The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-31
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


Police Sergeant Tim Donovan is Sc
riously sick
The state board of charities will meet
in Topeka next week
Dave ATulvane has returned from a
southern Kansas business trip.
The Shawnee county primaries will
be held two weeks from tomorrow.
The Ministerial union will meet Mon
day morning in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms.
The state house flag is still carefully
locked up in the Office of the custodian
The brick for the paving of Green
wood avenue, Potwin, is on the ground.
O. L. Billings. of Marion. is visiting
W. V. Church, superintendent of insur-
ance.
The James-Kidder-Ha nford company
arrived this afternoon from Lincoln,
Neb.
For the first time this season coal
is displaying a tendency to go down in
price.
G. W. Heron will build a 81, 500 bust
ness building at 220 and 222 Jackson
street.
Fifth street west of Topeka avenue
was graded yesterday by the street
force.
Prof. ]. H. Mackenzie, from Blue
Jacket. Indian Territory, is visiting in
Topeka.
A number of Topeka Masons have
been in attendance at the Wichita meet
ing this week.
The spring moving among Topeka
people is in progress. Moving vans
are at a premium.
Last nights fire made 146 alarms for
the department since April l, 1899,
which is a high record.
The w. c. T. U. will meet Monday af-
ternoon at 8 o'clock in the parlors of the
First Methodist church.
a second performance of Hans Han
SON. was seen by small audience at
the Crawford last night.
The new Methodist pastors in Topeka
will preach their first sermons in their
respective churches tomorrow.
The Metsker tract, where the speed
way is located, is to be fenced and used
as a pasture for city cows this summer.
The flags on all the school buildings
in Topeka are floating at half mast in
honor of the memory of Colonel Holli-
day.
The plundering of vacant lots which
are overgrown with bluegrass by men
who sell sod for lawns deserves prose-
cution.
The federal officers are getting ready
for the next term of the United States
district court, which will begin on
April Il.
Thomas King, of North Topeka. who
used to be a fireman in England, as
sisted the fremen at the Chrisman fire
| yesterday morning.
Juliet Charlotte Rocket will sing at
the Twentieth Kansas Volunteer asso-
citation benefit at the Grand opera house
Wednesday night.
Miss Edith OFT will lead the Y. w. c.
A. meeting Sunday afternoon. Miss
Henrietta Henderson, of the State uni
versity, will speak.
Conductor George Thomas of the San
ia Fe has removed to San Bernardino.
California. He will take a run on the
Southern California road.
The work of charging the A. A Rob
| inson residence has been commenced.
Mr.. Robinson will spend $1,000 in i'm
proving his beautiful home.
Three Gates excursion trains passed
through Topeka this afternoon over the
Santa F'e. The excurSionistS have been
in Mexico and are on their way east.
The polling place for the second pre-
cinct of the Sixth ward for the Populist
primary tonight will be at sos Morris
| avenue, instead of at 81S, as before an
nounced.
A Topeka humanitarian says that in
Atchison the young men will not recog-
nize young ladies who wear stuffed
birds on their hats, and advises similar
rules for Topeka.
Walter Walker and his wife Mildred
st. Pierre, who were seen here last sea-
son in "A Bachelors Honeymoon" will
be here in 1.-The Nominee" April 9. Mr..
Walker is one of the coming comedians.
Kansas City and Topeka will play a
match game of whist tonight at the lat
ter's club rooms 119 West Sixth street.
There will also be a side" game for
all who can not get into the regular
contest.
The county commissioners yesterday
awarded the contract for the building
of a so foot steel bridge across Goodnoe's
crossing of Little Soldier creek in Men
oxen township to the Missouri Valley
Bridge company of Leavenworth, for
SIT.
The Y. M c. A is planning to hold
a large mass meeting of men at the
First Christian church on Sunday af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock. It will be ad-
dressed by Rev. D. M Fisk. who will
discuss the Howe lay sermons. Admis-
sion will be by ticket only, but the tick
cts can be obtained free at the city or
railway Y. NJ. c. A. rooms.
The Albuquerque Journal says: REV.
Charles NJ. Sheldon, of the Second Con-
gregationa1 church of Topeka, is prob
ably today the most famous clergyman
in the United States. 1t is a high tribute
of merit to Rev. T. H. Allen that the
scholarly gentleman has received a
unanimous call to the pastorate of Mr..
She1don's church during his eight
months absence in Europe"