The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-22
TODAY ON KANSAS AVE
Scenes of Topeka's Busiest Street in
the Past Twenty-FOur Hours.

Scenes of Topeka's Busiest Street in
the Past Twenty-FOur Hours.
The biggest snow storm of the season
made Kansas avenue an interesting
sight today. The snow fell so thick
and fast that one could barely see
across the street. Saturday business
which started out briskIy was soon
brought to a standstiIl and the streets
were left to the freaks of the storm.
Street cars struggled against the mil
lions and billions of snOwfiakes, but TO
little purpose. The suburban lines soon
became showed up
The storm was still prevailing after the
noon hour.
People who We're on Kansas avenue
early enough might have seen a TAN
broad-shOuIdered man wearing IOHS
blue uniform with brass buttons, a pa
troll cap and a bright polished star
from whose shining surface appeared
the number Is. walking north from the
uostofHce As he moved along with
a sweeping gait through the snow,
swinging his hickory club carelessly
from his right hand, he looked around
frequently and several times stopped
Following at a distance of lew feet
was a Great Dane dog. The animal pc
longs to a young lady, Miss SnodgraSs,
who lives on Kansas avenue between
Ninth and Tenth streets. The tan
man encouraged the dos, and the latter
responded with a reSSSurlng was OF TIE
tail. North to the bridge walked the
tail man. The dog followed closely
The man was PatrOlman Herman ia
cobb, who is on night duty in ParkdaIe
this month. Across the new bridge
went the pair. When Patroman ia
cobb arrived at his bachelor apartments
at 1000 West Gordon street the Great
Dane was with him. He took the can
inc into his room. fed it and petted it.
Then he went to bed. The dog lay
down on rug near the stove A little
later a young woman appeared at Ser
geant Owens residence On North Mon
roe. It was Miss Snodgrass. I want
my dog" said she. 1t followed po-
Hceman over this morning and it must
Sergeant owen denied all knowledge
of the animal and suggested that there
were other policemen living in North
Topeka. Finally the young woman
went to the house where Patrolman
jacob rooms. She knocked at the door
and when it was opened the Great Dane
sprang out in joy to meet its mistress
"WiH you please call for some one in
the store to come Out?" said pretty
looking young lady, all bundled in
furs and lap robes. to man on the
corner Of Sixth and Kansas avenue.
The man who had been pressed into
service as a messenger started to dellV-
er his message and the Young lazy
drove the comfortable carriage Occu-
pied by herself and two companions,
closer to the sidewalk The message
was delivered and a dashing young
clerk hurried out in the snow without
coat or hat. Hello said he and all
three of the fair ones in q chorus. He
shook hands with the two in the back
seat and then with the young lady in
the front seat. They had great deal
to tell him. BY the time young lady
on the right hand side of the rear seat
had told him all about the dance the
night before the young man was rather
old hint he lIssfa lad a nT nf1T
lady in the back seat tell about her
lovely new dress. The young man
wondered if it was trimmed in fur and
wished he had a fur coat on but he kept
on shivering and listening to the young
lady in the front seat tell about the re