The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-20

eight young people believe they are sail
ing over land and water in big balloon.
There will be an accident and the young
men will swim to the shore of the lake
into which they have dropped with the
girls between them.
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.
This weather isn't pleasant for pedestrians per-
hapS,
But the most severe objections surely distanc-
BY the simple recollection that to Kansas seems
so sweet
No matter if it's nasty its
A good thing for the wheat.
F. B.
The storm last night delayed the street
cars.
This weather has made an increased
demand for rubbers.
The Crawford opera house will be
dark again next week.
One Topeka undertaken had six funer-
ais in one day this week.
Singers should not stand so close to the
footlights on an opera house stage.
The county commissioners have re-
leased Ben Jordan from the county Jail.
There is talk of another independent
candidate for councilman in the Fifth
ward
The weather man who said it would
be clear today knew what he was talking
about
R B. Gemmell, superintendent of tele-
graph for the Santa Fe, is in Denver on
business.
Tom Anderson says March 10, 1856,
was the coolest day he ever experienced
in Topeka.
St. Joe has got it too. They are talk
ing of building a dam across the Mis-
souri, river.
series Of revival meetings was COM
menced last night at the Wesleyan Meth
odlss church
The Municipal league will talk about
measures for the relief of the city poor
at tonights meeting.
The famous McGrath-Lytle murder
case will come up for a rehearing in the
district court Friday.
By a typographical error the majority
for Fellows was given at 291 yesterday.
1t should have been 191.
The man who burns rubbish and gives
his neighbors the benefit of his smoke
has commenced operations.
The Christian Endeavor societies of
Topeka will hold union rally tonight
at the First Christian church.
A Topeka man who got under one of
the snowfakes yesterday afternoon will
soon be out-of the snowflake.
The funeral of E D. Hull took place
at 10 o'clock this morning from the fam
lily residence at Highland Park.
R. B. Steele has had two young men
arrested for stealing timber from his
property near Quinton Heights.
The Kansas avenue bridge is getting
so weak there is not much danger of peo-
pie being SHIELD up on it much longer.
The county will pay w. Il. Tromp
$3.50 day for his services as superin-
tenoent of construction of the new court
house.
Judge Foster will preside at the open
| ing of the April term of the United
| States district court on the first Monday
| in April.
Mrs. Darlington Booth and Miss Edith
Marshall of the Salvation Army, who are
| now in Baltimore, are said to be headed
| for Topeka
| About two hundred people attended
| the celebration of the seventh anniver-
sary of Sunf1ower Camp, Modern Wood
men, last night.
The free beer speech made by the
! young man who was hypnotized at the
| Flint show is said to have converted sew
ersl Prohibitionists.
In the district clerks Office L s. Curtis
is performing A d. Hubbard's former
functions. and Fred G. Waters is doing
| Mr.. Curtis old work.
The "Museum of Natural History" is
still with US. If the proprietor will keep
the cornet player quiet the people may
stand his show for another week.
A Topeka man who came near swal-
! lowing a corrosive sublimate tablet in
stead of a cough drop yesterday is now
having his mouth treated and will not
mix his medicines hereafter.
The Atchison Globe says that Topeka
| girl sits as model for the Trilby @alto-
! gether" ut will astonish one to see the
| number of artists Topeka will turn out
hereafter" adds Lawrence paper.
Coming home on the Kansas City plug
last night a drunken man put up the
window and yelled to a man on the plat
form of station the other side of Law
renee, "Shay, mister, (hic) how far il
it ?"
Rev. j. G. Dougherty, who headed the
movement to clean out the lotteries anC
gambling dens at Kansas City, Kaas il
in Topeka today. He says the Cubbisor
laws completely annihilated the gam
bling industry at the state line.
The "Lowman Chapel Bible club o.
American Institute of Sacred Litera
ture" has been organized at Lowmar
Hill with membership of twenty. The
following officers were elected: Presi
dent. Miss May Lux; vice president, Mis-:
Sarah McComb; secretary, D. E Davis
treasurer, L, H. Bowman. The club will
meet on Monday evening of each week
Famous Swedish Sextette
| March 27-reserved seats at KalIan',