The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-25
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Topeka's publishing houses did bust
ness last year of $595,626
Topeka gets the grand lodge of the
Knights of Pythias next May.
The trolley track is being improved on
Kansas avenue near Ninth street.
The committee to investigate the con-
dition of the state school fund will meet
June 8.
Topeka has but one packing house,
but it did business last year of over half
a million dollars.
A Kansas avenue photographer is
spreading it on to the extent of s'aristo-
cratic aristotypes."
The young idea of Redmondville has
shot beyond stills and is using empty tin
cans to walk upon.
The receipts of the Touring mills of
this city for the year ending March /,
amounted to 1903, 700.
The city Republican Central commit
tee will meet this afternoon in the street
commissioners office.
There is a man in North Topeka so
lazy that he sits down to saw wood and
kneels down to split it.
Some parts of the trolley track are very
much like Atchison owing to the fire.
quency of slow joints"
Senator Billy Sterne and Mayor
Charles Fellows were at the Athletic
club last evening bowling,
AS expected Horace NJ. Dake, of
Brookfield, Mo-, has been made receiver
of the Gulf s. Interstate railroad.
The Western Sorosis is holding meet
ing this afternoon at the home of Mrs
P c. Chamberlain. 317 Clay street.
There were seventeen men prisoners,
five women prisoners, and one tramp at
hro h oc Of fho off 10
There are 66 church organizations in
Topeka with a membership of 1859.
They own 81 buildings which cost $685.
400.
Governor Morrill, has issued a reward
of 800 for the person who assaulted
Mrs, Lautch of Leavenworth, last Feb
ruary.
The Methodist denomination has %
churches in this city and a membership
of 1866. Its buildings are valued at
1888, 200.
The star worn by the late Officer Buss-
man, draped in black, has been nailed
over one of the doors at the police head
quarters.
1t is neck and neck between the Con-
gregationalists and Christians in Topeka.
! They each have four churches with 905
members.
cent cigar last night 1t was probably
| Sunday edition of the tobacco tax you
! hear about
The amount of capital invested in man
ufacturing in this city is $2,112,1 40, and
| the raw material consumed last year was
valued at $780, $50.
It has been discovered that H. l. Rob
| inson of Topeka and Sousa look very
Wuch alike. This is a great compli-
ment to Mr.. Sousa.
There are $40 manufacturing concerns
in the city, and they employed 1904 men
and 275 women last year, to whom they
paid in wages $789,363.
The High school class of '89 will meet
Monday at the home of Miss Mamie
Hopkins, 905 Lincoln street, to arrange
for the annual class party.
Charles Smith, a colored boy, is in
jail in default Of bond on a charge of
obtaining money under false pretenses
He will be tried next week.
Columbia council. No. so, of the
Knights and Ladies of Security, had a
musical and literary entertainment at
Lincoln post hall last evening.
A number of prominent knights Tenn
plar held meeting at the Copeland last
night to perfect arrangements for at
tending the conclave at Boston.
Major Sully was to have addressed
the Salvation Army here last night, but
could not leave Kansas City owing to
the illness of his little daughter.
A Topeka man believes that he has
discovered evidence of the early use OF
bicycles from the fact that Christ once
delivered a sermon on the mount.
If Crawford Bros balloon had emu
lated the noted example set it by wheat
| Il II
been more of success financially.
The Bar committee will meet the
county commissioners next Tuesday
to discuss the desired changes in the ar
rangement of the new court house.
The total product of the manufactor
les of this city for the year ending
March 1 1885, was $4,702, 81, OF nearly
100000 more than the year before.
Emeline Spradley has petitioned fo
divorce frem William SpradIey They
were married in 1868 and have sever
children of whom she asks the custody.
A Topeka woman who stepped on the
wet door plate of a trolley car yesterda,
afternoon was so shocked that she go
! right off; and she yelled when she did it
Miss Maria [. Warren has been electe,
to her old position of matren of the To
t peka insane asylum to fill the vacanc7
t caused by the resignation of Mrs. Emm
Pack
Miss Warren of this city. who wa
t formerly matron of the insane asvlun
9 has been appointed to her old position
$ succeeding Mrs. Emma D. Pack, re
y signed.
a In the busiest time today a Topek
3 woman called JOURNAL reporter clea
I across the town to tell him that she wa
q going to Kansas City to stay two day
< and visit.
J It is said to be fact that four hour
L before the St Nicholas hotel suicide die
= Thursday evening an undertaken wa
loaing around the death room waitin
for him.