The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-02
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Today-it always happens sos
Begins the yearly tug of war;
For every man who took OATH
Now wants to drink and smoke and swear.
5. j. F.
The Sons of Veterans gavs a dance at
their hall last night
Fall inr' shouted Soldier creek to
Little Willie, as he skated onl to the thin
ice.
County Treasurer stahps: office has
been inspected and $198, 1917 found in the
treasury.
/ VIM. Sherwood of Shorey las bought
house to replace the one bufned short
time ago.
F. C. Smith, of Fremont, Neb., has
accepted position with the ]. NJ. Knight
company.
The directors of Fred CLOSES North s.
South railroad hold their annual election
here on the 10th
One Topeka undertaken has had 500
funerals during the past :26 months,
nearly one day.
Soldier creek and the river near the
Rock Island bridge were black with
skaters yesterday.
Real champagne punch was served at
one place where callers were received
yesterday afternoon.
The county offices, except the treasur-
er's and register OF deeds, wefe open until
noon New Years day.
A lot of society girls who were at the
7, NJ C. A. yesterday learned how to
bowI-that is, at the bowling alley.
Mrs. Hatch mother of Clyde Mattox,
says she wears mourning for; Mr.. Hatch,
not because she wishes to i'cloak" any
thing.
Detectives Wellman, D. W5lkerson and
Crawford of Topeka, left last night to
testify in several important liquor prose-
cuiions at Mcpherson.
Prof Flint the mesmerist. about whom
Albert Bigelow Paine has written a book,
will be at the Crawford opera house for
two weeks this month.
Some of the boys who hai their coats
covered last night with New Years
! favorites, needed tag there to indicate
their name and address.
| A Topeka young man who was mar
ried recently has had his att home cards
made. and they read: "At home at I'll
| Jasper street-till rent day"
Capt H f. Hatch, president of the
Farmers National bank Of Arkansas
City. who is in the city, was once warden
of the Michigan penitentiarye
Oscar Woolverton has received notice
from some one in the rural districts that
chrysanthemum dudes with spike tail
coats will not be allowed at the inaugural
] ball.
A Lawrence newspaper exporter was
in town yesterday with a big diamond
| and a clean shirt, which he probably Dor
rowed to make the Topeka reporters feel
| bad
Orlin Crawford and his Star Comedy
Company are playing in Emporia. this
| week and will play in JOPLIN, Mo-. next
week if they can raise money enough to
get over there.
Usage county has four candidates. for
state mine inspector: Edward Cliff, OF
Usage City; John Curley, Of Scranton;
Samuel Watkinson. of Carbondale. and
James Gray of Peterton-
A. O. Wilson, the temperance lect 3rer
has returned from Leavenwbrth county
where he talked Oh intemperance. He
says he didn't know befores that there
were saloons running wide opeE in
Leavenworth.
S. N. Scott was recently making
speech when he was too ila to stand, sc
did his talking sitting. A sympathizine
farmer who was listening to- him whis
pered to a man standing next to aim
| s.Don't you think he is doing well when
he has even had to stop TO have & by
| draulic injection in his back to quiet hli
| nerves?"
Fer Over Fifty Years
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has beer
/ used for teething. It soothes, softeni
he gums, aliays pain, cures collie Bes
| remedy for diarrhRa~ % cents bottle