The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Come. gentle Spring; bring with ye charity,
Love and philanthropy-eac one a rarity.
Expend them all. now that the years q splinter;
Let's aid the poor folks that survived the winter.
A new weekly paper is to be started
on the ruins of the Lance.
There are at least 1000 people in To-
peka interested in athletic sports.
Hall g. O'Donald have sent out very
useful wall calendar for 1896.
Miss Theresa Rossington is quite i'll
with severe attack of bronchitis.
The Baptist ladies held a reception at
the Y. n. c. A. rooms last night.
1t is impossible 10 tell, simply by look
ing at this weather, what time of year it
is.
The cold waves have a delightful way
of running on side track before they
reach Topeka.
The Scandinavian Republican club is
preparing to have big ball on Washing
toms birthday.
The statement that Simon Greenspan
has challenged Editor Mulvane of the
Capital is denied.
1t is said that Sheriff Burdge and dep
uties served over 100 papers the last day
they were in Office.
There is a case of scarlet fever in the
family of w. E. Apologize, of 222 Cir
cult street, Auburndale.
State President Kate Addison of the
Equal Suffrage association will meet the
local sufragists here Monday.
The late Barney Lsntrv of Strong City
owned 1900 acres of land upon which
there is 70 miles of stone fence.
There are at least three men in Tope-
ka who want to go to the legislature;
the last three didn't do much good.
A man in South Topeka complained
because there was no electric light To-
Cd fr,f i,whf l.
Col ]. r. HalloweIl, the "Priuce Hal"
who ran for congress against Jerry
Simpson, was in Topeka yesterday.
Assistant Secretary Of State T. S. Sto-
yer complains because the street cross
ings IN his neighborhood are not cleaned
off.
There is to be a meeting of the Scan
dinavian Republicans in Topeka soon,
to arrange for the state annual conven-
ton.
If athletic entertainments are kept up
long enough the sports may get their
courage to the point of having a finish
fight.
Robert Montieth, proprietor of the To-
peka Planning mill, is very i'll at his home
corner of Seventh and Fillmore
streets.
The state executive committee of the
Y. NJ. c. A. will meet in this city Jan. 81
for the purpose of selecting a permanent
state secretary.
Joseph Metz, travelling representa-
tive of New York house, is seriously
ill at the Throop hotel with hemorrhage
of the stomach.
The Chanute World, published at
Bruce Lynch's home, says it will be for
him when he announces himself'a can
didate for governor
A Topeka undertaking establishments
is catering to popular sentiment in put
ting burglar proof grave vault on exhi-
bition in the window.
Young DR.. Lagerstrom has originated
a Swedish fireworks song. in which he
gives remarkably good imitation of
several kinds of fireworks.
Cy Leland and Sam johnson of Troy.
who were in Topeka yesterday, ate
breakfast at the Copeland and took din
ner at 90 cent restaurant.
Judge Geo. w. Clark goes to his Office
at 9:30 a m each day and works until 5
0. N, He eats no dinner because he says
he can work better without it.
Judge Geo. W. Clark of the appellate
court who lives on Lane street, would
ike to have the city put one of the new
electric lamps in his neig hborhood.
Police Captain Gardiner has becom a
great legal light or rather, heavy He
conducts the cases for the city in police
court when City Attorney Bird is absent.
State Superintendent Stanley is busy
sending out the lists of questions for the
regular county examinations which take
place in all of the counties next Satur-
lay.
The New York Voice recently printed
he tabulated statements of 56 Kansas
probate judges relative to the prohibit
-ory law. Most of them said the present
aw is all right.
Last year tickets to the charity ball