The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-08

And 1 needn't tell you why.
The plans for the bridge have not been
heard from.
Spring goods are beginning to arrive
in the stores.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Leech still lives
on his farm at Elevation.
1t cost the county over $3.50 for coal
for the poor in December
Carl Welding is seriously i'll at his home
west of Washburn college.
The skating at Athletic park has not
had much of a chance this winter.
1t showed just in time to be all melted
by Sunday and spoil the sleighing.
1t is thought that work on the new
sidewalks will be commenced April /.
Judge Dillon has not yet filed his re-
port on the legality of the bridge bonds
Workmen are putting the hand rails
on the stairways at the new court house.
The advance agent of the "Defaulter,"
Lincoln J. Carter's new play, is in To-
peka.
The district court will be "holden'' in
the new building before the month is
ended. "a
The receipts from the high school cou-
cert given last night are to go to the Ii
brary fund.
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the Rock Island at St. Joe, spent yester-
day in the city.
{ Four Bell telephones have been taken
out of the Santa Fe building in the inter
ests of economy.
Prof. Lieb: Mrs. P. Fl. Adams, and Mr..
and Mrs NJ D. Henderson, assisted with
the high school concert last night
John Coyne says-the old court house is
SO rickety that when Harry Stafford
coughs, the whole building shakes.
There were one hundred voices in the
high school chorus, which gave a concert
in the high shoot assembly room last
night
Miss Florence Townsley, Mr.. Edward
Strong and the chorus, captivated the
audience at the high school concert last
night.
A ground hog has been killed at Berry
creek southeast of Topeka That's
what comes of being too vain of ones
shadow.
n This weather has even perplexed the
hens. K. C. Fowler of North Topeka
had nest of spring chickens ''cume off"
this morning.
y L. L. Higgins, state agent for the
Washington Life Insurance Co., is con-
fined 10 his home in this city by a severe
attack of fever.
monthly paper started in Topeka it is
suspected there will be very little corn
raised here about.
Judge S. A. Kingman's eulogy of
General Thomas Ewing before the su-
preme court yesterday, is highly spoken
of by those who heard it.
The Topeka lodge of the Royal Area
mum will give smoker" for the mem
bers and their gentlemen friends at their
hall next Wednesday evening
A Topeka undertaken was knocked off
his feet by one of the discharged Santa
Fe shopmen who used almost his last
cent to pay an old funeral bill.
Whenever man who is not a poll
tician stops at the Copeland, that fact is
known by the way he walks across tho
office floor. Sort of uneasy like.
Two members of the state board of
charities went to Beloit yesterday and
the other three went to Winfield tofin-
spect the state Institutions at those
places.
News has been received in Topeka of
the death of Simon Schilling, the oldest
son of Captain John Schilling, which
occurred at the family residence at
Hiawatha, Wednesday.
Peter Sim of Wakarusa astonished the
Kansas City stockmen with load of the
finest cattle ever seen on the market, on
Thursday. Their average weight was
1853 pounds and he received $61.75 a
head for them.
A new scheme for getting a fair house
for poor show has been adopted in To-
peka About o'clock on the afternoon
of the play, if only ten or twelves par
quette seats have been sold, compli-
mentaries are spread broadcast Things
look comforta BILE, then, anyway.