The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-10
SNAP SHOTS At HOMENEWS

plies 20 lights.
Governor Leedy went home last even
ing but viii return today
Poor Commissioner Hale finds very lit
tie to do during fair weather.
At last the arsenal building in the state
house grounds is being torn down
Secretary Deiglmayr uses an oil stove
to heat the Commercial club rooms
Sloan lodge of AGasons win hold its an
nual reunion at the Masonic temple to-
night
There is mill<man in the city who
makes his route in the afternoon on his
sheriff Kepley says he has not yet Sc
cured the evidence necessary to convict
The Rock Island is paying it's railway
and station service employees in and out
of Topeka today.
Charles Blakesley, formerly Of the State
Journal, is now telegraph editor of the
Kansas City Times.
A society girl of the Oxford crowd win
years on December 81.
A Topeka man says he saw Secretary Of
house grounds Few days ago
Roy. Baker, son of c. s. Baker, has re-
turned from Cincinnati: where he was
III recently He is much improved.
The small boys are beginning to join
the Sunday schools 50 that they viii be
in time for the Christmas entertain
ments.
c. p Adams says there are 45oo retain
grOcers in Kansas and at least half OF
them will attend the Topeka Pure Food
r. A. speicher, operator in the Rock
Island telegraph department in this city
spent in St. Louis.
Dr.. /. II. Mum returned today from
Smith Center where he appeared as an
expert witness in damage case against
the Rock Island railway.
Mrs. Thorpe has case for the new Sal
walton Army hospital as soon as it shall
open. She fears that the patient may die
before Friday Opening day)
The Bryan-Leedy Flambeau club viii
7.faTT A11ar rr~la+ Of ina
ration at Hamilton hail. and preparations
are being made for an elaborate affair
A Santa Fe office clerk who draws
took a girl to Sol Smith Russell and has
now bought her SIS Christmas pres
o. E. Hungate has returned from kan
sas City where he was collecting evidence
to be used in the damage case brought BY
J. A. Smith of that place against Sheriff
Lincoln post win tender Department
Commander Whitney and his staff re-
ception at their hall on Saturday evening.
John Martin viii make the address of
H. 6. Ambrose. J. r. Aferrifeld and F.
J. Harrison left Yesterday afternoon for
the office of the general auditor OF the
Santa Fe.
to inquire why there is not a woman s
whist association" in Topeka She says
there are such organizations in nearly all
other cities.
Conductor w W. Hutton of the Santa
Fe. has returned from Arkansas City.
where he has been for several weeks past
assisting in the stock rush over the
southern division.
Wyatt carp. the man who acted as
referee in the Fftzsirnmon Sharkey prize
fight used to keep livery stable at Great
quainted with him.
Hank vaneiver. the tough who assault
ed Harry Croft, the cripple was yester-
day fined SIS by Judge Ferry. He plead
ed guilty. He had been fined IS before
that for drunkenness.
The woman's auxiliary of Grace Ca
thedral win hold its annual missionary
tea a the Guild parlors tomorrow after
noon At o'clock Bishop NIilllspaugh'
The board of county commissioners
have on an average of 40 petitions for
release from county jail prisoners al each
meeting. Everyone, nearly, who is put IN
Jail petitions the board for release
Delno Rouner, an incorrigible of II
Santa Fe trains yesterday and he was ar
rested and fined So. He is in Jail about
one-third Of the time and seems to en-
JOY it.
Lawrence Haskell. the EIlinwood train
dispatcher who was arrested on com
plant Of Miss Anna AcCauley. has fur
nished bond and has been released from
the county Jail, awaiting settlement Of
the case.
The ladies of the orphans home in ac-
knOwledging the donations received for
that institution on THANKSGIVING unln-
receipt of a turkey from George Brown,
and q fruit cake from Mrs James French.
Barber asphalt
Ninth street today from Jackson to Quin-
cy with the prospect of filling up the
holes left by the taking up of the old
circle railway this fall The street Will
probably be repaired immediately-
A. i. DiHey and David Holt. the camp
ers who robbed Farmer Moore Neon
nelTs corn crib west of North Topeka,
were yesterday tried in Justice Furrys
court and convicted. They were fined IS
each and costs They paid all and left
the city
farce comedy After the Ball" through
the west some years ago. viii be at the
drama by H. Grattan Donnelly called An
American Girl" Graham was the come
dian of 'The Little Tycoon" DOnnelly
wrote Natural Gas"
Carrie Davis and Matte Warren. two
cOlored women who attend the St John
A. NJ. =. church. Seventh ana Topeka
the church Tuesday evening by quarrel
ing during q prayer by the pastor. Trus-
tee Riley A Carson, swore to COM
plant before Justice Grover, and yester-
day they We're arrested.
About twenty-five of the officers of the
local corps Of the Salvation Army Of this
peka Thursday and Friday of this week.
The work in the state viii be discussed.
The meeting viii begin with an open
air at the santa re shops Ihursday
noon. The evening meetings and the one
of Friday afternoon win be open.
Motorman Rollins, the brave man who
resisted the attack of the highwa ymen in
Kansas City when an attempt was made
to hold UP a car there. used to be a mo-
Railway company. Five years ago ne
left here and went to Kansas City. AS
sistant superintendent Hixon says that
Rollins was always daredevil sort Of
a fellow, not afraid of anything
1890 DEATH TRAPS.
Two Thousand Big Buildings in New