The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-08
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Cyrus Leland was in Kansas City yes
ter1ay.
David Overmyer was in Kansas City
yesterday.
The federal court officials are in Fort
Scott this week.
The federal court is in session at Fort
Scott this week.
Tonight is ladies' night at the Topeka
Whist club rooms.
People are beginning to get excited
about the street fair.
The ice cream fever has already taken
hold of the multitude
The militia company will smeet at the
old court house tonight
The pupils of Banner school publish a
paper called THE Echo"
The Elks' rooms are being decorated
for the reception May 10.
Louis Gray has been arrested for run
| ming a joint in North Topeka
Mr.. H. P. Dillon is confined to his home
| with an attack of rheumatism.
Mr.. J. J. Frey, president of the Cripple
| Creek railroads. was in Topeka Monday.
Mr.. M. A. Wolfe, secretary of the Y
M, c. A. at Ellis, Kan, is visiting in To-
peka.
About % people go to Atchison today
to attend the state Sunday school conven-
three wees trip to his old home in In
diana.
Messenger boys now go in pairs on. tan
| delns. but messages are not delivered any
NJ. F. Stoves of this city attended the
meeting of Lyon county prohibitionists in
| Emporia-
Harry Mason, formerly of Topeka, has
taken a position with the Great Northern
| in st. Paul
The trustees of the Apostolic congrega-
| ton have secured house to be used as
| a rescue home.
A w. Newell has sold out his grocery
| business at the corner of Seventeenth and
Clay streets.
Superintendent w. H. Stillwell, of the
Rock Island, has recovered from a severe
attack of grippe.
Mr.. W. c. Ralston will address the
alumni of Park college at Parkville, No,
Thursday, May 10.
A. L. suder. Rock Island superintend-
peka visitor Monday.
Several bishops of the Roman Catholic
Hayden'S silver jubilee
c. H. Smith was arrested yesterday for
riding his bicycle the sidewalk, and
forfeited 81 as a result
Innes' concert band will make its first
| appearance in Topeka at the Crawford
theater early next season.
Superintendent Frank Nelson delivered
an address at the opening of the Leaven-
worth Y. NJ c. A Sunday.
The telegraph companies expect to dc
a big business during the Republican
state convention next week.
Eleven pupils from the Standard Schoo
of Shorthand have taken stenographi'
positions within the past week
the Edison Electric Illuminating com
pany, is seriously i'll with pneumonia
: Ex-Judge Crum stays he can ride OF
railroad passes now, even If he did lost
, his job, that is if he can get the passes
Sloan lodge No. 225 A. F. & A M. vii
hold a special communication Thursda!
evening. A Dutch lunch will be served
The kindergarten alumnae will NEE
with Mrs. Anne G. OYerholt, at the HOte
Copeland, on Wednesday evening, Ma!
Register of Deeds Frank Stevens i
making extensive improvements on hi
residence property at Seventh and LAX
w H. Firth, general agent Of the pas
r senger department of the Rock Island
5 with headquarters in Denver, was in To
= peka yesterday.
$ DR.. L D. Burdicl. of Fort Gibson, In
) ! dian Territory, was in Topeka Monday Of
: | his way to Sioux Falls, to attend tn
7 | Populist convention
The regular monthly meeting of tn
! State Temperance Commissioner club wi
: be held in the Y NJ {. A rooms I'M
5 evening, May s. at S o'clock.
There is possibility that Crook Wrigh
2 may get into trouble with the federal gov
! eminent for selling liquor without gov
I eminent license. If he does he viii no
5 get off so easily, as he has for violatin
I | the state laws in the past
Telephone girls have their troubles a
J., | well as other people. One of these is t
have some one inquire who it was Gale
them up about half an hour previously
= after there have been two or three hun
v dred other calls in the meantime.
A number of pear trees belonging t
S George Lugton, the elevator conductor
o the federal building, were hanging full c
4 embryonic fruit q week ago, but the fros
: on Wednesday night destroyed it all. Nj
L Lugton lives on Tyler street in Mort
Topeka
t The Democratic F'lambeau club wi
e move from its present location at 2
n Kansas avenue, some time this week,
d more commodiouS quarters at 413 kansa
& avenue Some time in the near future tn
n club will give informal opening entel
= 4 tainment and dance.
A peculiar sort of a ''critter'' flew int
; | the Cremerie' restaurant and was captu1
, ed last night 1t seems to be a sort c
e cross between a giant butterfly and
- Iiliputian dragon. It is green in colo
about three inches across the wings, an
- has a tail like a sea serpent