The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-03

horses have not needed sharp shoeing.
A Topeka man has started a scheme
to allow people to read current num-
bers of magazines at SO much a read"
General Wilder S. Metcalf lectured on
Manila and the Philippines at the
Academy of Music in Kansas City last
night.
A number of school teachers came in
over the Rock Island yesterday to at
tend meeting which was held in this
city today.
George E. Lerrigo, secretary of the Y.
NJ. c. A, will conduct services at the
Highland Park assembly hall tomorrow
evening at 1880.
The number of cases of chickenpox
reported to the city board of health is
on the decrease, but measles" seems to
be becoming popular.
Fate Farrow has filed a, petition ask
ing for a divorce from his wife, Laurina
Farrow. He says they have not lived
together for ten years.
The east and west flag poles on the
state house have not been used for sew
eral days. The flag floats from the
pole on the south wing.
Samuel Pottinger has been re-em-
ployed by the county commissioners as
superintendent of the fair grounds at
salary of $50 per month.
Attorney General GODDARD has sworn
off smoking cigarettes. He is now re-
covering from the effects of the one
he attempted at the bar banquet
An old man by the name of Moore,
aged SO years, died yesterday at the
poor farm. He willed his clothing to
Mrs. Thorpe to be given to the poor.
A Edwards, who was arrested some
time ago by the federal officers for rob-
bling the postofffce at Arvonia- Usage
county, has been released on $500 bond.
1t will be a year ago next Tuesday
evening that the mercury began to fall
and dropped through the bottom of the
thermometer before it came up again.
Probate Judge Dolman married Carl
w. Smiley and Miss Mamie A Hart
yesterday. The groom is q and the
bride 10, and both are residents of To-
peka.
Mrs. Newly, who had Fred Ross ar
rested for running gambling house,
failed to appear against him in police
court yesterday, and the case was dis
missed.
After witnessing the calm, easy man
ner of Tim Murphy in 1.-The Carpet
bagger," a Topeka man suggests that
Mr.. Murphy would really make first
class governor.
Police Matron Thorp will lead the
W. G. T. Z. meeting in the parlors OF
the First Methodist Episcopal church on
Monday afternoon. The meeting will be
opened at o'clock.
P. F. Rocket, the photographer who
recently exhibited some of the views he
ippines in the high school auditorium,
secured 1900 views.
Prof Riddell will lecture at o'clock
Sunday afternoon in the First Presby
terrain church to men only. In the even
ing he viii lecture at the First Meth
odist church to men and women.
The Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball team goes
to Lawrence on February 9, where they
play the team from the Kansas Univer-
sity. A return game will be played in
Topeka about week afterwards.
Different clubs and societies in the
city have different games. The Ell1s
play pitch the T. A. A. chess, the Ma
sons cribbage, the Y. M. c. A. checkers
and at the Topeka club 'old sledge.'
During Rev DR.. J. D. Countermine's
vacation his pulpit will be filed by Rev.
John Gordon, formerly of the Theologi-
cal seminary at Omaha While in To-
peka DR.. Gordon win occupy the manse.
Some of the rules laid down by the
postoffice department seem arbitrary
and unnecessary to people generally,
but they have been found to be neces-
sary in conducting a business as great
in it's scope as the postoff1ce department
The horses which are at present be-
ing driven to the patrol wagon are the
best which the city has ever used in
that capacity. Patrol Driver Bundy Sc
lected the team, and he has secured one
of the prettiest and best teams in the
city
c. l.. BroadweIl, who has had charge
of the shoe department of the Topeka
Cash Dry Goods company, has accepted
an offer to travel for Meyer & Co, shoe
manufacturers, Of St. Louis. Mr.. Broad