The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-21
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

This weather is good enough to suit
I the most fastidious-
Christmas and New Years this year
I will interfere with wash day.
The special session Of the legislature
was beginning a year ago today
Several large dancing parties are be-
ing planned for Christmas week
The docket for the spring term Of the
court Of appeals is being made up.
The Christmas goods will disappear
rapidly during the next two days
The reduced rates on the railroads go
into effect on Saturday, December O.
The city council meets tonight to
open the bids for the new city building
The china stores and counters are
very attractive to Christmas shoppers
is trying q case in the federal court to
day.
The merchants expect big rush Of
Christmas trade on Friday and Satur-
day
Travelling men for the bicycle manu-
facturers are out looking up the spring
trade
Mr.. VIII shaffer has returned to To-
pelka after a stay Of seven weeks in
Colorado.
The court house is kept in better con
dition than any other public building in
Topeka
The court Of appeals viii be in ses-
sion in Topeka the first week Of the
new year
It is said that several more Uncle
Toms Cabin" shows are headed tow
ards Topeka
The Topeka veterans of the Twen-
tieth Kansas are preparing to organize
an association
A dance was given by the Kansas
Democratic F1ambeau club at its hall
Wednesday night
The case Of H. O. Jackson for assault
and battery comes up in police court
Saturday afternoon
Topeka college students who are at
tending school elsewhere are returning
home for the holidays
Eighteen out Of every 20 people Who
iOus looking bundles
J. A McDermott deputy clerk of the
court of appeals. viii spend Christmas
at his home in Winfield
J. a. McDermott. deputy clerk Of the
court OF appeals, will spend Christmas
at his home in Windeld-
Several business men are buying
Christmas present for themselves in
the shape Of business signs
There was an entertainment under
the auspices of the RathbOne Sisters at
K. of P. hall Wednesday night.
B. D. POweIson, manager Of the Null
vane Stave works at Beaumont Texas,
is visiting Mr- John R MulVane-
My Friend from India" will be the
attraction at the Crawford theater
Thursday evening of next week
As soon as the Christmas trade is
over the merchants viii have to begin
to figure on their spring goods.
W. H Cundy. travelling passenger
agent of the Denver and Rio Graude
railroad. is in the city on business
County Clerk John NJ Wright viii at
tend the meeting OF the county clerks OF
the state in Wichita next week
The lectures to be delivered during
the state teachers association will be
given in the high school auditorium
P. B. Ross of the Santa Fe paint
shop. who has been seriously i'll at his
home. is reported to be much better.
At the fire in ParkdaIe Monday night
the firemen laid 1,450 feet Of hose be
fore a stream could be gotten on the /
fire
County Treasurer Phillips has been
receiving an average Of 100 letters a |
day recently enclosing in payment OF
taxes.
TuIv Scott. Of Oberlin. Democratic
war horse of the Sixth district, is look I
ing after legal business in the district
court
Ralph Cav. district court stenograph- /
er. knew the late General LaWtOn- He /
met him several years ago at Albu- 1
querque.
The Topeka WOolen mills secured the
contract for supplying the state char /
liable institutions with blankets and /
wOolen fabrics
W. L. DeGroff. superintendent OF the I
American Sunday school union, left I
Wednesday afternoon for Pennsylvania !
and New York
Architect H. NJ HadIey has been Sc (
Iected by the state board of charities I
an architect for the new building to be 1
erected at the insane asylum
J. r Wilt. of ROssville. has been ap- /
pointed administrator Of the estate Of |
Mrs. Mary B. STUN baugh, whose viii !
is to be contested in the courts
Travel on the railroads is beginning \
to be exceptionally heavy on account /
of the great number OF people going to !
different points to spend Christmas
The Kansas State HOtelkeepers' as
sociat atiOn meets at Sa-lina on saturday
Charles L. Wood, Of the National, is \
secretary and treasurer Of the associa-
ton
The argument in the damage suit of
Snyder vs.. the Johnson -Brinkman Com
mission company was completed last
night, and the case went to the jury to-
day.
The property owners on Taylor street.
between Seventh and Eighth streets,
have signed petition asking for the
paving OF Taylor street with vitrifled
brick
Bowling is about the only sport left
for the athletes since the football sea-
son closed For some reason the ath-
letes do not think that whist is very
The members OF the Twentieth kan
sas regiment in Topeka viii form an
for social intercourse at
the Office OF Chief Ramsey Friday
evening
Mrs. c. :. Gleed will furnish music for
the meeting Of the Kansas Social
Science federation in this city instead
Of Mrs J. W. Gleed, as announced in
the programme
a Topeka. woman was disgusted with !
the whole world last night She went Z
shOupfue bought a quarters worth of
stuff. and then actually forgot to ask
for trading stamps
c. H Maus, late postmaster at Whit
field. the pOstoffiCe which was discon-