The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-12
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

DR.. Il. w. Peers will speak at the I. M.
q. A meeting tomorrow afternoon.
The food inspector collected $3,143
last year, and ne only got 1898 of it.
The city received 81, 727 in rents from
city property in the last fiscal year.
There will be meeting of the Veter-
ans League tonight at Lincoln Post hall.
Irving lodge No. 26O A. o. U. W., init
ated twenty-nine candidates at their last
meeting.
Frank Lewis and F. E. Holiday have
returned from a weeks fishing excursion
near Willard.
There is a demand for a better street
light near the corner of Seventh and
Topeka avenue.
North Topeka people want an electric
light placed in the middle of the Kansas
avenue bridge.
A small fruit stand near the corner of
Sixth and Kansas avenue, was burglar
lied few nights ago.
The Cripple Creek wealers believe in a
double standard. They are miners of
both gold and silver.
Miss Dora Cady will talk at the Young
Woman's Christian association meeting
tomorrow afternoon.
The Republican primaries to elect del
egates to the county convention. are be-
ing held this afternoon.
The camera fiends are busy pressing
the buttons in the direction of the
crusaders from Cripple Creek.
Joe Reed says he is afraid John Richie
will vote Sanders army in the east pre-
cinct of the Fifth ward, this afternoon.
Rev. L. r. Thoburn will preach his
first sermon as pastor of the Walnut
Grove NJ. T. church tomorrow morning.
Rev. Anna III. Shaw made an interest
ng address to the Washburn students
yesterday morning at chapel exercises.
''Wolcott won't dare to come back to
Colorado and he knows IT, said an intel
llgent looking man in Sanders camp to-
day.
Bailiff G. w. Burdge, of the Shawnee
county court, will go to Oklahoma to-
morrow to attend an old soldiers re-
union.
"We're hungry now,'' said one of the
commonwealers, "but we're going to
n paaK e old elevela9e hungry when we get
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon begins an
other series of Sunday evening sermons
tomorrow evening on lessons from the
Life of Paul.
A VIC. T. .. school of methods will
be held at the Christian church, in North
Topeka, Tuesday, May 10, commencing
at y 40 a m.
DR.. Eva Harding says that she has
had SO many suffrage" matters to think
about. that she has hardly had time to
say her prayers.
Prof. Fordyce p Cleaves, of Wash
burn college, was a hotel clerk for ten
years. He once also an actor with
Booth and Barrett.
The commonwealers wore yellow
roses yesterday, but there was no equal
suffrage committee at the depot to meet
them and feed them.
e. e. Williams who is private in San
ders' army wears heavy overcoat He
says he used to be deputy United States
marshal in Colorado.
ssSuch a country as this" said one of
the commonweal in enthusiasm, "we will
never leave. We will stay here and cit
liens next election,
Prof. Clarence Greeley. general agent
of the International Law and Order
league, speaks at the First Congrega-
tiOnal church, tomorrow morning.
Cliff G. Baker and ex- Governor Osborn
will sail for America the last of May or
the first week in June. Mr.. Baker will
stay week in New York before coming
home.
On June 6, 1856, ]. B. McAfee was or
dered to leave the state because of his
anti-slavery attitude, and because he was
instrumental in saving the life of Cover
nor Reeder.
Police Captain Peter Gish made a
great impression on the Sanders men
locked in the emigrant cars, with his
military bearing, gorgeous uniform,
Already Atchison people have sprung
Bale Waggener for United States sena-
tor on the strength of the announce
ment that he, single handed and alone,
captured the Sanders army.
Thad Hopkins was at the common
veal train. He chased down Fifth
street in the afternoon covering six feet
at each stride. He had kodak in his
hand and was hunting for hoboes.
Rev. Mr.. Godfrey, the eccentric evan
| sides and back is the following sign in
yellow letters: Gospel Wagon-Cosmic
Reformation-sGet Right with God"
| John Macdonald and Mrs. L. B. Smith
| of Ottawa, state president of the w. G. 7.
| u, will make addresses at the tempe
rance meeting at the North Topeka
| Christian church next Tuesday even
| ing.
| B. T. Lewis, assistant to General Man
| ager Frey, has selected the "spring bon
nets'' of the conductors and 'sbrakies"
| They are the same shape the winter
| hats except that they are made of brown
| straw.
| The pension office is still paying off
| the old soldiers at the rate of 1000 TO
| $4,000 day and expect to have the most
/ of the quarters work done and the re-
! gular force alone working by next Tues
day.
John Edmonds, a colored employe of
the state printing office. who is an ac-
| knowledged authority on sporting mat
| tiers, has received a letter from Cliff
| Baker who says he called Corbett in
London.
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