The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Sergeant Tim Donovan is so years old.
Councilmen Burgess and Drew are still
in Texas
The Fisk Jubilee Singers give a concert
at Washburn college this evening.
The first newspaper published in Kansas
was printed at Ieavenworth in 1854.
Andrew Nordquist is building a house at
141 Clay street which will cost $l,OOO
The D. A. Clements stock of goods will
be sold by the mortgages next week
Police Matron Thorpe has found Situa-
tions for over 300 people during the past
year
Judge Eldrige will address the r. R.
Y. NJ. c. A. tomorrow afternoon at three
O'Clock.
G. H. Dickinson has been issued a per-
NIT to build dwelling at 211 (old num-
ber) Lane street to cost $500.
There has been Encouragement of mail
routes in the city and now Mail Carrier
Dan Garden has beat No. 3D.
Ex-senator John Martin will make the
address before the old settlers meeting at
Cottonwood Falls next Friday.
A J. Roberts, section hand on the
Rock Island had his hand crushed yester-
day but an amputation was not necessary.
The, people Of willard VIII be enter
at the school house next Friday evening"
DR.. C. c. Bradley who used to live in
Topeka. is now surgeon of the mines of
OSo o " '''9''e' 0'-'' anu se'' '''' .
VIM H Hewins, one of the Oldest citi-
zens of Shawnee county, died this week
at Dover The funeral was held Thurs
day.
Police Matron Thorpe says that wheat
bread is very much needed by charity
workers. The county furnishes no wheat
flour.
The published announcement of a we'd
ding at Silver Lake recently says, MANY
beautiful and eloquent presents were re-
ceived.'
The Topeka Trades and Labor Assembly
passed resolutions last night protesting
against the passage of the anti-oleomarga-
rine law.
Gordon King. of College Hill, suffered a
painful accident Thursday. His horse
fell him, breaking the hgaments in
his ankle.
The funeral of Mrs. I.ottie Grote wife
of E. L. Grote, will be held at the resi-
dence, 1910 Polk street, Sunday afternoon
at o'clock.
The Dover correspondent of the Mail
says that dinner was recently given at
That place which came near Outshlnfng the
Seeley dinner
Ewing Page, who hit Will Nickerson in
the head with brick in the basement 19d OF
costs by Justice Grover.
Ex-Assistant County Attorney S. S.
Urmy has announced himself as a can
didate for justice of the peace He now
has an office in Justice Furry's court
room.
ordered for the county jail and when they
arrived yesterday it was found that they
were each two inches too short to fit the
frames.
Fire Marshal Wilmarth discovered the
stove pipe extending through the stone
pile shed at the city jail, to be in bad
order has been fulfilled.
David Harrington and E. J. Abbott, the
men who burglariZed Walter Noble 8
house on Fillmore street, yesterday went
before Judge Hazen and pleaded guilty to
grand larceny The judge sentenced each
TO the penitentiary for four years.
G. w. Adamson of the Second ward
who was appointed on one of the ward
committees at the anti-Fellows meeting
last Wednesday evening is out in a card
announcing that his name was used with
put his consent and that he is for Fellows.
Lewis Bradshaw, the colored man who
stole DR.. c. A. Maguire's laprobe and
horse blanket from his buggy in front of
the Hotel Throop, yesterday pleaded
guilty in police court, but stated that he
was drunk at the time. Judge Atchison
sentenced him to jail for ten days and
fined him SIS.
DR.. L. H. Mum has awarded the con-
tract for the erection of handsome two
story dwelling at Ais Topeka avenue. The
building now used by DIR. Mum as a resi-
dence will be torn down and the new
house will be erected on the site. 1t will
be a. large two-story frame of eight rooms
and will cost about $4,000.
Pie Jordan, the notorious colored
thief, yesterday. pleaded guilty to stealing
Schmidt'S chickens, and Police Judge
Atchison gave him the limit of the law.