The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-08
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

/ ment in North Topeka
/ Maj. T. J. Anderson lives just outside
the city limits Clay street.
L. V. Gray and Doc Brown have gone
to Salina, where a big cake walk will be
| gotten up.
der Botl1in a reception at Lincoln Post
hall tonight.
Topeka hunters report an abundance of
plovers. Harry seery recently bagged
over 100 in a half day.
The German class of Bethany college
will give a German play at the study
hall of the college tonight
Bile post $50. G. A R., has secured
Col A. B. Jetmore as Memorial day ora
ter at Rochester cemetery.
J. G. Waters has as many interesting
"reminiscences of Kansas at his tongue ;
end as any man in the state.
Prof William Davidson is now con-
valescing rapidly, and will probably be
able to be about in few days.
The Friday evening concerts by Mar
shalrs band at Garfield park will proba-
bly, be begun on Friday evening next.
John Eddy. one of the Cremerie's spIen-
did walters who has been on the sick list
for several days, is well enough to be at
work again.
The Knights Templar of Topeka headed
by MarshalIs band, go to Junction City
on Tuesday next at $50 a. m. over the
Rock Island
c. F. Bergmen, late of the Hall Litho-
graphing company, will go soon to Sioux
City, Ia, where he will engage in the
hotel business.
VIII Haskell returned to Kansas City
yesterday after having successfully car
ried through the two performances of
"Billee Taylor"
Councilman Warner says that the
surest way for a councilman to destroy
his influence is to try to talk the other
councilmen to death.
One of the bartenders of the open sa-
loon which was raided yesterday by the
sheriff, was present at the temperance
meeting last evening.
The commencement exercises of the
senior class of the high school will be
held on the evening of May %. The school
will close on that day.
Evaline Matthews has brought suit for
divorce from her husband, James F.
Matthews. in the district court. The Gus
tomary charges are made.
Albert A. Roby, son of DR.. Roby, has
been transferred from Fort Cook, Neb.
to Fort Washable, Wyo., and given an
important position in the hospital corps.
The pile driver and boiler which was
under water in the river has been lifted
out and will be put to work driving piles
for the temporary structure at the bridge.
Mrs. NIodini-W Wood, who was queen of
the Los Angeles Fiesta in 1895. will come
to this city next fall to view the Topeka
Floral parade. She will be the guest o.
Mrs. c. S. Sutton.
Autographs announcing the dedication
of the First Christian church tomorrow
and containing a picture of Rev. z. T.
Sweeney, LID, have been posted in
the store windows.
A song dedicated to Miss Rena Akin.
son, the soprano of the Andrews Opera
company, seen in Topeka last March, has
been written by Fred Jenness of this city
and will be published.
This is one of the times when people
tell what they would do if they were
governor or chief of police or county at
torney. Their time to do is at the pri-
maries, at the polls and all other times.
Milton Ruby and Frank ChiIds. inmates
of the Wells insane asylum a Atchison,
were brought to Topeka today and placed
in the Topeka insane asylum by Sheriff
A. NJ. Kenyon of Russell county. The
two inmates formerly lived in Russell
county.
Moxie Wiley and Jimmie Mullilkin. the
two juvenile postoffice robbers and horse
thieves, who We're sentenced by Judge
Foster last Monday, were taken from the
county Jail to the Colorado reformatory
at Golden, Col, yesterday.
Kansas City, Kan. has appointed a new
police matrOn and today she will arrive
in Topeka to confer with Police Matron
Thorpe in regard to the work of the po-
sition. During the Lewelling administers
ton there was a matron at Kansas City,
but none appointed under the Re-
publicans.
The temperance lecture by B. L. Rock
wood, the ''Ioosier Boy Orator., which
was announced for next Monday night,
has been postponed for the present Mr.
lockwood is Iecturing in Kansas under
the auspices of the w. c. T. U, and will
likely be in Topeka at a later date.
Judge F. L. Fischer of Kansas City. !
the youngest judge in the state, attend !
ed the supreme court yesterday, being
interested in the suit brought to test the |
validity of the law by which he holds |
office under appointment from the gov
ernOr.
At the charity ball last winter 800 gen !
tlemen appeared in evening dress, the |
largest number of fashionably attired |
men ever seen together in Topeka At |
the May ball next week it is expected |
there will be nearly 500; this will make
it the biggest and dressiest function ever |
given in the west.
At Hamilton hall Sunday afternoon at ]
$3.50 o'clock. a large Y. NJ c. A meeting |
will be held at which Augustus Nash, of |
Nebraska, who was formerly Y. NJ c. A. !
secretary at Topeka, will speak He will |
talk of The Life of a Fast Young Man" |
1t will be a confidential talk only men |
being admitted and boys under Is years |
being excluded.
Plus Malone, a 14-year-old boy who has !
resided with his parents near the corner |
of Fourth and Chandler streets was sent
to the reform school yesterday afternoon !
by Probate Judge Dolman. Andrew Ma !
lone. the father of Plus. asked to have !
the boy sent to the school. stating that
he was unable to manage him.