The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

School begins tomorrow morning.
The state house flag is becoming frayed
at the end.
The city jail was scrubbed on New
Years day.
The Turner'S gave a dance at their hall
yesterday afternoon
The drug stores that sell stamps sold
out all they had yesterday.
A large per cent of the boys one meets
nowadays carry shiny CLUBS
Twenty persons were received into the
First Congregational church last Sunday.
The fire place in the parlor of Unity
church resembles hunting lodge nre
place.
-sauer kraut is becoming quite fashion
able IN good society as an after theater
The Elmwood club has become one of
the most popular social organizations IN
Many of those who received yesterday
had the rooms darkened and used, artih-
cial light.
A number of Topeka people went hunt
ing New Years day, but they report very
little game.
The pet stock fanciers are getting ready
near future.
The Kansas HorticuIturists are in favor
OF having Nj course of study on hortlcui
The county. viii receive $500 insurance
on the barn burned at the fair grounds.
The horses were insured for $4,1O0.
A year from now all people will believe
we are in the twentieth century but until
then there will be a difference of opinion.
court house early last week. Most of it
is still on the steps where it was left
P. Q; McCray is preparing to make an an:
other trip down to the Yellville zinc dis
trict to see that his mines are still there.
The Swedish Baptist church had a mort
The church was organized eighteen years
ago.
The debate over lifetime when the TWEEN
teth century begins still continues at
fever heat. It all depends on your point
of view.
past. day or two in some places. 1t has
not been warm enough to thaw any for
nearly a week.
The office force in the county clerks
office had to work yesterday forenoon
because the county commissioners were
auditing county bills.
The Scottish clans of Topeka headed by
Judge Guthrie, John Macdonald and
others, are preparing to celebrate Burns
A marriage license has been issued to
Alpha F. Robinson and Miss Ina v. Par
ish, both of North Topeka The bride is
IS and the groom o.
Clayton budding and Miss Lillian Man
ley We're married yesterday by Judge Dol
man at the residence of the brides par
ents. 306 Monroe street
Chief Ramsey has a choice collection
fits and he entertains his visitors eX-
planning the games to them
The Enid and Tonl1awa railroad a short
line recently built from North Enid into
Oklahoma territory for some thirty miles
has been sold to the Rock Island road.
Inc hdHSdS state HORTICULTURAL society
intends to have the proceedings of their
1899 session printed in full and distributed
to those who are interested in that work.
Mrs. Thorpe has received one dollar. sent
her by the primary department of the
Richland schools, which preferred trying
to do good to some poor little children
rather than have a Christmas treat them
selves.
The policemen invariably take the sun
ny side of the street this kind of weather,
not especially on account of the cold but
because they appreciate a sun bath, af-
ter having been on duty at night for two
months
1t is hoped that the new auditorium will
be enclosed so that it can be used for big
conventions during the summer. It win
not be necessary to wait until the finish
touches are put on before meetings can
be held in it.
While answering a call near the Rock
Island bridge one of the wheels of the
chemical engine at headquarters was
wrecked in crossing a railroad track. The
engine is out of service while the wheel
is being repaired.
The next eclipse of Importance will be a
total eclipse of the sun on the morning of
May 2S. 1t is said that it will be visible
in Kansas but people are shy about plac-
ing too much confidence in the astrono-
mers since that meteoric shower fake.