The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-04
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Judge Williams will leave Topeka next
Tuesday.
Now is the time for the spring vista
ton of the tramp.
Clay Clement will play a return engage
ment in this city in April.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Larry Sheehan has
opened grocery store on the east side
Burr Lakin is travelling in Kansas rep
resenting the Foster Lumber company.
The national guard and army officers
meet tonight at the Commercial club
rooms.
Santa Fe has returned from a trip to
| Mexico.
silas Rain will build a store building on
West Sixth street between jackson and
Van Buren.
The question: Have you found a
house?" makes lots of people mad at this
.'Pudd' nhead Wilson" has been booked
by Manager Crawford for the Crawford
theater on May 49,
The engineer at the Santa Fe who takes
new engines out on their trial trip is
called the Lion tamer'
Extensive improvements are being made
in the residence of Dean Hayden of the
Church of the Assumption.
Ex-Governor Lewelling is one of the
most accomplished chess players of the
Topeka Athletic association.
The Republican county central commit
tee will meet Saturday afternoon to fix
the date for the county congressional con-
ventiOn.
The First Methodist Episcopal church
has gotten out a manual for 1898 with
the list of the officers and a roster of the
members
The second performance of The World
Against Her" was given at the Crawford
theater last night. The company left
town last night.
The Unity club will meet tonight at
yesterday that the club would meet last
night was incorrect.
Mayor Fellows has called a citizens
meeting for Saturday evening to organ
ize a relief association for the sufferers
of the Maine disaster.
rd is
rOJbber in Topeka. A letter containing
check for S13 mailed by him and address,
ed to Marshal Sterne was stolen
The street car stoves will soon be re-
moved. Now the people want curtains
there will be no peace till they have them.
Employees of the postoffice work eight
hours day and the postmaster Will not
allow anyone to work overtime; this is
according to government rules and is
good thing.
David A Norton. son of Colonel John D.
Norton, successfully passed the necessary
examination at Fort LeavenwOrth this
week and will enter West Point Military
Judge Williams has made an order al
lowing the receivers of the J. B. Watkins
the lands held by the company in Rush
and adjoining counties.
John w. Breidenthal is the only man in
the state house who eats but two meals
a day Mr. Breidenthal never takes lunch
con. That's what makes him so healthy.
Everybody eats too much.
The enterprising citizens of Topeka have
already raised $16O0 of the $3.50 neces-
sary to build the great auditorium which
the business men of that city have re-
Gently projected.-Parsons Eclipse.
Thank goodness" said man when
he came down town this morning, that
the Cuban lecture is over and Pick
Smiths band has been called in This
form of drumming up attendance may
accomplish it's purpose, but Topeka can't
stand much of it.
Mrs. Preston B. Plumb, widow of the
late Senator Plumb. called on Governor
TteedV Yesterday afternoon. Mrs PLUMP
never visits Topeka without calling at
the governors office and viewing the
bronze bust of her dead husband, which
stands in a prominent position in the
governors private room
Ed and Bernard O'Maley. who are
charged with assaulting John Frey on the
Fort Riley reservation last Monday, were
before Assistant United States District
attorney H. J. Bone yesterday and gave
bond of $500 for their appearance. SEN
ator John z. Hessin, one of the ReDub-
Ican candidates for governor, appears as
attorney for the brothers.