The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-30
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


Valencia on Palestine.
Pliny SOper of Vinita I. T., is spending
the holidays in Topeka.
Bets were freely offered yesterday that
1t would not snow last night.
The Unity club. will meet tonight. Mrs.
E. B. Foulks will read a paper.
Brigadier Stillwen will inspect the local
Salvation Army corps tomorrow.
The costumes worn in Darkest Russia
last night just suited our cold wave.
The pretty SchoOlma ans will all leave
Topeka tOday-sO will the homely ores.
J. Waldere Kirk collars with the stripes
running lengthWise, have struck town.
The Chicago man who arrived in To-
peka this morning feels at home already.
Frank Crane is an expert billiard
T. A. A.
are in frightful condition in many places
in the city:
Tectories of Topeka including all that have
been published.
me 4o4ng ,PeopIes socletles meet to
night at the First Baptist church to form
organization.
The basket ball team of the Y. NJ. c. A.
from the state university.
COUNCILMAN Warner says that Hamilton
hall will probably not be closed for enter
tainments before March L
The students who are at home to spend
things to go back to school,
The largest reunion during the Teach
ers' association convention was that of the
There will be a good citizens meeting at
the Baptist church this evening. Frank
Nelson and DR.. COuntermine will speak.
Something is the matter in the Kansas
City Journal office. The word Popunst
was spelled out in full in headline to-
A Topeka young man whose upper lip
IS Just beginning to get dOWny was pre-
sented with a mustache cup for Christ
Three tramps went to the police station
last night and offered to work if they
could have warm place to sleep. They
Lieutenant Governor-elect Richter spends
most of his time in the senate and he is
pretty well acquainted with the members
by this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A c. Van CIeave, who
used to live in Topeka, are the parents of
a boy, born December "A, at their home
at Gilbert, Col.
The money continues to roll into the
state treasury. a single teheecGdk was re
other for over $4,000.
The Sunday School Primary union will
meet at the First Congregational church
this evening. Mrs. Preuszner will give
the lessons for January
The "Trip to Coontown'' company had
its baggage attached when it started on
Wednesday for Wamego, and did not get
out of town till yesterday.
At least nine-tenths of the lawyers in
Topeka predicted that the Popuhsts would
not pass the railroad bill. Now they are
busy studying its provisions.
Frank H. Foster, who is one of the most
prominent prohibitionists in Topeka, now
has possession of a drug store. He is
foreclosing a mortgage for a client.
otAa6 crowd b Of IS YOUNG men have al! ds
taches are coming into fashion again.
on account of New Years being .observ-
ed Monday, President Wilder has an
nounced that the regular meeting of the
school board will be held on Tuesday
'+ Weather Observer T. 4. Jennings now
issues a fOur-page monthly climate and
precipitation maps, table of temperature
and reports of volunteer observers in the
Bank Commissioner Breidentha1 went
out to Hill City yesterday to start a new
bank which has just been established
state bank.
Assistant Treasurer Williams showed
several hundred school teachers the sights
in the money vault yesterday. Some days
thousand people go through the state
treasury in single day.
Anderson Gray, the ex-cOnVict who an
nounces that he will travel over the coun-
turing tour, was pardoned by Governor
Leedy, is incorrect. Grav was pardoned
The man who runs the elevator at the
state. house has been the busiest man in
He has been kept al it early and late, and
has had to answer an average of two
20 people, and many times the landing
has been crowded with many more than
There are in the state treasury five bills
pinned together which aggregate $35, 900.
three are for $500 each. They have been
There is always large surplus of money
on hand in the % different state funds.
and as much as possible is kept in large
denominations, so that it can be easily
counted.
Zabud council No. 4, Royal and Select
Masters, held its annual election last night
and elected the following: Thrice illustri-
Gus master, W. C. F. Reichenbach; deputy
master T. D. Humphreys; conductor
work, w NJ Shaver; treasurer. w. H
Wilson; recorder, w. f. Ellison; captain
of guard, J. II. Mcclure; conductor coun-
ell, ]. A. Daley: steward, 7. J. Crouch;
sentinel, Robert Edwards.