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

topeka.
W. A. Neiswanger is i'll at his home in
College Hill.
The Topeka kindergarten schools will
close June Is.
DR.. Geo. LUX has returned from a short
visit in Kansas City.
Country schools are closing for the
summer vacation.
A. w. Padgitt of Auburn recently sold
500 head of sheep.
W. J. Black is expected home from Chi
cago tomorrow.
The s. pension o4o Of A. C. Morey of this city
DR., ]. L. Daugherty of Junction City is
| a Topeka visitor.
The Ware minstrels netted a neat sum
for the Kansas Military band.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Slevin North To-
peka, are the parents of a son.
z. L. Copeland bought a bicycle for 40
cents and sold 1t for $50 yesterday
DR.. s. E. Sheldon has been elected pres
ident of the Golden Belt Medical society
The state board of railroad assessors
will go over the Rock Island lines next
week
The Dover band. which has three lady
the county.
J. P. Lindsay. one of the special agents
peka yesterday.
The new state officers made the first
official count of the money in the state
treasury this week
Young coyotes will soon be on the mar
ket. Boys are securing the country look
ing for coyote burrows.
Harry Sr61nDerRS orchestra mas been
engaged to furnish music for the fratern-
ity parties at Lawrence.
The annual election of officers for the
Topeka Athletic association wheelmen
will be held next Monday evening.
The bridge superintendent has been Civ
en- authority to order extra piles driven
in the north abutment of the bridge.
Several gangs of men have been started
from Topeka to work the roads in var
ious townships to pay the railroad tax.
The county commissioners have refused
the application of John Steinhaur. the
jointist, for release from the county jail.
L. W. Lewis. accompanied by his son,
Lewis Lewis. Santa Fe stone contractors
from Emporia, were tranSacting business
at the general offices today.
Jay Montgomery, stationer of the Mex
lean Central, formerly in the same de-
partment of the Santa Fe in this city, is
The scholars of Auburn are preparing
for declaration contest to be given N
to be one of the judges.
Every day a man is seen who says that
people are insisting that he become a
become somewhat musty-
United States Marshal Nicely says he
has no intention of becoming an editor
even though he has secured the controll-
ing interest in the Leavenworth Stand
Arthur McCabe and L. H. Greenwood
have been appointed by Judge Hazen to
defend Green Craiger, arrested for steal
ing hides from the Wolff Packing COM
pany.
The state bank commissioner has been
informed that the Bohemian State bank
of Wilson, Kan. has quit business by go
ing into voluntary liquidation
William Hardy, the man who fell into
the Kansas river Thursday night and was
almost drowned and was afterward ar
rested by the police, was yesterday fined
S. in police court
The Dover cheese factory will not be
in operation this season 1t will be sold
to the highest bidder next week and
skimming station for the Topeka cream
cry will probably be put in instead
Annie Clay. a colored character of
Smoky Row, has been arrested on the
charge of assault and battery by Fannie
Reed a colored belle from Ottawa. The
two women had a fight in Dupree'S place
on lower Kansas avenue.
Patrick Donovan, son of Tim Donovan.
is slowly recovering from the severe in
Santa Fe shops several days ago. It was
thought at first that the eye would have
to be removed, but it can now be saved
The Swedish Temperance union of this
city viii hold public mass meeting at
Rev. Mr.. Persons church on Polk street
next Monday evening Thos- h pam
has been invited and has consented TO
make the principal address of the even
ing.
subpoenaing a large number of Witnesses
before him to collect evidence against
Topeka's numerous and fiourishing joints
very cautious last night Some of them
closed altogether, while others ran under
close cover.
In the district court yesterday after
noon judgments against the Topeka Com
mercial Security company, amounting to
about $50. goo, were taken by default. The
judgments are on the line of closing up
the affairs of the defunct company They
were as follows: The Rock Island Mort
gage and IT Trust company $S5;o47' CO. O. C. e
F. G. JiIson, -S54 35.
Secretary Stephens of the State Tenn
perance union went to Scranton this aft
held this evening. a hard fight is in
progress there between whisky and anti
rrfr1rr~ 81 has of
the contest will be decided at the polls
next Tuesday Mr. stephens viii return
and go to ElmOnt on the Rock Island to
address a union meeting there tomorrow
evening.
Couples continue to drop into the office
of Probate Judge Dolnan in twos, and
threes, and tours each day, and put that
county o1lclal TO tne trouple OF readlng
couples called upon Judge Dolman to Sc
formed The We're George Lloyd, Nalen-
cia, "A, and Nina Mckitrick, Willard, 10:
Ghas D. Cox hskFidgei 70 and Blanche i1ia6
Topeka, 20, and Ella Rush, Topeka. "a.
Lightning struck the sidewalk in front
of the residence of George Bradley, 11+7
Lincoln street shortly after noon during
the storm of Thursday, throwing the
boards every way. A ball of fire of enor-
nous size rolled down the walk and shat
tered tree near by Several windows in
Mr.. BradIey's house were broken and the
whole neighborhOOd was in a state of
CONSERVATION Several children had been
playing on the walk where the bolt fell
a few minutes before
Noses F. Nightingale. a car repairer
| employed in the Santa Fe repair yards in
| this city, was severely injured yesterday
| by falling from the top of a car and strik-
| ing on his back on the edge of a heavy
| tim er He was rendered unconscious
| by the fall and was in that condition
| when removed to the Santa F'e hospital
/ No bones were broken. but 1t is feared
| that the fall either affected his brain
| caused internal injuries.
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