The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-10
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS

Valentine parties are being planned
Mr.. J. J. Frey will go east in few
The valentine market is beginning to
boom.
Bobsled parties were popular last
night.
Col w. H. Rossington is in Kansas
City today.
Lent begins this year on the last day
of February
The people were out in force with
their cutters last night.
T. S. Hoesfeld is the father of a
daughter, born February g.
Canon Bywater will oficiate at St
Johns, Wichita, on Sunday.
George E. Cole state auditor has re-
turned from a visit at Girard.
The state oratorical contest will be
held at EmpOria February g.
The st. Joe bowling team will meet
the T. A. A. team here tonight.
Nearly all of the sidewalks on Kansas
avenue have been cleaned off.
The coal trade has picked up consid-
eraDly during the past few days.
City Engineer P. L. Wise is an appli-
cant for membership in the Commercial
club.
Valentines for 190e-the pretty, senti-
mental kind-are prettier than ever be-
fore.
The Masonic Mutual Benefit society
will meet next Friday at the Masonic
temple.
J. R. Burton has returned to Topeka
from Galena. He will spend Sunday in
Abilene.
c. B. Hypes was elected state organ
izer of the state BARRIERS association
this year.
of the city, fell on the ice and broke his
arm Friday
The Telegraph messenger boys ride
their bicycles through snow. slush, or
anything else.
People are dreading tn time when the
snow begins to melt and the streets be-
come "slushy.''
The Columbia Stock company will
close It's engagement at the Crawford
theater tonight.
The Topeka Scottish society will hold
another meeting in Judge Guthries Of
flee Monday evening.
A man will go sleigh riding in "any
old thing"bu he won't drive down town
in a rattletrap buggy.
Governor Stanley speaks at the Ne
braska Day club meeting in Lincoln,
Neb, next Monday night.
The skating is good on the bicycle
track in Garfield Park and the boys
are taking advantage of it.
People who keep tab on such things
say that whist clubs are more popular
than dancing clubs this winter.
The BARRIERS of the state have just clos
ed their annual meeting at Hutchinson.
Next year they viii meet at Wichita.
Mr.. Richard Gundry. who has been
seriously i'll at the StormOnt hospital
for some time, is somewhat improved.
The snow has been scraped out of
the in of off
ing of the snow the water will run off.
The Turner's will celebrate their
thirty-fourth anniversary with appro-
pirate exercises at their hall this even
ing
The Invincibles defeated Kerrs In
dams on the Y. NJ. c. A alleys at duck
pins last night by the score of LII to
1102.
Paul Neske was fined $500 Friday and
given go days in Jail by Judge Magaw
for selling liquor. He appealed the
case.
Mr.. Fred Collier, formerly managing
editor of the State Journal, will take
position with the Kansas City Journal
next week.
One Topeka man was out with a cut
ter this morning at 6:30-before most
people were up. Some folks think he
was out all night
Loafers persist in using the postoffice
lobby for a loafing place when the wind
is sharp, despite the rules of the build
ing to the contrary.
The All Stars of Kansas City. de-
feated the bowlers of the Merchants
club at Lawrence last night by the
score of ., $50 to 2,319.
Mrs. Anna Mulhall was granted di-
vorce Friday from William P. Muhhall,
and she was restored to her maiden
name, Anna Handlan.
Architect J. c. Holland of this city
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