The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The policemen received their December
salaries today.
The Kansas Medical college closed to-
day for the holidays.
Midnight services will be held at Grace
cathedral tomorrow night.
Mrs. H B. Hodgins is seriously i'll at
her home on Lincoln street.
Turkey rafhes take place every night
this week at various places in town
The new fee and salary law reduces the
charge for a marriage license from 50 to
$50.
There was a Christmas tree at the T.
E Bowman kindergarten yesterday after
noon.
The condition of P. C. Noel is encour-
aging. He is now able to drive around
town.
Bicycles and kodaks are among the
most popular Christmas purchases in To-
peka.
Judge Hazen has rendered Judgment in
293 cases during the present term Of
court.
Albert Parker has been appointed ad-
ninistrator of the estate of T. j. Nc
GIathery.
w. E Topping of the state auditors
office has gone to Columbus to spend
Christmas
The state house will be deserted Satur-
day. The officers and clerks will observe
the holiday.
Ed Little denies that he was the author
of the poem dedicated by Guy F. Lee to
Governor Leedy.
The Salvation Army free dinner to the
poor will be served Christmas day from
Il a. m. to p. m.
The Hahnemann Homeopathic night
school has closed for the holidays 1t
will reopen January 3.
There will be seventy criminal cases
tried at the next term of court; fOrty-fiVe
of them are for liquor selling.
Postmaster Arnold has received letter
from New York asking him to find some
one to loan money on New York farms.
Mr.. c. C. ShoIes. superintendent of tele-
graph of the Santa Fe, left yesterday ant
ernoon for Chicago to spend the holidays
with his family.
Dean J. E. Minney of the Kansas Medi-
cal college has been invited to address
the State Teachers association on the
"Eyesight of Children
Steinberg's orchestra of this city will
furnish the music for the ball to be given
by the young society people OF Ottawa
next Wednesday evening.
Thomas H. Grisham of Cottonwood
Fails. chairman of the board of directors
of the State Soldiers home at Dodge
CITY. is in Topeka on business.
General Superintendent Nudge of the
Santa Fe returned today from Chicago
where he attended a meeting of the Gen
eral Superintendents' association
Secretary Cottren of the r. r. Y. NJ
q A has accepted a call to the pastorate
of church at Hammond, La, and he
will leave Topeka soon after January L
Wright Weinecke of Lecompton has
claimed the saddle at the county jail re
covered from the burglar. Richard Nal
lorv John Whitlow OF Watson claimed
the cloak.
The William Y. Hit mentioned in Ma
ior Inman's book. THE Santa F'e Trail
was the father of J. J. Hit and was with
the first wagon train that reached Santa
Fe.
The sixth annual meeting of Consistory
No. /. a. F. & A M. will be held at the
Masonic temple in this city next Monday
evening for the election of officers for
the ensuing year.
While heating 2 curling iron in a lamp
this morning a lady boarding at the Cope
land burned the rim off her husband
new IS hat which was hanging on cor
ner of the dresser over the lamp
Twenty book firms have made applica>
ton TO State Superintendent Stryker VINO
is secretary of the State Teachers asso>
ciation for space TO make exhibits OF their
publications during the meeting next
week.
James. Rich the American Va1unteer VINO
was assaulted Wednesday night as he was
returning home, is thought 10 be out OF
danger The wound on his head IS
sewed up. He still suffers pain as re
suit Of the heavy blow received on his
head.
These days, when so many people are
down town shopping, the Topeka railway