The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


city of Topeka.
The bonded debt of Topeka now
amounts to S335.5O0
Henry billiard has resigned as treasurer
OF Jackson's band
Banim John Coyne of the district court
wears rubber soled shoes
N d. I3urge is a candidate for clerk TO
the railroad commissioners
There viii be no theatrical attraction
in Topeka on Thanksgiving
The value of all the property Of the To-
peza fire department is $4,000
Topeka has 80 miles of sewers. draining
1,223 acres and they cost Sf05. 600.
Almost 200 tickets have been sold for the
charity ball That was the limit
There are 435.732 square yards of pave
ment i'm Topeka and it cost 81 ,u5I,l9l-
1Or. Peers says A. d. Hubbard win
never be able to walk without cane
Tt is said that already nearly every hack
in town is engaged for the charity ball
Miss Ieila Wellhouse Is conv alesclng
from a severe attack Of malarlal IeNeT
The Mills-Adams store lost another
horse this week This is the third in Two
months
whether or not he viii be q candidate for
reelection.
local amateur weather juggler SAYS
we win have a cold Thanksgiving. We
have cold now.
The proportion set for the Kansas Meth
Odists to raise toward the E'reedmans AID
society in 1897 is $500
J. p. Wilson. who has been appointed
clerk in the office of Probate Judge-eleet
DOlman, is an old soldier.
John Hayes Of the santa Fe offices; viii
have charge of the doorkeepers and as
sistants at the charity ball.
Pete Roberts, who quarreled with r. L;
Jeltz. was fined 81 and the costs of fun
jury trial before Justice Grover
Charles Hyde of Dayton. o.. has asked
the Topeka police department if Eva
Laura Hyde is a resident of this city
A letter was sent to the police station
directed to the Ladies Benevolent so
ciety." 1T was returnable 10 Talmage.
Kan. Mrs Thorpe settled the matter
The Colored Bryan and Leedy Flambeau
club has decided to turn out at the in
auguration Of the POpuist state officers
In the case of Reicherter VS.. Hanson
brought in the district court to collect
promissory note of $500, a jury awarded
the plaintiff Sf01-10-
a. *. Wilson. state secretary of the
grand lodge of NasOns. is seriously in
with bronchial trouble at his home ln TINS
city.
viii see Rob ROW and Atkinson il the
only other town that VIII see The Fris-
Oner of Lcnda
People keep on spelling programne
program who haven't real good author
ity for 1T. and they double the horror
when they pronounce it ''progrum.''
Although over 100 poor children were
penny Contributions there are stiIl large
number of children in the city without
James A. Troutnan. General Caldwell.
Rev. Esm bree. A. w Dana. Rev Thomas
and +. Stanley have been appointed judg-
contest
The Knights and Ladies Of Security.
lodge NO. 245 had a very successful ball
last night at 40 Kansas avenue About
% couples attended Morgan's orchestra
played
A E. Jones. drum major of Marshalls
band has been in Abilene this week at
( tending the meeting OF the State Dairy
association of which he is a prominent
member.
/ Mr.. G. NJ Foullzs. general claim agent
/ of the Santa re. has partially recovered
d
/ attending physicians to be in a critical
condition
\ Joseph Augustus. who has been promi-
I hently connected with the Topeka asso-
citation has gone to LeavenWorth to take
charge OF tine athletic department Of the
". M. @. "a. there.
The little daughter Of Prof. E. G. Eos
! ter of Harrison school has almost recov-
1 cred from her attack of scarlet fever.
! The quarantine viii probably be lifted
from the house in a few days
THAT independent action in politics is
I prefera BILE to party allegiance, is the
] question decided on for the Washburn-
/ Drury college debate Washburn college
/ win take the negative side of the ques-
ton.
There is another case of scarlet fever
/ in the family of Charles Adams of the
/ A1ills-Adams Dry Goods Co. 1858 Lincoln
! street This is the third case of scarlet
fever in Mr.. Adams family during the
/ past two months
Police Matron Thorpe thinks there
| should he some way to compel the
/ women in her charge to make over gar
ments for the poor of the city. The men
in the prison have to work. Why not the
/ wOmen2
/ dent and at one time business manager
/ of the Washburn AIid-COntinent. is now
! an advertising writer in Kansas City. He
/ has issued a very neat little circular for
I the use of advertisers
The Gamma Sigma Literory society Of
4 Washburn college viii hold an open meet
ing. to which the general public is invited,
| tonight. The question for debate is, Re
4 solved That the influence Of the news
4 paper IS not uplittlnS-
r. ID. Coburn- secretary Of the state
| terday to attend the meeting of the State
Dairy association. Mr.. Coburn will read
a paper at the meeting entitled Let US
get better acquainted with the COW"
The union meeting Of al the women S
missionary societies in the city viii be
/ held December rs al the First Congrega-
tional church The sessions win COM
mence at 10 a. m and continue all day,
/ lunch being served at noon.
Otis Barage. the elevator boy at the Co
/ lumbar building has been reading about
the accident to George r. Peck at Wash
/ the door at one of the landings a sign in
I lead pencil with skull and crossbones on
/ 1t, which read Lookout Tor the cars
The State Horticultural society has re-
/ ceiVed photograph OF Judge L. HOuk of
/ Hutchinson. which is TO be enlarged and
J of officers Judge Houk was president
| of the society from 1850 to 1894 He is now
/ in Chicago under treatment for sOttenlng
/ of the BRAIN
a Raymond and Whitcomb excursion
/ afternoon as a second section of Santa Fe
( train No J. The train carried passengers
[ the first California excursion run this
season.
it, j. strawn Of us Lime street is a
| very poor man. Wednesday he had hard
liz enough food in the house for meal
/ most no clothing But all the same his
house vas bqrglarized that night and all
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