The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-04
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs

Jailer John Dagg IS comment tnat Cor
bett will win.
The Topeka Whist club has rented
rooms at 725 Kansas avenue
H. NJ. Phillips and A. NJ. Fuller are
among the hansans IN w ashinsloh-
The Hillmon insurance cases are on the
docket of the federal court for the June
term.
Doorkeeper NJ. B. Crawford of the SEN
ate is a brother of L. NJ. Crawford of To-
peka.
A few cases of contagious disease now
are measles.
Patrolman Henry Bernard is now in the
employ of t. A. Beck as driver of feed
At the matinee yesterday afternoon
there was one white sailor straw hat in
evidence in the audience
Suburban travel on the Topeka rail-
way was impeded this morning by the
rain freezing the trolley wires
c: D. Moore was endorsed for city. cen
trail committeeman by meeting of COL
cred men in the First ward last night.
Chief of Police Steele bought the large
revolver with which Joseph Healy, the
insane man from Lincoln county, was
armed.
Capt. ]. B. Johnson has written a let
Ter processing, against SliVeI rep uollcaIiS
being allowed to vote at the city pri-
mary.
City Engineer Barnes says that if he
would do all the work requested by citi-
zens it would require two extra men in
the department.
John Lucas, of North Topeka, is a can
Williams, Fred Stonestreet, Chas. Nc
MILAN and others.
Word comes from Washington that
Congressman Kirkpatrick would like to
be minister to Mexico under the AIcKin-
ley administration
A benefit entertainment was given in
North Topeka last night for little Maud
Ward, daughter of Doc" Ward, the ex-
policeman, who died a year ago.
The car used to carry concrete out in
the river at the new bridge broke yester-
day afternoon and fell on some machinery
knocking it into the river. No one was
hurt.
Most of the old force worked from three
to seven days in February before they
were relieved from duty. Their checks
being paid
Sheriff Kepley says he is willing to al
county prisoners without giving notice.
The men who work on the rock pile re-
ceiVe three meals day
1t is probable that Miss Paula Bieder-
as a singer in the Arion- turner concert
dition to Topeka musical circles.
The reason why Topeka does not have
all the trouble about theater hats that
best-bred town in the world. There were
no bonnets at the theater last night
John Kelly, the crook whom Special
Agent s. Watts caught Tuesday. has been
turned over to the state for trial on the
session when arrested an overcoat which
had been stolen from the residence of
Henry March the night before.
There is a new song in the city which
has the prettiest picture on it imaginable.
It was composed by Arthur w. Pryor, of
Sousa's band, and dedicated to Iottie
Bowes. The title of the song is Sweet
Lorena Ray" Miss Bowes appears in a
full length picture standing in a winning
attitude. 1t is one of her best pictures.
Several Topeka school children. hearing
| of the public dissection of cats in the
east before the school children. have in
| dulged in this amusement themselves
Recently several small boys slaughtered q
! cat and cut it to pieces to learn about its
makeup One of the boys said: ''All the
| boys is cuttin' up cats now"
\ few of the young women at the Wal
nue. Grove Methodist church recently OBJ
| jected because the man who passed the
hat didn't come to them. but merely
gave the men chance to contribute. The
young women earned their f7ving and they
! wished to have the privilege of dropping
| in a few coins. Probably some of the mer
| wished that the men had not been so ex-
| elusive.