The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02
SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS
Cyrus Leland has joined the Elks.
C,l,iof Str-a1lss r-aars hraSS badge.

Chief Strauss wears a brass badge.
Red and blue hose are in style for men.
The railroad men will have a ball March
The Elks initiated a class of 81 last
night.
Mr. c. S. Sutton has returned from
Councilman J. S. Warner is an expert
billiard player.
The interior, of the Catholic school is
The usual house famine is reported by
real estate men.
Farmers say that this will be a good
Special meetings are being held at the
First Methodist church.
Paul TorringtOn designed the Elks' post
ers. He is always original
General J. K Hudson and Mr.. Charles
s. Gleed are in Kansas City.
Mr.. VIII ]. DOnnelly, representing the
Barlow minstrels, is in the city.
The druggists say they have sold more
plasters this winter than usual
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Pears, 1925 Kansas
avenue, are the parents of a son.
l. B. Wyman and Otto Townsend have
gone to California for a month visit.
The costumes used in the production of
Romeo and Juliet come from Chicago.
Local sports are talking of having
day Day - - syn p ''''~-' - 49,
The country roads and unpaved streets
mud W
March came in like a lamb instead of
a lion Hopes are that 1t will go out as
John Collins looks a little paIer than
unchanged.
The Lawrence basket ball team will play
the Santa Fe team match game here on
Friday night.
Nose" Sarbach. who weighs 800 pounds
will be a miss" and walk in the ''R- and
j cake walk
City Engineer Barnes is the only one Of
the present city officials who knows moth
ing about politics.
City Attorney Bird has donated 60 vol
umeS of public documents to the Flam-
beau club reading rooms.
City Clerk McFadden says that he does
from the office of city clerk.
One Topeka real estate firm has cleared
$50 in commissions sales this week.
All the property sold is farm land.
Benjamin Judkins: veteran Santa FTe
ing and removed to this city to live.
The farm on Blacksmith creek which
sold to George A. Anderson for s.. 200.
There will be q special meeting Of the
church at the church parIors tonight.
Captain d. S. Elliott, who was killed at
Manila; was in charge OF the g. 20 a. r.
Dr. G. P. Ashton says that he will de-
Democratic ticket if it is rendered him
Colonel ]. W. F. Hughes has smoked
cigarettes for thirty years and still he
breaking it.
The beer wagons have become more act
I'VE since the springlike weather arrived,
soon have new wagons.
Engineer Al Mooney of the state house
says that it will take all summer to clean
in the basement of the state house.
The grocer who has been advertising
eggS at 70 cents DOZEN has been doing a
been 40 cents a dozen for several days.
An entertainment under the direction of
Mrs. A. s Palmer will be given for the
benefit of the knights and Ladies of Sc
curity at the Crawford theater tomorrow
night.
Some of the paved streets are in a sad
ought to give some attention to cleaning
1ngs as well
The extent to which Sol Smith Russell
travels eon his popularity in this part of
doesn't employ an advance agent. His
manager simply sends out posters and
press matter to the different cities.
The Fourth National bank of St. Louis
has filed s1it in the federal court ask
melted by the sale of the G. s. Cross estate
at Emporia. The bank holds two notes
or $1,000 The estate brought $4,000.
The first official act of Judge Hook as
fencing of Dora Burroughs to the Shaw
nee county Jail for 80 days for sending i'm
Burroughs woman entered a plea of guilty.
The Mysterious Mr.. NelIos' wrote a let
ter vest erday afternoon which he address,
cd TO MISS Matte Blakeney, Richter, Kan.
Richter is the small town near Ottawa to
which place he told William Grubbs, pro-
prietor of the Ohio House. he had been
transferred as telegraph operator by the
Santa Fe company.
The suit of the Phoenix Insurance COM
Webb McNan has been dismssed in t6e
1ederal court by stipulation, the company
Quinton. who appeared for McNail Nc
HTal shut the company out of the state
the company in turn brought suit.