The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

Today is Good Friday.
J. r. Burton of Abilene is in the city.
Wild vfolets have made their appear
Rnce-
Yesterday was pay day on the Santa Fe
system
J. B. Clay of Atchison is visiting friends
in the city
Druggists are doing a thriving business
in Easter egg dyes
Spring has come and with it the blind
man with the handOrgan.
]. E. Crockett has returned from a bus
mess visit in Kansas City.
The designs for Fall Festival stationery
have not yet been selected.
William A. White of the Emporia Ga
zette was in the city yesterday
The absorbing question of the hour
''Wu it be a nice day Sunday
There viii be an Easter social at the
First Presbyterian church tonight.
The Topeka delegation to the Chanute
encampment viii leave next Tuesday.
State Bank Commissioner Prudential
has returned from a visit in ChetOpa-
The elevator in the COlum bian building
is used more than any other in the city.
The policemen We're yesterday measur-
ed for their new uniforms of blue and
grey.
A majority of the members of the Com
mittee of Fifteen belong to the young
crowd
State Auditor W. H. Morris has been
called to Denver by the illness of a
daughter.
The Topeka railway car men viii all be
Sunday morning.
The Sons of Veterans have decided to
send 2 large delega ton to the Chanute
encampCnent next week.
The Washburn base ball team went to
Ottawa today TO play the Ottawa uni
Harry Lindsay has returned TO this
city from Chicago where he was employed
as cashier at the Hopkins theater.
Blackberries from Texas are in the mar
were ever offered for sale in Topeka.
F.. B. Cooley has resigned as engineer
at the court house and will leave in a few
days for Texas to engage in business.
Fifty Topeka teachers went to Horton
yesterday to attend the meeting of the
Northeast Kansas Teachers association
G. G. Boardnan was elected chairman
and Thomas WillbOuru secretary of the
night
A dozen duclzlings fostered by a hen.
occupy window OF Kansas avenue
ture lake.
Prof. c. D. Hudson will give his closing
dancing party at Hamilton hall April 30.
The Midcontinent band will play a part
Of the evening.
A marriage license has been issued to
both of this city. They are aged respec-
lively So and Is.
George Tauber has been elected stew
ard and Dr. Wilson physician at the Ola
the deaf and dumb asylum by the state
board of charities.
Judge Hazen has granted q divorce to
Olive NJ Preston from Elmer z. Preston
Mrs. Preston was given the custody OF
the two minor children.
Rev. I Hedberg commenced revival
services at the Swedish Baptist church
last night He viii be assisted by several
visiting ministers tonight
H. B. Bell, sheriff of Ford county. and
Clay Barton, sheriff of Gray county. are
IN the city attending the session of the
United States district court.
Police ATatron Thorpe says there are
some genuine Missouri gypsies in the city
who are doing systematic begging. Wha
are genuine Missouri BypS1eSE
Prof. Geo w. Jackson has organized an
orchestra of fourteen pieces to play wit1
the Beethoven Chorus and OrcfeS ira
which viii render the Messiah
Rev. H. G. Mendtnhall Rev. c. w
BacSus, Mrs. L. p. EIkenhaas. Mrs. JOhT
Hail and Mrs. DR.. Armstrong constitute