The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

The Festival chorus meets this evening.
The Pyramid lodge will give dance
tomorrow evening.
General Manager Frey of the Santa Fee
is in New Mexico
Lee Jones has brought his famous run
away horse back to town.
The first catalogue of Edward Stevens
Industrial Institute is out.
High school was dismissed Yesterday
as 1t was teachers visiting day
The state officials will be entertained
tomorrow evening at Turner Garden.
Eugene Ware will read what he terms
pome" at the r. R. Y. NJ c. A en-
terta1nment tonight.
Ex- idayor T w Harrison and s s OFT
have applied for membership in the Tope-
ka Philosophical society.
senger, is organizing a company to start
a Populist paper for the colored people of
Topeka.
~ for use In the Jail are not in hammock
form fod ike the old ones They have iron
frames and are swung up by straps
THE Mcpherson Equus Beds" and
Notes of Kansas Topography will be
the subjects of papers at the Topeka Phi
IosophlcaI society tomorrow evening
The snow prevented the plan of the
street commissioner, Mr.. Ramsey, to put
a large force of men to work cleaning
the mud off Kansas avenue and Quincy
street.
United. States District Judge Foster
complained to the police yesterday about
a man who kept his horse standing all
day before the federal building without
attention.
Patrolmen Blumenstock still has the I'M
form which he wore during the Level
now. republican policemen will do well
to save theirs.
Over 200 men applied for work to the
street commissioner yesterday Many of
them said that they had nothing to eat
at nome and wanted an opportunity to
earn something.
Louisa Bradshaw has asked the district
court to divorce her from James Brad
shaw. whom she claims she married
nd hot h of
ward he abandoned her.
The new patrolmen were sworn in yes
we're given to men at the state house,
santa Fe offices post office, Parkhurst-
Davis and ]. B. Billiards..
church has been appointed special repre-
sentat1ve of the colored Ministerial I'M
ion of Topeka to protest aginst the re-
submission of the prOhibitory amendment.
Dr.. J. C. McClintock was called to Bala
Clay county by a telegram yesterday just
as ne was about to start for Alma where
he Is witness in the grave robbery case.
He He will return to Alma after performing
the operation for appendicitis.
George Siler. who will be referee of the
Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight at Carson, New
the Union Pacific westbound. With him
was LOUIS M; Housman, sporting editor
charge of the press bureau.
The Cook Twin Sisters company will
present Uncle Toms Cabin at the
and mechanical effects form an impor-
tant part of this production. It is an
Toms Cabin show travelling"
Pie Jordan, who is in jail three
fourths of his time. is now in the city
ing while teasing Pie: IF anyone was
going to write to you they would address
they would put: If not called for in five
days. return to the county jail -
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
L. Field, of 1O41 Prospect street, died Sun
day and the funeral services were held
at the residence yesterday. The remains
Field is principal of Lincoln school and
the board of education dismissed school
in that building on account of the death.
A poor cid colored woman, half starved
a filthy room at III Kansas avenue by
Police Matron Thorpe Word was sent to
Poor Commissioner Hale and the wo-
man. whose name is Robinson, was re-
moved to the poor farm hospital. She
suffered paralytic stroke several months
ago.
several special policemen at the request
of certain merchants and officials. A
state house grounds were given commits
siops as special policemen, were also
offices, Parl1hurst-Davis' and Mr.. J. B.
Billiards. special Waterman. These men
services.
In digging up sand in one of the Golfer
dams yesterday at the Kansas avenue
bridge, workmen found large bones of
an animal which must have fioated down
the river many years ago. The bones
were taken to the mixing house where
they were examined by George c. Pritch-
ard He pronounced them to be the dor
sal vertabrae of a buffalo. They were 10
inches in length and were in a good state
of preservation.
A crowded house greeted DR.. Herbert
Flint and his daughter, Miss Marina
Flint, at the Crawford Opera house last
night. The performance given this year
is better than ever before, and their work
last night was thoroughly enjoyed by the
large audience. The ''Trilby'' scene in
which Miss Ada st. Clair, contralto, sings
Ben Bolt" while under the influence of
hypnotic power, formed one of the most
pleasing features, and was heartily ap-
plauded. The performance ended with a
number of magnoscope views The en-
gagement of the hypnotists will contin-
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