The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Judge Hazen went hunting yesterday.
II. B. .Fleharty is in Wamego inspecting
oil for the state
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. L. Thompson left
yesterday for Chicago.
Mrs. DR.. II. a. Warner is slowly recov-
ering from her recent illness.
The concrete layer on the roadbed at
the new bridge was begun yesterday.
The seat sale for the Sherwood concert
tomorrow evening has been very large.
Well, the cold wave did come. but it
wasn't announced until it was here, as
usual
Mrs. Leedy. the wife of the governor,
who has been sick for several days, is
convalescing.
Sheriff A. A. Holland of Panhandle
Tex. has the appearance of typical
southern sheriff.
Prof. Black will lecture before Unity
club tomorrow evening on Crawford, the
Book and the Place"
The fifteenth annual convention of
the Kansas department W. R. c. will be
held at Wichita April p, p and %.
A. X. Fulford has been given the con-
tract for furnishing the riprapping for the
new bridge. The price is $3.50 per cord.
The Kansas department w. R. c. has
forwarded to the national treasurer $1S7.15
for the Andersonville prison sufferers
fund.
Weather Observer T. B. Jennings will
soon erect a pole on the Columbian build
ing on which weather signals will be dis
played.
The Topeka SpOrtsmen's association will
meet Friday night at Conductors hail to
complete arrangements for the New
Years shoot.
Pierson c. Lyon, travelling passenger
agent for the Missouri Pacific, was in the
city yesterday, returning to Leavenworth
this afternoon.
The state board of charities is closing
up the monthly business at the state in
stitutions today. The board is in session
at the reform school.
The final arguments on the demurrer in
the Cook-Kepley contest have been made.
The decision viii be announced Saturday
morning.
The court house elevator might have
been used to advantage during the Cook
Kepley contest, but it seems as if it were
put in for ornamental purposes.
The city council has passed the ordf-
nance reported by the special committee
requiring all pipes and wires to be placed
under the pavement on the new bridge.
DR.. J. D. Countermine delivers his third
lecture on The Holy Spirit at the Y.
w. c. A. rooms tomorrow evening. The
lectures are open to both men and wo-
men.
T. d. Humphreys will be examined for
admission to the bar next week. Judge
L. S. Ferry, J. B. Larimer and W. f.
Schoch were appointed as 4 committee to
make the examination
Burglars entered the residence of Frank
Bourn at 100 Kline street last night.
Some small change on d dining room ia
bic was taken, but no valuables were OBJ
tanned. The family was not disturbed.
On the daily walks taken around the
grounds by the patients at the asylum
during this cold weather u number of
the men insist on wearing straw hats ana
refuse to go out unless permitted to
do so.
The midwinter display of class work of
the Y. W. c. A. will be held at the assO-
citation rooms December 20, from to 10
o. clock. China, water cOlOrs and en-
broidery and cooking will make up the
display.
The season of the year when the young
man comes home from military school
wearing a uniform which he inhicts on
his friends during the Christmas vacation
is at hand. Parents and older brothers
should drop a hint in his ear.
Last evening at 6:55 o'clock fremen were
called to the building occupied by the
shoe store. A chimney was
burning out. No damage resulted. The
center horse on the hook and ladder
truck from No. 8 fell in turning the cor
ner at Fifth and Kansas avenue. The
animal was not seriously injured.
A peddler hired a horse and buggy at
the French livery stable on East Sixth
street Saturday, saying that he wanted to
deliver some wringers in Oakland. Yes |
terday Mr.. French received a postal card
from Kansas City saying that he could
fnd his horse and buggy at the livery |
stable at 10th and Walnut streets. Mr.. !
French went to Kansas City today to re-
cover his property. The peddler has dis |
appeared.
Sheriff A. A. Holland of Panhandle. |
Tex. came to Topeka to confer with
Chief Steele in regard to the Rev. G. E. !
Morrison, the Texas preacher who is |
wanted on the charge of wife murder. He |
-oId Chief steele that he had Morrison 10 |
Gated and that inside of 80 days he would |
have him. He explained that the delay |
which resulted in AIorrison's being releas- |
ed by the Topeka police was caused by |
District Attorney A Cofey, who lives at
Miami, Tex.
AT PITTSBURG.