The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-04
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS


The city schools opened yesterday.
Bethany college reopens Wednesday.
Services are being held in every church
in the city this week.
A judge who will try the Hinmon case
has not yet been found.
Sheriff Bob Kepley and Under Sheriff
Lucas will probably start a laundry.
The postofhce elevator Is as uncertain in
its movements as Kansas zephyr.
The project of cooperative housekeep-
ing is being discussed on College Hill.
Captain ]. G. Wood has been invited to
make the Memorial day address in To-
pelIa May 80.
Yesterday afternoon an old woman led
a brindle COW and carried a broom down
Kansas avenue
Topeka lodge No. II AIasons has adopt
ed new special button badge of rolled
plate and blue enamel.
Ralph Squires has returned from Win
field, where he has been employed in a
drug store several weeks.
Judge Hazen has given notice that all
bonds for appearance in his court must
be renewed before Thursday
1t has been decided to give a matinee
production of The Brownies at the
Grand Opera House next Saturday after
noon.
Judge Morton has the familiar novel
''Ten Thousand a Year bound in law
binding and labeled Warren on Eject
ment."
General Manager J. J. Frey of the Santa
Fe returned today from Albuquerque, N.
M, after spending the holidays with his
family.
Robert Smith, who has been connected
with the Topeka Steam Laundry for sew
111G fo1-a
bank of Topeka.
Sam Radges says he will never own /,
another dog. His skye terrier Judy, |
which was his inseparabIe companion for
years, is dead.
Mr.. James Walsh of the Santa Fe bag !
gage department at Colorado Springs left /
today for that place after visit with
his parents in this city.
At the R. R. Y. NJ. c. A. as high as 21O /
baths were taken in u day. During the !
year there were 1900 An average of $50 !
people visited the rooms every day.
The house of Frank Lagerstrom, which
was burglarized Sunday night, is the |
corner of Fourth and Lincoln instead of /
Fourth and Quincy, published last
night
Mr.. c. L. Short, the newly appointed
trainmaster of the Santa Fe at Chilli
Gothic Ill, returned yesterday from the
east and will leave today for Chillicothe /
to assume his new duties.
Evangelist \. E. Thompson, who has
been holding successful meetings at juno
ton City and Salina, will hold a meeting
at the United Presbyterian church in this
city next Wednesday evening.
Topeka people who have seen Gus Hills
Vaudeville at the Ninth Street theater a
Kansas City the past week say it is very
funny. The Introductory piece" is one
of the most amusing things seen on the
stage. 1t comes here Wednesday night.
a young Topeka married couple had
their first quarrel because the husband |
found fault with his wife during a game
of whist. It was justifiable matter to
quarrel over. Any husband who finds
fault with his wife over whist game
ought to be padded.
T. ]. Sims, carpenter in the employ
of the Rock Island bridge and building
department, has come to this city with
badly injured arm. While working at
Alma he was thrown from a ladder a
considerable distance to the ground, frac-
turing his arm below the elbow and
painfully bruising the flesh. He was
placed in the Santa Fe hospital for treat
ment.
For the Washburn-Drury debate, which
will be held in Topeka in March, the fol-
owing question has been decided upon:
Resolved, That the English cabinet sys-
EN- is better adapted to the needs of a
Democratic people than the agencies used
" the United States to perform the same
functions" Washburn col
eye will be represented in the debate by
T. A Halbert and o. B. Irelan.
Judge Foster has partially relented to-
ward Thomas H. Balm, Dr. Edison and
. e. Day, who were convicted of violat-
tfaVG
pertaining to a lottery through the mails.
lie has made an order that if the men
will make an affidavit that they will never
gain engage in the business they were
onducting and when these aftidavits
ave been filed he will release them from
he 80 days Jail sentence and allow them
o pay the fine of 800 imposed.