The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-01
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The Y NJ. c. A. bowling alleys have
been closed for repairs.
Attorney General Boyle has decided that
the legal fee for marriage license is 50.
Three of last weeks graduates from the
high school have entered Washburn col
The Shawnee County Horticultural So
eiety IS in session at the court house this
Miss Mabel Cunningham arrived from
Emporia today to sing at DR.. Embree's
lecture tonight.
P G. Noel is reported to be somewhat
improved today. He was able to sit up
for some time.
.Councilmen Nettels. Warner and Ste
phensOn represent the city council in the
Auditorium association.
DR.. Howard H. Russell of Delaware. o..
viii address the annual convention of the
State Temperance union at Hamilton hall
this evening.
Rev. Charles NJ. sheldon's latest book.
IN His steps has been the most sue
ers have sold 10000 copies
The. regular meeting of the Topeka
Equal Suffrage association will be held
at the home of the president, Mrs. Cor
nelius. Thursday a. p. n.
D. NJ. Mitchell. appointed sanitary ser
down by Judge Hazen. has appealed his
case to the supreme court.
Judge J. F. Lee. who is now a the Sal
walton Army hospital, says that he has
reformed and that he will do all in mis-
power to aid in temperance work.
Lieutenant Peary, his dogs and sleds
and lecturing p2raphernalia. went to Law
renee this morning. He will spend the
day with Prof L. L. Dyche and lecture
tonight.
The pupils of the third grade in Farri-
son school, taught by Miss Westerield.
raised $40 by their rhetorical exercises
last Friday: The sum Will be applied on
the piano fund.
The weather bureau has issued maps
showing the extent of the storms in jan
uary over the United States. They show
that the most severe storms were in the
eastern and central portions of the Unit
ed States.
Justice of the Peace w. S. McClintock
says that some Topeka lawyers have given
their clients wrong impression by tell
ing them that in civil suits no costs could
be charged TO rbe Dlqi0tfff unless +1era
was verdict for the plaintiff.
It has been decided to postpone the pro-
ducuon of ''PinafOre' until March. The
Two evenings OF the Carnival of Ma
tiOnS.' February Up which were to be
- -. ~ ~ = ~ De ll-led with
entertainment by the various national rep
resentauves.
New officers. of the Scottish society
were elected Monday evening as follows:
President. James Cuthbert: vice Dresf-
dent, Peter Riach; secretary. John Ban
herman; treasurer, Peter Fisher: and
trustees, A Allen. Jas. Haggart John
Lowrie, John Russell and John S. Irving.
At the Topeka whist club meeting Mon
day evening the following teams won:
Bronson and Murphy. Smith and Mason,
Ryder and Gillespie. Beatty and Koontz.
Howard and Marshall, West and Cole
Knowles and Mowers, Sibley and PenD-
kamp The average for the north and
south was 1501s; for the east and west"
1915.
Mr.. G. c. Clemens. one of the head men
in the Topeka branch of the Social De-
mocracy. has been much disturbed in
mind recently by finding that an impress
sion had got abroad in some way that an
admission of % cents would be charged
at the Debs lecture at Hamilton hall next
rlday evening MI Clemens says that
there viii be no admission charge. and
that the hat will not even be passed. The
han Will be open to all those who wish to
near the labor leader.