The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

A mandolin, and guitar club has been
The crowd of spectators a. the Yoeman
trial is increasing each day.
Mrs. Nellie Null has sued for a divorce
from her husband, Henry Null.
Old bedding and underwear are wanted
at the police station for the poor.
Chicken 1,I3 Pie supper at First o. Methodist
The Commercial club members are talk
ing of a state fair for Topeka next year.
Major A. NJ. Harvey has opened class
jP e parliamentary "a law at the Topeka Y NJ
The Washburn college oratoricaI contest
chapel
The Sunday schools of the city are pre-
pairing for their annual Christmas enter
A production of Monte Cristo'' will be
seen at the Crawford opera house on De
Wm. Ficlie has gone to Chickasha to
work on the Rock Island surveying party
at that place.
The days are becoming extremely short.
In two weeks more they will be the short
'MaIoney's Wedding has been booked
for the Grand Opera house as the Christ
over 200 homes are kept supplied with
Teading matter from Police Matron
E. Drake, district passenger. agent of
the Rock Island road at Wichita is in
town on business.
Sheriff Cook went to Chase county last
night TO subpoena a number Of witnesses
for the HOeman trial.
The Washburn students are getting ex-
cited over the oratorica1 contest which
comes tomorrow night.
The Santa Fe and High school basket
bah teams will play at the Y. NJ. C. A.
gymnasium Friday night
Cyrus Leland leaves Saturday for Wash
ington to attend the meeting of the Nat
ional Republican committee.
Policeman Lucas had his knee cap frac-
tured Wednesday by being kicked by one
OF the patrol wagon horses
Roy Crawford has returned to Topeka
attractions since he left here
People wishing to aid in the work of
starting a rescue home should notify Mrs.
e. H Smith, 1851 Mulvane street.
George p Lerrigo, Andrew Baird and
John COldwell are in Chicago attending
a Y NJ c. A. secretaries meeting
Mrs Noble Prentis will take part in the
discussion at the teachers meetings dur
ing the session of the association.
A Topeka attorney carries a combina-
ton tool pocket knife and the tool which
opens the easiest is the cOrkscrew.
Mrs Wolf and Mrs. Hills made the
at the Topeka Whist club last night.
TOnight's social session given Al O. Field
and his minstrels by the =E1lks viii be the
fourth given Field by the Topeka lodge.
All other assignments of jury cases
IN the district court have been declared
off until the YOeman trial is completed.
The Rock Island announces a one fare
for points within 200 miles. for the hoH-
day The rate becomes effective on De-
preparing to give an entertainment to-
morrow evening at which John W. Breid-
The man who put on his fur overcoat
when the first cool weather came is now
meter goes as low as zero.
~? An evidence Of prosperity is seen at the
National hotel where they are compelled
TO use cots almost every night, says
Chas- L. Wood. the manager
Friday is the feast of the Immaculate
conception in the church calendar and the
day viii be especially observed at the
Church of the Assumption in this city.
J. c. Henderson, who has been adver-
using agent OF the Crawford tleaTeT in
TINS city since the opening of the season.
has resigned to take charge of ''Hogan's
Principal NJ. 7. Field is chairman OF
the committees on entertainment tor the
Those wishing to md out about rooms
and board should write him
An envelope containing two or three
tracts was slipped into each basket din
ner given the po0r on TbanlseiI-i3e- Yas
hunting. around for some more of them
q the ueaIh OF George Washington. The
1L-1A55LO A55 ~ CIueE u ENSd Men ana the Ma
sonic lodges in Topeka viii hold special
MEMORIAL exercises. Washington was a
Red Man and Mason.
a night or two ago a man walked down
the aisle at the Crawford theater- and
stood by his seat while taking OF his
before the assembled audience in his siiTt
sleeves only for a minute.
Unity club meets tonight instead of
Friday night. The programme is as fol-
-Llss 1'a-..S4 music -boyS
Jew, Rev Abram Wyman: paper
Righteous and UnrighteOus Expansion -
Miss Mabel Digs; solo, Mrs. w s
Charles.
State Camp No. 75, Woodnen OF the
World elected the following officers for
the coming year: Past council commander
w. J. Mattern; council commander. o.
B. Merritt; lieutenant, G. G. Coffman:
banker, +. r. Hayes: clerk. N. II. Wolff
escort J. W. Gardner: watchman. John
Baumgarten- sentry. P Wilson. Dhvsf-
clans. W. H. RICHTER. S. a. Johnson. W
7. AeaT-r 1aT-
Duff, a. II. SutE