The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The preliminary hearing of T. M. James
has again been continued.
In a prize hunt north of Topeka last
week 800 rabbits were killed
New Years calls will be made on Mon
day following the New Year.
Judge Riner of the federal court has
returned to his home in Wyoming.
NJ F. Tatman of Rossville says that he
taught Governor-elect Stanley how to
hunt
Bowling is about the only. sport left to
the athletes since the foot ball season
Representatives of bicycle manufactur-
ers are drumming up trade among the BIZ
The Kansas State Teachers association
convention will convene in Topeka week
from tomorrow.
Miss Agnes Granger, stenographer in the
state insurance department, is visiting
friends at Norton.
Assistant General Superintendent w. H.
Stillwen Of the Rock Island is confined to
his home by illness.
A new mating has been put down in
tive hal in the state house.
The time for paying the first half of the
years taxes closes tomorrow. After that
time the penalty will be added.
TT The ar, atmatesuS lI weather prophets claim
cold spell in the near future.
The relaying of the state house walks
on account of the bad weather.
Hunters have told so many yarns this
year that people won't listen anymore IN
less it is something extraordinary.
A. Topeka woman who goes down town
on shopping tour every day spends
half Of her time at the china stores.
J. c. Gordon, proprietor of the Copeland,
who has been in Stormont hospital for
several months. is able to be out a little.
The express companies will do a rush
ing business this week. great many
Christmas presents are sent by express.
a. NJ. Coville; TopeNa's rough rider, like
all other rough riders, thinks Teddy
Roosevelt the-greatest man in the United
States.
The chickens will own Hamilton hall the
second week IN January. Inc poultry
men viii run their annual show there all
Kansas viii meet in Topeka Thursday. H.
B. Bell of Ford county is secretary of the
The sale of seats for tbs. engagement of
Frank Daniels in The IDOLS Eye" will
be opened at the Sim Drug company store
this morning.
Out of 20 people who crossed the. state
house grounds on their way home about 3
ing bundles.
Some of the newspapers over the state
have decided on a career for John Collins
in case he is acquitted They say he will
goFOn the stage.
A force Of men worked at the state
house yesterday getting the Senate cham
Der and Representative hall ready for the
special session
The railroads cut the ice they require
on the streams which flow into the Kaw
river: They, seldom take any ice from
Dawn of Freedom is booked for the
Crawford theater next Friday evening.
other night.
John Breidenthal never takes time to eat
his dinner when he has much work on
hand. And he only sleeps about half the
time most people do.
A tool house 'tadOrnS'' the state house
grounds now just in front of the north
entrance. It is where the workmen on
the walks keep their tools.
d Robert L. Jones, an abstractor of EN-
porta, has been in the city looking up the
title to some school lands which are a
part of the Cross estate.
The book stores say they have trouble in
keeping some of the late books in stock.
Kipling's last book, The Days Work.
-, Major Anderson will take his seat in
have to wait for the new legislatures. be-
cause he was elected to fill vacancy.
The little daughter of DR.. J. P. Raster,
chief surgeon of the Santa Fe. has re-
covered from an attack of diphtheria and
the residence has been fumigated.
Christmas things went rapidly Satur-
day. Some of the counters and show
cases which were loaded in the morning
at night.
Treasurer Hefebower has returned from
a visit to his farm in Miami ciunty, where
vest He says he cut ice ten inches in
The dangerous banana peel is. the sub
1ect OF many an ancient Joke, but when
it comes to real danger the burnt out
bons which the electric light man throws
on the sidewalk outclasses the banana
peel.
maker, just west of Topeka, say that their
cornfelds have been raided by people who
husked the standing corn.
People who never buy Christmas pres
ents know nothing Whatever of the agony
of indecision which a person must go
through when trying to pick out some
ment.
The sessions of the State Teachers as
sociation will be held in the high school
auditorium this year on account of the
legislature being in session, The county
Library hall
The mean cloudiness' of December will
PFe pro { pc l 1stl man Who
cent Sunday for two months. If this
Will soon be due in order to even things
up.
The liverymen who had their sleighs
disappointed; but the only reason was that
it wasn't quite cold enough. There would
a little lower.
ledge Of the state house last spring, from
the effects of which one of them after
walking around the ledge, but they have
commenced again and will probably keep
Major Shreve said before election that
he intended to leave the decorations which
honor of Miss Rose, until the Republican
administration came in, in case the Re
PubIicans won, but he did not do 1.-THE
has taken them down himself.
unlocked Saturday afternoon someone
slipped in and turned the water on in the
drinking fountain and did not know how
to turn 1t off again The result was a
flood in the north part of the room and in
the hall below, but fortunately no great
damage was done.
John Jenkins, the defaulting assistant
postmaster of Grand Tower, Ill, who was
arrested at Pittsburg, Kan, and brought
to this city, has been released by the fed
eral authorities here on an order from the
United States district attorney of Illinois.
jenkins father, who made good to the
government his sons ENHANCEMENT,
amounting to g, 200. came to Topeka to
accompany him back to Illinois. It is
probable that arrangements will be made