The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


Picnics will soon be ripe.
Plover are reported plentiful by the
hunters
Charles Patrick has gone to the Paris
| exposition.
Sheriff Cook has returned from his
New York trip.
o. P. Updegraff left yesterday for
a trip to New Orleans.
Bishop Nillspaugh confirmed class
of 20 at Atehison Sunday.
The federal grand jury was dis
| charged Monday afternoon
State Superintendent Frank Nelson
will speak at Kingman tonight
The amateur poets are getting rhymes
made up for the chigger season.
The dates for the tSapho" engage
ment in this city are May 4 and 5.
A parsonage is soon to be erected by
the Martin & Dennis Methodist church.
The police have over 20 warrants for
persons who have not paid their poll
tax.
The latest shipments of books for the
| travelling library amount to 100 vol
umes
| The anti-pon tax organization will
| hold a second meeting at Weber's hall
| tonight.
Miss Maggie Axteu left Wednesday to
take up her missionary work in South
! America
/ superintendent Nelson VIII speak at
| the next meeting Of the Republican
f1ambeau club.
The county commissioners will meet
as a. board of equalization on the first
| Monday in June.
Governor Stanley was in Holton Sum
/ day and addressed a 7. NJ. G. A meet
/ ing in the afternoon
A NJ. Kent who owns a number of
fancy horses is building spacious barn
| to accommodate them
Manager Jas L King announces that
there are no attractions booked for
! the Grand opera house.
Mrs. ]. G. Wood lectured on "Hypno-
tisrn'' before Prof. Ellis class at Wash
/ burn college this morning.
The new Marshalrs band uniforms
will be red and the band hopes to get
them here by Decoration Day
The Belle Archer company viii ar
rive at o'clock this evening over the
/ Missouri Pacific from Fort Scott.
A neat cottage is being built on the
corner Of Huntoon and Mulvane streets
1t will be the property OF Mrs. Boger.
The party given by the Sons OF the
| King Saturday evening was a complete
success, both socially and financially
The council has been asked to order
| Tyler street paved from Sixth avenue
to Ninth street, the paving to be 30 feet
wide.
The fremen will receive ten days va
for each man TO be arranged by the
fire marshal.
The residents along Fillmore street
between Sixth and Tenth avenues have
asked the council to pave the street
80 feet wide.
Former Chief Train Dispatcher Ne
Murtie of the Santa Fe has moved to
Lyndon. where he will take charge of
the station.
Secretary Barnes, of the State Horti-
cultural society, predicts a so per cent
peach crop. He says a big apple crop
is also likely.
DR.. Flint, the hypnotist now in To-
peka, is a cousin of DR.. Austin Flint,
jr., head of Bellevue Medical college,
in New York.
A petition has been presented to the
council asking that Western avenue
be opened from Thirteenth street to
Douthitt street.
James Morrison who holds a position
in the Santa Fe train dispatcher's ofIics
has taken a months leave of absence in
| which to rest.
Frank H Foster, of Topeka, is vice
president of the Missouri Valley Uni
tartan conference, which begins in Kan
sas City today.
]. e. Challinor, who was state ac-
countant under Governor Morrill,, is
now in the employ of packing COM
pany at Buffalo, n. 7.
D D. Boyle is spending the week with
his family: He was formerly pastor OF
First Christian church, but is now {
travelling evangelist.
Some people say that genuine tea,
ducks can not be found on the lake:
and river, but they do not know wha
they are talking about
Mrs. D. D. Mcdowell fell from a step
ladder Monday afternoon, and sustained
a serious fracture of her right leg be
tween the knee and ankle
Commissioner of Elections Yount hai
appointed COunci1men Miller, Myers anC
, Snattinger as a board of supervisors O.
elections for the coming year.
: Mrs. Mary Sheldon, sister-in-law O
the late DR.. Sheldon, has been in To
t / peka the past week. She was here L
attend the funeral of DR.. Sheldon.
= A K Rodgers has returned from
f, trip through the lead and zinc fields o
: Hickory county, Missouri. He brough
Y back his pockets full of "specimens.''
I Miss Gertrude Wyatt will succee,
Miss Blanche Joerger as contralto so
loist in the Catholic cathedral at Leav
enworth. She will sing there next Sun
day.
B. F. Baird has offered the city s45
for it's ten acres of land about thre
i miles southeast of the city. This i
what is known as the city's ston
quarry
5 The members of the petit jury Il
= the federal court, except those who ar
: serving in the Swetlick insurance case
have been excused from further attend
ance upon court.
Mrs Whitney and Miss Stickney ar
= arranging for a May Day party for tn
: Sons of the King at the home of Mrs
i Whitney Saturday afternoon, May l!
/ A hay rack will be provided for tn
e trip.
Y Twenty eight property owners hav
n protested TO the council against the 10
. cation of a roofing plant at the foot Q
:. Polk street. declaring it to be a hui
|, sance, and they ask the council to hav
L it removed.
: Word was received yesterday b
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