The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-07
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWS

H. G. Larimer is in Kansas City on
business.
W. L. Griffith is seriously Ill at his
home, 63S Tyler street.
The Stedman club will meet this even
ing in regular session.
The Carnival of Nations opens this
evening at Hamilton hall
The South Before the War; company
went to Lawrence Sunday.
The RaIston Health club will meet at
the Y W. c. A. rooms Tuesday evening
Judge J. G. Wood gave his lecture on
Mexico at Turner hall Sunday evening
Lincoln GalIedy is building an addition
to his residence at 80 East Fourth street
Bishop J. H. Vincent will address the
reform school boys the first Sunday in
March.
A Topeka loan company has placed
$250,O00 in first class loans since the be-
ginning of the new year.
The Topeka board of education will
meet this evening in the board rooms in
the high school building
The state house and Santa Fe office
flags will hang al half mast until after
Ex-Governor Osborn's funeral.
Prof. A. w. NIcCIintock Of Chicago will
deliver lectures on literature at Bethany
college the latter part of March.
Miss Caroline Baum, teacher of elocu-
ton at Washburn college. gave a pupils
recital a the college Saturday evening.
"Over Valuation of a City is the title
of a paper to be read by P. I. Bonebrake
before the Commercial club meeting We'd
nesday night
Mrs. H. E. Dyer of Grand Rapids, Mich,
who represents a wholesale coffin estab-
lishment. has ended a visit among To-
pelza undertakers.
NJ. P. Hillyer, who lived in Topeka until
a few years ago, will return with his
family next month. He will engage in
business in Topeka
A large delegation of students will ac-
company the Washburn orator, W. L.
Cunningham, to Lawrence February % for
the state oratoricaI contest.
a new switch and sidetrack is being
put in at the Topeka railway car barn
at Twelfth and Jackson streets, to con-
meet with the new addition being built to
the shed.
Rev. Dr. Corwin, who preached Sunday
evening at the First Congregational
church. was pastor for ten years of the
church at Honolulu which President Dole
attended.
The attorneys for the insurance COM
panies and also for Mrs. HiIlmon are pre-
pairing for the sixth trial of the noted
case in the federal court, beginning Feb
ruary a.
The young men of the w. c. L. s. Of
| Washburn college entertained the young
ladies of the Panthygaterfan society Fri
! day evening. A debate was held on the
subject. Resolved, That marriage is q
| failure The negative won, of course.
Mr.. H. B. Beermann. the violinist whc
| located in Topeka a short time ago, has
| been engaged by the Salina Military bant
as their violin soloist at a concert to be
| given February Il. Mr.. Beerman has
engaged Mr.. Bert Lewis as his accom-
| panist-e
! Clarence Merriam has gone to Chicago
| A number of Kansas editors spent the
day in Topeka on their way to Kansa.
! City to attend the annual meeting of tht
| State Editorial association, the member
| of which will go on an exclusion to Por
Arthur Wednesday.
Rev. NJ. c. Long, pastor of the ThirC
| Presbyterian church for over five years
| figures that in that time he has preached
| 40 sermons, received into the church 20
! members. conducted 100 funerals, per
! formed 81 marriage ceremonies, and as
! result of the two weeks special meeting
| just closed secured 20 new members 70
/ the church