The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The state house will be closed all day
tomorrow.
The Eagle & Curry store will not be re-
opened by them.
DR.. n. N Smith of Chase. Kan. is Wis
iting in this city.
Work at putting up ice will begin at the
asylum next Monday.
The high school closed at 10 O'Clock this
morning for the holidays.
Barber shops will remain open up to I
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
H. W. Bumgardner left for Oklahoma
today to spend the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Freeman will go to
New York the first of the year.
The Cook-Kepley. contest court will meet
next Tuesday TO make up the cost bills
Some of the society people counsel
war against so much afternoon card play
ing.
Mr.. C s Gleed has returned from the
east to spend Christmas with his family
in this city.
Three Italian greyhound pups attract
considerable attention in Charlie Eagles
show window.
The majority of the state officers will
spend tomorrow and part of next week
out of the city.
Miss Stella Riddle of Bethany accom-
panied her father home to Minneapolis to
spend Christmas today.
Virdel Link, the colored boy who stole
s. from Mrs. J. c. Caldwell has been
taken to the reform school.
Q. A. Kropf, graduate of Washburn
college, and now practicing law in Chi
cago, is visiting in the city.
Mr. John Guy of Mcpherson, Kan, had
his right eye removed at the Stormont
hospital yesterday afternoon.
The flowers for the Christmas decora-
tions of the Presbyterian Sunday school
were procured from Calfronia.
Miss Maude Earnest, who is at the
stamp window in the postofhce, is the
busiest person in town today.
Miss Julia Fitzgerald, stenographer in
the office of the state auditor. went home
to Kansas City today to visit her pa
rents.
Mr.. Robert Mood is still dangerously i'll
at his home on East Eighth street and
the physicians give but little hope of his
recovery.
The necessary orders for closing the
Santa Fe shops and offices in this city
tomorrow have been issued from the Of
flee of the general manager.
Mrs. Susan Bright of Laurent and Ty-
Ter streets, in North Topeka, claims to be
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does not look TO be over 20 years.
3. +. Shane of OskaIoosa, a member of
the state board of charities, has spent the
week in the city experimenting the build
ing of the new ice house at the asylum.
DR.. F. w. Scott of Stafford, Kan, who
Will succeed DR.. H. 5. Willard as assist
ant superintendent of the Topeka insane
asylum on January I, has arrived in this
city.
Jesse Elliott killed a deer yesterday. It
was one of the herd on the Potter farm
east of Topeka that had become savage.
He downed the animal with a bullet
through the brain.
Ex-State Printer Snow has filed his an
swer in the suit for back salary brought
by Editor w. J. Costigan. He claims that
Costigan did not devote his attention en-
tirely to the work.
w J. Stagg has commenced suit against
Special Master George W. Clark for 800. |
Clark refused to o. K. his claim for serv-
ices as assistant to him in the prepara>
ton of his report.
Captain Rotzel of the Volunteers says
that anyone who wishes to contribute to
the free dinner to be given by that or
ganization on Christmas day should bring |
it to the halI at lis East Seventh street.
The board of regents of the state agri- |
cultural college has purchased $3.50 in |
Oklahoma bonds. OF this amount S275 is |
issued by school district No. IA in Cana |
dian county. The balance is Canadian
county bonds.
The following prizes were awarded for |
the Western Pigeon club show, which /
ended here Tuesday: Best carrier in
show. L S. Sheetz; best pouter r. H /
Daley; best black fantaH, John Haman; /
best Jacobin. I. s. Sheetz; best turbit |
Il
Jr: best tumbler VIM. Marsh; best barb, +
VIM. Ramsberger; best swallow, Carl J. |
Wick: best owl, VIM. Ramsberger; best |
magpie. ]. P. Lucas; best inside tumbler |
Ise Ellion; best trumpeter. 1. S Sheetz, |
and best black inside tumbler. II. c. Yes /