The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-15
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

evening.
Police officer McElroy is still very sick
at his home on Harrison street
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Ever of Seabrook
addition are the parents of a SON
The will OF the late 4. F. Riley has
been filed and admitted to probate
The cut at Eighteenth street and KAN
sas avenue is TO be bridged at once
The high school zouaves have been re-
organized as the high school guards.
JOS S. Triton of SIG Jefferson street
is building an addition to his home to cost
1t costs the city about $50 every time
new arc light is added to the city lighting
circuit.
Secretary C. p Adams has issued
neat booklet advertising the Topeka Pure
Food show
Just one month from today and the
Republican state administration will be
out of job.
The Kansas Medical college will close
next Saturday for the holidays 1t viii
reopen on January T.
Edward c. Carpenter. who is attending
the Kansas City Dental college, is at
home for the holidays.
Captain Joe Waters is to be master Of
ceremonies at the poor children Christ
mas tree at Hamilton hall.
Gertrude Wyatt is employed at the gen
eral delivery window of the Topeka post
office during the holiday rush.
Thomas Overton Of Syracuse, Kan, who
formerly resided in Topeka for number
of years, is visiting in this city
The appellate court will meet in To-
Deka some time before January 1 to
land down some delayed DECISIONS
An entertainment for the benefit of the
Associated Charities is to be given at the
Potwin school house Friday evening
The damage by fire to the Thompson
s., which was caused by defective
hue.
Paul Morton third vice president. and
w. i. Biddle. freight traffic manager Of
the Santa Fe. viii visit this city tomor-
row
The name of the Cuban general Naceo.
VINO pronounced
''A1a-thay-o'' with the accent on the sec
ond syllable
sioner Cartridge of the Santa. Fe. has
taken position in the office of the gem
eral manager in this city
Louis Haas foreman at the Topeka
Vinegar works, is confined to his home
by injuries received in falling down the
elevator shaft at the plant last week
Two uncles of Councilman Will Steph-
enson are visiting him. One is Wills Cal
vert of New Orleans and the other is
Amos Calvin of Butte City, Montana.
John E. Frost, land commissioner OF
the Santa Ee, is in Phoenix, Arizona. at
cation congress which opened there to-
Santa Fe engine No s5s the boiler of
which exploded at Scranton last Octo-
Der. resulting in the death of Engineer
Strunk and Fireman HOLSTER, is being
rebuilt at the shops in this city.
Under the present postal rulings people
living in the suburbs, and within the city
of Topeka receive but one delivery of
winter with a view to economy.
Attorney Atchison in the ''Scotty'' Kane
f fasei Mnlle eIlpanell t the Jury aShea
of any drinking club. and several of them
blushed, but all shook their heads
A young Topeka married woman, who
is the proud mother of a three weeks
old baby, called her sister up at AtchisOn
by telephone few days ago for the pur-
pose of having her hear baby cry over
the phone.
A committee of ladies of the Baptist
church of this city are making arrange
ments to provide Christmas dinners for
needy members of the church and other
poor families whose condition is brought
to their notice.
Ed M. Smith. of the state auditors of
flee; has declined the offer of a position
here a few weeks ago. He will remain
in the auditors office until the close OF
the present administration.
Ex-Policeman John Dagg. who used to
be the proudest officer on the Populist
force, and who has recently been making
butter at the Meriden creamery. has
come to Topeka to look after his chances
for position on the new police force.
Lot 81 Kansas avenue, which is just be-
day by the sheriff for 500 subject to
mortgage of $4,000. The mortgage was
fOreclOsed for W. w. Bradstreet and the
property was owned by F. e. Holiday.
A woman living on Topeka avenue has
written postal card to Police Matron
at greatly reduced prices. But Mrs.
Thorpe. doesn't have a contingent fund
Win Wn4Cn TO DQN CiOIllEB IOE the poor.
Farmer Ahi Robbins. who lives in Usage
county near the Shawnee line. killed an
eagle yesterday at his place which
weighed ten pounds. and measured z feet.
4 inches from tip to tip. He brought it
TO this city yesterday and it attracted
much attention
Constable Charles Mcmillan has ar
rested John White. one of the White fam
lily who live on Monroe street near the
he was searching their house for another
Of the boys. Frank White, whom he
wanted for larceny.
The reading room Of the Santa Fe hos
pital in this city boasts of an orchestra
composed of a violin, accordion and
mute: A daily musical programme,
which is never prearranged, is enjoyed
by the hospital patients who are unable
to leave the wards.
Next week is the time set for the loser
of the bet made between Fireman Mike
Wagner and Patrolman Pinkston. but as
trousers and straw hat will be worn
during the week. 1t is one of those fool
ish election wagers-
John Steinrauf, a young man who was
arrested last summer for running a Joint
near the Rock Island tracks. pleaded
guilty to one count before Judge Hazen
and was sentenced to 80 days in Jail and
to pay fine of 500 He has no money
and viii work out his fine.
The Portsmouth, o., Daily Herald of
December II, deVOtes a column to the ac-
count of a reception rendered DR.. s. r.
Anderson by the members of the Second
Presbyterian church of that city last
Thursday DR.. Anderson recently as
sumed the pastorate of the church.
The new winter time card on the Rock
Island viii go into effect next Sunday.
December 20. The new card Will change
the time of but two of the trains a To
peka- Train No 26 which now leaves
Topeka at $40 a. m. for St. Joseph, viii,
under the new schedule leave at a. M
Train No. Is from St. Joseph. will arrive
at l1:07 p. m. instead of IL 80 p. m, as at
present.
The following ladies have been ap-
pointed by the Christian EndeavOr union
OF this city as committee to arrange
for the Y. NJ c. A reception New Year.
afternoon Miss Emma Banks. DR. Ida
c. Barnes. Mrs. Horace MCGEE. Miss
Bessie Maxwell and Miss Edith Worden.
All the Christian EndeavOr societies and
IIpworth leagues of this city viii be rep
resented by young ladies' at the reeep-
ton.
The programme of the Ninde Chautau-
qua. circle last evening was as follows.