The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs
Joe Waters is in Lyndon.

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Mayor Fellows became a Scottish
Rite Mason last week.
s. H. Dodge, editor of the Beloit Ga
zette, is one of today's visitors.
George NJ. Crawford went to Port Ar
! thur with the excursionists today.
| The sanitary officers say that there is
| an epidemic of measles in Topeka.
st. Patrick's day will be celebrated
tomorrow evening at Hamilton hall.
L. T. Yount took charge of the office
of commissioner of elections today.
The Republican city central commit
tee will reorganize tomorrow evening.
Sixteen men have been arrested by
the police since March 1 for being
drunk.
Frank Grimes has gone to Wichita to
sit as member of the United States
petit jury.
Mrs. Avery Washburn is convaIescing
from serious illness of over three
weeks duration.
Mrs. Mary ]. Ward is quite i'll with
bronchial and heart trouble at the
Stormont hospital.
Jack King, ex-patrolman and erst-
while athlete, is now a guard at the
state penitentiary.
The registration has reached 1850 OF
the total number 1000 are men. The
books close next week.
A building permit has been issued
to VIM. Grote to erect $1,000 resi-
dence at 1925 Tyler street.
I. A. Scates of Liberal, a member of
the Republican state central commit
tee is in the city on business.
The Y. NJ. c. A. will contest with the
Athletic club for bowling honors to-
night on the T. A. A. alleys.
The choir of the Church of the AS
sumption is now at work on a splendid
programme for Easter Sunday.
The Baptist missionary conference
opens this evening at the First Baptist
church at 80 with prayer service.
Sherm Williams, who has ben dep
uty commissioner of elections, wants to
be receiver of the Topeka land Office.
All of the physicians of this city, with
but few exceptions, have signed a paper
lndorsing the Salvation Army hospital.
Representative Fitzgerald is one of
the members of the excursion party
which goes to Port Arthur, Tex, today.
Probate Judge Dolman has granted
a permit to sell Intoxicating liquors to
Druggist ChaS. Kohl at 22e Kansas
avenue.
The annual condemnation of side
walks will begin at once. There are
about twenty miles of board walks left
in the city.
Fletcher Meredith, editor of the
Hutchinson Interior-Herald, is in the
city on business. He will return home
this afternoon.
The Woman's Free Silver club will
meet at p m tomorrow with HRS.
Griffin at 309 Van Buren, street to dis
cuss city politics.
The Y NJ. c. A. bowling team defeat
ed the team from the Athletic associa-
ton last night in the game of five back
The score was 500 to 555.
o. H. Coulter has returned from Buff
falo, N Y, where he transacted bust
ness connected with the next national
encampment of the G. A. r.
A new mail box has been put up on
the telegraph pole in front Of the trans
fer station. This is thoughtful and will
be great public convenience.
a large number of new bicycles have
been purchased already for the coming
season The ranks of the Topeka push
are receiving daily additions.
The smoke of the city primary has
not cleared away and candidates are
also making a canvass for the election
next fall for county offices.
Probate Judge Dolman yesterday aft
ernoon granted marriage license to
P. NJ. Shoquist, aged %, and Miss A. NJ
Lord. aged Is, both of Topeka.
Tomorrow the big shillalah fight be-
tween Bailiff John Coyne and Deputy
Larry Sheehan will take place. The
place has not been announced as yet.
A crowd gathered at the Union Pacific
depot yesterday to see John L. Sullivan
as he passed through on his way to the
big fight. He went by way of Omaha
L. NJ. Jones, chief clerk in the Santa
Fe telegraph department, has returned
from hunting trip to the Salt marshes
near Stafford. He brought home forty
ducks.
The petition of Thomas Lloyd and
others for a sidewalk Brooks ave-
nue. was reported unfavorably by the
council because it was not properly
drawn.
The Festival chorus will meet this
evening for rehearsal. Prof. S. F. era
vens, who has been in the east engag-
ing soloists for the assembly chorus
will be present.
The street sweeper was again making
a terrible cloud of dust on lower Kan
SaS avenue last evening as early as $3.50
o'clock. This should be stopped by
Mayor Fellows.
Mr.. E. S. Brigham, manager of the
Crawford Opera House in st. Joe. is
visiting his parents in this city. Mr.
Brigham does all the booking for the
Crawford circuit.
Lieutenant Governor Harvey is to-
day governor of Kansas. filling the po-
sition by request of Governor Leedy. |
Mr.. Harvey's duties consist principally |
in looking pleasant.
The only bet thus far made in the |
Santa Fe building on the result of the /
big prize fight tomorrow is an even |
break, each of the scrappers being !
backed to the extent of So.
Chas. o. Fowler and others have |
requested that a sidewalk be laid on |
the north side of John street from Har- !
rison street to the alley between Har- |
rison street and Topeka avenue.
w. a. Hunter and B. p Hayes, two |
of the young men who participated in |
the burglary of the GreenwaId store /
have pleaded guilty in the district court. |
They have not yet been sentenced.
There were two members of the school |
board to elect in the second ward and |
w. H. Wilson and NJ c. Long were |
both nominated Saturday. 1t was re- |
ported that Mr.. Wilson was nominated |
over Long.
tsRp6 E.a an Indian SneQia1 0fTioo1-
of the Salvation Army, who is engaged !
in missionary work among the Indians,
will speak at the Salvation Army hall /
in this city next Monday and Tues !