The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Inc L. NJ. Z. "A. now mas membership
of $50.
County Attorney Noble of Holton is in
the city.
North Topeka has a hunting and fishing
association.
Ex-Governor Morrill, was in town a
short time Tuesday.
Police Judge Atchison has kept entirely
out of the police board muddle.
MarshalTs band will not give a concert
at Garfield park Friday evening
The state board of railroad assessors
viii complete their work today.
The removal of the arsenal on the
state house grounds is progressing.
The girl with the bright green dress
arrived early this morning to stay all
day.
There are special meetings at the First
Christian church every evening this
week.
George Tauber will take his position
as steward of the OIathe deaf and dumb
school July 1.
One Topeka crowd will go to the cir
Gus tonight, keeping together by holding
to long rope.
Secretary of Agriculture Coburn has
prepared his annual report and the
proof of it Is being read.
Governor Leedy went home to Law
renee yesterday and returned today with
his family--to see the circus.
The police have been delayed in receiv-
ing their new uniforms on account of a
delay in the arrival of the buttons
The picnic of bicyclers at Merrill
Springs, Sunday. will be the biggest event
outside of the circuit races in Topeka
this season.
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deaf and dumb institution at Olathe this
spring will take position in the Santa
Fe shops as a wood engraver.
Roy Bennett, son of Phil Bennett of
1865 Van Buren, street was bitten by a
dog in the state house grounds yester-
day. More work for the dog catcher.
DR.. J. NJ. Frankenburger, formerly of
this city but now of Kansas City Mo, is
visiting relatives in Topeka during the
meeting of the Kansas Medical society.
The mute base ball team from Olathe
is trying to arrange a game to be played
in Topeka with the Washburn team. NJ.
W. Games of foot ball fame is manager
of the team.
The first good game of base ball this
season will be played Saturday after
noon when the teams of Haskell Indian
school and Washburn college meet on
the Washburn grounds.
Hugh Campbell. of Edinburgh, Scot
land, has brought suit in the United
States circuit court to recover S9.08S from
the Kansas Investment company. The
suit is the result of a bond transaction.
A Kansas City detective yesterday aft
ernOOn identified the two men arrested by
John Wilkerson last Monday for stealing
harness as c. F. Harris and J. T. Wiley
and stated that they were professional
thieves.
The reception committee of the Shaw
nee County Silver Republican league viii
meet at the office of d. c. Tillotson Sat-
urday afternoon to perfect plans for the
state silver conference, to be held in this
city, commencing May 20.
The latest fad among cyclists is the
naming of bicycles. Nobody knows who
started the custom but that it is already
a well established one in the east is GER
tain. BLACK Beauty" blue Streak"
and others are characteristic names as
in use.
If there is any profit in holding two
jobs at the same time some of the pres
ent state officials will be strictly in it.
L. c. Boyle and Ed Little have already
opened a law office and Railroad Com
missioner billiard will open an office of
that kind July /.
Several of the drug stores which al
lowed people to drink bottled beer behind
their prescription counters have shut
down on the practice in view of the tenn
perance agitation. Beer can be drank
wherever the buyer wishes to drink it
except in the drug store
An item that will be of considerable in
terest to the railway mail clerks that
live in Topeka is a recent order issued
by the department at Washington to all
pOstoffices where salaries of clerks are
paid, to make payments twice each
month, instead of once a month.
Because a jury in the district court
gave her $500 damages against the city
of Topeka some time ago. it appears that
Mrs. Mary Noble thinks that she can re-
cover a greater amount. and has filed a
second suit for damages in the district
court. She now claims $500 damages.