The Topeka state journal., 1897-03-10
SNAP SHOTS HoMENEWS

The Festival chorus met last evening.
The registration of female voters is un-
usually small
The first straw hat Of the season was
in evidence yesterday.
Ed Keith has Withdrawn from the race
Tor school board in the Fifth ward
The state board of pharmacy is holding
examinations at the court house today.
a parlor E s A meeting will be held
W. Reed
Rev A s. Embree will be welcomed by
his congregation tonight by a social in the
church parIors-
County Superintendent Stout is prepar-
ing for the teachers examination to be
given March 80
to see the big fight. He will put up his
cash for Corbett-
The bullet was yesterday removed from
John Sieber's knee which was shot there
accidentally on Monday.
Manager Bayless. of the Topeka Tele-
phone office has been admitted as a men,
Der of the Topeka Turn Verein
Il IS probable that the Washbu-n college
Hamlet company viii make a short tour
of the towns around Topeka soon
The county commissioners have given
the Committee of Fifteen the use OF the
fair grounds for the Festival next fall
BaIif John COyne and City Jailer Dagg
are making big plans for the Hibernian
celebration on St Patrick's day al Hamil-
ton hall
bridge has been ordered TO allow no es-
Inmates except for work on the permanent
Professor Palmer and Miss Townsley
of Washburn college viii be the principal
figures in entertainment at the Y M
c A rooms tonight
In anticipation OF the passage of the fee
and salary bill County Clerk McCabe has
his office force spending all time possible
making up tax rolls.
City Jailer John Dagg wears a solid
silver watch chain which is SO large that
it resembles one of the bit chains which
are used on horses to prevent their gnaw-
ing the reins-
Ed BurIey. a coIored boy It years old
has been arrested by the police for burg
larry. He is accused of having entered 4
small street stand at the corner Of First
and Jackson streets.
Tom Sweeney. manager Of the Postal
Telegraph. Wells. Fargo Express. and Pa
cifc Express at Lawrence has been in To-
pekA during the legislative session in the
interest of the state university appropria-
ton bill
Chief WiInarth of the fire department
keeps his horse and buggy at fire depart
uenC HEADQUARTERS during the DAYTIME
ana al night ne leaves II al station No
at Elghth and Gay streets, Just q snort
distance from his home on West Eighth
street
Probate Judge DoIman yesterday mar
RED John Wade and Maggie Fronk- both
of Merideu- The bride wore a light blue
dress which attracted much attention on
the streets as she and her husband prone
naded on Kansas avenue She was 19
years old
clothing which was discovered in the
burning building at Twelfth and West
Streets yesterday morning was placed IN
the front hallway at the city jail and the
odor from the goods drove even the trus-
ties to the rear rooms
Booker T Washington was to have lee
tured at WaShburn college this month,
but as he is now holding a colored con-
vention down south he Will not be here
until in May. The next entertainment to
be given at the college will be March g,
when Edward P. Elliott comes
Harry Hill and s. NJ. Storrs. two tough
characters. were arrested by PatrolInen
Jenkins and Groch yesterday morning in
North Topeka for breaking the seal
freight car door. The night jailer at po-
lice headquarters put opposite the names
of the men the charge, breaking car
CELL
The friends Of Mrs. Henry. who wants
the position of police marron, will present
petitions to the police board on Saturday
asking for her appointment There will
be petitions asking that Mrs. Thorpe he
retained Mrs Thorpe has filed her
office with credit and II would seem an in
justice to remove her for an inexperienced
person. Mrs Thorpe was first appointed
by the LewelIfng police board