The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-01
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS


on business
Charles. f. .Gault is in Usage City today
on legal business.
Ex-Attorney General F. B. Dawes is in
the city from Clay Center.
Rev. W. L. Grant spoke today at noon
at the Santa Fe coach shops.
The vacant lots opposite the Copeland
are being used for nursery.
Miss Augusta Hayes has returned from
a visit at her home in Kansas City.
Some towels and bed spreads are much
needed at the Salvation Army hospital.
Arthur Capper has been called to Gar
nett by the serious illness of his father.
The state dental examining board will
meet in annual session in this city April Z.
Paul Torrington and VIII Haskell are
coaching an amateur company al Red
The melodrama Heart of Chicago" is
booked for the Crawford Opera House on
April Is.
Andrew Jordan, who is employed in the
Sim drug store, is the best whistler in
Topeka.
Representative ]. U. Brown of Greeley
county was in the city yesterday. He has
gone nome.
Miss Ora Clary, entertained small
company of friends at her home, 400 Van
Buren, street last night.
The First ward kindergarten auxiliary
will meet with Mrs A. J. Arnold tomor-
row afternoon at o clock
Mr. and Mrs. w. R. Walker of 629 Law
renee street. are the proud parents of a
son born Tuesday morning.
The state house grounds are being fer
tilted with the view of obtaining
growth of blue grass this spring.
Nellie McHenry will come to the Grand
in this city a week earlier than was ex-
peeted. She is now booked for April IA.
Secretary William H. Barnes of the
State Horticultural society will organize
the Coffey county society a Burlington,
Patients at the Salvation Army hos
pitaI are getting scarce. There are but
seven there, and none of them are dan
Representative John seaton held a long
conference with Governor 14eedy today
works.
The state board of railroad assessors
is expected to make the first trip tomor-
erty examined.
Chas. F. Payne. who keeps a drug store
at 302 East Fourth street, has made APP
pHcation to Probate Judge Dolman for a
liquor permit.
Dr. w J. Erdman of Germantown, Pa,
is visiting the industrial institute. He
1ectured before the Berea class al that in
Stitution today.
Councilman Stephenson has sold the
five-room house at ZIG Tyler street to w.
H. Light for 81 700. The house belonged
to F. L. Peacock
Mrs. Lottie Hayden-Farrfs has been
removed from the Salvatio Army hos
pital to her mothers residence at Tenth
and Kansas avenue.
A number of improvements are being
made at the Santa Fe depot The wooden
replaced with brick.
Alfred s. Coyne, a son of Bailin John
Coyne of the district court, has returned
illness of five months.
County Superintendent Stout will read
a paper on Child Study in the District
SchooF' at the meeting of the Northeast
Kansas Teachers association.
A North Topeka man says that a Kan
sas City whisky drummer recently sold
$500 worth of liquor to a single North
side jointist-but Chief Steele has closed
Judge Hazen has appointed Jas r.
Wicl1s commissioner to take dispositions
in the Greenwood divorce case. The case
will be concluded at the April term of the
district court.
w. H. StiIlweu assistant general super
intendent of the Rock Island, and c. w.
Jones. superintendent at Harrington, are
spending short vacation with their fam
lilies at Galveston.
Mrs. Sylvia Addison. the colored woman
arrested on the charge Of burglarizing
streets, is out on bail. Her trial will be
held before Justice Grover Saturday.
Archie Williams, Jr., has been appoint
ed attorney for Red Irwin by Judge Haz-
en-. Irwin is the leader of the gang of
colored boys that broke into and robbed
a Santa Fe freight car some months ago
Tom Wil1erson gave up his residence
turned to his home in North Topeka He
was able to raise the amount of his costs
and will now pay his fine IN monthly IN
There have been IS new members taken
into the Railroad Y. M. {. A during the
began the 18th and that has made BUSH
ness lively in that line. The Blues are
ahead at present.
B6IuanN COll6S0 mas D66n visited TINS
week by Mr. ana Mrs. E. L. Conklin. of
Chandler, o. T., Mrs. ]. w. Waggeneri
of Atchison and Rev. S. E. Busser, T1m-
poria. all of whom have daughters in at
tendance at the college.
Prisoners at the city jail are searched
now when taken from the stone pile to
be locked in the jail room. Monday two
of the prisoners had cut stones into shape
to be used as slungshotS and were trying
to conceal them in the jail room.
One of Grandmother Permela Curtis
gifts some time ago was the giving of the
land and $100 in cash to the '.F11af Tom
church on North t! Van Buren, Bur street. This
congregations in North Topeka.
A number of Topeka teachers will at
tend the meeting of the Northeast Kansas
II. County Superintendent J. L. Stout is
the programme to read paper
Experimental Science in Elementary
one of the indications of better times
in Kansas is the fact that the college at
the Sisters of Bethany has just closed
the most successful term financially that
it has had for three years, and the pros
pect for an increased patronage next year
is good
| charging her husband, Ed Jones, with as
sault and battery. The parties col
ored and live on Locust street. Both have
been married twice, and the two sets of
children in the one house are responsible
for the family troubles.
w. E. Thompson, who was clerk in the
office of the state treasurer, Otis L. Ath>
erton, went to Chandler, o. T., yesterday.
live there. Before leaving Topeka he had
received 40 information pertaining to their
welfare after the storm.
Samuel L. Carr has sworn out com
plants against Mike Heery, Oscar Kemp
ton, Walter BIusick and Harry Gregg,
charging each with malicious trespass.
Carr is the owner of the house that the
four members of the Fourth street gang
broke into a few days ago
Oscar Kempton, Harry Gregg Walter
Music and Mike Heery. Jr-. have been
turned over to the county authorities on
the charge of house breaking They were
fined by the police judge for disturbing
May Elders peace by taking possession
of her house while she was away. In
door.