The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

on log2l business.
The city primaries will probably be
held late this year.
The United States district attorneys
Office is being renovated.
The Ninde Chautauqua circle will meet
tonight at the First M. E. church.
The Douglass House" banquet at the
Copeland Friday night will be 50 plate.
Rev. Charles n. Sheldon is writing a
serial story for the Youths Companion.
Isn't it strange how many disreputable
places Hank Lindsey's police force over
looked.
The state house dome enclosure is so
cold they are thinking of giving theatre
cal performances there.
More than two-thirds of the civil cases
fled in the district court never get to
trial
The new Congregational church in
Seabrook's addition will be dedicated
Sunday.
The Masonic grand lodge will meet in
Topeka one week from today, Monday
February 49,
It is expected that every ice house in
the vicinity of Topeka will be filed with
good ice by tonight
w. G. Bird the new state labor COM
boy and bootblack.
The Grand opera house was packed at
the second performance of the Ingleside
minstrels Saturday night.
Be patient, dear; in "a few years
show will be along at which no one will
sing "Little Alabama Coon"
The John Thomas Concert company
will give an entertainment in Topeka,
Wednesday evening March Is.
1t will now be in order for the dress
reformers to give minstrel show. Near
ly every body else in town has.
Albert Watkins read paper on "Tam-
many and Parkhurst" before the Satur
day Night Club at its last meeting.
The Epworth league of the First NJ. E.
church now holds its Sunday evening
services after the preaching service.
Yesterday wasn't very good day for
sleighing, buggy riding or skating, and
there were many Respondent hearts.
The State Editorial association excur :
sion left Emporia Saturday for New Or
leans, under the guidance of A,G. Stacey.
There will be a council meeting to-
night to consider the bids for putting q
new boiler in the city electric light
plant
Frank Hoyes, who was Missouri Pa
citic station agent in Topeka two or three
years ago, died last week at Spring Hill,
Kan.
Capt W. A. Ogden, formerly of To-
peka man, is now division storekeeper
| for the Atlantic s. Pacific at Williams,
Arizona.
An escaped lunatic from the Osawato-
ME asylum who was captured in Tope-
ka Saturday, has been taken back to the
asylum.
| r. B. Gemmell has been appointed
| chairman of the committee to organize a
"Men's League" at the First Presbyter-
| ian church.
The ladies' minstrels were about the
best amateur show Topeka has seen this
| year, but it was an effort to hear them if
| you sat back few rows
Richard Williams, a Topeka man who
was run over by the Topeka Paper COM
pany delivery wagon last July, has sued
the company for 5000 damages
Several interesting cases that had been
| continued will be tried in police court
| tomorrow, including the Zimmerman and
Callahan whisky cases and the Evans
case.
The 100000 seed grain bill for the re-
lief of the western Kansas sufferers has
been signed by the governor and will be
printed in the official state paper this
week.
Governor Morrill, has signed the bill
changing the time of holding court in
the Twenty third judicial district and
the bill providing for the deficiency il
the appropriation for the Girls reforma-
tory at Beloit
When the ST. Joseph ladies gave theiI
minstrel show sixty of the swell young
men of the town wore bald headed wigs
and sat all together in the front rows
The Topeka boys say this was nothing te
what they were going to do, but they
didn't have the nerve.
The police commissioners have remov
ed John Dagg and U. 8. G. Davis anC
have appointed Charles F. Anderson anc
B. F. MAssie Massie is Democrat anC
was appointed to take the place of NJ
C. Potter, who was removed soon aftel
he was appointed.
The rival candidates for the position o
secretary of the state board of health So,
that Dr. w. NJ. Sterrett of Jetmore, wht
has been recommended by Governo
Morrill,, has not been a practicing physi
clan long enough to entitle him to thu
$4,000 salary attached to the Office b.
wants.
Mr.. c. ]. Brown clerk of the supreme
court, has received letter from Mr.. S
Hill of Santa Anna, Cal, who says tina
800 formerly of Kansas people who nov
live in Orange county, want to contri but
to the need settlers of Kansas The.
propose to ship dried and canned fruits
onions and clothing. The goods will b.
shipped this week.