The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-22
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS


The city street railway has built new
porch at the station house
w. B. Jansen will move from Lane
street to POtwin this week
The street force will soon be throwing
out dangerous board walks
Not single nonresident member of the
legislature remains in the city
Candidates for office in Shawnee county
are as plentiful as March winds
The Topekans who went the excur-
sion to Port Arthur are expected home to-
morrow.
The registration books for the Fifth
ward will be at Bard's grocery today and
There are already a half dozen men in
the race for sheriff and all are working
Lieutenant Governor Harvey carries a
cane made at the state penitentiary OF
The sparrows are trying to build nests
in some of the globes of the city electric
Adjutant General Hiram Allen has re
turned from visit at his home in VIII
The Sunday school Primary union viii
meet at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms Thursday
at 4:13 p. m.
There was no meeting at Hamilton hall
Saturday night to boom the Citizens
ticket" as advertised.
w NJ. Evarts of this city has number
of dogs entered in the Kansas City show
which is now in progress.
Topeka whist ''fiends" who did not go
to Kansas City are having fun with those
who did and were defeated.
Mr.. A P Wilder and family have taken
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Jamison
JEFF Davis has organized his industrial
society for the colored race and he has
been elected president of the organization
Cyrus E. Sprague. of Emporia and Steve
Adare of Strong City. attended the per-
Torrance of The Mandarin" Saturday
night.
John Waltmire who used to have
drug store in Topeka, has gone to Lamar,
store.
By a slow process of evaporation and
drainage, Athletic park has changed from
a pond, and is once more base ball
ground.
John Lonberg's trotting mare, Heir
Medium, 2:207a, is being trained at Leaven-
worth by Oscar Robertson, for the sum-
mer races.
D; A. Clements has gone to New York
will be opened by the Clements company
recently incorporated
A Topeka barber suspended opera tons
on his customers for a short time Satur
day to talk, and while so doing cut deep
cash in one of his fingers.
The Graham Earle Repertoire company
closed its engagement in this city at the
Crawford Opera House last night, pre-
senting Public Opinion
This is the time of year when thought
less men cut down and destroy shade
trees. Three months from today they Will
want to borrow a kicking machine
A jollification reception will be held ct
WaShburn college tomorrow evening to
celebrate the victory of the college in the
Washburn-Drury debate last week.
Thursday, in the United States court,
the contest over the new stock yards law
between stockholders in the Kansas City
corporation and the state will begin.
Weather Observer 7: B. Jennings has
ceased to brew tea and drink it at his
his family now live in Topeka and he
drinks his tea at home.
Dean Mattocks, of Washburn college,
recently said to her class in literature:
Il want you to note carefully the differ
ence between thinking you are in love,
and being really in love-
Under the law passed by the last legis-
lature, the next regular term of the court
of appeals in this city will open on the
first Tuesday of that month.
The Washburn colors f1utter from the
top of the state house dome to commemor-
ate the victory of Washburn over Drury
Saturday and put them there.
Washburn college will have a first
class base ball team this year. Eight
n aaoe @Pea1y nee ha aTTfa b t6 me me
tawa team in this city, April 16.
The Topeka Athletic association wheel
Hickerson for secretary during the com
ing year C c. Claudy IS candidate for
captain to succeed ]. B. DoncySon.
The American Book company, Lieuten-
ant Governor Harvey and State Superin-
tendent stryker are opposing the appoint
state school text book commission.
Charles w. Rhea.. for the past three
Company in this city, has resigned that
position to engage in the hardware BUSH
ness in st. Joe. He left for ST. Joe Satur-
The characterization company will
play at the Crawford Opera House in this
city on Wednesday and Thursday even-
ings of this week Guilty Without
the pieces presented.
All other candidates for official handi-
capper of the Kansas division l. A w.
have abandoned their campaign and uni
ted upon ]. B. Doncyson of Topeka. to
succeed H. d. Crosby who has declined
to accept the place for another year.
the district court Friday last by JUS
tice Grover for making an assault on s.
from the county jail on bond. He will be
tried a the April term of the district
w. NJ. Thompson. clerk of the court of
appeals in this city; has appointed Nathan
this division. The last Legislature passed
a law. giving the clerk of each court of
clerk and an assistant clerk to aid him
in the work of the division
Hank Vansciver's place was raided
officers. 1t was loca ted at Kansas avenue
and Crane street. Eansciver was arrested
liqours. No liquor was found there, but
the fixtures for joint were found. This
has been a tough place.
City Attorney Bird will probably frame
a nuisance" ordinance for the city coun-
ell to consider At present when a joint is
witnesses for the city who can positively
state that sale has taken place. In the
statute a place of this kind. where men
gather together to drink liquor can be
closed and the proprietor fined.
Last week Judge Hazen sentenced Ben
jamin Hayes, the leader of the three boys
who broke into the Greenwald store, to six
years in the penitentiary, and since that
time Hayes family have been endeavor-
ing to have the sentence changed to a
term in the reformatory. Judge Hazen
has refused the appeals, and the boy will
be taken to the penitentiary this week.
He is an old offender, having been in
court several times before on minor
charges.
George w Clark who was assistant
attorney general under John T Little dur
ing the administration of Governor Lew
cling. has opened a law office and en-
tered the general practice in Topeka.
Mr.. Clark was judge of the eastern divis-
ion, northern department court of APP
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