The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-19
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


H. D. Crosby has returned from okla
homa-
Major A P. shreve is an inveterate
punster.
H. C. Bowen is no longer in the office
of the register of deeds.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has re-
turned from Baxter Springs.
Ex-Congressman H. L. Moore of Law
renee visited Topeka today.
D. H Branniman and H. B. F7eharty
have formed law partnership
Attorney General Boyle is now wearing
a broadcioth Prince Albert coat.
There is room on the new bridge for
/ three teams to drive across abreast
The first consignment of iron finishings
for the state house dome has arrived
A concert will be given this evening to
members and invited guests at Arion hail.
The Sons of the American Revolution
are in session this afternoon at the state
house
Ex-Adjutant General ]. Y. Niles of the
G. A R. is convalescing from a serious
illness.
Theodore Mink has fled suit for d.
voree from his wife, Mary S. Mink, on
the usual grounds.
Rev. G. NJ. Cottren and family have
moved to Louisiana, where he viii be in
charge of a church.
The elevator in the federal building will
not run again until February IA, when
court will again open.
Pat Mcpherson has been fined 500 for
beating Gilbert Stratton with an iron
poker in the city jail.
The professional juror doesn't seem to
be as numerous in the makeup of the
district court jury as usual.
the change in the commission district by
the last legislature is illegal.
A restaurant on lower Kansas avenue
which was named the "Eklondike'' has
been turned into barber shop.
The Apollo club met Tuesday evening
and decided to study for public presenta-
ton HandeTs oratorio, THE Messiah"
The state military board is waiting for
the attorney general to write opinion
before proceeding with further business.
Secretary William H. Barnes Of the State
horticultural society is enjoying a visit
from his mother, who lives in Brooklyn,
N. Y.
A South Topeka trolley car Tuesday
for several hundred feet at Tenth and
Kansas avenue.
The secretary of state bought 800 worth
of stamps to mail the requests for annual
reports from the corporations organized
in Kansas for profit
The Kansas Avenue NJ. E. choir gave
the cantata Joy to the World" to an au>
dience of five hundred Tuesday evening at
the Parkdale NJ. E. church.
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company will in a few days issue an in
vitation to its subscribers to inspect their
new central office in Topeka
To.
peka met last night at a home in which
both card playing and dancing are pro-
hibited. "A good time was had
The superintendent of the state house
grounds cleaned the snow off the side
walks surrounding Capitol square. 1t is
nearly five-eighths OF a mile.
Rev. w. r. Cox, pastor of the Second
United Presbyterian church, was called
to Ottawa today to ofhciare at the funeral
of Charles Smith, who was an old friend
Miss Kittie Fisher, art teacher in Wash
burn college, has resigned her position
for a place in the Kirwin high school She
will be succeeded by Mrs. L. D. White
more.
Albert and John Marshall. Jr., have
purchased the L. D. Mckinley drug store
on East Sixth street and will move the
stock back to the old stand next to the
Chesterfield hotel.
Four spans of the old Kansas avenue
bridge have been removed. The steel
arches are being stored on the vacant lot |
at the northeast corner of Crane and
Kansas avenue.
DR.. Thomas kirkpatrick of Garnett was
in town this week advising his successor !
in the office of secretary of the state |
board of health as to the conduct Of the
department.
The Kellam Book and Stationery COM /
pany has been awarded the contract for |
furnishing supplies to the county officers
George NJ. Stone is figuring on going /
back to Paris next summer on visit.
Councilman c. H. Nettels has been J
called to Chicago by a telegram an /
nouncfng the serious illness of his sister. |
Grace. The aeolian concert at the Cen |
trail church has accordingly been post |
poned.
Tuesday night Patrolman Hendricks !
found the front door to the store room
occupied by E. H. Phillips with jewelry /
stock and the florist depot, standing open !
No one could be found who could lock the |
door. and it had to be braced shut. This /
is not the first time this door has been |
left open, says the patrolman-