The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-19
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs

The street force is at work on Lincoln
street.
A W. Dana is recovering from an at
tack of bilious fever.
John Sargent has been made an honor
airy member of Marshall band.
Lawns which are not sprinkled are
showing the effect of dry weather.
Lieutenant Governor Harvey is the first
man this season to don linen coat.
The Auditorium association will meet
tonight at the Commercial club rooms.
Eugene F. Ware will respond to the
toast 1.-THE Greater Topeka at the Com
mercial club banquet.
Lizzie Effie Peter has sold to Alvin J.
Dodge for $780, lots 1856 and 1873 Oakland
avenue, Jenkin w. Morris addition
Ex-Justice Furry will not open a law
office in Topeka until next fall. He win
spend the summer months in the east.
Manager Sample of the washburn base
ball team is confident of winning the
game with the state university team Sat-
urday.
Secretary Doran of the Committee of
Fifteen says that it is time that the
new members of the committee do some
work.
Mrs. James Cuthbert was injured last
evening by being thrown from her bug
gy. The accident occurred on West Sixth
stree.
One-half of the northwest quarter of
section 81. township H. range Is. has
been sold by Margaret Purdy to William
Purdy for $1,000
NJ. NJ. Uncle, a Parkdale baker, yester-
day gave 100 loaves of bread to Police
Matron Thorpe to be distributed among
the poor of the city.
Mr.. G. W. Chase left yesterday after
noon for Warsaw, Ind, to attend the
Presbyterian assembly of the United
States as delegate from Topeka.
Nansen would have had no trouble
discovering the north pole, if it had been
as big as those ugly new ones obstruct-
ing the sidewalks in the central part of
town.
The Alabama smi1ax, used in the dec
Grafton of the stage at Hamilton hall for
the May ball, was allowed to remain in
place for the temperance meeting last
night.
Miss Edith J. Warde, formerly a To-
peka girl, now living in Kansas City, is
a regular contributor to the magazines.
and several of her recent contributions
have been highly praised.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Martin and son,
Edward, will leave this week for Los
Angeles, Cal, to remain during the SUM
mer. The trip will be taken with view
of benefting Mr.. Martins health.
The express companies are doing lit
tie more business in Topeka since the
temperance agitation. Liquors are being
sent in now by express where formerly
large shipments. by freight were made.
City Engineer Barnes was in Kansas
a new cable for the city dump. The ca
BILE is to be extended across the river
and it requires a longer one than is now
used.
George Lescher. H. F. Sturdevant, E.
H. johnson, NJ. E. Green, Chas. HoIcraft,
w. Q. Anderson and S. S. Rice are at
tending the State convention of the
knights of Pythias at Wichita as dele
gates from Topeka
DR.. J. P. Raster, chief surgeon Of the
Santa Fe, is in Albuquerque N NJ. look
ing after business connected with the
medical department of the Atlantic &
Pacific railway, of which road he was
formerly chief surgeon.
Lydia Edwards has been declared legal
ly separated from Edward Edwards. Her
grounds of complaint were the stereo-
typed extreme cruelty and non-support,''
and as Edwards failed to put in an ap-
pearance the divorce went by default.
F. M. Grover, late justice of the peace,
has brought ejectment proceedings in the
district court against John Littlejohn.
The land in controversy is the west seven
acres of the north II acres of the south
east quarter of the southwest quarter of
section u, township H. range Is.
J. J. HIT United States land office
commissioner, a short time ago in footing
up his accounts made an error of one
cent. When he sent the statement to
Washington the matter was returned
with the request that the error be cor
rected. Mr.. Hit says he don't know now
whether the one cent was in his favor
that of the government.
Fights may come and fights may go but
Judge John Guthrie says he is going to
be appointed postmaster of Topeka, re-
CARELESS of all factiona1 fights. He was
asked if he thought there was any dan
ger of a slip, owing to the troublous
times of the Kansas delegation With
significant nod of his head he said: Il
will be appointed postmaster. Yes sir,
am going to be appointed
With the exception of the resignation
of DR.. NJ. B. Ward, there will be
change in the staff of the Jane c. Stor-
mont hospital after its reorganization
on June 1. DR.. L. Y. Grubbs will retain
the office of president and DR.. ]. L. Gil
bert that of secretary. The other mem
bers of the staff will be Drs. L. H Mum,
G. A MCGUIRE, G. J. Mulvane, T. w.
Peers w. S. Lindsay J. E. Minney, ]. P.
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