The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-17
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

| Thanksgiving shoot.
! c. W. DonneH returned yesterday to his
| home, Pasadena. Cal.
A new C. A. r. post will be installed
at Newton Saturday night.
The churches on the east side will 1ofn
in their Thanksgiving services.
The Topeka sportslnen's association
meets tonight at COL East Fourth street.
o. D. Hollis has taken a position in the
office of Trainmaster Tice of the Santa
Fe.
James R. Wick says he has given up
base ball and has again gone into busi-
ness.
County Treasurer-elect H. NJ. Phillips
is in quarantine. His son has scarlet
fever.
One Of the greatest troubles of the gov
ernor is the appointment of justices Of
the peace.
Topeka commandery No. Knights
Templar will confer the Order of the
Temple tonight
Lieutenant Governor Harvey is the
father of a boy. Randall Gone, born yes
terday afternoon.
G. L. NcCaslin has moved from sos
Kansas avenue to the Thompson block
on Quincy street.
The observers club" has been organ
lied in Parkdale for the purpose of dis
cussing current topics.
The latest fad Of amateur photogra-
pliers is TO put their collection of pictures
in detachable leaf albums.
When the new city jail rooms are COM
pleted Police Matron Thorpe will spend
every morning there at her headquarters.
Chief Steele says he was held up by a
highwayman one time and he was so
badly scared that he don't remember just
what he did.
The ladies' whist tournament that will
be held under the auspices of the Topeka
whist club will commence December 1st
in the rooms of the club.
Chas. NJ. Ross. assistant secretary of
state is out of town on political mis-
sion, which will prevent his return to Of
hcial duties until Saturday.
Mr.. H. R. Nickerson, general manager
of the Mexican Central railway. stopped
off in Topeka yesterday on his way from
the east to the City of Mexico.
A jury in the district court decided yes
terday afternoon that Colonel c. K. Hol-
liday is not liable as a stockhoIder in the
old Kansas State Fair. association.
Mr.. c. a. Heaton has purchased the
property OF IL u BenneE at the corner
of Seventh and Lincoln streets. Mr.. Ben
ner will move to 425 Buchanan street.
Prof. A. E. Palmer. who used to be in
charge of the elocution department at
Washburn college, has organized a COM
pany of entertainers to tour the state.
J. E. johnson of Lawrence has braved
the long set precedent and joined the L.
A. w. last week. This is the first new
name on the Kansas roll in several weeks.
This morning a o clock a coal shed at
935 Quincy street was destroyed by fire.
The fire is supposed to have started from
hot ashes thrown near it. The loss is
about S25.
Dewey Wood, an employe in the coach
department of the Santa Fe shops, had
his eye injured yesterday by chip strik-
ing it. The injury will probably not
prove serious.
State Superintendent Stryzer will at
tend the annual convention of the Boys
and Girls National Home and Employ
ment association at Indianapolis Decem-
Der IA and Is.
A Topeka attorney yesterday found in
the laws of 1870 that ex-Revenue Collector
Richard Morris had his sons name chang
ed from Richard to Edward by legisla-
tive enactment.
The Woman's Republican association |
will hold a social session with Mrs. G. B. |
McClintock Thursday afternoon at 19 Of
flee block. A general invitation is ex- |
tended to "aI Republican ladies'"
There will be an open meeting of the |
Patrons OF Equity at 333 Jackson street |
this evening at T:3O. An interesting pro- /
gramme has been prepared, consisting of |
music, recitations and dialogues.
There is an Office in Topeka in which |
forty clerks are employed that boycotts |
city at advanced prices-$1.5O By the |
terms of the boycott none of the clerks |
IS permitted to patronize the attraction.
Some of the streets were cleaned last |
night; still the dust whirls down the ave
nue. in great clouds when the wind blows.
The only way to clean asphalt streets is
10 wash them every night with fire hose.
The elevator in the Columbian building
yesterday was used for carrying pension
office furniture and documents up to the
third floor. The halls were piled full of
furniture and it looked like a house clean
ng time
skull was filed with holes by the sur
yeons at Christ hospital in this city with
he hope of saving him from the life of
IN epileptic. has returned to his home in |
Norris county apparently cured
The Modoc club held its annual cleo
ion of officers Monday night. The new
,fhcers are as follows: President, Major
7. J. Anderson; vice president, J. Griley;
secretary. J. G. Rodemeyer; treasurer, J.
<. Bair; librarian, w. II. Bush; assistant
Librarian, E. H. Crow; pianist, c. E.
.ewis; director, NJ. c. Holman; chaplain,
i. D. Fisher.
The county commissioners have relaxed
heir old rule about releasing county pris-
,ners by giving Prime Roberts his lib
srty. Roberts was convicted of disturb
ng the peace of a religious meeting and