December -.
A maybe on Van Buren, street often
calls cats to his cage and then drives
Them away, chuckling over his decep-
ion with apparent satisfaction
DR.. l. II. Mum Is entertaining Ser
yeant and Mrs. Q. E Mum of the regu-
ar army, who are their way from
Fort Mount Vernon to California
DR.. r. S. Magee will deliver an address
N dlphtheria and other throat diseases
1t the meeting Of the Topeka Academy
IF Medicine and Surgery, Monday even
ng.
A Topeka man who owns typewriter
las pasted small pieces of white paper
'ver the keys so that the amateurs
around the Office can't use the machine
a his absence.
Rev. .. ;. Morrow, superintendent of
he Kansas Children's Home society SAYS
lis society has provided homes for more
children in one year than the Soldiers
Jhildren's home at Atchison
Tim Donovan arrested a colored man
asst night and took him aboard a West
sixth street car, although the car was
lalf full Of ladies' The city has a patrol
wagon for this business, and President
Baker no doubt viii stop it as soon as he
lears Of it. The carrying Of criminals
~ the street cars is prohibited in every /
ity IN the country.
Half dozen bullet proof coats have
'een invented. None of them is a safe
-uard against indigestion. A sure pre-
enJive is food cooked with DR.. Prices
,ream Baking Powder.