The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-29
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

to live.
The Kansas state blind asylum has an
exhibit at the high school.
The letter boxes now have a notice CIV
ing the hours of collection.
The street force was busy yesterday
clearing the ice out of the cutters.
The biennial report of the State His
torical society was issued yesterday.
Now is the time when calendars are as
free as punk at Fourth of July time.
The state normal alumni held a reunion
at the high school building last night
The city council will award the contract
for new electric light engine tonight
John Collins is still kept in strict Sc
clusiOn and no one is allowed to see him.
The minimum penalty for perjury in
murder case is seven years in the peniten-
tiary.
The music stores have had a large sale
arrived.
Clerk w. H. Thompson of the court of
appeals has gone to Valley Falls on legal
business
Fred Jenness is spending the holidays
in Topeka He is now travelling for st.
T. B. Brown, foreman of the state print
ing, office, designs signs for bill boards at
odd times.
The white horse, Dan. that is driven to
the patrol wagon, used to be fed whisky
Colonel J. W. F. Hughes says the To-
peka poultry show will be the largest ever
motion for a new trial in the Collins case
contains nothing startling.
Murphy play last night all went home and
made resolutions to reform.
Annette r. Pease, whose husband dis
q. w. for his life Insurance.
A side view Of Eli. WILLIAMS. the banker
member of the house from Mcpherson
county. resembles Cy Leland.
H. l. Studevant has been elected presi-
dent of the Topeka BARRIERS union. 3. D.
Wilcox was reelected secretary.
c. H Nettels is in Kansas City on bust
ness. His work in the federal court is
light when court is not in session.
A trailer is attached to all street cars
that meet santa F'e trains during the hOli-
days and both are generally Allied.
held a meeting In Judge Adams office at
the state house yesterday afternoon.
General Hugh Cameron, the Kansas her
NIT, is presenting different prominent peo-
pie with framed photographs of himself.
Topeka is up to, date. Copies of Cyrano
the play.
The weather man has been favoring the
schoolma'ans and s hOrticulturists with
regular spring weather for their annual
meetings.
Secretary of State Bush was presented
with q fine rOll-tOp cherry desk as
Christmas present from the employees of
Richard Johnson, who is one of the big
guns in the United Commercial Travellers,
family in Topeka
Three hundred yards of the old carpet
hall has been IIsed FOR carnetf6p the state
horticultural rooms
The ladder wagon of the city railway
runs to breaks in the trolley wires fast
as the fire department and some day
there will be trouble.
Hill p. Wilson, who is to be assistant
secretary of state under the new admins
tradon, is spending his time in the office
now getting onto the ropes"
Judge Wellhouse distributed samples of
his apples among. the visitors at the State
and thay Were oGG 1yy sPdady
nat1e Doe sm $40 Of G i5h dE to re-
everybody to go to bed by u o'clock.
Frank Brown, the forger, who is in the
tolls of the law again, IS trying to induce
but Mr.. Jetmore says it will be tried this
time.
letters lett asking him to pull joints but they
thing of the sort and go into the waste
basket.
People who went to see 1.-THE Carpet
geT,h the dog. vas home home talent Ie dog,
but ne WASH the was a professional and
H. J. Newberry treated the Journal force
to apples from the Wellhouse orchard to-
d day The apples prove how ef6eetive els Is
storage three months.
Representative Keefer of Leavenworth,
one Of the Populists members who is
sore on the railroad bill. went to see
Tn P MPayy i lat night instead Of going to
Judge Foster has sentenced Charles An
derson and Oslo Mitchell, two Leaven-
stealing the copper wire CONNECTIONS from
the Leavenworth electric railway.
The Topeka Elks have been invited to
attend the opening of the new Elks' club
house in Kansas City, Mo-, January 8.
Seventh and Walnut will be the new club
house.
Deputy Clerk I s. Curtis of the district
court has made some figures on the cost
Of the Collins trial and his estimate Is
$3,936;43. When the final figures are made
ia IA hot he nnGf
will be between $4,000 and $1,000
State Treasurer Hef1eboWer is moving
his family back to his farm in Miami
county today. The lease on the house he
occupies expires on the 1st of January.
and the family is anxious to get back to
the farm. which is one OF the finest in
eastern Kansas.
State Auditor Morris spent Christmas
with his daughter in Omaha, returning
reached Omaha on Sunday morning and
a noon he was taken with the new style
1t chung to him until he got back to Kan
sas, but he has now recovered.
Tim Murphy had an attraction for the
politicians last night In one of the front
rows sat Judge Dillard Webb McNaH, r.
W. Turner, Attorney General Bowie Colo
mel Toler of Wichita and several other
SeatOn accompanied by several Republi-
cans.
The executive council claims that Major
Shreve does not own the old Senate cham
cents per yard, but when he went to pay
for it he offered Is cents per square ward
but the council demanded Is cents per
running. yard, and they refused to accept
the majors offer.
Death of Dr. Rothwen.
Liberty, Mo, Dec. 29-Dr William r.
Rothwell, professor of theology and