The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-25
SNAP SHOTS at HOME NEWS

The grass is turning green.
Will ]. Stage is doing writing in the
sheriff's Office.
Picnics and park concerts don't seem
to be far away.
Its too warm for an overcoat and too
cold to go without one.
There are still two or three men at
work on the lower dam.
1t takes a politician longer to walk a
block than any other person.
In almost every case tried in the dis
trict court new trial is asked.
This sunshine gives about half the peo-
pie in Topeka the spring fever
The United States court officials are
getting ready for the Hillmon trial
Fred c. Trigg, city editor of the Hutch
inson News, was in Topeka yesterday.
The new gas company now has 1900
five year contracts from gas consumers.
There is a case of diphtheria in the
family of George Brown, 919 Polk street.
There is an underground railroad at
the state house. 1t carries ashes and
coal.
1t is said there will be almost four
trees in the state house square when it is
improved"
The Model Supply Store has reopened
under the direction of W. II. Davis, first
mortgagee.
Shawnee county helps to support over
200 families through the commissioner
for the poor
The district court and probate court
jurors will recline in opera chairs in the
new building.
The dungeon at the county Jail is the
darkest place in town. The blackness
can be felt.
Mr.. Edward Wilder doesn't like the
plans for the Improvement of the state
house grounds
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal is at
tending the A. o. q. W. grand lodge at
Leavenworth.
The tramps who sleep at the city pris-
on are either going TO or coming from
Cripple Creek.
1t takes two of the rock pile laborers
until noon each day to thoroughly clean
the county Jail.
The l. A. w. is increasing its member
ship in Topeka to make itself a power in
the spring elections.
District Judge Hazen says he can
move his paraphernalia into the new
court house in sn hour.
The Republicans of the First ward will
hold congressional caucus at the fire
| station tomorrow evening.
Matthew Leopold, merchant of Keo-
kuk, Ia, is in the city with the view of
engaging in business here.
Contractor Shaffer has consumed the
appropriation for repairing the asphalt
| and no more work will be done now.
On the night little old Atchisou gets
| Mansfield in beau Brummell" Topeka
gets Ezra Kendall in "a Pair of Kids -
The officers in the new court house
which have telephones are the county
attorneys sherff's, clerks and coroner's
a man who can't go north next sum-
| mer is figuring what the July heat will
be from the way the season has started
| out
Mr.. M. A. Low, general attorney of the
Rock Island, is for Allison for president
| and Major T. J. Anderson is for McKin-
ley.
The annual tournament of the Kansas
State Sportsmen's association will be
held at Frankfort on May 20 to % this
year.
Some day in few years some come
dian will come along aud spring that
joke about beer in Topeka and get
killed.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Shawnee County Horticultural society
will be held Thursday at the new court
house.
w = 6nOulQ ODSSGNS AFDOT Jay DY plant
ing trees in the state house square. Those
that were planted 20 years ago are being
cut down.
There have been fifteen applications to
the county commissioners from people
who want to run the elevator in the new
court house.
Superintendent Hinckley of the new
bridge work says that the plans submit :
ted to the county commissioners are very
satisfactory.
Attorney General F. B. Dawes did not
use his voice on Washington's birthday
as expected. He says it's not in condi-
ton just yet.
The report of the state horticultural
society just out contains all the papers
read before the annual meeting of the
society at Lawrence.
Drs. L. Fl. Mum and G. ]. MuIvane
will return from Chicago the first of next
week, where they have been attending
the post graduate course.
Sheriff Kepley is putting on airs at the
county Jail to the extent of having for
mer cook for the Topeka club to prepare
the food for the prisoners.
The buds on the fruit trees are now SO
far advanced that, should a severe cold
snap be experienced, it would greatly in
jure this years fruit crop.
Judge Fred Wellhouse, William Il
Barnes aud Thomas II. Buckman are the