The Topeka state journal., 1895-12-17
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

ST. Louis.
There will probably be no more paw
ing done this fail.
There was a new moon last night ac-
cording to the almanac
Charlie Holiday attends the minis
terial union meetings regularly.
Judge Foster has confirmed the sale
of the Paola waterworks to Newman Erb
There are said to be some old lawyers
in Topeka who never had criminal
case.
Bishop Charles H. Fowler will lecture
in Topeka this week on Abraham Lin
coin.
Some of these gas companies would
like to have franchise for a Christmas
present.
Plumb council, National union, is to
be consolidated with Shawnee council
January 1.
Col. Tweeddale will begin the prelim-
mary surveys for the uew bridge within
few days
Senator W. E. sterne sees all the out
of-toWn politicians who come to Topeka
| these days.
The Firemen's Relief association char
ter of Larned has been filed with the sec
retary of state.
There are several mysterious individ-
uals in Topeka who "know all about the
grave robbers"
Webb McNall was in Topeka few
hours yesterday on his way to Minnesota
on business trip.
Councilmen Pattison, Burgess and
Roundtree did not accompany the other
members to Wichita
The expenses of the Topeka insane
asylum were So, $50 less last month than
| during November 1894.
Major Inman's new book upon which
he has been working several years, will
be published January /
A Topeka man has on several occa-
sions been asked to select pastor for a
church of another denomination.
The printing interests in Topeka give
employment to more men than any indus
try aside from the Santa Fe railroad.
The Dramatic Mirror contains two pic
lures of Cecil Spooner, which must have
| cost Cecil's father considerable money.
The STATE JOURNALS Washington cor
respondent is furnishing some political
news which is relished all over the state.
The continued absence of J. S Rich
ardson has reawakened the people who
would like to be register of the land of
fee.
There are between one hundred and
one hundred and fifteen Wholesale and
| manufacturing establishments in To-
peka.
The damage suit OF Erminie Payne
against the Santa Fe was commenced
this morning in the United States circuit
court.
Eighteen yards of carpet were stolen
| from the clothes line in the yard of NJ.
| T. Knowles, All West Third street. last
night.
"Cashw shouted two highwaymen to
Harry Ogden of the Santa Fe shops last
night. "Coming," he replied, as he
handed them S29,
Two friends quarreled and nearly came
| to blows last night over the merits of
the Crow Comedy company. One in
sisted that it was good.
Bailiff John Coyne says he has formed
partnership with Lawyer Joe Ensmin-
| ger. Coyne is to do the talking and
Ensminger the fighting.
The Topeka doctors who do not belong
to the medical college faculty think they
have to bear almost as much ignomlny as
if they were grave robbers.
A Topeka physician says he never saw
the body of child in a dissecting room,
Medical colleges always want the bodies
of fully developed persons
Topeka is getting altogether too
sporty" said man to-day. ''Here we're
having wrestling matches. boxing
matches and Sunday theatera''
"a Troubled Household" is the name
of dramatic entertainment to be given
before the members of Topeka lodge No.
II, A. o. U. W. next Friday night.
Attorney General Dawes, who lost his
voice some weeks ago, expects to get it
back in the spring in time to round up
his fellows for the state convention.
Governor Morrill, has in his possession
letter written to him by Hannibal Ham
lin in 1856. when the governor was q
member of the territorial legislature.
There is no danger of the new Santa
Fe company severing its contract with
Pat Sherman. The road couldn't run,
only in slipshod manner, without him.
Many of the motions being argued in
the district court this week are in regard
to sheriffs sales of property, and the new
mortgage decision is quoted frequently.
This entire week in the district court
will be devoted to cleaning up the mo-
ton docket. The continuance of the
| Nevels case leaves a blank in the set
tings.
The Crow Comedy company will play
"The Plunger" at the Crawford tonight
They say only the name is pirated; that
the piece they give is not "The Plunger"
at all.
Bishop Millspaugh is asking the mem
bers of the Episcopal church in Kansas
| to contribute to the missionary work
now being carried on by his church in
| New York city.
The state labor commissioner is requir-
ed to issue his annual report in January
Labor Commissioner Bird is now getting
statistics for his report from the Kansas
City packing houses.
It costs $50 to cremate a body and the
process takes from one to two hours If
| Topeka had a crematory people could
put the remains of their friends out of