The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEws


the Throop Hotel. is seriously i'll.
The Y W. c. A has an employment bu-
reau in connection with the association.
A number of the employees at the asy-
lum are having a seige with the mumps.
Lowman Hill chapel has a new bell
which is larger and better than the old
F. P. Lindsay has entered the race for
councilman in the Third ward against
John Elliott
D. B. Robinson, president of the St.
Louis & San Francisco railway. will be in
this city tomorrow
Ex-Assistant County Attorney S. S.
Urmy now has an office with Justice of
the Peace J. B. Furry.
Major T. J. Anderson has been en-
dorsed for pension agent by the Repub-
lican county central committee.
County Superintendent Stout will begin
the quarterly examination of applicants
for teachers certificates, January 80
Mr. Nat Black has returned to Chicago
after a visit of several days with his
hall at APO Kansas avenue and will have
meeting there on Wednesday evening.
The officer of the Foster Humane So
ciety can be notified of violations of the
new humane ordinance at telephone 3O7.
Unless those walks and drives in the
state house grounds settle down and be-
come more solid very soon, they will be a
failure.
The new subscription call book of the
Missouri and Kansas Telephone com
pany will be ready for distribution in
few days.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Harvey and Speak
err Street will occupy boxes at the Sher-
wood concert at the Grand Wednesday
evening.
A handsome new decoration for an l. A
w ribbon has made its appearance. The
letters and league emblem appear in old
gold on royal purple.
The Ralston Health club meets this
evening in the physical culture rooms,
where the first instructions in Ralston
exercises will be given.
The Arion society will give q large
masquerade ball at their hall on Kansas
on Wednesday evening.
State Treasurer Hefiebower has taken
me Mtting ing resldence at the corner Of
move his family to this city.
DR.. 1. Toliver. colored evangelist from
Waco, Tex, is here to hold a series Of
evening at Shiloh Baptist church.
Representative Warren w. Finney. of
Woodson county is the youngest member
graduated from Washburn college in 1891.
President Herrick of Washburn college
tomorrow evening, and the underclassmen
propose to escort them home appropri-
ately.
charged in the district court where he
was on trial for putting dynamite caps
in wood and blowing up a colored mans
stove.
The ,wheelmen of this city have re-
quested Speaker Street to name Repre-.
the committee on roads and highways in
the house.
Dr.. A. a. Raub of North Topeka, wishes
sion examining board and is circulating
q petition among his friends for endorse
Eents.
Fred Ellis. the colored pickpocket who
snatched Mrs: j: S. Woodman's pocket
book in North Topeka. was Saturday
bound over to the district court for trial
by Justice Furry.
Major stilwen of the Kansas City Sal
walton Army made an address yesterday
CQnRreGat
church. and in the evening at the Second
Presbyterian church
won oratorical honors at Washburn col
lege years ago: was married recently cent to
pie attended college together
Captain Dan Wyatt has a neat new star
which he is wearing on which is the in
peka'' He is the officer of the society
and he is given police powers.
> Bailif John Coyne of the district court
says: Rub the bottom of the foot of
the sleeper three times with a rabbits
foot and he will never snore again.
Thursday evening the annual mid-win-
ter commencement of the Topeka high
graduating class will be made by the Rev
Chas. B. Mitchell. of Kansas City. Mo
Rev. Charles B. Mitchell. of Kansas
City. is to deliver the annual address at
the high school commencement next
Thursday. He graduated from the first
class in the Topeka high school % years
ago.
Mr.. Patrick Walsh. general baggage
agent of the Santa Fee. left this afternoon
meeting of the baggage agents of the
United States. He was accompanied by
Mrs Walsh
The state oratorical contest will be held
in Topeka February %. at the Grand
opera House. Seven Kansas colleges Will
send representatives to contest, and a
lot of noisy students are thrown in for
good measure
Judge Hazen sentenced James Richard
n a
years. Richardson had pleaded guilty to
grand larceny-that of having assisted in
Summer on Smoky Row
Major and Mrs. Stillwell of the Saliva
ton Army at Kansas City, will lecture at
the social work of the army. The pro-
ceeds of the lecture viii go to the benefit
city
Whittlesey Johnson. a printer; while in
a drunken rage SATURDAY night al ms
Furniture, chased his wife out of the
house. and pulled down the stove. The
police were called, and they arrived in
time to prevent a fire. johnson was ar
rested.
With the exception of the Sherwood con-
cert company. Wednesday evening, the
Grand will be dark all of this week. Next
Monday. evening Rosabel Morrison viii
appear in Carmen" and this production
viii be followed on successive evenings by
Fanny Rice, Thomas keene and Katie
In the district court Saturday the case
of Eddie Elliott a North Topeka colored
boy who was charged with having
loaded with dynamite. stove wood which
Warren Robinson, colOred. used and
which resulted in the destruction of Rob
inson's stove. was tried, and Elliott was
found not guilty.
Orlando Johnston, of Wehes photo
graph gallery, has reported to the police
that a stranger went to the gallery while
he was absent and presented forged or
der for valuable Photographic tense to
l.. E. Wehe. The latter did not discover
the forgery, and now the stranger has
the lens which Johnston claims is worth
$50
THE esMORNING DISPATCH"