The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


The attendance at the Kansas Medi-
cal college is constantly increasing.
Mrs. J. E. Torrington will conduct the
meeting at the Y. w. G. A. Sunday.
Henry Allen, private secretary of the
governors office, is in Washington.
st. David's Day, March l. will be eel
ebrated by the Welsh people Of Topeka
The Arion society will give a concert
and ball at it's hall next Tuesday night
The work of charging the quarters
of the Elks lodge will commence soon.
The Santa Fe road is cutting consid-
cradle ice on Lake Contrary, near Atchi-
son.
Third Vice President Warner of the
Missouri Pacific has returned to ST.
Louis.
Commencement at the Kansas Medi-
cal college will be the last week in
March.
Many Masons think the Grand lodge
should meet at Wichita and Topeka al
ternately.
A party of Topeka people attended
the Phi Gam spring party in Lawrence
last night.
Mrs. Hester Bates has applied for a
divorce from c. H. Bates. in the dis
trict court.
Engineer Chas. Jones of the Santa Fe
is celebrating over the arrival of a new
daughter
The Very Rev. Dean Sykes will re-
turn from Maryland today and will re-
sumo his duties.
party of Lawrence students came
up to Topeka today to go trough the
Santa Fe shops.
Benz. Johnson, division master me-
chanic of the Santa F'e Is in Kansas
City on business.
The Roger Brothers, acrobats, will be
seen in Next Door at the Grand opera
house Wednesday.
"A Hot Old Time" will play a re-
turn engagement at the Crawford
theater on March Z.
1t is about time for somebody to
start a report that the fruit has all
been winter-killed.
John Philip Sousa and his band will
be in Topeka at the Crawford theater
a week from tonight.
Miss Myrtle Mitchell. of Menominee.
Mich. will sing at the First M E
church Sunday morning.
The Ralston Health club will meet
Monday evening at the home of c. D.
Skinner, 915 Monroe street.
L. NJ. Wood has secured the contract
for new high school building at Ell
Dorado to cost about $4,000.
A marriage license has been granted
to Clarence A. Martin, of Meriden. and
Miss Irena Hedrick, of Hoyt.
Miss Jessie Cannum, superintendent
of Stormont hospital, will return from
Illinois the first of the week.
The snow was shovelled off the east
state house steps yesterday by a jani-
tor who tries to earn his salary.
A break in the trolley wire at Sixth
avenue and Jackson street delayed cars
for short time Friday evening.
The jury docket will probably be
completed today in the district court
and the jury will be discharged.
James c. Beecher. of Buffalo. New
York, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
H. Embry, No. 301 Harrison street.
Governor Stanley is one of the inter
ested spectators at the meeting of the
railroad and cattlemen's committee.
A son of General Superintendent Res
seguie of the Santa Fee will enter rail-
road work in his fathers office March 1.
J. NJ. johnson. third vice president
of the Rock Island, left for Chicago
yesterday afternoon In private car No.
100.
Judge Dolman has granted mar
riage license to Louis F. Luthey and
Miss Anna S. MOSCOW. both of Usage
county.
Charles Cohen. musical director of the
Next Door" which is at the Grand next
Wednesday evening. formerly lived in
Topeka.
The Saturday Night club will meet
tonight, and Albert Watkins will read
a paper on THE South African
Troubles
A motion for a new trial has been
fled III the Bush VS.. Union Pacific case
as a preliminary to carrying it to the
supreme court.
Miss Blanche Duffield, an eastern
girl, has succeeded Miss Maud Reese
Davis, formerly of Topeka, as soprano
with Sousa's band.
union meeting of the Rebekah
lodges of the city will be held next
Monday evening at Odd Fellows tenn
pie on Quincy street.
Francis Wilson will put on his new
opera "Cyrano de Bergerac" in Kansas
City on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights Of next week.
E. w Thompson, assistant general
passenger agent of the Rock Island, re-
turned home today from a weeks trip
in the west on business.
Pick Smith is versatile He is artist,
humorist, angler, stenographer, man
ager Munchausen and other qualities
too numerous to mention.
The telegraph companies will concen-
trate all the operators they can get at
Kansas City at the time Of the Demo-
cratic national convention.
The Interstate oratorical contest, in
which Frank Cell, the successful Wash
burn orator, will represent Kansas, will
be held at Denver this year
The cold wave yesterday came lit
tie ahead of the time it was scheduled
and there is reason to believe that it
took a short cut to get here.
One of the coolest places in the city,
when the wind blows is on the diagonal
walk through the state house grounds,
just west of the south wing.
Last night the managers of different
candidates had the other fellow beaten
hands down" Tonight some one will
have to explain how it happened.
The basket ball team from Lawrence
Io I,c MA
fore the game with their college yell
but after defeat they were very quiet.
General headquarters for the A. o. u.
W. will be opened this evening in the
room formerly occupied by Crane e. Co.,
just south of the State Journal Office.
The man who shovels of his walk
Immediately after the snow receives
his reward in the shape of a good con-
science and the gratitude of the people
who pass his house.