The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-11
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Australia this summer.
The city registration office will be open
every evening this week.
The jurors for the April term of the
district court have been drawn.
A daughter of J. Lee Knight is dep
uty city assessor at Kansas City, Kan.
There is one lawyer in Topeka who is
an out and out gold standard advocate.
A number of singers in tonight's Amph-
ion club concert are suffering with Sc
we're colds.
Governor Morrill, will not be at the ex-
ecutive Office until tomorrow. He is st
Hiawatha.
The Municipal league should be deliv-
cred from its friends. Lee Jones has
Endorsed it.
It is gratifying to think that the loud
talking street corner politician can not
do all the voting.
Not a man in Topeka but was sur
prised to find the ground covered with
snow this morning.
March 26 is the date of the meeting in
Topeka of the Scottish Rite Masons for
a four days session.
The male members of the First Bap-
fist church will hold a business meeting
Wednesday evening.
Some Potwin young folks last week
gave a wagon load of old clothes to the
Associated Charities.
Did you take q good look at he snow
this morning. There may not be any
more until next winter.
The Associated Charities headquart-
ers, corner of Third and jackson streets,
will be closed about April 1.
DR.. McCasey is preparing himself to
be an eye and ear specialist. He is
studying with Mjnney g MCGEE.
March came in like lamb, but she
hasn't gamboled any to speak of since
the Cubbison law went into effect.
The members of the Ninde Chautauqua
circle will answer to roll call this even
ing with quotations from Goldsmith.
Lot No 1876 on Van Buren, street has
been transferred from Daniel A. Plane to
E. r. Sweezy and husband for $4,000.
There was another goodly batch of
culprits in police court this morning
The new police are doing good work.
A young man who promised several
weeks ago to take HIS girl driving on the
"frst pleasant Sunday" has his 50 yet
The man who does not like to be wor-
ried by the politician with a pocket full
of cards, had better leave the city for a
week.
The cash donations to the western Kan
sas sufferers received by Major j. K
Hudson has thus far amounted to 81
4743O.
A Topeka man actually insists that he
bought magazine the other day, which
hadn't a word in it about Napoleon Bon
aparte.
Probate Judge Wood has crushed the
hopes of several people who expected to
int h,,oi j.
his policy.
to be erected in Potwin will be built by
the Jane c. 6tormont Woman's hospital
association.
Judge Hazen has granted P. Mar
tineau a divorce from his wife c. Mar
tineau. The court record was made
Saturday evening.
The city central committee has extend
ed the time for the candidates to file their
names with the chairman of the commit
tee until this evening.
G. c. Clemens thinks that the new
party should have two planks in its
platform; free silver and public owner
ship of public utilities.
The Republican city central committee
will furnish supper for the judges and
clerks at the primary, but they will have
u u1s0 1OE ln0lE QlDn0ES.
Sergeant Ellison of the police force, is
laying off and working in the interest of
his candidacy for city clerk. Officer Nc
Elroy is sergeant in his place.
The Kansas Methodist Episcopal con-
ference will convene at Leavenworth
Wednesday morning. Most of the. To-
peka Methodist preachers will attend.
G.. v Bartlett of Dodge City has been
appointed state forestry commissioner to
succeed E D. Wheeler of Ogallah Mr..
Bartlett held the same position under the
Humphrey administration.
Since November the Associated
Charities has given away 100 tons of
coal, 1000 pounds of -four. 1000 pounds
of corn meal, 1,400 pounds of pork, and
other things in proportion.
W. W. Harvey, principal of the Ross
vile schools, acted as judge in a contest
between the high school scholars of
Valley Falls. Oskaloosa and Nortonville,
at Valley Falls Saturday night.
The new street signs hav e been put
up The fire boxes and mail boxes
should now be labelled and Atchison
people who come to town, will be less
likely to make foolish blundera
Jurors Carney, Whitney and Dennison
in the Hillmon trial, have brought their
WIVES W AOPOAns AACy 6Sy bAhb bu0y
have settled down here and are prepared
to stay all summer or until the trial ia
ended.
Two Topeka men. each of " HON claims
to know all about comic opera, were very
angry at the criticism of "The Fencing
Master" that appeared in the papers.
One was mad because it was so lightly
spoken of and the other thought it
should have been ssroasted"
There was fight at Eighth street and
Kansas avenue late Saturday night that
lasted nearly half al hour and attracted
a big crowd. All that time there was no
policeman in sight and L. Scott tele-
phoned for the police twice before an Of
fcer came. VINO ought to have been on
that beatS