The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HoMENEWS

James A. Troutman has gone to Chi
| Mr. and Mrs Frank Griffin of Shorey,
are the parents of a daughter
Councilman Drew, who will be re-elect-
| ed this spring, has no opposition
Rev. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Sheldon are
| the parents of a son born yesterday.
DR.. Clarence S. McClintock: i've got
time
There is talk of having a coating of
asphalt put on the state house walks and
There are on the tax rolls of the county.
So Of unsolicited personal property
Rev. D. D. Boyle of the First Christian
North Topeka.
The Triple Tie Benefit association gave
q Tr1lby social last night at their hall, go
Kansas avenue.
The county commissioners have appro-
drawn $25 per month
Goodwin & Chamberlin. commission
a branch house in Newton.
The county commissioners reduced the
tn 81 an T on the Se1unty jail from $4,000
Lieutenant W. A. Shinn, lately of Ar
American Volunteers in this city.
Chief of Police Henry NJ Steele is a
musician Besides being a performer on
choir.
Mrs. Jennie Stockton, a daughter of ex-
Sheriff John M. Wilkerson, died yester-
day of consumption a the home of her
Mr.. Edward Wilder, treasurer of the
Santa Fe, is working among members of
the legislature in the interest of the kim
dergarten bill.
There are forty men working on the
nv that 1naans 70 1raa,N 80. us e ~ II
through the winter.
Edward Jones has brought suit in the
ance company for 81 600 Insurance on a
dwelling destroyed by fire.
The Y. NJ. c. A. bowling class has chal-
lenged the class of the Topeka Athletic
association to play a series of twelve
games for the city championship.
The six Topeka councils of the Knights
and Ladies of Security, will hold an an
In4lVersary celebration at Lukens' Opera
House, in North Topeka, tonight.
A lecture on practical Christianity''
Will be delivered by Mrs. E. S. Sweeney,
at Lincoln Post hall tomorrow afternoon
at j o clock. The lecture will be free.
The T A A and Y. NJ c. A. will have
an elaborate bowling contest in a few
days The preliminaries on each side are
being rolled to select the representatives
Miss Florence Townsley, teacher of
voice culture at Washburn college. viii
take the part of Ophelia In the student
presentation of Hamlet, to be given March
A teachers meeting will be held at
Richland next Saturday. Meetings are
now being held at various points in the
the benefit of the gatherings.
The author of Rock Me to Sleep,
Mother" has written a letter to DR.. Eva
graduating them on the interest they
took in the Botlxin bill which is before the
Kansas legislature.
Every morning and noon a large crowd
of working men gather at the city jail
corner to get a job on the streets, ana
but One-thfrd are employed by Commits
sioner Ramsey. The work is let out on
the rotation system.
"Burley'' Hines yesterday waived pre-
iminary hearing before Justice Furry
the charge of burglary and larceny and
in default of bond was locked in the coun-
~ jail He is charged with having burg
Iarized Herds shoe store.
The Kansas College Press association
Will meet in Topeka Friday afternoon. A
banquet will be given at the Throop. of
which Harry J. Myers, of Kansas City.
will have charge. He is the editor of the
Washburn College Magazine.
The following duty assessors have been
appointed by City Assessor Willis Edison:
f.. G Bowen, o. K. Swayze, G. W. NJ
White, I: T. Lockard, Hale Richie, J. w
Tobias, w NJ. Hawkins A. McGregor J.
D. Codingtcn, ]. F. Snyder.
The little unpleasantness which the
Washburn college students engaged in
recently has been amicably settled and
they will go into the state oratorical con-
test all hoping that their representative,
John Newell, will get good place in the
contest.