The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-11
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWS


only one of the new county officers dis
tributed ten cent cigars.
A French play viii be given by Bethany
college young ladies in February.
Dean Low is organizing a dramatic club
in the city for the study Of dramatic art.
Judge Foster has postponed the start
of his California trip until next Saturday.
Mr.. r. r. Hyatt of the treasures office
Of the Santa Fe is confined to his home
by illness.
the room formerly occupied by Troups
Enterprise.
This is convention week. There are
over a dozen organizations in session here
this week.
H V. Hinokley is trying to interest the
people Of Marcelline, No, in building
water works plant.
o. F. Sawyer of the Topeka Cash Dry
Goods store, went to St. Louis Monday on
a short business trip.
Prescott & Co. of this city are putting
in steam heating plants in new Santa
F'e depots at Wichita and Winfield.
The Topeka Academy of Medicine and
Surgery held an interesting meeting from
a scientific standpoint last night.
United States Marshal Nelly is check
ing up his accounts preparatory to turn
ing the office over to his successor.
Mr.. Edward Wilder. treasurer of the
Santa Fe, has returned after a three
weeks visit in Boston and New York.
Frank Hobart says he has not leased
the building at rs Kansas avenue and
does not know whether or not he will
United States District Attorney I z.
Lambert is in Washington arranging for
the dismissal of the NJ, K. & T. cases.
Assistant District Attorney H. J. Bone
moved all his office furniture from Ash
land and has it in use in the government
building.
Mr.. A. G. Compton. one of the crack
whist players of Kansas City, attended
the meeting of the Topeka whist club
last night.
Since his appointment as postmaster,
Judge John Guthrie shakes hands with
from 100 to 200 people a day who wish to
congratulate him.
Edward zehnder. the young Swiss. is
teaching several Topeka people French in
preparation for their visit to the Paris
exposition in 1900.
Charles Blakesley, night editor of the
Kansas City Times, returned to Kansas
City Monday after a short visit with his
parents in this city.
Mayor Fellows thinks that the city will
have to build railing between the side
walks and the roadway of the new bridge
to protect pedestrians.
On the police docket opposite the name
of three women who were arrested for
using boisterous language was the charge,
''using boysters language on the street.
Weather Observer T. B. Jennings has
received copies of the annual report of
Willis l. Moore, chief of the weather bu-
reau- dpr.a rfTne0t of alrric11Ttr1ra for
year 1897.
Homer Low, nephew of General Attor-
ney NJ. A. Low of the Rock Island, is
studying law preparatory to his enter
ing Columbia law school in New York city
next fall.
Gus Peterson, who drives a coal wagon,
left his team standing on the street Mon
day and was arrested for it. He deposit
ed 50, and now he bitches his horses when
he stops.
Liberty school building is being taken
down. 1t was purchased from the school
board by c. o. Knowles. He will store
the material and use it in the spring for
another building.
Mr.. w. S. White. chief clerk in the Of
flee of the superintendent of the Penn
sylvania railway, who was formerly assoc
eiated with the Santa Fe on the New
Mexico division, is in the city.
Superintendent VIM Davidson of the
city schools has not yet fixed the date
OF the midwinter commencement exer-
cises of the high school The exercises
viii be given some time between January
20 and February l.
Detective o. NJ Capron of the police
department, is in the western part of the
state hunting for fugitive from justice
and the detective force is "one shy dur
ing his absence. although the pay goes
on just the same.
H. r. Hilton, the soil expert. knows the
condition of soils in every county of the
the state. Recently in making up some
statistics on soils he failed to find the
government reports explicit and he has
conducted a personal examination of the
soils in many cases.
When the United States pension office
closes for the noon hour the clerks rush