The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.
Sweet woman likes to see spring come;
IL softens winters hardening.
Man doesn't for he knows il means
Another spasm of gardening.

Another spasm of gardening.
PeopIe now on the streets are talking
little else but politics.
Two teams with scrapers are working
on the state house grounds
The grounds about the Church of the
Assumption are being regarded.
People are already commencing to
plan for their summer vacations.
The south side of the state house
grounds now looks like corn field.
There are $4,000 in gold and 5000 in
silver in the vault of the state treasury.
The state house yard is being graded
before any additional water mains are
put in.
1t isn't March yet. but the March
winds seem to have arrived on an early
train.
The asphalt pavement continues to go
to pieces and the council continues to do
nothing.
Assistant Attorney General A. A. God
ard is recovering from the grip and IS at
his desk again.
The paper pavement put down IN front
of the city building as an experiment ID
wearing we'll. SO far.
Miss Julia Abbott of Washington
school, who has been sick. took charge
of her room again yesterday.
A railroad man says there is more pas
senger travel through Topeka on the
railroads than there was year ago.
When the improvements to the city
lighting plant are made, there will be
$50 electric street lamps in the city.
Policeman Jack King was loafing about
the edges of the wrestling match last
night looking homeslck and distressed.
The state treasury underwent it's regu-
lar monthly examination yesterday after
noon. OF course it was found to be all
right.
Miss Mamie III. schenck of Clay
school, who has been sick for the past
week, has returned to take charge of her
room.
Pat Sherman says he doesn't want to
learn TO ride a bicycle. He says he
doesn't want to work his passage when
he rides.
The primary to nominate councilman.
cOnstables and mem ber5 of the school
board will be held two weeks from next
Saturday.
Ex-Sherif Dave Burdge says there can
be no doubt about the man under arrest
in San Francisco being the Topeka Gold
Brick Gordon.
Mark Miller thinks the newspapers of
the United States ought to take up the
Booth fight in the Salvation Army. The
fight seems to be ended.
Mr.. II. G. Larimer will give a free
lecture on the Growth of English Fic-
ton" before Unity club and their friends
at Unity church tomorrow evening.
Miss Ada Fulcher of Harrison school,
who was taken suddenly sick in her
room last week, is very little better and
is still in DR.. Wards hospital. Miss
Daisy Hunter has charge of her room.
Mr.. G. J. Brown. clerk eff the supreme
court, saw a man at Birmingham. Texas,
recently who was under arrest for work
ing gold brick swindle with an Indian
confederate, but he did not think it was
the Topeka swindler.
Elias Shull is the latest aspirant in the
Fourth ward for the nomination as men,
Der of the school board. He numbers
Mrs G o. Knowles and Rev. A. S.
mbree,
State Accountant Challinor is ready to
spring some more Republican campaign
literature in the shape of figures show
ing the money saved by the business ad-
ministration. 1t is saved because Auditor
Cole won't let 'em spend it.
Colonel +. L. Vandegrift, in the Kan
sas City Star: With one policeman con-
victed of murder and two indicted for
burglary, the Topeka police feel the
necessity of doing something to please
the people, and they have resolved to en-
force the waste paper ordinance.
In addition to the purse of $40 given
Lois Waisbrooker on her 10Th birthday
by her friends last week, she has since
received $40 and a warm letter from
Portland, Ore. friends and smaller sum
from Boston.
Bandmaster John Marshall is writing
three new marches for band and piano.
One will be called the TOPEKA STATE
JOURNAL march, another tho Topeka
Daily Capital march, and still another
the AtchIson Globe march. No doubt
the STATE JOURNAL march will be the
prettiest.
LOIE FULLER ON GLASS.