The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-14
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


from serious illness.
The Missouri Pacific depot is being
repaired and painted.
The Independents quit the field with
score of so per cent.
1t will soon be SO that men will carry
his gas pipe in his pocket.
This is the busiest time of the year in
the county treasurer's office.
The two elevators at the Santa Fe hos
pital are now in running order.
A Topeka hackman passes the time
away by whistliug sacred songs.
A gigantic foot ball scheme is under
Roadway for next season in Topeka.
People will burn gas instead of gaso-
line when they can get it for dollar.
DR.. Magee says dissecting generally
does not begin until after the holidays
This WOULD be a good time for some
enterprising citizen to start crematory.
Little Miss Gertrude Mulvane is re-
covering from a serious attack of scarlet
fever.
Lawyer Downey can go down stairs
faster than the elevator in the Colum bian
building.
A standard thermometer is one of the
fixtures in each room of the new Santa
Fe hospital
VIII Wadsworth may join alabama"
to play the character part OF "Decatur,"
the old negro
The students at the Medical college
would all like to have body for
Christmas present
Afternoon police court trials lately
have been lasting until after o'clock.
Misery long drawn out
Della May wants to be married Christ
mas, but she is in the city prison. Della
may and Della may not
A. o. Wellman of Sloan lodge of
Masons has been presented with beau
tiful past masters jewel.
AS soon as the holiday rush is over,
the theater train is to be taken up by
Topeka parties in earnest.
Two pictures of John Griffith taken by
Snyder are in the last Dramatic Mirror.
His mouth is open, of course.
The New York World says its tomor-
rows issue will be the largest ever pub
lished in the civilized world.
The Athletic association has issued a
pamphlet, containing the bylaws and
regulations of the association.
The Crows attended Effie Ellsler's per-
Torrance of Camille" yesterday after
noon and were enraptured by it.
Dr.. ]. E. Minney says he was at Pax
leo and did not hear of the excitement in
Topeka until Thursday morning.
City Attorney Bird went to Chicago
last night TO be present at the taking of
testimony in the waterworks case.
AL G. Fields minstrels, "Black Amer
ica," is the only thing at the Grand next
week. This makes the house dark ali
week.
Men wearing long overcoats should
take lessons from their wives or sweet.
hearts in skirt holding while climbing
stairs.
Mrs. Herbert Armstrong, who frac-
tured her leg some time ago, is now
able to leave her room with the aid of
crutehes.
Expert Ward is still working on the
books of the gas company. 1t is thought
that the property will be turned over
next week.
Policeman PARCEL is on guard duty
all day long at the Medical college and
sees every person who enters and leaves
that institution.
AT half past ten last night the high
school students made the night hideous.
Their entertainment was over and they
felt like shouting.
were very much displeased that the
examination of Janitor Johnson was con-
tinued for so long a time
A man who would like to be sergeant
inclines to the Anna Eva Fay theory that
the contest for Ellison's place lies be-
tween McElroy and Doc" Fowkes.
There has been SO much to do since
the discovery of the grave robberies that
the police have not had time to talk
about who will be the next sergeant.
The medical students smoker and
laugh as though they considered all this
trouble a good joke. Some of them may
laugh on the wrong side of their mouths.
The funeral of Joseph Wright, mem
| Der of the A. o. L. w, who died yester-
day, will take place at 2 p N. Sunday
from bis residence, three miles north of
the city.
Philanthropic citizens ought to will
| their remains to the Medical college. If
the students would not indulge in levity
over the dissecting table perhaps they
would.
Anna Eva Fake is now over in st
Joseph receiving 500 letters a day."
which she hires a man to address to
her every day as part of an advertising
scheme.
Judge Hazen's habit of reserving SEN
tence until the last of the term puts
money in the pocket of the sheriff by
having the prisoners kept at his hotel
Keep the money at home.
President Ripley of the Santa Fe is a
man of good judgment. He said that
Topeka was the prettiest city he was
ever in. Pretty soon we will like him
as we'll as we do George R. Peck.
Head Physician ]. B. Hibben of the
| NJ w of A ACCOMPANIED by the Sun
flower degree team of this city, exem-
plifed the initiatory degree on eight
candidates at Leavenworth last night.
Topeka has been killed Electrically
Effie Ellsler received cool treatment al
the Grand yesterday. This town will
never be a "good show town" again until
it gets good shows. The theater train
seems to be the only resort.