The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-27
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

w. N Beezley of KinsIey is among the
legislative visitors.
The Sheriffs' association will hold a
special meeting here Friday
c. H. Nettels is mentioned as a candi-
date for the city council from the Third
The police committee will meet next
Wednesday and audit the books at the
police station.
The first car load of material for ex-
tending the electric light plant was re-
ceived yesterday.
arrested last night for selling liquor. They
gave bond and were released
Representative Percy Willis of Ere
donna is visiting his brother. Don Willis
of the United States marshaPs office.
Charles NJ. Kaub and Ellen NJ. Erskein
bate Judge Dolman Wednesday afternoon.
Minnie Drake fled suit in the district
court yesterday for divorce from Samuel
Drake She alleges abandonment and non
Sellman Emerson was adjudged insane
in the probate court Wednesday. Elmer
son was a carpenter in the Santa Fe
shops.
The new. members Of the state Teach
ers' association always visit the State
house before they go any place else in
The Indications point to a large attend
ance of Topeka people and visitors at the
reception in the state library rooms to-
The next legislature will be asked to
make an appropriation sufficient for the
continuous operation of the State house
elevator.
The cases against George Klauer and o.
Kempton, which were called yesterday
AFTERNOON in the police court, were post
pOned until January f.
Marriage licenses were issued wednes-
day to Claude M Peters of lola and AIva
Thompson Of Topeka; G. A Sewers and
Emma A. Dreisbaeh Of Topeka
There will be a radical departure. in
next week Her performance viii open
at T:45 to enable the company to catch
John H Atwood. the noted Democratic
politician of I.eavenworth, has been re-
warded for his public service; He has
been commissioned a notary public by the
The Barber Asphalt company began
work on repairing Kansas avenue yester-
day The big ten ton roller was put at
work at the foot of Kansas avenue near
The Topekas and Directors will bowl a
duck pin contest on the ~ A A. alleys
Individual score
county, usually at Christmas time. with
in the past seven years six boys or young
men have been killed by attempting to
pull a loaded gun through a fence.
Topeka is ahead Of Kansas City for
once, at least-Mrs. Fiske will not play
a theater train from Kansas City to To-
peka on the occasion Of Mrs Ffske s
John wilson, the negro who resisted ar
rest by Officer Haley. was before the po-
lice court yesterday and was hned $40.
VIM. Farrell. another of the men who
fought the officer, was arrested yester-
day and viii have his trial January 4
The Topeka Mail and Breeze, addressed
to the State Journal mailed one week
ago today. received in the State
Journal office this morning. Seven days
were required for the paper to travel four
blocks.
Chas. McClain was arrested Wednesday
evening for. disturbing the peace of his
family McClain is a man IS years old
and has a bad reputation at the police
station His trial viii be held this even
ing.
Miss Margaret Edgar received first prize
Mr.. w m. Holer second and Miss Lillian
SWfngley third, in the contest for most
Improvement in the writing classes of the
Topeka Business college for the term end
ing December n