The Topeka state journal., 1900-12-31
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Two drunkS were fined s. each IN ponce
court this morning
1t was blizzard weather Tor aWn1Ie IN
Topeka Last night.
The Topeka Republican Flambeau ciuo
will meet Wednesday night
The Arion society will give a dance at
their hall tomorrow evening
Arthur Capper has returned from St
Louis. where he has been on business
The police committee of the council viii
meet Wednesday at o clock to audit
the books at the station , .-...,.,.-.
The CITY clock in the federal building
has gone on a strike for three successive
days i being too cold to work work; ,~+s
a hundred and four new members to have
united with the church since June.
The memorial exercises of Lincoln post
No. l will be held in the First Baptist
church the first Sunday in the new year
Icemen are happy over the prospect Of
iins ana e6aI dealers 1l Is fy the the cold Y wave nag
The end of one century is much like
the point, they do not differ by half
Twenty-six old colored people applied
to Mrs Thorpe for Christmas presents
last week The majority OF them had been
Mr. WIN wadsworth of the Prisoner. Of
Zenda' company was given reception
and social hour at the Elks rooms sat
A century watch meeting will be held
at the Westminster Presbyterian church
tonight A programme will be given COM
posed of three parts
George j. Bishop. superintendent OF
bridges and buildings of the Rock Island.
moved his residence from the Chesterfield
to the Union Pacific hotel today.
stOur Church Review is a new monthly
puf1ished in the interest of the First Pres
byterian church, the first number of
The taiiors are doing a good business
cleaning and repairing old dress suits for
the ball tonight The men who rent dress
suits refuse to state the amount of busi-
ness they have done.
E. $. Virgins, the man who was wanted
L1r
was arrested Saturday night by Chief
Stafll. He gave bond and was released
Mrs. NJ. 3. Woodwork. the woman re-
viyalist who created such interest in To-
peka several years ago. will begin series
day night.
The limited extent of church congrega-
ti0ns last night is accounted for by the
supposftion that people were preparing to
stay up all night tonight to see the new
century come IN.
Wichita is radiant over the opening. to-
Pacific depot in that city Seems as if
there was talk of a new depot here some
time this century.
W. f. Schoch will explain the workings
of a primary election law which he has
formulated to the Flambeau club at their
next meeting night If the club decides
that the law is good one it viii recon-
mend its adoption.
This evening the regular annual business
meeting of the First Christian church will
be held Refreshments viii be served at
10 o'clock. and from n:15 to 1915 conse-
Grafton services will be held
The ballots for the special election of
next Saturday are being prepared by the
county clerk This election IS for rep
resentative in the Thirty-eighth district TO
fiji the vacancy caused by the death of
Harry Stafford
The fremen were called to the residence
Of D. P. Elliott. 1I01 Van Buren street. at
1o.o5 O'Clock this morning. Fire was burn
ing along the joists of the lower floor and
breaking out in a second floor closet also
The flames were quickly extinguished.
Damage $50.
The Shawnee County Horticultural So
ciety will hold its first meeting for 1901
in the state house January 3. The new
officers will take their places and a paper
Will be read by Prof Wardell on Land
Scape Gardening.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
H. J. Wells of Webb City, Mo, and Anna
T.. Paxton OF Topeka, J. Earl Edgworth
and Hattie VI. Campbell Of Topeka: J. r.
Peck of Merfden. Kan, and Maud Shat
fer OF North Topeka
George Hackney has commenced a fore
closure suit in the district court against
c. p Rolmar ct al. on a $500 mortgage
on lots 33S $40 and 342 Van Buren street
The petition states that interest has
been paid on the note since March 1.
1883
Public installation by the grand lodge
officers OF the state of Kansas of the
eleven lodges Of this city of the A. O.
Z. " and D. of H viii take place at