The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-10
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs


Cliff HoIbert is now city attorney of
The annual election of patrolmen takes
place next Tuesday
James Morgan the new councilman from
the Second ward, wears side Whiskers.
Topeka Presbytery will meet Tuesday
at Westminster Presbyterian church.
The Elks Will begin rehearsals on Billee
Taylor next Tuesday evening at their club
F. S. Stevens who has just retired from
the city council will be candidate for
register of deeds
The Arion ladies' uuartette of Chicago
will sing at the First NJ. E. church to-
morrow morning.
Topeka. real estate men are taking heart
They say that things are looking bright
er than for years
Roy Bradford, son of s. B. Bradford,
will go to McAlister, Oklahoma, next
week to fill a clerical position.
The county commissioners are making
Inspection Of the bridge and roads in
Soldier township this afternoon.
Mrs. Peake the evangelist VIII address
a meeting Of workingmen at Fifth and
Leland streets tomorrow at p. m.
Street railway men figure that each in
dividual in the city rides an average of
100 times per annum but they do not do
win Haskell and Paul Torrington will
ARRIVE in Topeka next week to get up
by the AIodoc club
Probate Judge Dolrnan checked up the
accounts of the county treasurer Tor the
past quarter yesterday afternoon. The
accounts balanced accurately.
S. H. Boyd who has bought the Dutton
House built the first hotel in Dodge City
in 1872. He came to Kansas when there
was not railroad in the state.
The Mems league of the First Baptist
church will hold an open meeting at the
a special programme Will be given.
The Kansas City Presbytery of the Uni
ted Presbyterian church will meet next
Tuesday in the second United Presbyter-
ian church corner of Huntoon and Polk
Rev NJ L. Thomas of the Baptist
church viii address the members of the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. at the rooms of the
association tomorrow afternoon at
This afternoon the board of police COM
missioners will meet and hold the annual
election of the department. It is rumOred
that some changes viii be made in the
Pioneer council American labor Union
mas passed resolutions protesting against
the action of Judge Webb in awarding the
contract for printing the statutes to
Missouri firm,
The fire at o'clock yesterday afternoon
was at 615 Harrison street. A pile of rub
Dish n. IN Mrs; j I'll Ladd,s back yard was
was no damage reported.
Jefferson Caldwell has received a letter
from Denver saying that his son O'Neal
improving and it has been found to not
be necessary to amputate his feet.
New officers Of Westminster Presbyter-
ian church for the ensuing year have been
elected as follows: Elders c. w. Doug
lass and Z. NJ. Miller, deacon, w. A.
NeisWanger, trustee, Bryce McMurtie.
Robert Baker has filed suit for divorce
in the district court from his wife Addie
Baker, to whom he was married in Feb
ruary 1898. He says in his petition that
bis wife compelled him to leave home in
October, 1895.
Yesterday afternoon, at which T. W. Har-
risOn, representing the S. A. r., and the
tee of ladies from the relief corps was
present and took part.
Miss Blossom Harding, a niece of DR..
Eva Harding, Will be married to JOS
Welsh of Atchison in June. Miss Hard
ing is now in San Francisco, Cal, with
her mother, Dr. Agnes HaV1land. MT
Welsh is engaged in the insurance bust
ness in AtchfsOn.
During muddy weather the brick pave
ment on Topeka avenue between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets is covered with mud
often to depth Of four inches. People
there and with paddle dig off the mud
which clogs the wheels.
John Dakens, the young German at the
salvation Army hospital, who a few days
60 shot his hand to pieces while handling
a shotgun, will probably not lose the hand
several carpet bones were shattered and
the flesh badly burned, but the doctors
are hopeful of saving the member.
Bishop AIillspaugh returned from Cen
trail Kansas yesterday His visitatfons
through Holy week are as follows Sun
day at Lawrence. Tuesday at CoffeyViIie.
Thursday at Arkansas City, Friday at
Winfield and Easter Sunday at Topeka.
list, who is conducting a revival at the
United Presbyterian church. last evening
christian science and higher criticism
scoring Annie BeSant the theosophist who
will lecture here next Monday evening.
Mike HeeTy. Jr., Oscar Kempton, Wal
ter Musick, members of the Fourth street
gang, were discharged by the jury in Jus
tice Growers court yesterday. They were
on trial for the malicious destruction OF
property, having broken in the door of a
house on East Fourth street three weeks
ago.
In the New York Dramatic News of
April 10 there appears a large haIftone
meath 1t the name Miss Thorne.'' Either
it is typographical error or some actress
has stolen the picture and given it her
name. The photo is the same one which
was published in MunSey'S magazine sew
eral months ago.
The Heart of Chicago which closes a
good week at the Ninth street in Kansas
City tonight, viii be put on at the Crav-
ford Opera house in this city next Tues
day evening. The sale of seats opens
Monday morning. The piece is a sensa-
tional rnelodrama, depending almost en-
tirely on its scenic effects, and will take
well With the people who like to see that
class of attractions.
Captain Hawk of the Salvation Army
says that someone has created an impress
sion that the Salvation Army hospital
p1tal He says the charity hospital under
the charge of the Army does not con-
tai and that Christ's hospitals manage
nent IS IN sympathy with the work done
by the Charity hospital
Edward Mcdonald, the man who was
sent to the penftentiary a year ago for
breaking into the Howard store on lower
Governor Leedy a few days ago is back
in Topeka and in harder luck than when
confined in the county Jail After being
released from the penitentiary, Mcdonald
went to Kansas City, burt the first day in
that place he was thrown from a cable
car and his right arm fractured. He
managed to get back to this city and is
now under the care Of the county physi-
clan.
HARRISON IN MICHIGAN.