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

| ed today.
| Councilman Drew has returned from {
] visit to Chicago.
A crowd of boys were out playing bal
| on the streets today.
Sheriff Bob Kepley has already received
! his 1897 C., r. 1. & P annual pass
| The morning trains were crowded with
| teachers who were on their way home
There is a case of measles in the family
land.
The quarterly meeting of the board OF
county commissioners will be held nexl
| Monday.
Sheriff Kepley drew 500 for feeding fed
months.
! home yesterday after a business visit In
| this city.
The Populist members of the house OF
| representatives have called a caucus for
| January s.
The county prisoners who are billed for
the penitentiary will be taken over the
Fort Pillow post, C. A. r. has changed
its headquarters to the Hall building on
East Eighth street
Tomorrow will be the last day on which
bills against the county can be filed in the
county clerks office.
Charles Mattingly,.. of the car service
department of the Santa Fe is spend
ing vacation in Denver.
Governor Thomas A. Osborn will leave
tomorrow for Chicago and the east on
railroad and personal business
The livery stable proprietors do not like
the Foster Humane society ordinance for
the prevention of cruelty to animals.
The Reform Press association meets in
Topeka, January 13. The State Editorial
association does not meet until January
John Hayes janitor in charge of the
Santa Fe general office building, left to-
day for Chicago where he will visit for
several days.
penitentiary, is in the city. He is still
very weak as the result of severe at
tack of grippe
A well-known society lady of this city
has dubbed a certain crowd of fast young
men the champagne set" Is the cham
G. H. Hamilton, of the general freight
department of the Santa Fe, left today
for Kansas City where he will spend a
short vacation.
The people living in the neighborhood of
Granville want the old Kansas avenue
line of the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Nickerson left yes
terday afternoon for Nickerson; Kan, to
spend several days before returning to
the City of Mexico.
Much inconvenience was experienced
by those who failed to go, to, the barber
vacation this afternoon
Meetings of minor Importance among
some of the departments of the State
concluded the convention.
Prof. D. S. Kelly of the state normal
Kansas Academy of Science; E. B. Kneer
of Atchison, is secretary.
DIR. L. NJ Powelrs bicycle was stolen
from near the Copeland hotel on WedneS-
day evening. The police department has
been notified of the theft.
The women's wards at the Topeka in
sane asylum are greatly overcroWded,
there are now being go kept there. There
is room for more men yet.
Senator PETERS paper, the Advocate,
prints a first page article from the Wich-
tia Beacon advocating the election OF
Judge Dennison for United States senator.
Mrs. f. J. Sausman left yesterday for
Cripple Creek, Col, to visit her husband,
Mr.. Bert Sausman, who is now employed
as clerk in the new National hotel at that
place.
w. A. DeMoss, proprietor of the Fifth
Avenue hotel, is still in a critical condi-
ton, and the physicians express but lit
tie hope of his recovery. His trouble is
heart disease.
Hustled Taylor of Wichita came to To-
and was taken sick at the Throop. He
was able to be out the first time today
since his arrival.
Chief Gardiner yesterday afternoon
turned out every prisoner from the city
Jail as a New Years gift. The jail room
was entirely empty for the first time in
many months.
The county jailer has filled out the Jail
record blanks for the federal prisoners
kept at the county jail for the past three
months and will file them with the United
States authorities.
William Morr1sey, recently appointed to
succeed Mr. X. j. Parker as roadmaster
of the Santa Fe line from Kansas City to
Usage City, has secured a residence in
this city and will move his family here
from Emporia.
w. L. Brown of Kingman. is here work
ing among the politicians for the position
of state printer. E. H. Snow arrived yes
terday and is looking the ground over in
his own interests. He is being assisted
by W. J. CoStigan.
A. ]. Smith of 1920 Polk street, was
driving his blooded horse west on Tenth
street and when at the corner of Fill
more street the animal became unman-
ageable and ran away, wrecking the bug
gy. Mr.. Smith escaped uninjured-
The First Baptist church at its annual
meeting elected the following officers for
the coming year: Robt. Stone, modera-
tor; Mrs. Carrie Sheffield. clerk: B. f.
Williams treasurer: G. f. Eldridge, w. L,
]. Whitaker. Prof. Eyere and Mrs k E.
Freeman, trustees.
Abijah Osborn. farmer drove to To-
peka yesterday from Usage City, hitched
his team and got drunk. OFFICER Wilcox
arrested him. At the police station where
he was searched was found sack full of
Jailer Disbrow. Cant you make dollars
of emp" mumbled Osborn, pointing to
the nail sack.
Missouri and Oklahoma, including a num-
Der of the present state officers and sew
eral well-known business men of this
city, will leave Kansas City on January
10 on a trip to Port Arthur, Tex. The
party will be accompanied by several Off
Gals of the Kansas City, Pitsburg & Gulf
road.
A few days ago a man bought a chick
en- at the Topeka Packing House market
cashier cashed it. giving the change. Soon
afterward it was discovered that the bill
was valueless. The police department
was notified and attempt was made to
find the person who bought the chicken.
The bill is one of the old military bonds
issued by the Missouri state guard dur
ing the war. 1t called a Defense
Bond and the military commissioners
names We're signed on it. It resembled
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