The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-10
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The next trade excursion is on the 18th
from Emporia.
Postmaster Nat Barnes of Kansas City.
Kan, is in the city.
See fine display of Partisan hair orna-
mentS at Emporium
There are exactly 1884, $50 shares of
Santa Fe stock in existence.
Ned Osborn has returned from a stay
of several months in the east
Topeka is noted for the large number
of dances that are held here.
Firemen and policemen dread the cold
weather even more than the street car
men.
l. B. Hehebower is up from Bueyrus
visiting his uncle, State Treasurer Hef1e-
in Lincoln Post hall tomorrow afternoon
and evening.
Deputy Commissioner of Elections Geo.
Wagner has gone to Arkansas City on
business trip.
The stores have nearly all added extra
clerks to their forces to take care OF the
holiday trade.
The sidewalks that were not cleared off
when the snow was on them are now COW
cred with ice.
Harmon Wilson has been called to Be
lott by a telegram announcing the serious
illness of his father.
W. H. L. Pepperen. secretary. of the
down from Concordia.
Miss Gertrude Wyatt has been appoint
ed to a temporary position in the postof-
flee during the holidays.
Tom Doran has lost his valuable black
and tan, Bobby Burns. He met his fate
by lacking bigger dog.
Judge Foster has been hearing motions
in his court until this week. He has been
weather-bound at home.
Governor Leedy's brother, H. G. Leedy,
a farmer and stock raiser of Coffey coun-
ty, is visiting him today.
Eugene. Ware has donated $50 to the
library of the public schools at Fort Scott
where he formerly lived.
A Temperance meeting will be held at
the Westminster Presbyterian church on
Sunday night of next week.
Frank Baker Of Kansas City. a brother
He lived here for 20 years.
Charles Wolff, H G. Larimer and Judge
Henry + ke e were fs,+ among the Topeka
DR.. W. s. Lindsay, DR.. B. D. Eastman
attending the sanitary convention.
The letter boxes are being painted in
aluminium bronze This is the first time
any other color than red has been used.
There are some sidewalks in Topeka
which a menace to life. They are
covered with about four inches of ice.
Albert Griffin has returned from Girard;
will remain in Topeka for time at least.
1t will require 500 yards of earpeting to
cover the floor of ReDreSenta tive hall and
nearly 800 yards for the Senate chamber.
w. H. Gates of Concordia, clerk of the
court of appeals for the central division
of the northern department, is in the city.
Superintendent Stryker is making a list
fee.
DR. l. H. Mum has returned from Clay
~
railway.
The. heating apparatus of the First Pres
byterian church has been repaired and
services will be held there tomorrow,
morning and evening.
Major Shreve has purchased from the
state the old carpet which has just been
taken up from the Senate chamber at IS
Of 'i it. q q - 81 'e- wv q -
The. campaign cost Superintendent stry-
q yelling
expenses.
Miss Julia Fitzgerald. stenographer in
| the state auditors office, has returned
| from a visit of several weeks with friends
in St. Louis.
asked one woman of another at the Col
! Inns trial NO, replied the person ad-
| A store window has a fruit-bearing april
cot tree of diminutive size with the golden
f Pr on Gni tKe ot f d Peh of f fP9 ga Eo
dr 39Rn Of %RsFy 70 ST. ays S eeg s9ia
for Selling liquor Without a license 1000
Ex-Councilman c. H. Nettels planted Is
this year and he spent several weeks maxi
| the selections and every one Of them died.
The new furnace at the First Christian
night. People were suspicious of it, how
! ever and kept their wraps on during the
| Assistant Secretary of State Ross once
! purchased a silk tile in the days of his
| youth before he became Populist but
| the second time he wore it he ran over it
=, a. scamm,- who lives at IA North
Klein street, had one of his hands badly
mashed while working as a switchman
in the Rock Island yards in Ell Reno, o.
| T.. this week.
| James E. McNfanus the Topeka asylum
| employee who was arrested on the charge
OF forgng money q1d4 + was Io9nd do not
yesterday afternoon.
A Topeka man who used to be deputy
revenue collector says that cOlOred man
/
| the next physical year?"
The independence Tribune says that
for State printer. was down there recently.
ringing the kneii of the other fellows?
George P. Hayden of Nemaha county
youngest member elected to the next legis-
| lature. Mr.. Hayden is looking up some
| legal questions in the state library today.
1t sometimes happens that man mar
ries a woman much older than himself
| Flovd aged 4O were married this week
by Rev. L Bla kesley of the First Congre-
Charles Kleinhans has returned from
Hot Springs, Ark, where he went soon
the fhee' be iS Of rheumatism Contracted
while with the Twentieth Kansas. His
health is much improved.
Some of the offce-seekers have made up
their minds that Governor-elect Stanley
Christmas presents Each one IS popping
that he will wake up and ma an ofhce IN
MS STOCKING on christmas AiOAi4lnS-
Mr. l.. v Beatty, who has been assist
ant chief rate clerk in the Santa Fe freight
department in this city, has been appoint
ed to the position of chief rate clerk in
the general freight department of the
Pittsburg and Gulf road in Kansas City.
John Speer president of the State His
torical society, who was sick at Wichita
two or three weeks ago, has recovered,
and the Wichita Eagle says that he is
now out in Denver snow-balling, sleigh
riding and having a good time generally.
Rev. c. H. st. John of Kansas City, Kan,
| a free silver. advocate who bolted Leedy