The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-04
SNAP SHOTS HOMENEWS

Governor Leedy wears high-top boots.
VIM. Green has become a member of
the Topeka Commercial club.
Ex-Policeman BAIL is working for a
railroad at Mena, Arkansas.
Police Judge Atchison was a school
teacher before he studied law.
Rev. D. D. Boyle of the First Christian
church is holding a revival in North To-
pelxa.
The Topeka Commercial club has an
additional room which was very much
needed.
Cold weather does rot interfere with
the. work of driving piles for the new
Probate Judge Dolman yesterday mar
ried Andrew Hnpp. of Union, Kan, to
Emma Day, of Topeka
Samuel Riggs says that the Hillmon
case will surely be tried at a special term
next summer.
Chancel chapter of Grace Cathedral
will present THE Coming Woman" at
Library hall, February 9.
A Topeka 4-year-old tot who looked out
of the window this morning exclaimed,
"Oh mamma, what a lot of Christmas
trees"
The county commissioners of Atchison
county have been making eXamina-
ton of the Shawnee county court house
to get pointers.
David Naylor, who was superintendent
of the state house grounds under the Nor
rill administration shoveled paths for the
legislators and state officers this morn
ing.
If the snow lies on the roadbed of the
trolley line four inches above the level of
through it as it causes a short circuiting
in the motor box.
A. S. Johnson, P. I. Bonebrake, Edwin
Knowles, H P. Dillon and Thos. A. Os-
born have begun an action in the district
court against the Topeka Investment and
Loan company on a note of 5000.
A Topeka family was very much an
noyed last night by a pyramid dog,
which is now the common name for
and howiine. Are p there he anv pvramid
dogs in your neighborhood?
Rose Anna Davis has filed a divorce
suit in the district court asking for
legal separation from Jas. E. Davis. who
she claims drinks too much liquor and is
guilty of non-support July D. 1888, Rose
Topeka
NJ ]. Dolman. who becomes profession
ally drunk at least once a month, was
yesterday arrested by Officer Price in a
beastly state of intoxication- Dolman
was lying in a stairway on Kansas avenue
and his clothes were soaking wet. He is
60 years old.
A Topeka gambler who has been having
an easy time of it recently was seen at
the police station while a crowd of ex-
pectant policemen were there do YOU
one asked No he replied IF the po-
lice will let me alone 1 won't bother
them
Madge Dwyer yesterday caused the ar
rest Of two colored girls. KiSsy Beauford
and Rosa McCarron for larceny The
Dryer and had stolen eighteen yards OF
silk from her and had a dress made The
dress was found in the McCarron girl 5
trunk Justice Grover released the girls
on bond
At $50 o'clock last night an alarm of
fire was sent to fire department headquar-
tiers by telephone which called the com
panieS from stations and ) to the F1fth
| Avenue Hotel. An oil stove had started
a fire in bed room. and when the fire.
! men arrived the room was in HameS- The
| furniture of the room was destroyed, but
| the loss is small.
Prof. Olin Templin, of the chair of psy-
! chology and logic at the state university
| at Lawrence. will deliver a free lecture at
! Unity church tomorrow evening upon the
| subject of hypnOtism- The professor has
! many years and he is considered one OF
| the best authorities upon the subject in
the state. Some tests in hypnotiSm Will
be given and the lecture will be of inter-
| est and value.
Ex-State Printer E. H. Snow has re-
derSon in the Ottawa Journal, paid the
| court costs, and promised to pay Mr.
| Henderson 800 for attorney fees on con-
| dition that the latter dismiss his $1,000 IL
| did so and now the trouble which occur
| red during the Lewelling administration
| in which Snow charged Henderson witt
Withholding money from clients, is set
tied
Mrs Mary Soderstrom was yesterday
awarded 81, 900 damages against Frank L
| Stevenson. the contractor who built tht
court house for the death of her husband
who was killed two years ago by falling
| from scaffolding at the court mousse Mr
Stevenson is now at Dallas. Tex, and h
| did not appear to defend the case Tn
evidence showed that the scafolding haf
| not been constructed sufficiently Strons
and the jury brought in verdict for Mrs
Soderstrom.