The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-22
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
A whist tournament comm

A whist tournament commences Mon
A new bowling alley is to be built in
the T A. A. rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. A S. Bedweu are the pa
rents of daughter.
The T. A A. has taken in SO new mem
bers since October 3.
The cannas in the state house grounds
have been cut down.
J L. Bristow left Kansas to return to
Washington last night.
W. E. Pagan has been chosen to preside
at the Burton meeting tonight.
The officers at the county jail say that
John collins is a model prisoner.
The fremen at the state house managed
to keep up fire all day yesterday
a force of men has been put to work
cleaning up the state house grounds.
J. r. Burton will talk from a Republf-
can standpoint at Hamilton hall tonight
Some of the telephone wires are still
down and many telephones are not in use
Mabel, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Miller. is seriously ill with malarial fever
Mr.. e; NJ. Coczerell has been rusticating
d days a.S farm S0u'h OF the city for several
This weeks Mail and, Breeze contains an
Waters.
1t. takes two engineers and four firemen
to look after the heating of the state
The survivors. of the Battle of the Blue
are holding their reunion at Lincoln Post
hall today.
There will be an ''Uncle Toms Cabin
Thursday
Colonel Sam Radges is out of town and
a new directory may be gotten out before
he gets back
= man who drives a wagon for a Topeka
coal dealer can repeat long passages from
Shakespeare.
The members of the most popular To-
peka orchestra now wear full dress at all
dancing parties.
MT. Edward Martin has taken a position
in IN the the Office of the general superintendent
Joseph Smith, who was formerly with
bakery in st. Louis.
theater next Friday and "A Gay Matinee
Girl next Saturday.
The Republican Flambeau club will pa
rade Kansas avenue before the Hamilton
hall meeting tonight.
The first attraction now booked for the
india" on November Il
The state house is well nigh deserted
now BY both state officers and assistants.
Campaigning explains it.
Rev. N: E; Harlan will address the
Norwood. Kan, on October %.
President en- p; p ,, RippIey Of the Santa Fe
noon on his way to California.
"A Jay Circus closed its enga cement a
the Crawford theater in this city last
night. The audience was STna II.
Dr. L. H Mum has returned from Troy,
Kan, where he was called as an expert
witness in a railroad damage case.
Assistant Auditor Charles Taylor has
gone down into the Seventh district to
campaign from now until election.
Several of the stenographers in the state
house Offices take turns in working for
the Populist state central committee
Albert Frost, son of Land Commissfoner
J. E. Frost of the Santa Fe, arrived here
yesterday from San Luis Potosi. Mexico.
]. J. Ryan of the state auditors office
has gone to his home in NeOShO county to
work during the balance of the campaign.
Benjamin F. Traxler of Leavenworth
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The blanks on which to make election
returns have been sent from the secretary
of states office to the various county
clerks.
1.-The Western Barber" a publication de-
appearance in this city. 1t Is published
by c. B. Hypes.
Judge Dlllard has been called to his
home at Fort Scott by telegram an
nouncing that another of his children has
the scarlet fever.
the Herrmanns. was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. German was formerly in advance of
Lewis Morrison.
The work of sodding the court house
lawn is progressing rapidly. and the cut
stone coping is befng placed on the wall
around the grounds
The Advocate and News this week prints
the chapter What Would CHRIST Do IN
book in His Steps"
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. who has been cam
I Nebra ska next week and will return to
Kansas the week after.
trict court by Flora Z. Jones against her
husband, David T. Jones. tale Of cru
city and neglect is recited-
Major A. NJ. Harvey of the Twenty-sec-
ond Kansas regiment reports that the
work of mastering out the troops is going
steadily on al LeayenWorth.
z. p. Good, the dealer in fees. has
brought suit in the district court against
the city to recover se1 60. claimed to be
due him for fees paid in city cases.
VIII Stewart, the colored constable. has
been made deputy sheriff by Sheriff
Cook. He is the successor of Frank
Beach, who resigned last spring.
Says a Topeka wheelman: IF the fell
lows who ride their BICYCLES with the
handlebars nearly to the hubs knew how
| much they resembled apes they'd quit
Judge Hazen has entered a decree of di-
vorce in favor of Carrie Billnayer against
her husband, Henry Billmayer. Mrs. Bill
mayer is given the custody of the one
child.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. who is campaign
irg for the Republican ticket this week.
vas at the Republican headquarters last
evening to confer with the party man
ayers.
Dr. NJ. L. Thomas. pastor of the First
Baptist church, begins on Sunday night a
series of sermons on Great Characters of