The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS


Topeka.
The Kansas Medical college will reopen
next Monday.
DR.. NJ. F. Trivett of Eskridge is visit
ing in the city.
The Apollo club meets tomorrow even
ing at W. Won Dahlen's studio.
DR.. Fred Kingsley of Kansas City is
visiting his parents in this city.
Mr. J. E. Parmeter of Eskridge is visit
ing DR.. r. s. Magee in this city.
A service will be held at a m. at West
minister Presbyterian church New Years
day.
The Strauss Alaska party will go to
Copper river instead of to the Klondil1e
region.
A Topeka merchant says that teachers
DO not buy a great deal while they are in
the city.
The Chase Shoe company will move in
to the building which will be vacated by
the McLaughIan shoe firm.
The Topeka wooden mill will make
handsome exhibit at the National Cream
cry convention in this city
Emery l. Zirkle filed an application for
the custody of his child, who is held by
his divorced wife, Sallie A. Zirl1le.
Conductor ]. w. Rowe. running out of
railroad men in this city yesterday.
Rev. A. T. Cromer gave his illustrated
lecture on Ben Hur'' Wednesday evening
at the Second United Presbyterian
church.
DR.. L. H. Mum returned today from
Denver. where he attended the meeting
of the Western Surgical and genealogical
association.
L. t. Yount and B. F. Shane have re-
turned from Kansas City. where they au.
dited the accounts of the Interstate Ex-
change company.
One Topeka hotel man who had to turn
away so teachers in one day because he
had no more room is still suffering from
nervous prostratiOn.
Rev. L. R. Smith delivers sermon at
Westminster Presbyterian church this
evening, his subject being "Chrdrens
Place in the Church"
Mr. G. A. KimbaI. assistant general
freight agent of the Rock Island. who
fractured his leg some weeks ago, is now
able to leave his room.
Judge Hazen has fixed the bond of Wal
ter Blush, charged with contempt of
court at $1OO He will be allowed a jury
trial under the new law.
The local militia company will take part
in the presentation of Capt. Herne. L.
S. A" by the Holden Comedy company
at the Crawford theater Saturday night.
VIM. schick has filed an affidavit in the
district court denying the ownership of
the property on lower Kansas avenue
given to the Y NJ. c. A in the will of
J. c. Kyle.
The Topeka Cash Dry Goods company
has rented the room formerly occupied
by the Wiggin-Hardin firm, conditional
upon the renting of the building now oc-
cupied by them.
A large number of school teachers took
their first ride in an elevator at the state
house yesterday. 1t can't be said they
are very much impressed with elevators
after trying that one.
Several young people of the United
Brethren church of this city went to Law
renee today to attend the annual con-
vention of the Young Peoples societies of
the Kansas conference.
Captain J. C. Waters has not yet re-
ceived the official notification of his jubi
lee speech being selected for preservation
by Queen Victoria. but says that he ex-
poets it within the next 80 days.
A country school teacher attended one
of the association evening meetings wear !
ing full evening dress of white, and a
nubia on her head. She was accompanied
by bashful man with a bushy mustache-
A Topeka society girl who failed to re-
ceive an invitation to a wedding is say
ing all the nice things she knows about !
the bride and groom so that people will /
not think She feels bad. She doesn't 1t
saves her buying a present
Every time an exposition Of the inefh- /
cheney of the police force is made, Chief !
of Police Henry NJ. Steele struts about J
and says to the Ioafers at police station: /
you can't place no reliance in them /
Newspapers Recently, after explaining /
how the police had caught so many /
thieves. cleaned up Smoky Row, etc, etc, /
Chief Steele said: I just hope the news /
papers will keep right on a roastin' US.
Hits maxim votes fur us every day !
lust hope them fellows will keep at 1t. |
People come to me every day and indorse /
our work" Steele is amusin' cuss.