The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-24
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS

According to the Indian legend the new
moon which has appeared is a cry one
F. Hopkinson Smith lectures at the
| high school Friday evening.
James Scully, who has been seriously
i'll, is reported to be recovering.
Judge J. G. Wood will deliver his lee
ture at Arion hall Sunday evening.
Frank E. Sheldon, who is attending
dental college in Kansas City, will re-
mer.
All the stone walls of the old street car
barn on Tenth street have been torn
The regular session of the Topeka Ho-
meopathic night school will close early IN
March
E. H. sibIe and a s. Digs are the
representatives at the creamery conven-
ton from Perry.
Kansas avenue was sprinlSled Wednes-
day afternoon for the first time this sea
son. Fight the dust
A fine life size portrait Of Rev.. A s
artist and handsomely framed.
The Y M c. a bowling alleys have
dered but have not yet arrived.
r. 3. Turner is now being tried in kan
sas city for forgery and is conducting his
own defense, as he did in Topeka.
Charles w. Hedges, who was arrested
for stealing mail belonging to the Hotel
ThroOp has been released on bond.
A tall house which is being erected in
the southwestern part of the city has
been named by the residents the shot
10y AG -A1dAtOA anu HIS AA1OtLAGA were II
Topeka Wednesday and visited friends
on College Hill. MattOx's hair is turn
ing gray.
Superintendent William Davidson of the
city schools is at Chattanooga, Tenn, at
tending the national convention of super
intendents.
Bob SempIe of the bank commissioners
office forgot WashingtOn's birthday and
opened his office the same as on any
other day.
There are Is applications on file for the
janitorship of the court house. but the
commissioners have agreed to allow Mrs.
Laptad to do the work.
A suit over the old Harrison Telephone
company affairs resulted in a judgment of
s, 900 being secured against County Treas
urer StahI by the First National bank.
Colonel Alexander Hogeland is making
an investigation OF the operation of the
Topeka curfew ordinance 1t is a prac-
teal tzzle and might well be abandoned.
United States Marshal W. E. Sterne
ed William Mooney of Kansas City a dep
uty United States marshal is a mistake
Colonel Alexander Hogeland presented
to each neWsboy IN Topeka a pretty en-
bOssed card containing a few suggestions
along the line of honesty, cleanliness, etc.
A sign has been placed at the United
States mail boxes at the transfer station,
the Copeland, National and Throop hotels
which reads: This mail is collected at
1880 p. m.-John Guthrie, p. NJ"
The souvenir of the new bridge which
H. V. Hinckley is preparing for the Com
printers The half-tone illustrations have
arrived and the souvenir will be publish
The Topeka Philosophical society met
in the high school building Wednesday
evening and the members were entertain
ed by DR.. A. H. Thompson, who told OF
the antiquities and archaeology of Ten
nessee, from whence he has recently re-
turned.
The delegation of Washburn college
students which will accompany Orator w.
L. Cunningham to the state OratOrical
contest will go to Lawrence Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock. over 100 viii attend
from Washburn.
Edwin LANCE. owner of the Eagle &
Curry stock, lost his suit before Justice
Guy in which he asked judgment against
Edwin c. Nichols for S11.4 which he
claimed was due for goods sold Nichols.
Nichols did some work in the store and
took as his pay some clothing. The suit
was for the full value of the goods.