The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-13
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

Mrs. S. H. Dodge of Beloit is visiting
in the city.
| residence on Taylor street.
Two sections of the fence at Athletic
park were blown down yesterday.
The Festival chorus will meet tonight
to rehearse the contest numbers
Thomas H. Balm lectured before the
Swedish Temperance union last night.
J. H Garside, agent for the Santa Fe
at Atchison, was in Topeka yesterday.
The large fountain in the park at Hun
tOon and Topeka avenue Is being painted
a bright green.
A Topeka society young lady says there
will be twenty weddings in Topeka So
ciety this spring.
A. L. Murphy and A. D. Was1burn will
captain the two teams in the whist tour
nament tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Wick of 928
Fillmore street are the parents of son,
born at noon yesterday.
The Auditorium Musical Festival asso-
citation meets at the Modoc club rooms
on Thursday evening.
will meet at the old court house Thurs.
day evening at o'clock.
c. G. Sholes, superintendent of tele-
graph for the Santa Fe, is on tour of
inspection of the system.
One of the new churns placed in the
new creamery will churn 900 pounds of
butter at a single churning.
The new creamery at 523 Jackson street
is to be formally opened next Saturday.
1t ought to be celebrated.
The Swedish Temperance union held the
regular monthly meeting at the Swedish
Baptist church last night.
The old DR.. Mum residence is now be-
ing moved south on Topeka avenue to
make room for the new house
The new Santa Fe time card makes no
changes in the time of the arrival and
departure of trains from Topeka.
Probate Judge Dolmal yesterday grant
ed marriage license to Jesse L. Covert
and Nellie T. Ellis, both of Topeka.
The quarterly meeting of the WOmen's
Foreign Missionary society will meet in
the First Methodist church tomorrow.
NJ. z. Stoker. Frank Bowen and John
Wright are the candidates for county
clerk who have announced themselves.
w. F Schoch and John T. CLANCY have
gone to Chetopa to attend the annual
meeting of the Patriarchs of America.
Representative Charles NJ. Irwin OF
Wichita, chairman of the Kansas divis-
ion l. A W. racing board is in the city.
THE John BunysLn Progressive club
a colored religious organization, will cele~
brate Easter at the Shiloh Baptist church.
The demand Tor painters and inside nm
isher5 in the city is now very heavy A
large amount of improvements are being
made.
George Knowles, who IS now superin-
tending telephone work in Missouri,spent
Sunday and Monday with his parents in
this city.
Martin O'Donnell. late in charge of the
dispensary a the Santa Fe hospital, has
taken position with the E. 7. Sim Drug
company.
The compilation of the official vote at
the recent election shows that the audi
toTium proposition was carried by ma
f w. FELTON, of Kansas City. Mo, and
Maud I. Rolfe of Blue Springs, Mo. have
secured a marriage license from Probate
Judge DOlman.
Contractor w. H. Keepers says that he
is very well satisfied with the foundations
for the new bridge and has no fear that
they viii give way
Bicycle dealers say that if the proposed
bicycle track is made in Topeka it will
improve their business greatly and bring
notable cycling events.
C. R. Hudson of this city has been men
toned as candidate for commissioner of
the Kansas City transportation bureau to
succeed A. J. Vanlandingham
The county commissioners have allowed
the claim of Keepers & Thatcher for $7,577
for work and material on the bridge dur
in the month of March, and the claim
of Superintendent Hinckley for S257
The stenographer elected by the legisla-
tive inves tiga ting committee has not yet
appeared to do the work and Miss Lizzie
Achenbach is performing that duty
Judge Hazen has granted Dennis Wood
a divorce from his wife, Annie S. Wood,
Dennis felt 50 good over his separat ion
that he agreed to pay the costs of the
case.
| Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Kepley are both i'm