The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

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Good ice is being cut and put up at
the asylum.
The Topeka City troop has received its
new uniforms.
The council meets tonight in regular
monthly session.
Today is pension day and the postoffice
is doing a big business
Henry E. Brill has been granted a d.
vorce from Margaret Brill.
Paul Lovewen came up from Eureka
to spend Sunday in Topeka.
At this rate, the open street cars can
soon be used with comfort.
a. H. Wait. editor of the Lincoln Bea-
con, spent Sunday in Topeka
The curbing for the paving on Green
wood avenue in Potwin is being hauled.
The finishing of the walls on the upper
floors of the state house is progressiIer
The women are already discussing the
shirt waist problem for the coming sum
mer.
State Superintendent Frank Nelson adj
dressed the teachers of Newton Satur-
day.
The latest styles in ladies' belts are
said to have two buckles in front instead
of one.
A large crowd attended the lecture of
Prof. Riddell at the Presbyterian church
Sunday
Governor Stanley delivers the address
Of welcome to the labor society conven-
ton tonight.
A good many cisterns which had gone
dry were. replenished by the rain Satur-
day evening.
There will be masque ball at 7O4 and
7O6 Kansas avenue, Wednesday, February
z. Tickets 15c.
The stall occupied by Don, the head
quarters fire horse that died Saturday, is
draped with black.
Mrs. Sykes, wife of Dean Sykes of
Grace Cathedral, is dangerously i'll with
nervous prOStratiOn.
The sale of heating stoves this winter
has been much less than last winter
cause warm weather.
There are six more city joint cases set
Tor hearing IN the district court the lat
ter part of this week.
| Orient lodge No. 81 A. F. & A. NJ, will
exemplify the work in the third degree
| before the grand lodge.
are waxing more lively as the candidates
become more numerous.
The rain Saturday evening was very I'M
! usual for this time of year. 1t was more
| like May than February.
The threatened coal famine at the asy-
| lum has disappeared owing to the arrival
| of a large supply of coal.
c. G.. Blakely has bought out w. u.
! Gossetts interest in the Gossett and
| BlaIely insurance agency.
| The county commissioners have pur-
| chased new chairs for some of the county
offices. They were badly needed.
The young people of the First Baptist
church will give church social in the
church parlors tomorrow evening.
The people have to make lightning
| changes in the way of clothes 10 keep in
| touch with this changeable weather.
The chickenpox is being stamped out.
and seven houses were fumigated.
William J. Bryan is expected to attend
the Kansas De Den &C tic, banquet, again
Nine applicants for teachers certificates
! took the January examination week
| ago and seven of them were successful.
A peculiar phenomenon was witnessed
| during the storm Saturday evening:
Thunder and lightning in the dead of win
ter.
Prof Eli G. Foster of Harrison school
| lectured before the Wabaunsee county
teachers association at Eskridge Satur-
| day.
Atchison Globe: Gold fish are selling
| at two for a quarter in Topeka, and you
can get two silver fixes for the same
H. J. Bone, assistant United States at
| torney, left Sunday for Ashland, where
| business
John Patterson has resigned as stenog-
rapher- for Probate Judge Dolman. Here
one clerk
Ed Edward az Kreiser, the noted orgaqIst. viii
day, evening under the auspices of the
Y. w. c. A.
4 meeting. of the trustees of the differ
planned for next Saturday to discuss the
good roads question.
The regular monthly meeting of the
| Foster Humane society, will be held Tues
day evening q t 1880 o'clock in the parlors
of the Hotel Throop.
James E. Iarimer lived in Kentucky for
many years and is acquainted with sew
eral of the prominent characters in the
political troubles there.
A great many enthusiasts were out on
the river skating Sunday afternoon, and
a little rough in places.
The Sixth street viaduct is open for
traffic. In laying the new floor $4,000 feet
pounds of nails were used.
Joseph Rice of Kilmer, 70 years old,
walked to Topeka this morning in two
will beat that record he will show what
he do.
A. A team on the Topeka alleys Satur-
day evening in the fourth contest of the
interstate bowling tournament Kansas
City plays at Lawrence Friday.
At its last meeting the local lodge of
the. American Benevolent association
elected ia new members This is the. lodge
that is called Funston Assembly
The Santa Fe shops are again working
under the nine hour schedule. When traf-
fic picks up to any great extent the shops
rule again.
horrible example, the promoters of this
meritorious work are invited to examine
the road on Sixth avenue off the pave
ment west of the city.
Probate Judge Dolman denies that he
has any intention of becoming a candi-
hates to be '.bossed" and told what he
Shall and shall not do in politics.
George a Clark, secretary Of state, has
mines in which he is interested. 1t is re-
ported that the company nI an has 3, already re
Ex-Governor Morrill,. who COM
| PEELED to spend several weeks at Hot
Springs, Ark. last year for his health, is
sick again, and will go back to the
springs soon as he can stand the trip
Mrs: Daisy Hanlin has filed q suit, in
the district court for a divorce from he1
| husband, Edward Hanlin- She says they
were married at Brainerd. MINI, in DC
| tober, 1923, and he deserted her the fol
1 lowing spring.
The afternoon train on the Santa Fe
from Atchison, on Saturday was delayed
] several hours account q wreck
the Atchison yards. Several freight cars
We're off the track. and had to be taker
out of the way before the passenger trair
could get out