The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-07
sNAP SLOTS An HONE NEWS

hail.
The West Sixth street pavement receiv-
ed much needed sweeping last night
The committee of seventeen is planning
to reorganize as a committee of two hun
Mr. Frank P. MaeLennan returned yes
terday from a business trip to Chicago
and New York.
and Mrs c. S Sutton on Harrison street
Is to be entirely remodeled.
Governor Leedy spent Saturday and
returned today to this city.
E. w Benedict saws: Z am not nor
do expect to be a candidate for council
man at the coming election
Only $ has been subscribed in Topeka
to the John A Martin monument fund.
There are now $500 in the fund.
At 6 clock last evening Chief Steele
attracted a crowd at the police station
by quarreling with two women.
The Topeka Railway company has put
the summer schedule in effect on its lines
On sundays the regular service will be
maintained.
ing man, will speak at Hamilton hall
Thursday evening on the initiative and
The Atchfson Globe says that Charles
Blood Smith is the best dresser in Kan
sas- J. Ralph Burton has surrendered the
palm to Mr.. Smith.
Frank Thomas is receiving many COM
pliments from Democratic newspapers on
the manner in which he managed the
Democratic feed at Topeka.
Mr.. Clarence Montaine of the Marie
Jansen company is an old ACQUAINTANCE
by him while in the city.
George Mccoy. who has been in the
employ of VIM. Green & Sons for several
years will start new grocery this
side of the river in a short time.
A fair audience saw Marie Jansen and
her company in matinee performance
of The Nancy Hanks" at the Crawford
theater Saturday afternoon.
Ralph Faxon. the former Topeka news
of the Newton Republican and is now
making the race for city clerk of New
ton.
The I<ellam Book and Stationery COM
pany has rented the Manspeaker room
which was used by the Mills-Adams com
move to that place April 1.
Mr.. J. J. Falls, until lately one of the
a position in the auditor of freight re-
position in observation-disclosures
ceipts' office of the Santa Fe.
DR.. Daniel Whitmer is still confined to
his bed at Christ hospital as result of
his fall on Kansas avenue several weeks
ago. It will be several weeks yet be-
fore he will be able to leave the hospital.
A house is being built in College. Hill
which is 50 tall and slim that its owner
gables and anchor them to large trees in
the front of the lot to avoid a collapse in
case of a high wind
Lincoln post No. l. G. A R. Saturday
evening adopted a lengthy address pre-
pared by a committee consisting of Judge
and F. NJ KimbalI, which was a defense
of the pension system, and condemned
Harper's Weekly for its attack on fraud
ulent pension lists.
The Shawnee County Teachers associ-
alton met Saturday at the high school
building. The following took part: John
Macdonald. Miss Linda r. Haines, Mrs.
Frank Whitmer, Will VanOrsdal c. F.
Clinkscale, a. V. Lindevig. Misses Ruby
and Pearl Owens. S. T Wright. New
officers of the association were elected as
follows: President. e. G. Foster; vice
president, J. r. Carter; secretary. Miss
Matte Dugan, and treasurer, JnO. A. Nc
Bride.
The high school team defeated the Y.
NJ. c. A. team at basket ball Saturday
eyening at the Y M C. A. gymnasium.
halves were played. The high school play
ers were Martin, Griggs: J. Stewart, r.
Stewart and Hadley. The Y. NJ. c. A.
players were Thomas, Day, Reisner, Wal
lace and Guhne.