The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


Captain J. C. Waters is. in Texas.
The RaIston Health club meets this
ever l.-~g.
Mr. N II. Baker of Kansas city is in
the city.
Judge NJ B. Nicholson Of Council Grove
is in the city.
The highest salaried school teacher in
the city receives $1S3.34 per month.
A temperance meeting was held at the
Parkdale NJ Z. church last night.
The Lebo State bank is a new financial
institution which has been Incorporated.
Frank McGrath. one of the earliest or
Kansas reformers, is in the city on a
visit.
Miss Augusta Hayes of the governors
office has recovered from her recent ILL
ness.
The Arion society will give a concert
Friday evening to members and invited
guests.
Judge Carver contributed S75 towards
raising the debt of the First Presbyterian
church.
Mr.. George Miller and Captain Tom
Hayes of Kansas City are in the city on
business.
Marshalrs band gave a social last even
ing. An excellent musical programme
was given.
Work has been stopped on the new
building at the insane asylum on account
of cold weather.
DR.. Eva Harding will go to Port Ar
thur, Tex, next Monday to spend the
Christmas holidays.
Miss Mabel Cunningham, a prominent
musician of EmpOria, attended the per-
formance of ''Tannhauser'' last night.
been sick for few days, but he is well
again and the paper once more appears.
Deputy Bank Examiners Frank Osborn
and NJ. A Waterman are in the city. hav-
ing completed an official tour of the state
banks.
The state board of charities met this
morning at the National to let the con-
tracts for the six months supplies at the
state charitable institutions.
Conductor A. A. Henry, who died of
heart failure last week, was a member of
the A. o. L. W. His widow received the
81, 900 insurance benefit from the order
The members of the T. a. A. and 7.
NJ. c. A. gymnasiums are practicing in
dustriously for the bowling contests
which will take place during the winter.
The hermit Hugh Cameron. who lives in
the woods near Lawrence. is preparing an
elaborate petition to be presented to con-
gress asking that patriotism be taught
in every school house in the United
States.
Last night at :O5 O'Clock the frame
dwelling at 1102 North jackson street was
discovered to be on fire. The roof had
caught fire from SCOT falling it. The
fremen eztinguished the blaze with but
trihing damage.
While citizens of Topeka insist that the
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as a picture how can it ever satisfy the
artistic eye with the ugly trolley car
bridge alongside of it? How is that Ques-
ton to be settled?
Another ''gIobe-trotter'' struck town
yesterday. He seemed disappointed be-
cause the people did not eye him with
wonder. Topeka is growing tired OF
gIobe-trotters. The rest of US have to
work for a living.
1t is probable that no action will be
taken on President J. w. Priddy of the
school board, who represents the First
ward, but who now resides in the Third
ward. He claims that his present resi-
dence is but temporary
Captain w. c. Dutton, temperance lee
turer from Texas, will probably remain
in Topeka several weeks and conduct
temperance meetings at the churches At
present meetings are being held in the
Third Presbyterian church
The young men of the First Methodist
church will try their hands at a reception
and social Friday night of this week
There will be music refreshments and an
all-around good entertainment, which will
be free. The NOdOcs will assist and the
public is invited.
Some time ago 1T was suggested that
Topeka have municipal flag; now it is
proposed that it have a municipal tune"
It doesn't seem possible that anything but
"A Hot Time g" would be accepted. That
comes as near being the city tune" al
ready as anything can be. Whenever it
is played at the theaters the audience
bursts into applause 1t is to TopeSans
what the ''Ndarseiuaise'' is to the French
All that is needed is to have some patri-
otto words comDosed for Il.