The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-15
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Representative L. Palenske of Alma
was a state house visitor today.
Sheriff William Treu of Wabaunsee
county was in the city yesterday.
Councilman Warner spends week
every month fishing at Maple Hill
A gasoline engine is being used to
pump the last Golfer dam at the bridge
R. NJ. RuggIes has been appointed To-
peka correspondent Of the Washington
Post.
The state board of railroad assessors
has completed the tour of Kansas rail-
roads.
The Ministerial union will meet in the
Y NJ. c. a. rooms Monday morning at II
o'clock.
There are two Pottawatomie Indians at
work on the city stone pile. They got
drunk circus day.
There have been AZ applications for the
position of pitcher on .TOpekaS base ball
team this summer.
The annual strawberry festival of the
Ladies' society of the First NJ. E. church
was given last night.
DR.. J. T. Binkley, Jr., of the Chicago
hospital is in the city visiting the fam
lily of George D. Walp.
The list of condemned sidewalks has
been reported and the annual contract
will soon be awarded.
Col J. H. fitzpatrick of Leavenworth
will be the principal speaker at the
Memorial day celebration in Topeka.
Extra benches have been placed in Gar
field park for the accommodation of the
public at the Marshalrs band concerts.
The members of the First Presbyter-
ian church held a reception last night
T. F. Doran has just completed his
brief in the Medical college case. 1t Will
be filed in the supreme court in few
days.
Roach Hogeboom, a son of Dr.. Geo. W.
Hogeb9om Of this city VII d,, g9adua dI7
May p.
J. V. Randolph of the state board of
pardons returned home to Emporta yes
terday, the board having adjourned I'M
til July.
Edward E. Carpenter of this city, who
graduated last month from the Kansas
city Dental college, will locate in Ross
Vile June I.
a West Tenth street man who is cor
pulent, now arises at daylight and takes
a lively sprint in the hopes OF reducing
his weight.
Col. C L. Wood of the National has
been threatening to learn to ride abbey
Gle but he has not yet mustered up suf-
hcient courage
c. J. Bell of the Santa F'e treasurer's
office left today for Cincinnati and Wash
ingtOn Court House, Ohio, to visit rela-
tives for two weeks.
Charles Bowers has resigned his posi-
ton in the office of the auditor of pas
senger receipts of the Santa Fe, and will
locate permanently in California
There ought to be a new sidewalk in
front of the WaggOner drug store on
Kansas avenue. The attention of the
sidewalk inspector is called to the fact.
Governor Leedy has appointed E. Kelly
justice of the peace for Ottawa township,
Ottawa county, to fill the vacancy caused
Lydia Edwards wants legal separa-
ton from Edward Edwards, and has filed
suit for divorce in the district court
Cruelty and non-SuppOrt forms her COM
plant.
DR.. A. B. WOolverton has started a
menagerie in one of the windows of his
drug store at Ninth and Kansas avenue.
His collection at present consists OF two
baby wolves.
A party of twelve capitalists from the
City of Mexico passed through the city
this morning on a special Pullman car
attached to Santa Fe passenger train No
2 en- route to New York.
Michael Trahey recovered judgment for
$50 against V. R Blush in the district
court yesterday afternoon The suit was
amount sued for was S40O-
The graduating recitals of the music
department at the Kansas state univer-
sity began Nay 13 and extend to June 1.
Miss Daisy Starr of Topeka, will grad
uate in piano forte May IS.
State Superintendent William Stryker
aStOniShed his friends and associates
yesterday by appearing at the state house
with his face clean-shaven, having
worn heavy beard for years
A. H. Vance is sitting. as judge pro tenn
in the district court while Judge Hazen
is working on the decision on the valid
delivered next Monday morning
The funeral of the late Capt. c. NJ.
Foulks will be held at Unity church to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The
members of the Topeka club, of which he
was a member, will attend in q body.
Captain Dan Wyatt, who is special