The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-31
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs

DR. w F. Sawhin of Concordia, Kan,
is visiting in the city.
Sheriff Kepley has taken two insane
patients to OsawatOmie.
The prisoners at the county jail will
eat roast goose tomorrow
W. n. Eastman is confined to his room
by a. severe attack of illness.
Mr. and Mrs c. V. Mercer of 1893 Kan
sas avenue are the parents of a boy
Ex-MayOr d. c. Metsker. who now
lives in Sedalia. is visiting in the city.
The annual election of officers of the
Democratic Flambeau club viii occur to-
night
Mr.. Alonzo Wolfe. one of the firm of
Wolfe Bros. & Cole, is confined to his
home seriously ILL.,
County Clerk McCabe has certified and
delivered the last lot of bridge bonds to
the state treasurer
Mr. and Mrs William Warner. west of
the city on the Sixth street road, are the
parents of a. daughter
II. G. Larimer win read a paper on
Charles Lamb" before the Unity club
next Wednesday evening.
The bridge contractors have gone down
60 feet in the excavation for the south
pier but have not found bottom
Fort Pillow post. G. A r., now occu-
pies the third story rooms in the old
Thatcher building on East Eighth street
DR. and Mrs. J. e. Minney LETT today
for Pomona. Kan. where they vii spend
several days with their son, Dr. E. w
Minney-
The Arion society will give dancing
matinee on New Years afternoon SINH
lar to the one given Christmas after
noon.
John Tully formerly train dispatcher
of the Santa Fe at wellington, is visiting
friends among the Santa F'e employees in
this city
to practice here. has abandoned her pro
fession and is now nursing IN Kansas
City hospital
DR.. Charles H St John addressed the
men at the Santa Fee shops during the
noon hour yesterday on the subject of
Economics
T,7 r7-+1-. 1oe. o,.-.,,.r,,1e7 +l,e ,,,,+fc,,
for the removal of Receiver J. b Wat
kins Of the J. B. Watkins Land and
Mortgage company
The state board of health recommended
that a sewer be put in in North Topeka
that part of the city yesterday.
". S Furman. the merchant. VIII oc-
cupy the store room at 62s Kansas avenue
formerly occupied by Gaylord & Barclay.
the change to be made next week
There is a case of diphtheria in the
family Of John Mckinney. 80 Klein
street. This is the first case of diph-
liberia reported in the course of week.
There will be a New Year watch meet
ing tonight at the Free Methodlst chnrcn
at the corner OF Eighth and Lake streets.
Rev. G. B. Howard Will have charge Of
the meeting, which will commence at
w. II. schlegel of 4O6 Van Buren, street.
has been surgically opera ted upon twice
and is in a precarious condition al his
home He can live but a short time say
the doctors
President A R. Taylor of the state nor
gets a person who has been a student at
his school. though there are over 1,500
there every year
PAGES Players, the company which was
scheduled to appear at the Crawford Opera
House all of next week at popular prices,
have postponed their engagement until
some weeks later
Mr. G. C. Burton, Kansas agent of the
American Book company, viii spend three
months in the south to recuperate. His
health has been poor since he was in
jured by falling from horse.
Santa Fe Conductor Charles Peterson
has been compelled to lay off on account
-ered the eye yesterday, but it is thought
that the sight is not affected.
Mr. and Mrs. II. r. Nickerson returned |
to this city yesterday from Chicago
where they spent several days. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nickerson viii make a short visit in
Mexico.
Some of the teachers that have come to
town to attend the association have been
not found time to attend the meetings
yet. 1t is their week off, and they are
entitled to enjoy it.
John NJ Wright, deputy county clerk
will go TO Kansas City today to attend
the Interstate Literary association where
egate from the metropolitan Literary as
sociatiOn of Topeka
On account of the crowded condition of
the Topeka insane asylum at present,
Sheriff Kepley had to take Delta r Kobi.
the woman who was driven crazy by the 1
sight Of q drunken man q year ago to
the OsawatOmie insane asylum.
A Topeka undertaken who wanted to
say the meanest thing possible about /
low dies I win bury him for nothing and
all my drivers shall wear red uniforms ]
and I'll furnish a casket of bright red
The 1O-year-old son of Geo. w VeaIe jr
was shot in the face by a bullet from an
air gun yesterday. The bullet entered |
the coats Of the eyeball, but in no way