The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-22
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

Today is promotion day in the schools.
Cyrus Leland has returned from Kan
sas City.
Governor Stanley was in his office all
day Saturday.
A new state bank at Edgerton has
capital of IS, co.,
The Arion society will give a masked
ball Friday night.
The state live stock sanitary commits
sion has adjourned.
There has been an unusual amount of
foggy weather this winter.
The St. Ananias club has postponed its
annual banquet indefinitely.
John w. Breidenthal has returned from
business trip in western Kansas.
J. J. Frey, formerly fSI general manager
The st. John Telephone company with
a capital of $1,000 has been incorporated
A new creamery has been organized and
incorporated to do business at Barnard.
The motormen kept the gongs busy this
morning when the fog was the heaviest
This has been poor season for rab-
bit hunters, on account of the lack of
Darkest Russia" will be the attraction
at the Crawford theater next Monday
Some of the bicycles in town are decor
ated, in nearly as many colors as the
rainbow.
all have yellow stripes on their uniform
trousers.
The Manhattn Stock company closed its
enga cement at the Grand Opera house
Saturday night.
THE Great Northwest" a scenic melo-
drama, will be at the Crawford theater
on February 2.
The fine weather the past week caused
the marble fever to break out among the
street gaminS.
Some of the teamsters who are hauling
dirt from the auditorium site, use three
horses on their wagons.
,I The Arions are arranging to give an
Irish comedy at their hall some time
during the next few weeks.
The Methodist church is taking, steps to
promote the membership and the work
Of the Brotherhood of st. Paul.
G. c. Clemens went down to Kansas
City yesterday to address a meeting of
striking preSSmen and printers.
There is a woman in Topeka who
scrubs a chicken in soap suds after it is
dressed before she will cook it.
This winter has been the easiest one
for the poor people that has been expert
enced in Kansas for many years.
The lola wholesale grocery company,
prise, which has been chartered.
The state treasury is taking up and
Unpaid Unpaid owing to to a. lack Of funds
Sunday was such fine day for Janu-
airy that all persons who could possibly
do were out summing themselves.
H. V. McKeever. brother of Representa-
tive E. D McKeever, will go to Enid,
Ok. T., this week to open a law office.
]. ingalls, 9Opportunity,' and credited it
to a paper that recently republished it.
This is the time of year when candi
Influenced by my friends" to run for Of
flee.
America, will hold a public Installation of
officers at Lincoln Post hall this even
ing.
The members of the junior class of the
Y. W. c. a. entertained their friends Sat
drill
The trial of H. NJ. Wise for rofbing ].
A. McKeon was not completed Saturday
evening, and the jury was excused until
today.
Two little children drive in from the
country every day with a two-wheeled
cart and a burro, to attend the Catholic
school
The young man who spent four hours
yesterday afternoon mending a .punctured
bicycle tire. did not say nice things about
the weather.
Judge Hook will come over from Leav-
enworth this afternoon to reopen the
United States circuit court and will hear
equity cases.
The Quinton Heights neighborhood has
Curtis club known as the Shunga-
ship of sixty.
The weather bureau seems to have been
working over time lately for as the farm
ers' say. I'VE have been having all kinds
of weather"
A young lady who has been collecting
1900 calendars, is authority for the state
ment that they are even more artistic
than last years.
The favoriue place for loafers and pc
destrians is the Rock Island bridge where
q span is being removed and the en-
bankment extended
Paul Lovewell has gone to Eureka to
take charge of the Eureka Republican,
which has been purchased by Mr.. Love-
well and George Tucker.
The mild winter is preventing a great
many chapped hands and a consequent
reduction of the sales of antt-chap prep
aratien by the druggists.
Dr. c. B. McAfee. of Park college, will
give an address in the First Presbyterian
church on February 16 under the auspices
of the Good Citizenship federation.
The breaking out of the marble fever
is generally a sure sign of spring, but like
all other signs it fails sometimes. One of
the failures has just been recorded.
Those interested in the work of the
Y. W. c. A. are trying to secure 100 sus-
tanning members who will pay S. per year
for the maintenance of the association in
Topeka
Mr.. R. P. c. Sanderson, who will sue
coed Mr.. George H. Hancock, as assistant
superintendent of machinery of the Santa
Fe on February !, will arrive in Topeka
this week.
Superintendent VIM. Davidson of the
city schools read an excellent paper on
Thomas Bailey Aldrich. poet" before the
Saturday Night club, at the meeting Sat
urday evening.
There will be but ten days between
the concerts by Marshalps and Sousa s
bands The date of the Marshall concert
is February 90. and that of the Sousa
concert March 8.
Paul F. Nicholson, jr., who is this year