The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-22
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

SNAP SHUTS Al HOME NEWS
Theresa Smith, deputy city clerk, is
quite sick at Christ hospital
Topeka horses are patriotic. They
are wearing flags on their brides
Tenth street, between Tyler and Har-
r1son, is getting new brick sidewalks
The Master Builders association will
meet this evening in the Crawford
building
Stonemasons are now at work build
ing the walls of the new Topeka rail-
way car shed
Police Matron Thorpe's daughter has
measles This is her third experience
with the disease.
The hole left by the removal of the
arsenal from the state house grounds
has been filed up.
Several of the Christ hospital nurses
intend to go to Cuba as soon as the
Hghtng commences
The German ply which Washburn col
!ege students Will present will be given
the first week in May.
The return game in 4-duckpins'' will
be played on the Y. NJ c. A alleys by
the T. A A early next week
In the city jail yard there are 25
empty beer kegs which have been ia
ken in various raids on joints.
orIin T. Crawford is now on the road
with the vitascope pictures of the
Oberammergau Passion Play.
Geo. H Whitcomb has commenced
work on his ten room house on the hill
at the west end of Sixth avenue.
For the benefit of the Auditorium,
this evening at the Grand Opera House
Red Riding Hood will be given
The fill at the south side of the river
at Kansas avenue. has been completed
to the rows Of piles driven a short time
ago.
Insurance Commissioner McNau has
returned from Argentine where he
TAR 7glV- in r I'M raw
A. O. U. W.
Postmaster Guthrie said today: 1T
looks like We are going to have war
with SPAIN" and you know how the
judge said il.
Judge Foster adjourned the United
States district court out of respect to
the memory of Judge W. c. Webb,
Thursday afternoon
Things seem to be coming Topeka's
way once more,-the state G. a. R. re-
union and PopuIist state convention,
both secured in one week
The police are receiving a large num-
Der of notices from police in towns in
Kansas and Colorado about bicycles
which have been stolen.
The finishing touches on the metallic
telephone line connecting Topeka and
Emporia is being given. The line will
be in working order in a few days
Governor Leedy. Treasurer Hefebow-
er and Superintendent of Instruction
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GERS who do not indulge in tobacco.
4 telephone line from the Indian Ter
ritory Will be brought to Topeka with
in a few weeks Workmen are now
working toward Topeka with the line
Harry Lyman says that some scamp
SlaShed his horse with a knife while
the animal was tied to a hitching post.
The cash is in the neck and is an inch
deep.
Weather Observer T. B. Jennings re-
selves weekly crop bulletins from all
the states of the Union The New Eng
land states combine in issuing the bull
Ietin-
General Passenger Agent Black of the
Santa F'e returned yesterday afternoon
from Denver after arranging for the
transportation of the Colorado and
Utah troops
The suit against Patrolmen Feiger
and jacob for damages was taken
away from the jury by Judge Hazen-
The suit was brought by Yves Wood
for false arrest
4 handsome birds eye view picture
of the Transmississippi Exposition at
Omaha has been forwarded to Cover
nor Leedy. and now occupies place
in the reception room
If the weather should permit, a pro-
gressive tournament in singles will
be held Saturday afternoon on the new
courts of the Topeka Tennis club at
Tenth and Fillmore streets.
A fill of four feet is being made by
the city street force on South Kansas
avenue near the Shunganunga creek
This is being done to prevent an over
flow in case of high water
There are professional jurors in the
federal court just as there are in other
courts but as soon as Judge Foster be
comes acquainted with them their bus
mess becomes Improbable
Capt. Joseph G. Waters has invented
two terrible AnrinaS n which he
says would revolUtionize modern war
fare II adopted One of them does
away with the use of powder
The small boys living in the vicinity
OF the capitol square have organized a
nlIltary company, and are given in
structions by Major Shreve in the state
house corridors twice weekly.
A Topeka druggist has bowl of salt
ed peanuts on the counter in front of
the soda fountain They serve the same
purpose in the soda water business as
the free lunch does in a saloon
At meeting of the Master Builders
association TO be held in the Crawford
building this evening, Howell Jones will
read a paper on Lien Law" The
meeting was postponed last week.
R w Turner, secretary of the state
board Of railroad commissioners, viii
deliver the principal address at the
commencement of the Arkansas City
high school on the evening of May II.
Jumbo the old steam street roller
which the city sold was traded for
three improved wheel scrapers. The
city street force has been testing them
this week and they have been found to
be frst-eIass-
After the Bownan-Hartweu wedding
Wednesday night a crowd of friends
land Otherwise) gathered about the
house and made unearthly noises and
yeI1s- This is nearly as green and silly
as throwing rice
Miss Lizzie Grain, atenographer in