The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-02
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Fireman Mclaughlin is looking for a
sheepsldp Overcoat he lost going to a
fire yesterday.
The Atchison chess club wants a game
with some Topeka chess club. Can any
one speak up?
A. w. Dana will read a paper on
James Russell Lowell at the Unitey club
tomorrow night.
The city Jail addition is now completed.
The temperature this morning was IL
degrees above zero.
The Shawnee County horticultural So
ciety is holding a session at the court
house this afternoon.
Mr.. Louis Smith of the passenger de-
partment of the Santa Fe has returned
after visit in Illinois.
In the ladies' tournament last night at
the Topeka whist club rooms the 'easts
and vests were victorious.
Attorney General Boyle is arguing the
coal miners scrip case before Judge Si-
mons at Fort Scott today.
Tomorrow evening the local oratorical
contest will be held at Washburn college.
There are but two contestants.
The Northwestern Mutual Insurance
company has Aad a large safe put in it's
office in the Columbian building.
The pianist with the Payton company
is the best that has ever been seen in To-
peka with a repertoire company.
The Cook-Kepley contest court will
meet next Tuesday in the G. A. R. hall on
the third floor of the court house.
Janitor Laptad of the court house says
he has a great deal of trouble in keeping
people out of the building after dark.
The young people who gave the play "A
Perplexing Situation at Library hall win
give it this evening at the reform school
Assistant United States District Attor-
ney H. J. Bone helped to convict the first
man tried at this term. 1t was his first
case.
The fair grounds have been turned over
to B. F. Pankey, the stockman, who will
feed several hundred cattle in the cattle
barns.
Governor Leedy has returned from a
visit at the State. Soldiers home at Dodge
City and the state reformatory at Hutch
inson.
The friends of Andrew Folquist say he
is not so bad and that his wife is the
cause of all the family trouble. Women
always get the blame.
State Bank Commissioner BreidenthaI
has decided to ask for a receiver for the
First State bank of Mcpherson, which
failed some weeks ago.
Edward Boyer has asked the probate
court to remove his guardian, F. G.. Hen
tig. He is IS years old and wants to
name his own guardian.
Since the order concerning petty crini-
nal cases was made by County Attorney
Jetmore there has been very little busi>
ness in the justice courts.
Under Sheriff Bert Lucas and Deputies
Larry Sheehan and w. T. Mcknight have
been subpoenaed as witnesses on behalf
of Cook in fbe COoIx-EeDIav contest
One man in Philadelphia recruited over
1900 new members of the L. a. W. last
summer. The Kansas division is think
ing of inducing him to move to Kansas.
State Superintendent Stryker has issued
a circular letter to county superintend-
ents urging them to attend the State
Teachers association the latter part OF
this month.
Mr.. w. G. Nevin, general manager of
the Santa Fe Pacific road passed through
Topeka on his way to Chicago yesterday
afternoon to attend meeting of the gen
eral officials.
Street Commissioner Ramsey has re-
ceived two new street graders and a half
dozen small scrapers. They are what
the city received in trade for Jumbo, the
big street roller.
A case was brought in Justice McClin-
tocks court a few days ago to force the
payment of a debt of 81. The constable
fees and the fee of docketing the case
amounted to $105, with more to follow if
the case is tried.
Since the announcement was made in the
State Journal that Smyth & Rice, man~
ayers of MY Friend From India" want
ed a new comedy in which to star Miss
May Vokes, they have received over 200
manuscripts of new plays.
Edward Wilder says that he thinks he
can arrange for an Illuminated display
for week at the dedication of the new
bridge; and as Mr.. Wilder IS a large part
of the Edison Electric Light company,
this means a great deal.
Ex-Chief of Police H. C. Lindsey has
gone to Chicago to buy a complete equip
ment of rubber tired vehicles and new
harness. He says he will open the finest
stable in Topeka in McCurdy's old barns
on West Fifth street January 1.
H Ashbaugh, an old man in poor cir
cumstances, has been taken to the Sal
walton Army hospital He has a large
abscess on his knee which was becom>
ing dangerous and careful treatment was
necessary to prevent blood poisoning.
Today a colored man named Lewis Ma
son tried to sell a box of cigars TO gro
ceryman in the western part of the city.
The latter notified the police and the man
was arrested. 1t was found that the ci-
gars came from Parker's store on Tenth
and Kansas avenue. Mason claimed that
a man named Hiser had given him the
cigars to sell and he was to divide with
against Mason.