The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-17
SNAP SHOTSAT HOME NEWS


cert last night
The registration books Will be open only
four more days.
The Turner society will put on Ger
man play at its hall Sunday.
This will be the busiest season In many
years in the city engineers office.
Easter lilies are getting ripe Some of
the florists already have them on sale.
The person who wants a nice sweet pea
bed should lose no time in planting the
seed.
The high school orchestra will give a
night.
The Santa Fe shop, whistle blew an
be a mistake.
The Democratic editors OF the state will
meet at Topeka on March 30, the date Of
the Democratic banquet.
A. w. Dana spent five years of his boy
hood driving a four-horSe team in a lum-
ber camp in the Green mountains.
w. A. Snyder, who was nominated by
the Democrats for councilman in the Fifth
ward. has Withdrawn from the race.
Rev. NJ. z. Harlan will deliver his lee
ture on THAT Boy and His Girl'' at Wich-
ita on Wednesday evening of next week.
Topeka ilInsTs fn are are deep M in the task Of
Most of them will be during the last week
Brakeman John O'Byrne of the Cotton
wood division of the Santa F'e is at the
Santa F'e hospital in this city with
broken leg.
for perjury in the Collins case, resents the
intrusion of curiosity lovers who try to
At last a railing has been placed around
the south Portico of the state house which
has been instrumental in manning four
different people within the past year
The yard cleaning season is again at
hand, and people who have taken their ex-
ercise during the past five months by
shoveling snow can now rake leaves in
stead.
The little son of Rev. Mr.. Jaiser, pastor
of the German NJ. E. church, is seriously
i'll with spinal meningitis. the disease that
is proving such an epidemic at Leaven-
worth.
Signs of spring which have been
weeks. were put out again yesterday aft
ernoon.
''All three tickets in the field for the
''are in favor of municipal ownership. The
principle issue between them seems to be
Topeka bicycle dealers anticipate good
season this year, and they think they de-
serve it Winter began in Il the s middle dG s0f Of
of their business.
1t costs Arkansas City 81 per mile for
heavy, to keep the macadam streets in re-
pair, per annum. That is $40 less thaD
the cost of grading our streets.
John OHM N. Brown' Who is over from Le6V-
enworth a furlough. When he Joined
Cuba he weighed 1S0 pounds; now he
weighs 30.
From the appearance Of the, registra;;
per cent of the woman place any value on
the right of suffrage. But why ask them
to have their age jotted down when they
register? There is no authority of law
for this.
The annual joint ball of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen and the Broth herhood
of Locomotive Firemen will be held to-
night at Metropolitan hall Railroad men
are expected from Argentine, Emporia,
Ottawa and Newton.
AS soon as it is dry enough Monroe
street will be paved between Fifth and
Sixth the same as Madison is paved be-
tween those streets. Madison street with
it 50-foot pavement and wide parhngs
makes a splendid appearance for a resi-
dence street
The Russian pianist, Leopold Godowsky.
will be at the Grand Opera. House one
week from tonight. This will be the sec
ond concert of the Ladies Music Club
course The reserved seat chart will be
open at the Sim Drug company store next
Tuesday morning
A modern Topeka house in the vicinity
of Topeka avenue actually has old
fashioned lightning rod on it. The rod is
not useless. however. because it is orna-
mented with a weather of great
value to the neighbors to find out which
way the wind is.
Harrison street between Seventh and
Eighth is the favorite arena for Topeka
| is covered with chalk marks, and groups
can be seen there at all hours of the day.
Topeka woman says boys are not the
| only ones who would like to ride the
hook and ladder wagon when 1t is running
| to a fire She says that every time she
sees it she has longing to be allowed to
/ make trip on one OF the high seats.