The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-07
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Will r. Fish has returned from a
three months visit in California
The next meeting of the city council |
Will be on the evening of April %.
The jury cases will commence in the |
district court the week of April %.
The Scottish Rite semi-annual re-
union commences Tuesday morning.
Mr.. H. r. Hilton will leave shortly for
Ireland He expects to be gone some
time.
Palm will be distributed at both
masses at the Church of the Assumption
tomorrow.
Thomas Page has given $500 to be
used in purchasing picture for the
city library.
Mrs. Lloyd Conklin is seriously i'll
with smallpox. Mr.. Conklin is an en-
ploye at the Santa Fe shops.
Mr.. A R. Lingafe1t, assistant superin-
tendant of telegraph of the Rock Island,
returned today from Oklahoma.
A Kansas avenue photographer is us
ing very large photograph of Major
Anderson for exhibition purposes.
The Queen Esther Missionary society
of the First Methodist church will give
social this evening at the church.
A. 7. Henderson and Dora E. Mid
daugh, both of Topeka, secured a mar
riage license in Kansas City yesterday.
Hoyt's "A Contented Woman" with
Belle Archer in the principal role, is
booked for the Crawford theater April
| "a
A handsome painting has been pre-
scented to the Commercial club by Mrs.
]. Albert Davis, one of Topeka's ar
fists.
The ball season has been opened by
| the Washburn college and Palace
| teams. They crossed bats" this after
| noon.
The registration books are open again
| and those who forgot to register for the
spring election can now get ready to
| vote for president.
DR.. J. r. Crawford, of Salina, will
| come to Topeka and spend five months
| in perfecting himself in the science of
surgery at Christ hospital.
The home of Mrs. Chrisman on Har-
rison street just north of Eighth ave
nue. which was recently badly damaged
by fire, is being repaired.
The Standard School of Shorthand, $50
Kansas avenue, does work for the public
in its practical department. The pupils
receive their own earnings.
The only sure way to keep moths from
| your winter furs and clothing is to buy
the moth proof sacks from the Gibraltar
Drug Co, 1923 Kansas Avenue.
The Myrkle-Harder company will
close its engagement at the Crawford
theater tonight. The company has had
a very successful week in Topeka
Howard Lawrence, who is with the
Frank Daniels Opera company, has
been in Washington with the company
n.
resembles a pleasure trip
The fact that persistence will always
win in the end is illustrated by the
weather bureau. It persists in predict
ing showers, and the prediction viii
come true some of these days.
The First Presbyterian quartette is
making preparations to sing the ora
| torio Seven Last Words of Christi next
Sunday evening. They will be assisted
by Mrs Kleinhans and Mr.. Bowie.
Prof. Frank c. lockwood, Of the
state agricultural college, is spending
Saturday and Sunday with his sisters
Mrs. 7. F.. Bull and Miss Minnie Lock
wood at 614 Tyler street.
e officer Lucas. who had such a Close
| call with Gale Gilxey, was down tow1
Friday afternoon. He had to tell th'
Il whole story to every person he met
); He retreated about o'clock and wen
1t home.
lie The city council has instructed tn
er street commissioner to notify peopl
C who have buildings or distractions o
- any kind on alleys or projecting int
" streets to get them out of such alley
} or streets
d Property owners who have areaway
or and coal holes under sidewalks il
N which the walks are not supports
lie by brick or stone arches will have t
- build such arches to comply with tn
- city ordinances.
le The little parking on the south sid
|
~ | enue improves the appearance OF tn
~ neighborhood so much that it call
n forth comment from nearly every on
ne | who passes that way.
t. The pulpit of the First NJ E. churc
o will be filed tomorrow at both tn
i morning and evening services by Pro
.ir F. c. Lockwood of Manhattan. Pro
or Lockwood fills the chaE of English &
be the state agricultural college
Us What can be accomplished in the wa
n | of improving the appearance OF the eli
at by caring for the vacant spaces,
Or. shown by the sodding of the little are
or between the offices of the Mount Cal
mel Coal company and Kansas avenI
a on Ninth street.
pc, At the annual meeting of the Fir
IN, United Presbyterian church J. D. Pa
ne tersOn was elected president, Josie F'u
up ton secretary, Lew Patterson treasure
NJ. c. Mccormack, r. NJ. Fulton and
Alexander trustees, and J. A Ramse
delegate to the presbytery.
-, Louis Duetcher, foreman of the San
III Fe tin shop, was surprised at his hon
Mt hight ny b "a The Ts p parfv was accompanied
the German band and a handsome bal
carriage, the latter a present for M
10 and Mrs. Duetcher's small daughter.
Ii9 The members of Lincoln post are pr
IL pairing for a concert at the Crawford {
-, Wednesday evening. Among the a
~ fractions will be some whistling nun
ct bers of Mrs. Maud Catren. The obje
- of the entertainment is to raise funds
assist widows and orphans and dest
in tute families of old soldiers.
A Topeka wholesale company has el
velopes printed for each one of Il
ot- company's travelling men to be used
&C. writing to them The envelope bears
at picture of the man it is for, and belo
a the picture are the instructions for t
postmaster, as follows: That's hir
don't give it to anyone else