The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-23
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
And now it is at Christmas time
If we believe the rumors-
The cycle girl beats Santa Claus
BY hanging up her boomers.

by hanging up her boomers
Street Commissioner Ramsey is slightly
i'll.
James McCabe, of the city engineers
office, is sick.
The jury in the Federal court has
been discharged.
Col. Tweeddale is making the pre-
liminsry surveys for the new bridge.
The question of a gas franchise will
probably be settled at the council meet
ing tonight.
Tomorrow will be observed as day of
fasting by the members of the Church OF
the Assumption.
John E. Krauss has sold his livery
stable at Ola Jackson street to Ed A.
Baker Of Auburn.
City Engineer Barnes was the engineer
on the water works built at the imbecile
asylum at Winfield
Big crowds are attending the revival
meetings in progress at Lowman Hill II.
E. church every night
The Republican Flambeau club is
considering a proposition to go to st.
Louis to attend the national convention.
Are seats taken out of the center of the
Grand opera house chart in order to
make people think others are going and
start the sale?
Assistant State Auditor Wiley W. Cook
and Ed. Smith of the AUDITORS Office
spent several days last week hunting in
Labette county.
The funeral of Andrew Bauer, who
died Friday at 1923 Adams street, took
place at $3.50 Sunday afternoon from the
German Catholic church.
County Auditor W. e. Pagan will not
move into the new court house when
it ia ready, but will pay his own rent
for his law Office up town.
Christmas day will be celebrated at the
Swedish Luthern church with Christmas
services at 5 o'clock in the morning and a
children's festival 1880 in the evening.
Mrs. John W. johnson has been mar
ried since March 81. She has filed her
petition for divorce and the restoration
of her maiden name, Bessie Campbell
The supreme court has overruled a
motion for a rehearing in the Small will
case and the judgment which was recent
" rendered in favor of the Small broth
ers will stand.
Holidays make light business for the
hotels as most people like to be at home
on such occasions, but Christmas will be
an exception in Topeka with the school
teachers here.
Joe Waters says he has been approach
ed on the question of becoming a candi
date for United States senator, but that
he would not have the office if rendered
him on silver platter.
Harry Brown, travelling men who
spent Sunday in Topeka was cured of
rheumatism by Schlatter in Denver. He
SAYS the healer did not speak word to
him but only looked into his eyes.
DIR. A. S, Embree has held seventeen
special meetings during the last few
weeks and eighteen people have been
converted. The meetings will be re-
sumed after Christmas week.
The annual reunion of the former
students and alumni of the state univers-
ity will be held at the Throop Thursday
evening after the lecture by President
Cook before the State Teachers associa-
ton.
A woman rushed into the police sta
ton today to have her sixth husband
arrested for drunkenness. Before she
got the warrant sworn out she repented
and said she couldn't arrest her
duckie."
A man begged Poor Commissioner
Hale to go to see a deserving neighbor
want. When Mr.. Hale got there he
found one of the most notorious women
in town.
The Kansas Holiness association will
hold an all day meeting Christmas at the
Wesleyan Methodist church, corner of
Third and Jefferson streets. Rev. s. P.
Jacobs will preach in the afternoon and
evening,
Joe Waters won a damage suit in the
United States circuit court Saturday
evening. He secured a verdict for
Charles E. Whittemore against the
Western Union telegraph company for
$7211.4.
1t was rumored on the streets Saturday
that an injunction was to be brought 10
prevent the sale of the bridge bonds and
it created almost as much excitement as
q murder. The rumor was a hoax. The
obstructionist is still keeping his head
hid.
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