The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-17
SNAP SHOTS At HOMENEWS

The Committee of Fifteen meets tonight
to reorganize as a stock company
The 6-year-oId son of Speed Hughes is
seriously i'll with catarrhal bronchitis
The Kansas society of the Sons Of the
American Revolution now has mem
bership of SO.
Very few clerks in the state house ever
expect to return to the counties from
which they were appointed
The prisoner who is "truSty'' at the
county jail has about the same degree
of liberty as the ordinary citizen.
d. G. Tinotson says. that there will be
silver forces in Topeka January r.
Some eastern manufacturers are COM
viii not continue more than one week
F. J. Schubert, chief rate clerk in the
Rock Island freight office IS quite III
bic
The only contagious disease that is CIV
ing the sanitary officers trouble now IS
measles There are many cases in the
Rev. John A. Bright is quite sick. He
took sick last Saturday night and is very
little better He resides at 81 East
Tenth street.
The county treasurer's office is usually
crowded every day lately by people who
have put off paying their taxes until the
last moment
The first Golfer dam for the new bridge
has been excavated to the required depth
commenced
Undertaken George B. Palmer is mOving
his establishment to the basement room
of the old Thacher building East
Eighth street.
Fe, Will return TOMORROW from London.
o., where he was called several days ago
by the death OF a relative.
The young people of the United Breth-
rem church netted Sll-75 from their rex, -,esS-
propose to paper their hall
The first of the series of monthly re-
ceptions to their lady friends was given
last evening by the members of the To-
peEa Athletic association.
Santa Fe Engineer Byron Client of this
city. in charge of engine 40 has been as
signed to service on the western division
running out of La Junta, Colo.
Sheriff KepIey, Bert Lucas and Otis
Hungate spent yesterday in Kansas City
Mo, where they We're in attendance at a
court case in which they were interested.
DR.. Eva Harding, Miss Gracia Hart,
Mrs. NJ a Cornelius and Mrs D T.
Nichols viii attend the national suffrage
convention in Des Moines Ia, in Feb
ruary-
Mrs. J. NJ Mccarthy wife of John Nc
Carthy. private secretary to General Man
ager Frey of the Santa Fe, will spend the
winter in the City of Mexico for her
The homeopathic physicians of this city
of the homeopathic school appointed to
the position of superintendent of the To-
Eli Brainard. superintendent of the Mid
Continent mills, is confined to his home.
81 North Monroe street, as the result of
a severe sprain sustained while al work
yesterday afternoon
There are on an average of from one to
two applications made to the probate
court each day for insanity trials but
not one in 20 of the cases would probably
result in conviction.
If Representative Taylor's bill concern
ing elections becomes law there will be
no election in Topeka next spring but the
mayor and other city officers Will hold
over till the fail election.
x-Superintendent Hitchcock of the re-
form school and Edward Post, an eX-
attendant are both applicants Tor the po-
sillOl OF supeflnJ endent OF the SCHOOL un-
der the Leedy administration.
The streets have been getting hlthier
and flthier for several weeks. and yester-
days and tOdays wind filed your eyes
with powdered refuse and your mind with
anger. Why not keep the streets clean?
The Salvation Army hospital at 232 Har-
rison street is in need Of bed clothing.
Neat iron bedsteads have been donated,
together with some other furniture. but
as vet there is need of more bed clothing.
This evening the Topeka Camera club
VIII again exhibit the Chicago and St.
Louis club lantern slide views. this time
handsome rooms of the club in the Craw-
ford building
The. Topeka Free Silver Republican
club has elected the following delegates
to the state silver conference which meets
in Topeka January -; w. R. Hazen, D.
c. TnlotsOn, J. H. Stevens d. NJ. Mitch
ell, c. E. Purviance-
/. 3. Price, NIulvane. F. A. Seemar,
Keene, and w F. F,edder, Great Bend,
are candidates for division commander
of the Sons Of Veterans. The term of
Grant Harrington, the present comman-
Mr.. J. T Kirk of 1884 College avenue is !
not expected to live. He was taken i'll
two months ago with typhoid fever and
has since suffered a relapse: His son ana
daughter from Ohio arrived last night to
attend his bedside.
Police Aatron Thorpe asks all citizens
who know of needy children in the city
who viii not receive Christmas dinners
to notify her and she will see that they
re- 7,fr7-i7e7 77-i+h the very fine turkey
and cranberry sauce.
The case against Walter Campbell, the
r--l-4 r1arr- -rr11
Brady's bicycle from in front of Wolff
Bros & Cole, has been dismissed James
A. Campbell the father having eompro-
missed with Mr.. Brady
Henry Day. a carpenter employed at the
Santa F'e shops in this city. fractured his
ing a piece of iron. Day tainted while
the injury was being dressed at the Santa
some time
The Topeka police department has re-
burgIaries and robberies in the small
towns of the state. Tuesday night last
burglars entered the store of man
named Russell at Valley Falls and stole
go watches and other jewelry-
Mr. and Mrs. W B. Brown of 1169 Blu
fifth wedding anniversary on Tuesday
evening About 25 of their colored friends
as being the most elaborate party given
this year among the colored people
The comedy. .'Tatters." was creditably
presented before good audience at
Crawford's Opera. House last night by
he ladies' of the Degree of Honor. A. O.
u. w. Mrs sam Bennett assumed the
role of stTatters.'' The ladies in charge
OF the entertainment We're Mrs e =
Babcock. Mrs VIM. Bradshaw and Mrs.
Everett Pavey.
Yesterday word came to the police that
a colored man who lives on South Wash,
ington street was beating his wife An
officer was sent to investigate and he
brought about a settlement whereby the
husband was to -fOrever-and give
his long suffering wife possession of the
goods Now she is one of the 400 deserted
wives of Topeka
The high school cadets. formerly the
high schoI zouaves met last night and
elected officers For captain Earl era
ham, who holds the office a present, was
chosen. but declined to serve There was