The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-13

SNAP SHO a HOMS NEWS.
The tickets for the spring election cost
$54SO.
The father of officer Burgess is the
chief of police of Pueblo. Colo.
The Johnny jump up has appeared in
the lawns. Some people Call them vio-
let's
The JOURNAL Capital base ball game
will probably be played at the fair
grounds.
Fort Pillow post G. A. R held camp
fire last night at the post hall on Kansas
avenue.
DR.. J. NJ. Westerfeld says it cost him
just 81 to be re- elected as a member of
the school board.
The Easter bonnets are laid out ready
for use. Wouldn't it be too bad if it
rained tomorrow?
The patrol wagon made trip to Sixth
and Tay lor streets this morning to take
home boy who had a fit
Chief Wilkerson has put Bell tele-
phone in his house. It's number is 262
if you want to talk to him.
Justice Horton can now use all the
railroad passes he wants to, and nobody
will say word against it
The Washburn student who passes the
best examination in June will be given
his tuition free next year.
Pension Agent Click has Just received
100000 to be applied on the payment of
pensions for the current quarter.
There is poet in Topeka who is re-
covering his equilibrium. He actually
has not composed spring poem.
c. A. Finley, conductor of the Wash
burn trolley line, has resigned his posi-
ton and gone to Cripple Creek, Col
The Populist league has joined the w.
c. I. .. in protesting against the remov-
al of Mira. Thorpe as police matron.
j. II. Lyman of College Hill did a com
mendable act in giving the police depart
ment fifty magazines for the prisoners to
read.
Joseph Griley, who was a candidate
for councilman in the Second ward, is
short $3.50 on account of the recent city
election.
The Curtis Republican club of the
First precinct of the Third ward will
hold a meeting at the Copeland this
evening.
Rev. DR.. S. B. Anderson, DR.. ]. l. Gill
bert and DR.. ]. P. Lewis have been added
to the board of trustees of the Kansas
Medical college.
A. B. Quinton has returned from visit
of several weeks in California. He found
George R. Peck and the Santa Fe reor-
ganization committee there.
All of the JOURNAL and Capital writ
ing forces will not be in the ball game
next Friday. Somebody must be able to
help get out the papers the next day.
The W. C. T. U. of Shawnee county
will hold a convention at Martin NJ. E.
church next Wednesday, April II. Mrs.
Fannie Z. Rastall will be present and
will speak.
The Ancient Order of samaria has
moved its headquarters from Lincoln
Post hall to Red hlen's hall, go Kansas
avenue, where special meeting will be
held Monday night
1t is too bad that II. G. Corwin did not
live to see the upper dam company tri-
umph in the council last night. He spent
the last five years of his life working
for dam above the city.
A delivery team belonging to G. W.
Kidder ran away at O'Clock this morn
ing and collided with post at the cor
ner of Eighth and Madison streets. The
damage done was slight.
Mrs. c. S. Alden of California, who is
the promoter of the new religion in To-
peka-Divine Science-wiII give free
lectures in the English Lutheran
church all of next week, beginning to-
morrow afternoon.
The Waldman band and Townley en-
tertainers, that have been at the Craw-
ford all of this week, will be at Hamil-
ton hall all of next week, excepting
Thursday and Friday, when they will
lend their music to the Elks' travesty at
the Grand.
The Curtis and Gardenhire Republi-
can club of the Fifth ward held meet
ing yesterday and elected the following
delegates to the state league convention:
L. Olden, R. Stewart and A D. DeFrautz
Alternates, w. Davis, r Brown and
Charles Smith.
A Washburn young lady attempted to
get off moving trolley car near the col
lege last night, found that it was not so
easy as she expected aud her friends
say she executed an up to date skirt
dance. A woman almost invariably steps
off toward the rear of the car. WHY
does she?
The staff of physicians of the Stor-
mont Woman's hospital organized last
night by electing DR.. l. Y. Grubbs,
president; Dr. L. H Mum, vice presi-
deut: DR.. A G.. Wall, secretary; DR.. M.
B. Ward, chief of staff, and DR.. G. ].
| Mulvane and DR.. C. a. Mcclure, assist
ants. A course of lectures to continue
about six weeks will begin May IS. The
next meeting will De held May IL
There was gas leak on Quincy street
yesterday, and after the pavement had
been chopped up. the gas that escaped
| through the earth was fired to keep the
people from falling through the hole
during the night. $50 de Lawd sake
exclaimed a colored woman who looked
il and saw the earth afire, seemingly: 81
| knowed we wus wicked. but never
| 'spected we wus so close to de bad place.
Swedish orchestra and chorus at Ham
| ;ito, hal 10Th