The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-29
SNAP SHOTS AFHOME NEWS


Tom Clements is in Kansas City today.
The State Horticultural meeting closes
tonight
Nearly all of the teachers have returned
to their homes.
Some of the alleys are sadly in need
of being cleaned up.
Only two more days in which to make
up New Years resolutions.
The fraternaI societies of the city are
Initial ting many new members
The county offices will be closed Mon
day on account of New Years.
The docket for. the March term of the
court of appeals has been completed.
The grOcers and butchers organization
is one OF the most enthusiastic in the city
The weather is giving the people plenty
of time to get in their winter supply Oh
Hovt's ancient farce "A Bunch of Keys
will be seen at the Crawford theater next
week
Several young men had on skates last
evening, and the ice is not very thick yet,
Holiday trade is about over and busi-
ness is once more assuming normal con-
County Clerk Wright is in Wichita at
tending the annual meeting of the county
clerks of the state
Ex-State Superintendent Gaines of Sa-
lima has been in attendance at the state
teachers association
The BLACK 400 company was seen by
a small audience at the Grand opera
house Thursday night.
There will be no injunction suit against
the erection of the new city building by
the successful contractors.
Dr. I. H. Mum returned today from
on Rock Island business.
E. w. Thompson. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Rock Island road, IS
in Wichita on business.
The fancy chicken raisers are getting tune;
which will be given soon.
There is generally a blizzard and snow
blockade soon after New Year 5 Ra1Iroad
men are preparing for the one now
A large number of the school teachers
interest around Topeka yesterday
NTr 0fol oh Qf
spending several days in Kansas City.
The state board of education is in ses-
sion today looking over applications for
certificates to teach in Institutes
Judge Hazen took advantage Of Judge
Thompson's presence on the Shawnee
county bench to go hunting yesterday
J. L EldT1dge wishes II slated tnaI ne. ne
is not J. b EAdr1dge who slgned an ar ar
tiele in the State Journal about Moody
Buy your coal of Davies & Nicholson
ana get double the amount OF premium
stamps for your purchase Two stamps
While the other county officers-elect
s. County Treasurer Phillips will not sue
ceed himself until next October.
A team hitched to an ice wagon al5,2i. ran ran
no special damage resulted: The wagon
A report that an attempt would be made
to hold up one of the Santa Fe trains.
has caused the company 10 put guards on
their trains out of Kansas City.
The fifth lecture in the Y NJ. G. A
law course will be delivered tonight by
Fraud Fl iit Or or mistakes on Contracts'
Mr. H. A. Tice, trainmaster of the east
n Th address tfieien on 3 TTain Service at the Ar
gentfne Railroad Y. NJ. C A January s.
Clifford Music, one of the boys who stole
coffin fixtures from Blackman'S coffin
factory some time ago, has seen sent. to
the reform school on complaint OF his
G. W Padgett, who has been in Denver
for month for the benent OF ms nea5In In
fe ted n ha
wife has Joined him to remain the rest
Olof Forsse. sheriff of. Saline. county,
was in Topeka last night on his way
been to place an insane patient in pri-
The pure food show is an assured sue
cess. As quick as the city council gives
its sanction to the holding of the shoW in
the new auditorium its promoters will go
right ahead with the making of the ar
Frank Edison, who formerly lived in
North Topeka but of late a resident OF
OskaIoOsa, Iowa. has secured a position
the Iowa Central railroad.
General Manager J. J. Frey of the
When he returns he viii be no longer
general manager of the Santa F'e as his
Frey expects to be absent about ten days.
A marriage license was issued yester-
day to, Walter S. Brown aged 49--sIlt g. and
Mrs. G.. NJ. Tracy. who has a, divorce
suit against her husband. H. b. Tracy.
pending in the district court, has fled a
motion to require her husband to pay her
500 alimony while the suit is pending.
A Kansas City woman writes a paper
there that cream of tartar IS a cure for
smallpox. She says one ounce of it should
he dissolved in a pint of hot water, and
the patient should drink it at intervals
She says it win stamp out the disease in
a short time, and will leave no scars be
hind. It should be kept in a glass or
china receptacle and never IN tin.
Lillian Harris. who played the part of
Marion Haste in My. Friend from In
dia' at the Crawford theater Thursday
night, was formerly Lillian Sutton of To-
peka. She left here with her parents
several years ago and her mother now
resides in Kansas City She was married
to Mr.. Al Harris, manager of the COM
pany only a short time ago
Visiting teachers have caused the mo-
tormen and conductors of the city railway
considerable annoyance this week Last
night a teacher, his wife his wife's sister
and three small children with a number of
travelling bags and packages settled Them
selves comfortably in an asylum car and
rode a block before they discovered they
were not enroute to the Rock Island de-
pot.