The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
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The horse shoers are busy, putting sharp
shoes on the horses.
State Auditor George E. Cole is visiting
at his home in Girard.
District Attorney I. z. Lambert was in
Kansas City yesterday.
The crust of the snow was hard enough
this morning to walk on.
The grounding seems to have known
what he was about after all.
Mrs s J.. Ruggles he returned from
an extended visit in Newton.
E. c Little of Abilene attended the
Populist gathering yesterday.
Judge ]. F. Clark has aided the sick
family at 32S Lawrence street.
This weather is a breeder of smallpox
or alleged Cuban chickenpOx."
The city railway had considerable trou-
bic IN keeping the track clear today.
The Populist members of the state COM
mittee have returned to their homes.
A number of Topeka people will go to
Kansas City today to hear Paderewski.
w. Y. Church. superintendent of insur-
ance, has returned from a visit at Marion.
Five cars We're used as pushers for the
snow pillow on the city railway this morn
morning clearing the snow from cross
Alvin c. Gates of Clay Center has gone
home after a visit in Topeka on bust
The fruit I1nowers will soon be proclaim,
ing that the buds have been killed by
Policeman Henderson, who is sick with
smallpox, is much improved and, will re-
cover.
The open cars are out in force this
morning clearing the street car tracks of
All Topeka shivers today. because this
storm came on in the midst of summer
Senator George w. Hanna and w D.
vincent returned. home to Clay Center
last night
Some of the more humane drivers of
horses, put the blankets underneath
the harness.
Wednesday was homeseekers' excursion
day on the Rock Island, and heavily load
ed trains were the result.
The two hours spent by the city council
passed in a social session.
The ice which covered the street car
tracks this morning greatly interfered
with the progress Of the cars.
NJ c McCullough; of Hoyt. donated a
box OF clothing to Police Matron Thorpe,
to be distributed among the poor.
John Macdonald will receive contribu-
lions for the CLARA Barton Home" for
the soldiers and sailors at Manila.
The Junior Epworth league of Walnut
Grove has donated IS garments for Mrs.
Thorpe to distribute among the poor.
The Topeka Primary Sunday school
teachers union will meet on Friday after
noon at 4:l5 O'Clock at the Y. ". c. A.
rooms.
The Turner'S are preparing for a big
time on Saturday evening, when they will
celebrate their thirty-fourth anniversary
at their hall.
The Copeland hotel is looking for
manager. o. P. Knight has severed his
relations with the hotel, having been act
ing as manager.
The suit of Mrs Mary Jane Short
against S. A Bedweu for damages in the
of the smallpox.
The Populist convention to nominate
delegates to the national convention will
be The first convention held by that party
in Kansas this year.
The railroads. which have had snow
plows on some of their locomotives walt
have
a chance to use them
Probate Judge Dolman has granted
marriage license to Jacob B. Whitehead
and Mss Anna, May Rowland both of
Agrieola, Corey county.
A good roads meeing will be held by
the trustees of the various townships of
the county on Saturday afternoon at the
Commercial club rooms.
r. 5. Johnson. chairman of the fall
festival committee of the Comm ercial
club, has called meeting Of his com
mittee for this evening.
r. H Grisham of Cottonwood Falls,
candidate Tor congress IN the Fourth dis
POpulist committee meeting.
The motto of the state board of the
Christian church is: GO We into all the
creature" beginning in Kansas.
Clinton R Brennan, the boy who is held
by the federal court for robbing the post
reform school at Bonneville, Mo.
The play which the Arions were to have
Postponed on account Of the ' BAD h 1aat %s
until Friday evening February 18th.
The Arions intended giving a play last
evening, but owing to the bad weather
II was postponed, and an imprOmptu cake
walk and dance was given in its stead.
A man who worked in Topeka a few
years ago for $50 a. month. is now run
ming curb stone brokers' office in New
kirk, Oklahoma and is said to be getting
rich.
People have not had any practice in
cleaning Off their walks at all this win
ter, and they were totally unprepared for
the effort required to get the walks clean
this morning.
Bruno Hobbs, a Kansas City attorney,
until recently chairman of the executive
committee Of the state Y. NJ c. A. de-
Hvered an address in the Y. N. G. a.
parlors last evening.
The members Of the city council are
thinking of making a rule to compel
Councilman CLANCY to inform the mayor
as to his whereabouts evenings when
a council meeting is called.
Neale and Shepherd, the sign painters,
were awarded the contract for the large
banner to be placed over the speaker )
stand in representative hall during the
A. o. Z. ". grand lodge this month.
The cold weather and the snow is max
ing several people happy The liveryman,
the man who puts up ice, the coal dealer,
the plumber. and last but not least the
small boy who has been waiting for the
snow so that he may go out and hook
on"
A full meeting of the executive COM