The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-12
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

/ Bishop AillSpaugh VIII conduct special
/ meetings in COfeyville tomorrow.
! The Methodist church is preparing
| special services for Easter Sunday
| The state university reports "a better
| ball team this year than ever before
| Naavor. Fellows has returned from Bur
! lington where he bid on a large contract.
| The Topeka Academy of Medicine and
! Surgery will meet at A O. U. W. hall to-
The official board of the Christian
| church will hold a regular meeting this
Judge John Charlton of Lawrence is
in the city visiting his daughter, Mrs. E.
The sanitary force no longer pays much
come numerous. but this does not excuse
! negligence
/ The oratorical societies of Washburn
| college have their annual contest next
! Friday evening.
A new floor is being put down at fire
! department headquarters. 1t is of two
The Mems league of the First Baptist
! church viii hold special meeting Wed
/ neSday evening.
in the city Saturday on business before
! the supreme court.
! Athletic park is a frog pond. The water
/ has not been drained off since 1t was used
/ as a skating rink
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
/ Christian church will give a free social
! Wednesday evening.
A grand concert under the direction of
! Steinberg's orchestra Will be given at the
/ Arion hall on April 20.
The state board of railroad assessors
started from Junction city this morning
! on a trip over the NJ, K. & T.
, Mrs. Mary E. Lease has donated her
| juvenile library. consisting of over 200
volumes, to the reform school here.
John Ambrose knight, an. old soldier so
years OF age, will be tried for insanity in
the probate court tomorrow afternoon.
The new seats for the Christian church
Will arrive Wednesday and work 20 com
plete the church will begin Immediately.
Nellie McHenry. who was booked to
play at the Grand in this city next We'd
nesday night, has cancelled her engage
ment-
Councilman Warner is doing all in his
power to prevent the vacation of the
home.
F. c. Bowen. who is employed in the
office of the county treasurer is being
groomed to make the race for county
A new dancing club to be. known as
the ''Ecla CLUB" has been formed and
will give its first dance at HudSonS hall
tonight.
Members of the Arion society and a
number of guests participated in a very
enjoyable dance at the Arion hall Sat
urday night
Capt P. H. Coney has been invited TO
meeting of the Irish American Historical
society in Boston.
Mrs. c. B. Hoffman of Enterprise is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Breiden-
thai, having came to Topeka to attend
the lectures on theosOphy.
now reached the sum of 1856, the latest
donations being, Sam Radges IS, N. L.
Gage So and miscellaneous 81.
Topeka post, G. A. R., passed resolu-
tons Saturdy evening endorsing Gen. J.
c. Caldwell for governor of the National
Soldiers Home at LeavenWorth-
The will of the late Mrs. Samantha c.
Ashpole has been fled in the probate
court All her personal property, includ
band.
A song and dance entertainment, under
the direction of Charles Brownie and
Miss Marjorie AIullin. was given before
large audience at Lincoln Post hall Sat
urday night.
W. J. Black, general passenger agent of
the Santa Fe, will go to Chicago tomor-
row to resume work with general paSsen-
ger agents in an effort to form new as
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has
gone to Chetopa to attend the annual
meeting of the Patriarchs of America.
He Is incidentally enjoying a day or so
of rest from his office work.
Leonore WeIcb. the 2-year-old child of
Mrs. Edward Welch, died Friday evening
at the home of her grandparents on To
peka avenue. The funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at o clock.
A J. Wolcott, general western agent for
the Standard Oil company. formerly with
headquarters at Hutchinson. has rented
hereafter make Topeka his home.
The case of the state against Walter
Hord store burglary, has been dismissed.
1t was found that Atkinson's brother was
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larry.
A verdict of not guilty was returned by
the jury in the case of the state against
urday afternoon. Craiger was charged
With stealing hides from the Wolff Pack
ing company
Jay Turner, who is remembered by
nearly every one in Topeka, now lives
in Muncie Ind, and claims to be the
United States. He is q years old, weighs
315 pounds and measures feet nine and u
inches.
John Marshall and William Franklin,
the colOred boys who stole the dinner
side stone crusher last week, have been
locked up in the county jail to work out
fines of 81 each and costs imposed upon
them by Justice Grover.
An entertainment viii be given by the
AriOn society on the evening of April go.
It will consist of a dance, at which all of
Bring a calico necktte to be worn BY
some one of the gentlemen participating.
Complaint has been made to the probate
court of the way in which Mrs. Belle
of Shorey, treats her imbecte step
daughter, for whom she was appointed
Is likely that Judge Dolman will place
the girl in the charge of some other per-
son.
The Kansas Avenue Epworth league of
North Topeka voted last night to hold
temperance rally some. time during the
eagues of northern Shawnee county to
participate. The meeting last night was
largely attended and the action taken
was unanimous. Rev. T. E. Chandler,
the pastor, endorsed the plan
Mrs. Edith L. Peake, the actress-evan-
gelist, yesterday held TWO large meetings.
The afternoon one was at the Liberty
church the east side. There were
eleven conversions reported In the even
ing the United Presbyterian church was
crowded to hear her She conducts Bible
readings every afternoon ct 2:30 o'clock
and revival meetings every evening.
This morning a heavily loaded brick
wagon pulled by three horses stuck fast
in mud hole on HuntoOn just west of
buchanan street so close to the trolley
car switch that cars toward downtown
were detained. One of the horses fell
heavily on the track breaking the har-
ness Car men assisted in removing the
obstruction.