The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-18
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The chickenpox is spreading in South
Topeka
Paul Hudson returns to the City of
Mexico Thursday.
Mrs. Thorpe police matron, was in KAN
Sas City yesterday.
The state board of charities Will meet
IN Topeka next week.
The weather bureau yesterday predicted
fair weather for today.
The Kansas City bowlers will meet the
T. A A team at Topeka.
The old telephone line to the asylum has
been replaced by a new one
Mrs. Lindsey Pegues is i'll with the dis
ease now prevalent in Topeka
The Commisceo club will give their
dance tonight at Hudson's hall.
The Arion society will give a masked
pail on the night of January g.
Brick for the pavement on Tenth ave-
nue. west of Clay are being hauled
Secretary f. D. Coburn has returned
from business trip to Kansas City.
The weather during the past few days
mas been breeding. a great many colds.
Uncle Toms Cabin" is the most popu-
lar book in the Tennesseetown library.
The High school graduating class will
be addressed by Bishop John H Vincent.
The Grand Opera house as well the
Crawford theater has now feline mas
cot.
D. B. Ingalls, has filed a foreclosure suit
in the district court against D. c.. Bur-
son.
D; R. Anthony. jr.. of Leavenworth.
postmaster there. is in the city on bust
Governor Stanley has gone to Osawa-
tonne to visit the state insane asylum
The Grand Commandery knights Tenn
plar Of Kansas will meet in Wichita,
Small desirable houses do not remain
vacant very long in Topeka at this time
An itinerant peddler seems to be reaping
in Topeka
The coal men enjoyed a little prosper
inc 70 he nF0QF 1f
the weather.
Another. batch of dispositions in the
pancake flour case has been filed in the
district court.
Frank L. Brown secretary of the Re-
publican state central committee, is
dry smoker"
Q. y. W. meets tonight at the hall of
Capital lodge No. 8.
The Dorian and Inoian societies will
nave their literary contest at Harrison
school tomorrow morning.
-, ~cinn nd win be the matinee bill Of
Grand Opera house Saturday.
The blossoms on the cottonwood trees
protruded too soon this year.
The State Bank of Edgerton with
capital of $4,000 has made application to
the state board for a charter.
The rush of annual meetings of the diff
ferent organizations which meet in To-
peka every year, is about over.
The people in the western part of the
city, III the vicinity OF bowman hill, are
painting their houses and barns.
Judge McLouth, for whom the town of
McLouth, Jefferson county, was named,
was a Topeka visitor yesterday.
The attendance at the Tennesseetown
reading room has made a gain of 50 per
cent over what it was last year.
Two holes in the pavement were re-
There are 200 more that need fixing.
A review of "Ironquilrs'' work is pub
1ished in the current number of the AM
erican illustrated Methodist magazine
The eolored voters of the Fifth ward will
organize a Curtis club at Twelfth AMI
Washington streets next Monday evening
Jerry Simpson is visiting in Topeka. He
is thinking of moving 1.-The Bayonet," his
weekly paper, published at Wichita, to
Congressman Curtis is working to Sc
cure the enforcement of the eight hour
law at the federal penitentiary at Fort
LeaYenworth.
A. G. Carruth says he is not a candi-
date for state printer, the place for which
hibition slate"
Mr. and Mrs. John Carter are the par
ents of a daughter Mr.. Carter IS the
Sixth street car line.
Mr.. c. W. Kouns. car service superin-
tendent of the Santa Fe, attended the
meeting of the Railway Transportation
association in st. Louis.
= In In the ladies' game at the Topeka
Whist club last night, Miss Matte Payne
Mrs. Oscar Wolf east and west.
Topeka Workmen are pushing the prep
arations for the meeting of the grand
lodge of the order, which will be held in
Topeka the last week in February.
A lawyer frequently makes a better
showing by the number of law books
which he carries into court, than he does
by the argument which he puts up.
Jap Rentfrow. the comedian of the
Manhattan Stock company at the Grand
Opera house this week. is the son of the
former partner of Willie Sells in the show
business
The damage by water in the office of
the superintendent OF insurance has been
repaired and the office has a better APP
the overflow.
Stanley to assist him in getting William
Wright of Linn county a position at the
state penitentiary- Wright was a pri-
vate in the Twentieth.
Some people in the Second ward say
that the Republican city council allows
the pest house to be in that ward because
IL went Democratic OF course there is
nothing in such a claim.
A steam pipe on the engine attached to
the Horton train burst and caused some
excitement at the Rock Island depot
Wednesday. Luckily no one was near at
the time and no one was hurt.
A drunken man was found fast asleep
at the corner of Twelfth and Jackson
streets. last night, and taken to his
home by friend. It fortunate for
the sleeper that the weather was mild.
Dealers say that bicycles will be built