The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-22
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p a. Knight has donated twelve chairs
20 christ hospital
The county clerk is auditing the ac-
counts Of the county treasurer.
Sam Cunningham viii build an addition
TO his barn at 1906 East Eighth street to
cost SIS.
DR.. Clement smith has bought from
Theodore G. Welch for $4,000 lots 235-s
Fe, running out Of Arkansas City, is Wis
iting in this city.
Clyde. l. Hamlin has sold to Robert
smith for ST. 200 lots "a and Sc Holman
street, Aolman's subdivision
The case of the state against Henry
Null charged with criminal assault on
Mrs Anna Williams, has been dismissed.
H. r. Nickerson, general manager OF
the Mexican Central railway, and Mrs
Niekerson, arrived today to spend the
holidays in this city.
J. f. Doane who is employed as a
nurse IN the Santa Fe hospital in Las
Vegas, n NJ, has returned to this city
to spend the holidays with his family
The only attractions booked for the
GFand Opera House next week are In
Burgess County Fair Thursday night.
w F. HalIan who was injured at Per
charged from the Santa Fe hospital in
this city and returned to his home to
Daniel w. Pepper aged 25 years, has
been granted a license to marry Molly e.
Hurley. aged p years. The former lives
At Thompsonville and the latter at Mer-
Harry AToser, a 16-year-old boy. who re-
SIDES with his parents five miles north OF
striking it.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farnsworth of Al
buquerQue, n. M. have arrived in this
city to spend the holidays with Mrs.
F'arnsworth's parents, Captain and Mrs
Al case of diphtheria in the family OF
William Aye, SO Van Buren, street, was
reported to the sanitary officers today
"a first of
ported for over a week
J. NJ Knight furnished the 81 to release
D. n. Banta. the federal prisoner, and the
latter went to his home at Louisburg.
Miami county. where he has a wife and
child in destitute circumstances.
Rev. VIM. WILDER, A. B., of Williams
college and Syracuse university viii speak
at silver headquarters at Si4 Kansas ave-
nue. next Wednesday evening at s o'clock
standpoint
A letter addressed to policeman VIM.
left at police headquarters and is
there yet There is no policeman by that
name on the force. 1t is from a Chicago
collection agency.
The Christmas edition of the sunaower.
MIS- Lucille B. Bakers paper, IS one OF
ever been issued in Topeka 1t contains a
portrait Of Mrs Baker Becky Sharp ana
a number OF other portraits
"a dancing matinee viii be given by the
nue. Christmas afternoon Aessrs. John
Nichols, Edward Lippcrt and Joe Sieber
will have charge OF the arrangements,
and Steinberg's orchestra viii furnish the
music.
A very large part of the success of the
Cuban meeting last night was due to DR..
III. w Roby. who is a ardent sympathiz-
er in the Cuban cause. DR. Roby made
all the arrangements for the meeting, in
vited the speakers and had the large
flags made at his own expense.
An ordinance compelling sidewalks on
the business streets to be swept off be-
fore z o'clock in the morning would meet
with the hearty approval of the many
people who have to walk along Kansas
avenue to their work in the mornings and
breathe the dust which is raised by the
clerks as they sweep it into peoples
faces.
At a regular meeting of the ministerial
union yesterday afternoon, the best meth
DDS for conducting prayer meetings were
discussed All of the members who en-
tered into the discussion agreed that
there should be no stereOtyped method OF
conducting prayer meetings but the cir
cumstances should always be taken into
consideration The best methods of con-
Quoting revival services viii be discussed
at the next meeting of the union the
first Monday in January.