The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS
Dean Low is studying short hand.


The Commercial club will meet tonight
A A. Hurd returned from Chicago to-
day.
There are but two more days in which
to register.
Napoleon Bonaparte Burdge will go ito
the cattle business.
Otto Kuehne employs so men in his es-
tabliShment in North Topeka
Charles NJ. Ross has returned from
visit at his home in Burr Oak
Miss Edna Steele returned today from
visit at her home in Parsons.
J. F. farrell is out of the city this week,
attending his sister who is i'll at Atchison-
DR.. Q. c. Thomas of Spring Hill is Wis
iting the family of State Treasurer Hefie-
bower.
The Republican Flambeau club will
meet tonight and large attendance is
Councilman Nettels is struggling with
three cases of whooping cough in his
family
Councilman Stevens has served four
years in the council and has missed but
two meetings
Mrs. Larry Sheehan, wife of the deputy
sheriff. is quite i'll at her home on East
Fourth street.
Councilman Burgess is in favor of sell
ling Jumbo at any price. The roller
cost over s., 900.
T. E. Bowman & Co. have sold a seven
room residence on West Thirteenth street
to I. 3. Snow for So. 200.
P. Smith. a railroad contractor with
Headquarters in Kansas City, Mo, visited
Santa Fe officials today.
The heavy rains have saved the street
force no end of work. They have thor
oughly flushed the sewers.
Chief Steele intends tte :, making maxim female male
fines instead of lying in jail in idleness.
L. w. Lewis, Santa Fe contractor at
Emporia was in the city today on bust
ness with officials al the general Of
fees.
A reception and jollifcation was held at
Washburn college last night to celebrate
debate.
were disabled yesterday morning with the
snow on the tracks. Several cog wheels
were injured.
Water color drawings showing the city
park as it will look after it is improv-
ed are framed and hung in the office of
the city engineer.
E. H. Bradberry. a railroad contractor
from Kansas City, Mo, was in the city
yesterday transacting business with the
Santa Fe officials.
The prisoners sentenced to the peni-
tertiary at the January term of the dis
trict court will be taken to Lansing Fri
day by Sheriff Kepley.
There are five colored women held at the
city prison for various charges. Two of
with them. Where will it stop?
Charles Rice is known as the, strong
put Fitzsimmons out with one blow.
G. H. Emmons. charter clerk in the Of
home in Hin City, looking after the COM
forts of a bouncing boy born yesterday.
Judge Hazen says the docket for the
April term of the district court is the
lightest of any docket OF any term since
he has been in the bench
Pat ODoherty a well-known printer
and newspaper man has returned to
Topeka He was for several years tele-
graph editor of the Capital
The funeral of John Sieber was held
yesterday afternoon at the home of his
son, at 1918 Quincy street. The Odd Eel
lows had charge of the services.
A civil service examination will be held
in this city at the circuit court room in
the federal building on Saturday. About
one hundred applicants will take the ex-
animation.
The police have received word from
the parents of the runaway boys from
Indianapolis whom the police arrested
here several days ago. They will be sent
home soon.
Mills & Keesee, Topeka contractors.
have secured the contract for the cree
ton of several new buildings at Fort
Riley for the. government The contract
price is SS1, 500.
Judge Hazen has issued a temporary
injunction retaining George Alder from
building fence on the Blush farm near
Silver Lake. The title to a portion of the
land is in controversy
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