The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-27
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


Richard Gundry left for Chicago
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. James L. King is suffering from
an attack of tOnsilitiS.
Premium stamp jokes are beginning
to be a drug on the market.
There have been $50 marriage license
issued during the year 1899.
The Turner's are preparing for mas
querade ball on New Years eve.
George Curtis of Mexico City is
spending the holidays in Topeka
The different colleges have headquar-
ters at the State Teachers association.
The Hverymen are again beginning to
look happy, in anticipation of a heavy
snow.
James NJ Irvine. editor Western
Fruit Grower, of st. Joseph, No, is IN
Representative hall was uncomfort-
ably chilly during the teachers meeting
last night.
Hoyt's "A Stranger in New York will
visit Topeka for the second time early
in January.
Christmas trees can be purchased
cheap now from dealers who had a sup
ply left over.
The express companies and the post
office are still handling beIated Christ
mas presents.
News has been received that Trego
shale is better than ever. It is good
cold weather crop.
Harl E. F1uke, of Shorey, and Miss
Juna E. Brown, of ,Onego.
Mr.; F. c. Gay. formerly general
freight agent of the Santa Fe, is spend
ing a few days in Topeka.
United States Marshal Sterne receiv-
ed a fine leather couch from his depu-
ties as a Christmas present.
DR.. W. N. West, the we'll known dent
ist, is seriously i'll with diphtheria, at
his home on Topeka avenue.
Motion day in the district court will
come on Tuesday next week because
Monday will be New Years.
One Of the resolutions which a To-
peka man will make this year will be
not to make any good resolutions.
Mr.. ]. D. NJ. Hamilton, claim attor-
ney of the Santa Fe, has returned af-
ter spending Christmas in Chicago.
A Topeka merchant sent each of his
patrons in Topeka a, tie retainer in
closed in a nutshell as a Christmas gift.
General Mana ger Frey, OF the Santa
F'e, returned today from Albuquerque,
where he spent Christmas with his fam
lily.
A NJ. Callahan, clerk of the district
court, has returned from spending
Christmas with his daughter at Edo
rado.
Mrs T. J. Martindale has returned to
her home from Christ's hospital, having
| nearly recovered from her recent ill
ness.
County Clerk Wright will go to
| Wichita Friday to attend the annual
meeting of the county clerks associa-
ton.
| Mister" not professor" He says "a
| professor is a man who sells patent
| soap.
The Topekas and Boonerangs clash
| tonight for the last time in the T. A. A.
| duck pin tournament. Rooters please
| take notice.
Topeka is filing up with visiting
school teachers. over $50 of them came
/ in over the Rock Island road Tuesday
| afternoon.
| Mr.. c. G. ShoIes, superintendent Of
| telegraph of the Santa F'e, has returned
| from Chicago after spending Christmas
| with his family.
The bicycle dealers wish that Christ
| mas came about the Fourth of July. It
| would make the trade in their line
| much more brisk.
| Probate Judge DoIman has granted a
| marriage license to H. G. Johnson, of
| North Topeka, and Miss Mildred E.
KiImer, of Shorey.
motion for the appointment of a
| referee has been filed in the suit of the
| Nave -McCord Mercantile company
| against John Oakley.
number of Topeka people will at
| tend the annual meeting of the Kansas
| Academy of Science. which begins at
| Mcpherson on Friday.
Frank L. Brown, clerk of the United
States district court, returned Tuesday
from Washington He stopped over in
| Cadets from the military schools are
home with their caps set dangerously
| on the side of their heads. Salute them
when you see then-they expect it.
Baker university will give a reception
for its students and friends at the First
| NJ. E. church this evening from to 80
| Light refreshments will be served.
The county officers elect will enter
upon their duties January 8. They will
| all succeed themselves except Coroner
| Westerf1eId and Commissioner Viii
| liams.
! Postmaster Guthrie has received
| Christmas cards from the New York
| and Philadelphia pOstmasters. He in
| tends sending out similar cards himself
| next year.
''The Man Behind the Gun" the new
| march by John Philip Sousa, which has
reached Topeka, is probably the light
| est march selection of the famous
bandmaSter-
John T. CLANCY does not have to wait
| until January 8 before he becomes q
| state senator. AS he was elected to fill
| a vacancy he became senator as soon
as he received his certificate of election.
The Rock Island passenger depart
| ment is pleased with the immense
Christmas and holiday business which
accrued to their road this year. It was
almost double what it has been before
Through the kindness of Mr. Max
! Zoellner, manager of Morrison's
Faust" the nurses of StormOnt hos
pital occupied box at the performance
at the Crawford theater Christmas
night.
County Clerk Wright has returned
from his hunting trip in the central
| part of the state. He is very reticent
as to the amount of game he killed, but
he admits that it was too cold to enjoy
| hunting.
United States District Attorney Lam
| bert is in Michigan. where he went the
first of the week in company with his
wife to take the remains of Mrs. Lam
bert's mother, who died at Emporia on
| Saturday
The habeas corpus hearing in the case
of John Reese, who was imprisoned al