The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-11
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWs.


Work On the state house grounds has
been resumed.
There are no longer any lawyers in
the city council
April appears to be doing the right
thing for the wheat
Chief OF Police Gardiner is having his
regular spring comforter.
The sidewalk contract viii be award
ed next Monday evening
County superintendent Stout lives on
his farm near Wakarusa.
The district court convened at the
early hour of eight this morning
Gormley's band has been out on the
street almost every day or night this
week
Nellie McHenry who is to appear here
soon also plays at EmpOria and Hutch
insOn.
The newly elected PotWin council and
other city officers viii be sworn in to-
night
"A Bicycle Girl" viii be at the Grand
Friday night Nellie McHenry is the
bicyclist
Several Shawnee county teachers
have gone to Emporia to attend the
state normal
Marshalrs band is beginning to fig
ure on going to St Louis to the Repub-
Hcan convention.
The asphalt paving on the avenue
between Fifth and Sixth streets is be-
ing repaired today.
The poor people who tour the coun-
try in covered wagons during the sum
n1er have started out.
The county auditor is the only c0un-
" officer who does not occupy his
quarters in the court house.
Councilman Roundtree is the young
est member in the city council COun-
Gilman Nettels comes next
Poor Commissioner Hale helped to
send an old woman from the poor farm
to Cripple Greek yesterday
employees of the city jail pitch horse
shoes to reduce their flesh.
Topeka man who claims to know
all the signs and Omens says this is go
ing to be good crop year.
AIarshaIs band viii give the first of
its summer series of concerts on sun
day, May 3rd, if the weather permits
Mayor Shepherd, who has been may
or of St Joe many years and has just
been defeated, used to live in Topeka
D. p. and VIM. Kellogg, Northwest
efn railroad engineers, visited this
week with their father in Euclid Place.
A district court juror manages to
pass the time away better since he
brought a comfortable cushion from
Capital Legion No I. Select Knights,
"A. o. H. W. will have an entertain
ment at AIS Kansas avenue Tuesday
night.
There is a Dramatic club at Berry
ton twelve miles southeast of Topeka
Look out for supply of stage struck
youths.
A. X. Rodgers and J. G. Wood made
the quarterly examination of the cOun-
ty treasury yesterday The funds are
all there.
The new gray bicycle suits with
SKIRTS that the young women are wear
ing are more becoming than the old
blue boomers.
IF people must get injunctions and re
strainlng orders the court house jani-
tors remark that they might be re
strained from working too hard.
A Ten Nights in a Barroom" show
viii hold the boards at Wakarusa to-
night The scene is laid in Topeka
representing one of the new joints
Ex-Pohceman DOC Ward, the man
who killed Sandy Short and who con-
victed Novels, is dying with cOnsump-
ton at his home in North Topeka.
Joe Reed is opposing the Mckinley
buttons by wearing Tom Reeds pic
ture on his coat lapel Above it are the
words, II am for Reed. Are yOu2'
The sign on one of the street cars
announcing the dog show blew off yes
terday and left the sign last used IN
l park
Ben Jordan. the notorious eolored
/ jOintist has pleaded guilty in the dis
/ trict court to one count for selling HQ-
uor. He was indicted on two counts
1 by the grand jury.
The report of Receiver A d Hub
bard Of the Hamilton Printing com
/ pany filed jim the district court shows
the cash assets to be about 500 OOO and
/ the gross assets are $40. 600
In Washburn's prize debate last night
! Draper r. SchOOnOver got first prize
/ and r. w Stevenson second. The de
/ bate was upon the referendum as a
means of restricting legislation in this
country
1 1t is said that if a Topeka young man
I goes over to see a ParkdaIe girl and
1 the Parkdale boys catch him there he
very seldom gets back whole. Park
I dale for the Parkdalians seems to be
I the cry.
Three of Charles Frohman's compa-
MES John Drew, the Empire theater
/ stock company and THE Gay Pari-
/ slams will play through the west this
! summer. but none Of them will come
! to Topeka.
Little Potwin girls take flowers, dolls
and playthings to little Sarah NTcR0b-
4 erts at the Stormont hospital She is
getting along nicely, and viii undOubt-
I edly recover from the sickness attend
/ ant upon the loss of her limb.
Two east side mothers went into a
! neighbours house for the purpose Of
praying for the neighbours son who
was very wicked and smoked cigars.
( While they We're there their two sons
We're caught in the act of stealing Iuna-
Der.
If Charlie Fellows wants his admin
! lstratlon as mayor to be q two term
/ one. ne couldn I do more popular
! thlng than head a movement to have
/ the asphalt pavements repaired. The
way to be popular is to do popular
/ things.
a. D. Hubbard asks SO 600 for his
/ year work as receiver of the HamfI-
/ ton Printing company. This includes
/ his expenses. He also asks $500 for
4 Jetmore & Jetmore for their services
as attorneys.
a man who had been served with
! garnishment summons in the Rrt1sb
( electric case has written a friendly LET
! ter to the district clerk telling him how
/ much he owes the company This was
not exactly the kind of answer re
] oufred