The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-22
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS

W. A. Morton IS the most enthusiastic
bowler in town.
The Elks viii give their annual enter
tainment after Lent.
There are now four candidates for the
school board in the Fourth ward.
DR.. Frances Storrs is giving a course of
medical lectures at Bethany college.
Topeka post G. A. r. will have a Wash
ingtOn birthday celebration tonight
Major Anderson has secured two new
pictures for the Commercial cluo rooms
Frank Bristol of Boston LECTURES on
Brains this evening at WashDurn col
lege.
Mr. Solomon Wilder of the car service
department of the Santa Fe Is seriously
wednesday evening at Hamilton hall
the Hughes brothers will play a banjo
duet.
hall
P. I. Bonebrake will read his paper on
taxation before the commercial ciuD
Mr.. Chas. Blood Smith attended the
sale of the Denver Pacific road IN Den
Insurance Commissioner Webb NcNall
is in Wichita attending the A Q. u w.
convention.
Albert Hopkins will be bailiff in the
federal court for the Hillmon trial When
1t is called.
The members Of fire station No. 3 have
the credit Of being the best dressed nre-
men in the city.
why. it isn't worth it." said woman
last night when Slf5 was DID IOF Auu4-
forum button No. /
There will be a masquerade ball at the
insane asylum tonight for the entertain
ment Of the employees.
Henry Laptad, who died suddenly Sat
urday evening. was once prosperous
merchant at Lawrence.
The Auditorium buttons are smaller
than such buttons usually are. They are
the size of a half dollar
State camp No. 70 Woodmen of the
World will hold social dance this even
ing at $40 Kansas avenue
c. V. Spencer. of Chicago is in the city
looking after the interests OF the SANTA
Fe among the butter makers
p s Brigham says he hopes to have
something left for the Auditorium fund
from the creamery convention
About half the political clubs organized
are used to bleed candidates The can
didates know it and the clubs know it.
Colonel Alexander Hogeland says that
he sees a great Improvement in Topeka
since his visit here two years ago
A small coIored man who stands about
four feet six works for nVery STAPLE
and rides a pony about the same helght
Rev. A. s. Embree will deliver his lee
ture "A Vacation in Europe this even
ing at the Oakland Presbyterian church
Mr.. William Archer. supervisor of build
ings of the Santa Fe, is confined to his
home by a severe attack OF sciatc rheu-
matism-
c. w. Harrison of the New York MeT-
camille company, left yesterday afternoon
for New York and the eastern markets TO
buy goods.
posted a notice saying that she IS TOO
busy to receive clients. All her evenings
are engaged.
The Helping Hand society of the First
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. G. L. Mason at 1O15 Clay street Sat
urday afternoon.
Albert Henderson, colored boy 10
years old, who escaped from the city jail
several weeks ago, has been recaptured
and taken to jail.
c. c. Clemens has started a war on
chickens running at large Many people
would feel relieved if Mr.. Clemens were
in earnest and succeeded
Senator Frank G. Field of Pretty Prairie
and Mr.. NJ. Watson Of Hutchinson, sec
rotary of the senate, are attending the
national creamery convention
bohemian Days-Art Life at Home and
Abroad will be the subject Of F. Hop
hnson Smiths lecture at the high school
auditorium next Friday night.
Agnes Wallace Villa in the melodrama
1.-THE World Against Her" has been
booked for the Crawford theater on Wed
nesday and Thursday of next week
Frank Bristol, who lectures this even
ing. has recently been called to the
President William Mckinley attends.
Commissioner of Elections YOUnt says
because they think that if they vote they
win have to go to war They are not
jingOes, oh no.
Special Agent J. NJ. Wiley for the To-
peka coal dealers, causes the arrest of
from one to three persons every day for
coal stealing There has been put one
acquittal in over 30 cases.
Marion Crawford, the author. will de-
liver his lecture on Pope Leo XII. in this
city on the evening of March 9. He will
appear under the auspices of the high
school course management.
NJ Delaney of Waterville; Kan; who IS
national treasurer of the Triple Tie Ben
EFT association, spent Monday in Topeka
tend the A o. L. w. grand lodge
A Topeka paper says there has been no
death by violence among the local police
force in its entire history. There isn't
Ira41y~ RI he q a
keep as far away from the tOOtpadS as
they have of late
Katie Gallagher, II years old, who dis
appeared from her home last week, walk
ed to LeayenwOrth with young man
whom the family had objected to. An
effort will be made to have her brought
back to her parents.
In the FL Captain Overture played by
MarshalIs band at the buttermakers' con-
cert last night is the imitation of a bag
pipe. When one of the audience heard it
the remark was made zone of those in
struments is horribly out of tune
Miss BERTHE Brown, the teacher of the
Quinton Heights school is a young lady
furniture for the school room she gets
up an entertainment and buys it Her
latest achievement was the raising of SIS
by a box social"
Luther Nellis was yesterday admitted
as an attorney to practice before the bar
of the district court of Shawnee county.
A curious coincidence is the fact that
Just % years ago today his father, D. c.
Nellis was admitted to the same court.
One of the examining board who eXamin-
ed the elder Nellis was also one of the
board before whom the junior member
appeared. Mr.. Nellis entertained the ex-
aiming board
In all of the holdups recently the vic
Tins have said that the foOtpads were
colOred men. Some of the cOlored people
claim that white fOotpads have BACKED
their faces when in this kind of work.
The best way to prove this viii be for
someone to wing one of these desper-
ate characters. when thorough examina-
ton can be made No case is on record
in Topeka of a supposed cOlored fOotpad
turning out to be a white man "blacked
up"
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