The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

Ex-Police Detective Keller has given up
going to Cuba.
The livery stables had the first rush OF
the season yesterday.
The cisterns have been cleaned to re-
ceiVe the spring rains.
The spring time card for the Santa Fe
will be issued next month.
The Salvation Army hospital has been
provided with telephone.
Sample ballots are being distributed to
be used in instructing voters.
Washburn college will close Tuesday for
the spring vacation of one week.
There yet remains three weeks of Lent.
Easter Sunday falls on April Is.
T. G. Kennedy is one of the latest addi-
lions to the ranks of Topeka cyclists.
ment at Washburn college this evening.
One of the first signs of spring, dog
tooth violets, have made their appearance
The annual election of officers for the
T. A. A. W. takes place next Monday
night.
F. Phi. Kohl. of Kansas City, has been
visiting his brother, Chas. Kohl, in this
Mayor Fellows has been sick with grip
several days but is now able to attend to
his duties.
D. NJ. Duggan has sold his fast pacing
party for $500.
Blake Franklin and Chas. B. Peck, of
GaIesburg III, are visiting Edward Epps
in POtWin Place.
Topeka Sons of Veterans will send a
large delegation to the Chanute encamp-
ment April 20-23.
There will be an interesting auditorium
meeting held this evening at the CONNER
Cial club rooms.
Rev. ]. w. Bailey. of Lockport. N. Y.
filled the pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church yesterday.
The force in the election commissioners
office is now working on the books, copy
ing the names.
The diagonal walks which will be laid
out in the state house grounds Will be
made of asphalt.
The man who tries to make political
capital out of the auditorium must be in
desperate straits.
Mr. and Mrs f. B. Good have removed
from the Chesterfield to the residence at
12S Topeka avenue.
Albert Griffin addressed the American
Volunteers last evening upon the subject
of total abstinence.
Lutheran church. addressed the Y. NJ. c.
A yesterday afternoon
the woods. and there are snow drifts
here and there six inches deep.
An actress who couldn't obtain a job
the stage has REFORMED and is going
to deliver evangelistic talks in Topeka.
The Kansas University Comedy COM
pany, which presented The Rivals here
gave the play Saturday night at Emporia.
The annual election of the metropolitan
police force will be held next Saturday by
the Topeka board of police commissioners.
H. d. CroSby'S trip to Oklahoma IS for
the purpose of staying on his claim for
few days to fulfill the requirements of the
law
The Clerks and salesmen's union will
hold special business meeting this even
ing a Trades Assembly hall to consider
important matters.
Walter McLain, a very small colored
boy, was fined IS this morning in police
court for having jumped on to the railroad
cars in the Santa Fe yards.
Sam Hayden, the colored man arrested
on the charge of passing counterfeit mon.
ey, has been bound over in the sum of
5000. He is in the county jail.
One week from today the legislative
committee starts south to look up Texas
of comforting on railroad rates.
Judge Hazen will call the motion docket
on Monday morning, April 5. The crimi-
nal docket will be taken up the following
day.
The new walk around the state house
square is cracking badly in many places.
This is because the work was forced
through in the winter and the base froze
and thawed.
The Topeka board of police commission
erS are now preparing a plan to present
to the city council on April 5, asking that
the city jail building be added to and i'm
provements made.
Kate Thompson has been released from
the county jail One OF her gentleman
friends called at the Jail Saturday even
ing and paid the remainder of her fine,
amounting to $3.50
The bicyclists are planning country
rides and picnics for the season. One To-
peka young woman says she has every
that purpose until July L
The alleged bribery proceedings in con-
nectiOn with the Legislature viii be in>
vestigated beginning one week from to-
morrow. by, the special committee APP
pointed by the legislature
Chas;- Keeling. the, supposed burglar
from Murphysville, Ill, who was arrested
here by the police on description, was
taken back to Illinois Saturday by the
sheriff of Jackson county.
Chas. H. Ridgway, manager of the
Rohrbaugh Opera House in Ottawa, and
Mrs. Ridgeway, attended the funeral of
Mrs. DR.. Hamilton in this city yesterday.
Mrs Hamilton was an aunt OF Mrs. Ridg>
way.
J. w. Boltz of Galesburg. Ill, practical
brick man, is now in charge of the brick
kiln rs; west OF the city. Galesburg is one
States. and Mr.. Boltz is one of the origi-
nal brick manufacturers there
Woodmen camp No. $500 is preparing
for a big celebration on April l. All the
Woodmen lodges of the city will join them
and a minstrel show under the direction
of the Geutch brothers will be the event
of the evening.
The Salter & Martin Uncle Toms Cabin
company, which played at the Crawford
Opera House Saturday, has 2 colored man
with it who measures feet s inches in
height. His home is in Gainesville, Tex.
and his father is 3 inches taller than he.
Detective Capron and Special Policeman
Wood made raid on a gang of trampS
last night in the railroad yards and
rested four of them They gave the
names of Rufus Carpenter, Edward Ken
nedy, Paul Zimmerman and Harry Bah
cock.
Al W. Martin. the principal owner of the
Salter & Martin Uncle Toms Cabin show.
which was here Saturday, worked as clerk
at the Dutton House in this city in 1880.
He left Topeka that year with the Sells
Brothers show as canvas hand, and
the first night out slept in a box car His
finances have materially Increased since
that time, and he is now worth several
thousand dollars
Two mismated couples desiring separ-
alton, found relief at the hands of Judge
Hazen, Saturday afternoon. Kate Peter
eek was granted a divorce from Frank
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