The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-27
SNAP SHOTS HOMENEWS

The total registration is s.s14.
The state oil inspectors will begin
work April L
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Chesney, city, are
parents of daughter.
Sheriff KepIey has appointed Harry
Bolles deputy sheriff.
The Sons of Veterans will hold a camp
fire at Lincoln Post hall tonight
Herbert D. Crosby went to Oklahoma
today to look after farm which he owns
Ex-Sheriff John NJ. Wlkerson is a can
didate for United States Indian inspector
Charles b Peck of Chicago, is in the
city visiting among his friends in To-
Captain H. NJ. Phillips will probably be
a candidate for the office of county treas
Probate Judge Dolman has held ten in
sanity trials since he assumed charge of
the office.
Charles Colburn attended a banquet of
the Scottish Rite Masons in Kansas City
last night.
The residence of Major J. K. Hudson is
now occupied by Charles Hull, his mother
and family.
Frank Shane of Jefferson county mem
the city today.
Fred Waters. deputy clerk of the dis
trict court; has returned to work after a
two weeks vacation.
Albert Sarbach of Holton. is in the city
today He is one of the lecturers in the
Masonic school of instruction.
The combined terms of the thirteen pris-
oners taken to Lansing today by Sheriff
Kepley amount to just 50 years.
HANK NanSc1N6r. and Jennie Beavers.
We're married Monday night by Judge Dol
man at his home in North Topeka.
The registra ton books closed last night
after the busiest day of the season, 100
names being added to the list of voters
Probate Judge Dolman yesterday after
noon granted a marriage license to Frank
Mckinney and Mary Dwelly, both of this
city
grounds is putting down additional blue
grass sod along the edges of the walks
Secretary of State Bush rides a bicycle
Tom Ragland of the Santa Fe general
telegraph offices will spend Sunday in
Kansas City.
r. H. Semple of the state bank COM
missioner's office. who has been sick for
three or four days, is able to resume his
Mrs. Edith L. Peake. who will begin a
series of meetings al the United Presby-
terrain church tomorrow, was an actress
for seven years
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Eckstein. who lived
at the Copeland during the legislature of
were divorced in Wichita yesterday.
~ The Santa Fe yesterday afternoon had
300 postal clerks. who were returning to
meeting in an excursion to California.
OF course it sounds like fairy tale.
nue.. Let the tramps and police court
convicts be organized into a broom bril-
The Wamego and Ottawa students both
wore red ribbons on the street yesterday
to represent their high schools but there
S B. Tsenhart and Charles Patrick spent
several days this week at willard, duck
hunting. They returned without any
game Willard has lost its reputation as
resort for ducks.
The regular state house janitors say
that none OF their number frequent Smoky
was ..touched'' in Smoky Row was oniv "a a
legislative janitor.
The Hamilton divorce case was argued
in the district court yesterday afternoon,
and Judge Hazen took the matter under
Amusement until Monday, when he Will
render his decision.
S. A. Blair. the young man arrested for
selling liquor to the Indians at the May
eta reservation. was released from the
county jail yesterday afternoon on bond
in the amount of $500. Blair lives at Hol-
The visitors at the high school contest
sWarmed through the state house yester-
day afternoon. One crowd demonstrated
their ability to yell while passing through
sist.
John E. Hurley, superintendent of the
New Mexico division of the Santa Fe with
! headquarters at Ration, n. NJ. came to
Topeka last night for the purpose of taxi
ing the third degree in the Scottish Rite
George B. Palmer is very much exer-
of the hunting party at Lake View this
| week bagged more ducks than he. He says
he killed five more than any other member
| of the party.
The case of the state against John Mill
| ford, arrested for criminal assault on the
pcISoAl OA rLInIna SclSSIe- was dismissed
| yesterday afternoon by Milford marrying
! the girl. Both parties colored, Mill
/ ford aged As and the girl H.
James Jordan. a colored man 80 years
| of age, blind and an idiot was tried for
| lunacy before Probate Judge Dolman yes
terday afternoon, and will hereafter be
| taken care of by the county. His father
| was appointed his custodian.
| Fred Jenness has composed a new song
which he will dedicate to Miss Rena At
| knson, the soprano of the Andrews Opera
1 company, who pleased Topeka audiences
I aern
| The song will be published soon. and will
be entitled Loves Hopeless Dream"
Within the next month there will be
| turned out of the Santa Fe shops in this
| city two of the heaviest locomotives ever
| built in the United States. The engines
are of the consolidated pattern, and are
| being built especially for service on the
! mountain division of the Santa Fe in Col
| orado and New Mexico