The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-12
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS


| Bethany college reopens tomorrow.
The street force has commenced grading
for sidewalks.
| Guy McFadden is in Atchfson practicing
| with the colts
| Councilman Burgess is on the jury in
The elevator in the federal building Is
running once more.
Joseph Groll is building $3.50 barn on
! lot No. 157 Monroe street.
F. L. Sexton is building dwelling to
cost 81, 600 at 512 Topeka avenue.
! F: Mawhinney, ex-conductor,hasl launch
! ed himself in the ice business.
| F. P. Baker is the only member of the
| Federal grand jury from Topeka.
H. A. Heath went to Chillicothe, Mo,
| today to attend a sale of Hereford cattle.
The city schools were closed this after
noon for the funeral of Mrs. s. c. Mil
| Ter.
Rol1a Norman is building a dwelling on
lot No. 1874 Central avenue. 1t will cost
B. F. Golden is building a new barn
| back of his residence on West Tenth
| street.
Oliver Wolf is building a. residence
st. ao DO II jackson street which will cost
Fred Jenness will not go to Seattle as
reported, but will engage in business In
| Topeka.
Topeka people who have ventured into
| the woods say that May apples are COM
| ing up.
Frances Richardson is making improve
ments on lot No. 10 West Eighth street
which will cost 500.
| o. * SWdyZ0 says l1dl ne waits " p6
| just common private in the event of
| war.
| Councilman Roundtree is now the
| youngest member of the city legislative
department
VIM. Elliott is making improvements on
| his dwelling on lot No. 400 Tyler street
| which will cost $50.
The worst sidewalk in Topeka is be-
| tween Fifth and Sixth streets on the east
| side of West street
| Word has been received that Mr.. o. w.
| Blood, who went to Las Vegas for his
health, has not improved.
James NJ Truitt has commenced divorce
| proceedings against his wife, Lena Truitt,
| on the ground of abandonment.
| The entire police force was reelected
| for a year. The board considered it above
| improvement and SO ordered it.
j. P. Barnes has been issued a permit
to build addition to his barn on lot
No ST Clay street, to cost S75.
c. ]. Brown and ]. H. Moss are in New
York making arrangements for the manu-
facture of Mr.. Moss light
The Modoc club will attend the Okla
homa territorial encampment OF the q.
A. R. at Shawnee, Q. T., in May.
The condition of Mr.. c. J. Prescott, who
was taken with hemorrhage of the lungs
a few days ago, is somewhat better.
The work of filling the space between
the piles and the south bank of the river
east of the approach is nearly completed
The City Federated Clubs holds an i'm
portant business meeting We3Ihesoay
morning at 1880 o'clock at the Physical
Culture rooms.
now in charge of the soda fountain trade
at the Emery, Bird, Thayer co. store IN
Kansas City.
Most of the ice wagons and beer wagons
have been reprinted and the large, Wen
fed teams are Respondent In new praSs
trimmed harness.
1t is about time that the defects in the
roadway and sidewalks of the new bridge
are repaired, according to the promise Oh
the county commissioners
Iikenesses of Attorney General Boyle
the country above a testimonial written
for a patent medicine concern
Dr.. George F Luz; the dentist shayed
and even his friends have failed to recog-
nize him several times since.
General Passenger Agent w. J. Black
of the Santa Fe went to Chicago Monday |
afternoon to resume work on the arrange
ment of summer tourist rates.
G.. N. Hubbard has received word that
Mrs. Hubbard will bring their son Donald
home this week from Springfield, Ill,
where he was dangerously sick.
Washburn students .practicing for
the three plays to be given at the col |
ege this his spring Th Mfeb Tl an ps Hase
RirRe pay "e'i'n ->-S"' anu
Topeka pos. No. II. G. A. R, will meet
ments for sending delegates to the en-,
campment at Wichita, where they VIII
endeavor to get the reunion for Topeka
The following have been elected officers |
of the First United Presbyterian church
ie tie Norman Ramsey. secretary A.
Martin treasurer: M: L. Kelly, M. =. NC
Cormick and James Chumos, trustees
Coroner Westerfield was not called up
on during the month of March nor during
April to hold inquest. The number
of suicides and murders is smaller for the
past II months than for the preceding
year.
W. N Logan, a teacher in the Pleas
anton schools, and who is known. in To-
peka, has received notice that he has been
elected to a fellowship at the University
of Chicago which will give him $3.50 a
year and free tuition.
The city assessor in making the rounds
takes in addition to the personal assess
ment the name and age of each man.
which will be furnished the state military
department for use in case of a call for
soldiers The limit is below q and over
As for exemption from duty.
W. s. Belden, who short time ago re-
ceived an appointment in the weather bu-
reau has been assigned assistant in
the weather bureau office at Dodge City.
He was formerly assistant of Weather
Observer T. B. Jennings.
Percy Patch, aged II years. died yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock at the resi-
dence of his father, Albert H. Patch, at
1926 Kansas avenue. He had been an in
valid for several years. Mr.. Patch is a
way company The funeral will take place
tomorrow afternoon at the house at 2:30
o. clock.
Weather Observer T. B. Jennings is to
have an assistant in his office in the
Columbian building. Willis l.. Moore,
chief of the weather bureau, has notified
Mr. Jennings that G. Herald Noyes has
been assigned for duty as assistant at To-
peka Mr.. Noyes will arrive this week
and will begin his duties Weekly crop
bulletins win be issued in addition to the