The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

Mr. and Mrs E Grote Topeka are the
parents of a daughter
There are now q mem bers of the Y. NJ.
Q. A. class in electricity.
w. p Griffith. late of the Bee Hive is
now clerlking at the Hub.
Regular Monday item in Topeka: Yes
terday was ideal Sunday.
Ex-Probate Judge Elliott is said to be
a prospective candidate for mayor
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Allen. SOC Chandler
street, are the parents of daughter
The Volunteers are preparing for a
Thanksgiving dinner to be given at their
hall
Everybody that had wheels enough to
ride on had them out yesterday after
There were four alarms of fire on Sat
urday, but three of them were OF no con-
sequence
Judge Foster has returned from Fort
Scott where he held a session of court
last week.
The Saturday Night club enjoyed an
oyster supper Saturday night at Batman
& Clark's.
The ground was wet this morning but
it WASH rain It was simply a matter OF
perspiratiOn-
The asphalt repairers have not yet quit
for the winter, Quincy street is being
patched now
Judge z. T. Hazen has fled with the
county clerk his election expenses which
amount to S436.35-
Mr.. and Mrs. w A. Neiswanger, corner
of Chestnut and MulVane streets, are the
parents of a girl.
David Overmyer is as much sought aft
err by people who want positions as any
state officer elected
There are a dozen young lawyers in the
city who want to be deputy county attor-
ney under Aaron Jetmore-
Rev. F. L. Laverty of Los Angeles adj
dressed the Y NJ g. A. members at the
rooms yesterday afternoon
The Volunteers have improved SO much
that it is believed they give better show
now than the Salvation Army
Fred B. Luce of Chicago, special agent
of the Palatine Insurance company, is
seriously i'll at the Throop hotel
J. R. Lyle, the colored ex-pOliceman
who served under the Lewelling admin
istration, is candidate for city jailer-
Washburn college holds her local ora
tOrical contest on the same night as that
on which the charity ball viii be given
Bishop J. H. Vincent preached to
ing at the Central Congregational church.
The brick extension Of the Thompson
furniture store building, between Sixth
and Seventh streets is nearly completed
A barn at 1885 Kansas avenue was dam
aged by fire Saturday night to the amount
of SO The origin of the ire is unknown.
Miss Jane Nye of Cincinnati. is assist
ing Miss Ida Russell this year in the phy-
steal culture rooms in the Masonic build
Jolly Joe Cawthorne who was here
last with Gladys Wallis, IS now with
him.
1t IL. estimated that there are 100 appli-
cations for every position the POpunSt
state administration will have at its dis
posaL
A letter has been received by Topeka
man from c. F. Hutchins saying that the
Hulmon case Will surely be tried this
winter.
The Gamma Sigma Literary society OF
Washburn college Will hold its annual
open meeting Friday night at the college
chapel
President Geo. NJ. Herrick of washburn
college. leaves tomorrow for trip
through New England in the interest OF
the college.
William II. Barnes, secretary of the
State Historical society, was one of the
judges at the chrysanthemum show at
Kansas City.
ored crap games. but they havn't caught
the highwaymen who held up George
Hubbard yet
State Secretary Andrew Bard of the
Y. NJ. c. A. has been in Wichita for the
past week conducting the yearly week
of prayer there.
The Baptist hospital has been moved
from LOwman Hill to rooms on the east
side of Kansas avenue between Eighth
and Ninth streets.
wouldn't it be good idea to sink the
double bass of the opera house orchestra
few feet so people in the parquette can
see the stage over it2
There will be only one attraction at the
Grand Opera House during Ihanksgiving
week Sowing the Wind Thanksgiving
day. matinee and night.
Bert Sausman, formerly head book
keeper for the trolley company. is now
al. at Cripple Creek. Colo.
The old Aeolian mandolin club of which
reorganized as the Apollo. with T. NJ.
James, jr., as the new director.
A meeting to organize a Y NJ. c. A.
glee club will be held tomorrow evening.
The Christmas edition of a London pa
per is already on sale in Topeka
Every young man who has a girl should
be careful to stay indoors evenings now.
1t is moonlight and you know what moon
light is said to do to young hearts
right half back on the Wentworth NIiIi-
taTy school team The NJ s o. Tigers
play today with the soldiers at Lexington.
The Midland college foot ball team COM
planned of their treatment while here
They said that they were given but two
small rooms for fourteen OF them to sleep
The annual sermon of the A o. Z. W.
lodge of this city viii be preached next
Sunday at p. at the English Luther
an church by Rev A f. Wagner, the pas
Lake Shore road passed through Topeka
in company with his family in his special
fornia.
Patrolman AIcElroy is acting as day
sergeant of the police force during the
absence from the city. of Sergeant Frank
Ellison, who is visiting in Washington
county.
Frank Lawrence. a young man of Sill
yer Lake who voted at the recent cleo
ton illegally, was fined SO and sentenced
to ten days in the county jail by Justice
A suit has been fled in the dis -ict
court by the Financial association to re-
cover lot lEU E1llInOI6 street from EdIASi
c. Moore who the plaintiff claims holds
it illegally.
The pension payment will virtually stop
this week. perhaps by Wednesday. For
ten days the clerks have been working
nine hours but today they returned to
the regular six
Mr.. D. J. Harding is now in Boston ar
ranging to start out as the representative
of the firm he was formerly employed by
before engaging in the dry goods business
in this city
The congregation of the First Christian
church Yesterday decided to accept Rev
D. D. Boyle as its permanent pastor He
succeeded Rev. B. L. Smith, temporarily
a year ago
There are fifty-six prisoners now con-
fined in the county Jail Several of these
have been tried and sentenced. The sher-
if viii take a squad of them over TO
Lansing soon
man who procured a marriage license