The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-13

the city council has decided that the
pipes and wires must be placed in con-
Quits under the walks on the new bridge.
Mrs. L. c. Boyle. wife Of the attorney
general. has returned to the city from q
visit at Fort Scott. She was aecompa-
MED by her sister who will visit Topeka
for some time.
Mrs c. s. Sutton will endeavor to dis
pose of the material left over from the
festival. and in this way pay the balance
on the floral committee bills. The ma
teriaI invoices between $500 and $500.
The jury in the district court has been
discharged after presenting Judge Hazen
with pair of gold cuff buttons. Stenog-
rapher Cav with a writing set and BaiIiff
Coyne with cane
1t destroys a mans piece of mind to
walk fifteen blocks through the storm be-
cause the cars have stopped running to
! find when he reaches his destination that
car has just arrived ahead Of him
The Topeka railway snow plows were
run until a late hour last night This
morning the cars We're started at the
usual hour on schedule time. Owing to
the storm travel was impeded consider
ably.
Frank Parkhurst's residence at 500 Ty>
Ter street was burglarized a few nights
ago while the family was away. No vail
uables were missed but the contents of
bureau drawers and trunks were dis
turbed.
Several of the big stores in Topeka have
watchmen employed for the holiday sea-
son to guard against shoplifting. Two
boys were arrested Saturday evening for
stealing pocketknives from the Topeka
Cash Dry Goods house.
Charlie Houston, the 9-year-old son OF
To of
bitten in the face by a dog Saturday aft
ernoon. The dog is owned by a boy
named Randall. and the child says that
Randall set the dog upon him.
While dressing timber Saturday Edward
Jones, a farmer living south of the city,
struck his knee with an adze, inficting
painful and possibly serious injury. The
blade of the adze penetrated to the bone.
and probably severed the knee cap.
Colonel J. W. F. Hughes exhibit OF
Black Langshan chickens won first prize
at the Harvey County Poultry show last
week and the colonel received a handsome
silver tea set of four pieces. L. V. Marks
of this city also won several prizes with
an exhibit of Golden Wyandottes.
The DazzIer' is playing for so cents
at Kansas City. The oompanys man
ager insisted on 81 here. While his show
is excellent of its kind. the house was not
half full. Many farce and vaudeville
companies would make more money if
prices were reduced, provided, of course,
that theatergoers could be Convinced that
the character of the talent employed had
not been reduced, too.
J. N Stewards residence in Maple
Grove was burglarized Friday evening. In
North Topeka this Is the fourth burglary
in the past week. Monday night Chas.
Smaus residence on Central avenue was
burglarized. Tuesday night Thomas
Pages mill office and Wednesday night
C. s Hapgood's residence. The burglar
les are all reported to the police, but they
do not seem to know where to look for
the burglars
Edward Crowder. the giant carriage
maker who was thrown off Union Pa
cific freight train a few miles west of
Topeka and was taken to the Salvation
Army hospital, has been taken to his
home in Terre Haute, Ind. His parents,
who are said to be wealthy. sent for him.
and he is now at his home. The railroad
furnished him transportation through the
claim department. His injuries are seri- |
Gus. but his chances of recovery are now |
better.