The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-11
SNAP SHOTS At HOMENEWS

Judge Z. 7. Hazen is a member of Capt.
tol lodge. No. 5, A. o. u w.
Miss Maggie Hill is newly elected
teacher for the Richland school,
Mary F. Gridley has sold to NJ. Eudora
Stafford for s1,100. lot SO Clay street.
The state silver headquarters at S14
Kansas avenue contains two pianos.
The present term in the public schools
VIII close one week from Friday next.
The new electric arc lights have been
placed in the First Presbyterian church
The Sherwood Concert company is the
next attraction in the high school lecture
course.
The old county officers practically sur
rendered their offices Sunday night at
A man wearing straw hat appeared on
the street for few moments yesterday
afternoon.
o. o. Osborn. a son OF the ex-secretary
of State Osborn, is candidate for 20
lice judge.
Bailiff John Coyne has held his present
years today
In some of the large churches in Topeka
the Christmas decorations have not been
Ralph H. Cav. district court steno-
grapher has been admitted to the Shaw
nee county bar.
Fort Pillow post G. A. r., installed Off
GERS last night in their new hall in the
Thatcher building.
The tower frame works at the new
bridge have been decorated with many
advertising signs.
Many of the sidewalks in Topeka still
Slush about noon.
Ex-secretary of State William Higgins
is one of the old time politicians in town
looking around
The January term of the district court
begins tomorrow morning with the trial
of the criminal cases.
The primary union of Sunday schools
will meet Thursday afternoon at CLOCK
at the Y NJ c. a. rooms.
Rev L. McCampbeu, DID,. of Indian
apolis. Ind. preached at the First Pres
byterian church yesterday.
George Goddard. one of the Santa Fe
employees in this city has recovered from
five weeks siege with a sprained an
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Culley have gone to
Chicago. Mr.. Culley goes on business
connected with the Kimban Piano COM
pany-
Congressman w. D. Vincent of Clay
Center arrived yesterday to witness the
! Inauguration and opening of the Iegisia-
! ture.
A dozen Topeka people will go to Ola
/ the on Wednesday to attend the prellml-
nary hearing in the Mayes-Williams muir
der trial.
Topeka has been designated the head
| quarters of the western division OF the
! American Volunteers by Commander
/ Darlington Booth.
Alfred a. Mcfarland, the noted banjo &c
neta III his Winter He plaVs classical
music on the banjo
In the past four years of Judge Hazen's
| nearly 5000 cases. over 400 of these were
| criminal actions
The manner in which the Republican
members of the house of representatives
| hobnob with the Populists at the National
| is quite noticeable.
The city teachers will receive five
! weeks salary at the end of this month as
/ they We're paid the December salary be-
/ fore the holidays
Carl Shultz. a large. robust man, was
! arrested Saturday for begging. This
morning in police court he was fined $40
Ralph Cav, Judge Hazen's stenograph-
err has been admitted to practice law IN
| the district court but he won't practice
| He has better thing
The last act of the appellate court
| judges before going out of office was the
! handing down of several opinions Satur-
! day at the court house
w. Q. Barnes went to Chicago yesterday
and will return tomorrow accompanied
Ohio during the winter.
County Superintendent J. w. Stout has
| completed arran gementS for educational
| meetings at RossVille February 13 and one
| at Richland February 20.
| Claude c. Stanley, son of ex-Superin-
| tendent E. Stanley, leaves today for his
home in Lawrence where he will enter
the state university law school
| gun in the district court by Maggie Bis
! chof against John s. Morse on mort
| gage of 800 dated March 20, 1898
A red-faced. red-whiskered man reeled
| along the street yesterday afternoon NUT
tering: II am a darned sight better poll
| tician than anything else" No doubt.
| Herbert Hackney of this city has re-
ceived a handsome gold medal from the
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manufacture of Ralston health flour.
! The Populists took charge of Kansas
| affairs at noon today, yet there IS no red
| flag on the state house dome. Again are
the prophecies of campaign orators I'M
| fulfilled.
A Topeka constable who had to sub
poena ten Witnesses within the city linn
its put in a bill to the county OF mileage
fused the claim.
President Geo. NJ. Herrick of WASH
| burn college is one of the most eloquent
/ He speaks with great force and in voice
| that is pleasing to the ear.
a Topeka man who has had a bad cold
| 769 sure cures He tried some Of them
and still has the cold. Some suggestions
| We're a dollar per- from a doctor
r.. E. I<idder has sued the Topeka Com
rnercial Security company fer $500 which
he claims he deposited with the company
May 81 1890, and payment was refused
him January g, 1897, upon his demand.
This evening Rev. D. H. Scarrow. one
deliver a stereopticon lecture at the North
! Congregational church upon the subject
Early Kansas and Washburn College
The charitably disposed people of To-
| peka have been more generous this year
| lions. but still more is needed Ponce
| Matron Thorpe has many more needy
calls every day than she can attend to.
The newly elected executive board Of
| the Topeka Camera club is as follows:
! w. c. F. Reichenbach. president: w r.
secretary: ". +. Culver, treasurer; r. H.
| Lea, W. II. Seery and r. H Cav.
The Topeka Sunday School Primary un-
! ion will meet Thursday afternoon at 4:15
( in the parlors of the Young Women's
| Christian association. The president.
I Mrs Herrick and Miss Sarah McComb the
| secretary request that all primary sun
| day school workers will be present
Prof NJ II Frank, manager of the
Washburn college lecture course. an
! 1ounces that Murat Halstead the noted
( newspaper correspondent will positively
appear in Topeka in the near future with
| his new lecture about the Cuban Crisis
VIM. II. Sherwood. the pianist. and his
| concert company viii render portions OF
uary 20 it being the fourth entertainment
in the course Miss Mabel Crawford. for