The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
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Inere are 1891 volumes IN the state IL
brary.
DR.. Eva Harding is in Kansas City
business.
The state university at Lawrence opens
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith are
in Washington.
H. A. Utterman will start a physical
culture gymnasium.
The first council meeting of the year
will be held tonight.
Archie Barnes spent Sunday at his
home in LeaVenWOrth.
The livery stable proprietors were the
money makers yesterday.
There were twelve more deaths than
births in Topeka last month
great many cases of measles have
been carded by the sanitary officers.
The Topeka water works case will be
heard by the supreme court in May
John Lenfesty has returned to Chicago
after a visit of several days in this city
Charles D. Welch braved the storm and
wind yesterday and rode his bicycle down
town.
One week from today the new adminis-
tration will take charge of state affairs
The monthly reception at the Topeka
Athletic association rooms will take place
The fate of the Topeka Base Ball asso-
citation Will be decided at meeting to be
held tonight.
porarily the vacancy made by the resig-
nation of Patrolman BAIL.
c,d The R S road Sa M s in tns el5g
a balance in the treasury of 800.
Suburban travel on the trolley lines
was much impeded this morning ac-
count of the drifting of the snow.
Topeka, lodge, No. 40. I. o. o. F., win
hold public installation of officers We'd
nesday evening at III West Sixth street.
The Foster Humane society ordinance
for the prevention of cruelty to animals
will be acted upon by the city council
tonight.
Chester Woodward has severed his con-
nection with F. A. Shows drug store
and gone home to Lawrence, where he
expects to remain
The First Christian church now has
large male chorus which furnishes mu>
sic at the Sunday meetings 1t is in
charge of Prof. SQuires.
The Topeka colored society made a rush
yesterday morning for sleighS and con-
trolled the situation before noon. But
few were out after dinner.
Jailer Al Hopkins who saturday placed
his resignation as city jailer, to take eff
feet January q. says he will Mix up in
city politics this spring.
Darlington Booth, now commander of
the American Volunteers win be in this
Hamilton hall in the evening.
Miss Mary Slavin of this city has gone
to the Mt. St. Mary academy at Leaven-
worth to take up the studies preparatory
to entering the order of the Sisters OF
Charity.
The directors of the Topeka Base BAH
company will meet this evening at J. M
Myers office in the Columbian building
to make arrangements for this seasons
ball team
Rev. CIellan B. McAfee. of Park col
lege, Missouri preached yesterday morn
NJ NJ t e a afternoon addressed the H. H. l.
There We're a number of people down
early yesterday morning hunting up
blacksmithS for horseShoeing, to permit
sleigh riding later in the day. There were
perhaps so horses shod, all around, be-
fore noon.
Mr. Richard shakeshaft, now chief rate
clerk in the Santa F'e passenger depart
ment in Chicago. returned to Chicago
in this city.
terday and has opened headquarters at
the Dutton, where he will conduct his
canvass for speaker of the house of rep
resentatives.
The city physician reports that there
were fourteen cases of diphtheria and
fourteen of scarlet fever in Topeka last
month. Nearly all have been released
from quarantine.
Everett McKirahan, formerly an en-
ploye in the Santa F'e general offices in
this city, but now with the Colorado Mid
land road at Denver, is visiting his par
ents in this city
The Science of Christ class will meet
at the residence of Mrs. Heller at IOs
Madison street Tuesday afternoon The
subject of discussion is, Bear Ye One
Another's Burdens
Representative E. D. McKeever has
opened an office at room SO Columbian
building where he will listen to people
who have matters they desire to submit
to the legislature
against Chas Holcraft for carrying con-
cealed weapons, which had been placed
case did not warrant a fine.
w. J. Black assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Santa Fee went to Den
yer yesterday to attend meeting of the
transmissouri committee of the Western
Passenger association there today.
From Christmas to New Years there
were but four drunk men arrested by the
police This is the smallest record of
drunkenness for this season of the year
in the history of the Metropolitan police
regime.
The three colored men. Green Craiger,
a1I~ NT61f I7pI%l md Iaz- An1 0aTEx
who were arrested for breaking into
Wolff's packing house and stealing hides,
will be given a preliminary hearing be-
fore Justice Furry, January Z The
charge against them is burglary and lar
ceny-
Coroner Westerfield and ]. S. Warner
appeared before the board of police COM
missioners Saturday and asked that Mar
TIM and Dennis addition be given some
police protection and that when a vacan-
cy occurred to consider the name of q
addition.
The oratorical fight, or more properly
speaking. the college newspaper fight at
Washburn college, will be taken up this
week. The winner of the oratorical con-
test has been accused OF plagiarism and
two factions in the college will fight for
supremacy, Last year the fight got into
the district court for settlement.
The Interstate Literary association.
composed of representatives from colored
literary societies in Kansas Nebraska
session in Kansas City Topeka people
who attended We're John NJ. Wright. ]. H.
A. Page. N. Sawyer. Mrs. E. NJ Guy and
Miss Sadie Guy Next year the associa-
ton will meet in Topeka
The following persons are the newly
elected members of the Kansas Academy
r. b Dunlevy and C. n Gould. Winfieid;
E. H Heacock, Topeka; E. NJ. Hoisington
and H. L. Nelson, Topeka: S. ]. Hunter,
Lawrence; c. w. Pratt. Howard; B. L.
Miller, Lawrence; J. Z. Shacklatt. Fall
River; j. w. Wilson, Effingham; L. c.
Wooster. Eureka
Public installation of officers of Apollo
lodge, No. 1SS, A o. L. w, held at
their hall, 1915 Kansas avenue. Friday
evening. Fleming's orchestra furnished
the music. Officers installed were fol
lows: P. NJ w, w. F. St. Marys: NJ. W.,
E. f. Schmidt; foreman, John Runyan;
OverSeer, Clarence Wright. recorder, w.
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