The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS


.-Whistling Rufus is the latest cake
walk tune.
The music stores are stocking I'D on
SOuSa music.
1t is nearly time for the spring weddings
to take place.
There is some talk of starting a Retro
spection'' club.
Green running gear for light bugg:es is
Superseding red.
The hay market is crowded since the
roads improved.
People can register until Saturday
night, March 49,
There are nine applicants for member
ship in the T. A. A.
This the 10th anniversary of the birth
day of Washington.
Topeka horses are being bought and
shipped to Chicago.
Frank Crane will take prominent part
in Romeo and Juliet
The old chestnut about f'Birthngton'S
Washday'' is ripe again.
Hold Newcomb is transportation agent
for both the opera houses.
The State College Press association
meets a Ottawa tomorrow.
Charles F. BIaney's "A Hired Girl' will
be at the Grand February Is.
1t is nearly time for the three horse ice
wagon to commence its rounds
rusty At the city :, jail got work with
The city schools celebrated Washing
tons birthday yesterday afternoon
The liverymen and fancy horse owners
are commencing to clip their horses.
lowed by a dance at its hall last NIGHT.
Marshalrs band will entertain Sousa's
band after the concert tomorrow night.
The Kansas state intercollegiate orator
| ical contest takes place at Ottawa Friday.
Assistant Superintendent Charles Hixon
| of the city railway used to be transfer
| man.
Charlie Holiday and Richard cellar
were students in the same college in Ger
| many.
Mrs. C. Wagner has purchased the six
$ si'5oo. mousse al ''' y" eS' -4'Sii'i-
| The county commissioners are contem-
| MIA ffTlrr fla in n
! idence.
A paper will be read at the next meeting
| tianity.'
Several new traps have appeared s;s5 ., on IN
| the streets since the spr1ngllke weather
| arrived.
.'The Fortune Teller music is being
played by the orchestras for two-steps and
The Stove dealers are getting in, large
! shipments of gasoline stoves, ready tor
An criminals at the city Jail are photo
| graphed before they are turned over to
Poor people are still applying to Mrs.
Thorpe for help, but not as many as
orviiie S. Taylor expects to do a black
face act at the Elks' benefit of Romeo
Is cents 50 he could set up popcorn to a
FSef .h E NHsgs near an e Au
The Fortune Teller music can be had
in gramaphone records-even the choruses
| of so voices
The Brooks people have given up their
fight on the city administration. 1t proved
| a boomerang.
raItar drug store, will leave shortly for a
| visit in Indiana
| The Brooks organ has at last shown its
| hand by coming the defense of the
! water company.
| The Topeka Male quartette will sing at
the commencement exercises of the Kan
| sas Medical college.
! Twelve subjects have already been used
| in dissection work at the Kansas Medical
| college this term
The rooms of the Santa F'e legal depart
| ment in the Santa Fe general offices are
| being renovated.
jackson street is becoming quite street
| for horse buyers to congregate in to show
| off their horses.
The man who pays SO for water for his
| lawn now will pay 81 or less under mu-
! nicipal ownership
| Senator Anderson and Representative
| MeKeever are still willing to answer to
| Tom and Ed.
The Santa F'es defeated the Jay HAWKS
on the T. A. A. alleys last night by the
score of 1,29S to 1,229.
at Industrial Institute hall, 1z25 Kansas
| avenue, this evening.
Ralph Robinson, who escaped from the
reform school, was caught by the police
and returned yesterday.
| A street car jumped the track on the
| viaduct yesterday and turned half way
| around before it stopped.
The employees at the state. printing office
| the o'clock whistle blows.
Local A. y W. membgFs are Pre y r.
attend the grand lodge session.
a week ago corn cobs were at a preni-
! UNI, but since the warmer weather they
| are hard to sell at any price.
| Assistant General Superintendent Avery
| Turner of the Santa Fe is on a trip of in
spection over the western lines.
| The lobby of Copeland county is still
FIJI Of to qesd at the men p con3ter for
rT-l-. IN,o tod
| ago was velocipede, but now as soon as
| he can walk he wants a bicycle.
| Superintendent Davidson of the city
| schools is in Columbus attending the ma
| tional meeting of superintendent.
Engineer andy D Smith 5pnm R RT9nght No on
| hour and &c minutes. 1t is 81 miles.
Since the very cold weather the oyster
market in Topeka has been low and for
| several days not oyster could be had.
1t is nearly house cleaning time and sew
| eral husbands who dread it are preparing
| to leave town for a few days, suddenly.
A man from Missouri struck town yes
& 20 6s1 ag bour af1eT he Se9
| Half-tone pictures of famous paintings
and scenes are fashiton4bie when framed
| The groceries are getting out their old
| boxes of garden seeds, busting them up
| preparatory for another seed planting
The Kansas Medical college owns a lot
| in the Topeka cemetery where the remains
| buried.
| some say InaC the late 9dITlch STliInoiS
| was better leader than SOusa, but all
| agree that the latter writes the better
marches
| Will Haskell, who has often coached
| home talent productions here, recently
| produced his burlesque circus in Burling-
| ton, Ia.
Judge W. c. Hook is closing up his af-
| fairs in LeavenwOrth preparatory to TAX
| ing his position as federal judge of Kan
| SaS next Wednesday.
| John NJ Terrence, chief clerk If the car
| service department of the Santa Fe, who
| suffered paralytfc stroke sometime ago,
| is gradually improving.
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