The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-29
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

turkeys today
Nearly every merchant in town is giving
premium stamps
James a Troutman is in Tahlequah,
Indian Territory.
The Topeka market is just now well
stocked with 'pOssums-
A large new furnace has been placed in
the German Lutheran church.
The Elmwood club opening and house
warming takes place tonight
It is reported that Pie Jordan has
been quarantined in Kansas City
Major E F. Dallas is recovering from
the effect of a surgical operation
Candidates are slow about filing their
election expense accounts this year.
The buglers in the minstrel parade yes
terday were sadly in need of practice
F. ]. Shubert of the Rock Island freight
department is in Chicago on business
A few bets on the Kansas Missouri foot
ball game have been posted in Topeka
Mr. J. D. NJ. Hamilton, claim attorney
of the Santa F'e, has returned from Chi
cago.
The curbing for the pavement on Tenth
avenue has been distributed to Lincoln
Captain H. NJ. Phillips is moving into
his new home at Eleventh and Harrison
A musical and literary programme will
be given this evening at the A. M. E.
church.
Candidates are due with certificates of
election expense to be filed with the coun-
ty clerk.
of weather which has been given the
past few days.
trict court yesterday in the pancake -four
injunction suit.
The tailors have. been busy today press.
ing suits that will expand in favor of
turkey tomorrow.
H. NJ. wise has been released from the
Jennie Lakey of Perry.
The Wells; FARCE Express company EN-
the company this year.
There will be a special Thanksgiving
service tomorrow, at 10 o'clock with ser
mon in Grace cathedral.
A Topeka joker perpetrates the follow
ing: 1t must be chilly school room that
Mr.. George D. WaIp. of the Santa Fe
general freight office in this city, has re-
turned after a visit in the east.
Rev. John P White is the new pastor
of the Second United Presbyterian church.
He has just returned from Egypt.
There are plenty of turkeys, chickens,
Thanksgiving and they are cheap.
How much better this is than warm
and then said he was a coal dealer
THE Telephone Girl" a musical come
dy from the New York Casino, is booked
for the Crawford theater next week.
A great many Topeka people are MAX
ing arrangements to attend the football
game at Kansas City on Thanksgiving.
Now the old settler recites his piece
giving away back Somewhere in the past
The Rock Island and Santa Fe have
paid their taxes in Shawnee county. The
amounts were $1,000 and 50, 900 respectively.
The turkey winch mas not been IN evil
in front of the markets in great numbers.
Governor Stanley has. been invited to be
present at the big football game in KAN
sas City Thursday as the guest of the
two universities.
The printing of ballots and other matter
for the recent election cost Shawnee cOun-
ty $291.55. OF this amount $17302 was for
the city of Topeka.
c. F. Smith, a Santa Fe brakeman Of
Emporia,. who has been in the Santa Fe
hospital in this city for some time, has
returned to his home
"A Black Sheep, which will be seen at
the Crawford theater Thursday is the only
one Of Hoyt's farces that has failed to
visit Topeka in the past
A. V. Schroeder, a former Topeka young
man who is visiting in the city, is super
trio light and power company.
The lack of snow on Thanksgiving will
save many poor rabbit from being kill
ed by the numerous hunting parties which
will go out looking for game.
County Clerk Wright is a football en-
thusiaSt. He has not missed the Thanks
giving game at Kansas City in years and
Mr.. c. S. Gleed has been in northern
Arkansas lately. looking after, subscrip-
tions for the extension of the Frisco
branch line from Eureka Springs to Yell
vile.
Charles Dickson. who was seen here in
have a new comedy by Charles Klein next
season. 1t will be called "A Paltry Mil
Chas. C. Titus, who is the self ac-
knowledged homeliest man in Kansas once
took the prize at a baby show many years
hibited. --7 '-'0 0''
An imProvised game Of golf may be seen
T L5e & IN s9 bnI e TN n
in place of the white ball and pieces of
board for sticks.
stand in the yard of the German Metho-
dist church last night and then rolled it
over in the darkness.
There has been another cattle brand re-
It IS recorded BY Thomas Page and the
brand is a crescent This IS the second
one recorded in years.
The quarantine regulations in Topeka
are a joke. Members of a family in
w6lch tHere % Sse9 f baS o BEEN tne
TO attend school daily.
The managers of the Missouri Kansas
football game have asked Col. Wilder S.
Metcalf to act as one Of the officials of
the game. Col. Metcalf is an old time
football player, and may accept.
The Tecumseh rural delivery route is
per day. When the route was established
it was thought that an average of 25O
pieces a day would be a good record.
Many Twentieth Kansas veterans are
still looking for work They do not com
plain, but recall the fact that when they
went away they were promised all the
jobs they wanted when they got back.
The Christmas attraction at the Craw-
ford theater will be MOrrison's Faust
son viii be here early in December with
his new production, Frederick the
BY reason of the rural delivery system
the farmers who live down in Monmouth
township u IA miles from Topeka, have
just as good mail facilities as those in
the residence parts of Topeka, both for
and outgoing mail.
rs that the Jail or arsenal" said a
in town yesterday as he pointed
TO the Rock Island depot. I see that it
is fortified at every window. 'Oh. no.
said his friend that is the Rock Island
depot, those are only iron pipe like flag
which are fastened to windows
and were put up during the Twentieth
Kansas reception" 81
Mr. W. Holt Apgar. of Trenton. New
Jersey, supreme regent of the ROYAL Ar /
canum will be in Topeka December 5th, (
on lodge business. Representatives from
manN of the surrounding towns which ]