The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS

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Several hunting parties were out after
| quail yesterday.
The state board of charities is in ses-
| sion in this city.
Paul Hudson goes to St Louis on a
business trip this week.
The Arion society will give a concert
| and ball Wednesday night.
A cantata is to be given Tuesday even
! ing at the Parkdale NJ. E. church.
State Treasurer Hefebower has return
ed from weeks visit at his farm in MI
ami county.
The frescoing on the walls and ceilings
of the new state library is the handsom-
est in the state house.
Ensign Jos. Hawk of the Salvation
Army spoke at the Second Presbyterian
church Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reuser of 1910
Kansas avenue, are the parents of a
daughter, born Tuesday.
G. NJ. Cottrell. late secretary of the R.
R. 7. NJ. c. A. will Tuesday for Hams
mond, La, to become pastor of a church.
President VIM. Green. Samuel T. Howe.
and R. H. Brigham compose a committee
to select a secretary for the Commercial
club.
A Topeka man who owns several houses
and rents them says that it is a wonder
more property owners are not in the asy>
lum.
Frank Murphy, an orphan boy, is in the
county Jail awaiting sentence to the re-
form school because he will not attend
school.
The Kansas society Sons of the Ameri>
can Revolution will meet in the rooms
of the State Historical society Wednesday
afternoon.
The Topeka wheelmen will meet at Mar
shan's band rooms this evening to talk
about the new race track proposed for
Garfield park.
Young men of the Turner and Arion so
cietfes have organized a minstrel COM
pany and will give an entertainment early
in February.
The Christian Endeavor chorus will
meet at the First Presbyterian church
Tuesday evening All Endeavorers are
urged to be present.
Councilman C. H. Nettels, who owns
the only aeolian harp in Topeka, will give
a concert at the Central Congregational
church Wednesday evening.
Rev. W. b Hutchinson of the North
Congregational church is preaching a SER
les of sermons on Some Women's Hus-
bands and Some Husbands Wives"
Friday night some thief broke into the
Y NJ c. A. rooms and stole package
of laundry and some office supplies be-
longing to Secretary George E. Lerrigo.
The Rev. James L. Hill. D. D., of Sa-
lem, Mass, will deliver lecture at Wash
burn college, January 26. it being the Sec
ond number of the college lecture course.
George Knowles. son of c. Q. Knowles,
who was hurt near Steubenville, O., by
live wire has recovered, and he has
decided not to return to Topeka at pres
ent.
This evening at the council meeting
petition of Parlzdale citizens for one span
of the old bridge will be presented They
want it to span the Shunganunga at Fifth
street.
The Brush electric light wires leading to
North Topeka were severed when the old
bridge was being taken down North To-
peka stores were left without arc lights.
The necessary connections have been
made.
Fred Trigg will not receive a salary in
his new position as deputy United States
marshal He will be paid in fees. The
statements by other newspapers that he
will receive $1,000 and $500 are both
wrong.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ackley have an
nounced the marriage of their daughter,
Bena Dell Ackley, to Earl Russen sey>
1nour, January s, at Independence, Mo.