The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-21
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The Elks will initiate a class tonight.
The Republican Flambeau club meets
tonight
The Republican Flambeau club meets
tonight.
There are three days left in which to
register.
There are only two days left in which
Church choirs are now busy rehearsing
Easter music.
Jailer Grubbs is the scribe of the po-
lice department.
This is the first real day of spring &C
cording to the almanac.
Three new divorce suits were fled in the
district court yesterday
Mr.. J. S. Hobson signal engineer of the
Santa Fe. is in California.
Pie" Jordan is "at home once more
that is, he is in the county jail.
Now that spring is really here the work
on the auditorium Will be rapidly pushed
Mrs. Ella F. Gaffney has filed a suit
for a divorce from her husband, John
Gaffney.
A public watering trough has been put
in at the hay market at Fourth and Jack
son streets.
Police Matron Thorp will be superin-
tendent of the work of the and-cigarette
league in Topeka.
DR.. Wallace R. Struble, the anti-cigar-
cite lecturer, has gone to Ottawa to start
the crusade there.
Bishop Vincent's residence at Fifth
street and Topeka avenue is placarded
with a measles sign
A topeka lawyer making up a rec
ord of case for an appeal spoke of the
verdict of the "gury-''
Prof. Eli G. Foster, of Harrison school,
is president of the Topeka branch of the
anti-cigarette league.
Judge Dollnan has issued a marriage
license to John E. Baker, of Pauline. and
Miss Mary Gowell, of Topeka
The First African Baptist church will
have series of revivals conducted by
Bishop Mack of Kansas City.
Dr. D; B, Eastman will del deliver the fare
the Kansas Medical college.
The city annexation ordinance will
come up before Judge Hazen in the dis
trict court on Friday of next week
DR.. B. D. Eastman will deliver the fac
ulty address at the Kansas Medical col
lege commencement Thursday night.
Mr.. ]. B. Bartholomew, who has. been
sick with pneumonia for the past two
weeks. has suffered slight relapse.
There is a man in Topeka who has ere
ated CONSERVATION in his household by
threatening to start an Dom Paul beard.
The cottage praying band will meet to-
night at the residence of Frank Cope.
400 Harrison street, and will be led by
Superintendent Nelson.
Captain H. NJ. Philips county treas
urer, starts today with his family for
West Chester, Pa, to attend the golden
wedding Of his parents
The new map of the city which is in
course of preparation by the city engi-
neering department will include a new
plat of Potwin and Auburndale-
The faculty of the Kansas Medical col
lege will give a banquet for the gradu-
ates at the National hotel after the COM
mencement exercises THURSDAYS night
There are two families in Topeka who
have pictures of the first locomotive ever
run on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad,
which was one of the first ever built.
The Trans AIississippi Commercial con-
gress. to which Mayor Drew has recently
appointed delegates from Topeka, will
meet April II to q at Houston, Texas.
The fire department was called at 11:50
last night to a small building at 1852 Bu-
chanan street, occupied by A. Willets.
The blaze was extinguished with small
damage.
Archie Boyd in 1.-The Village POST
master will be at the Crawford theater
week. He was here last year in the lead
ing role in 'Shore Acres"
The porters and bell boys of the Ma
tional hotel now wear natty uniforms of
a dark olive color with real gold braid.
They have suddenly taken a notion to
stand in front of the hotel instead of in
side.
John D. Mason, who has been employed
for some time in the office of the auditor
this city. left Tuesday afternoon for FL
Paso to take a position in the Santa Fe
freight office at that place.
The prices for the matinee performance
theater Saturday will be 25 cents for bal
seats. Children will be admitted to any
part ef the house for % cents
The fire department was called at Sis
last night to 1901 Warren street. where
a small blaze had started in the second
floor of the two-story frame house owned
and occupied by H. C. Adams The fire
was extinguished before the department
arrived with trifiing damage. Cause un-
known.
DR.. p NJ. Sturgis who lives at Seventh
and Tyler streets. saw Lafayette during
his visit to America Dr. Sturgis reg
istered yesterday, and told the commits
sioner of elections that he had been a
Republican ever since the party was or
ganized, and prior to that he was a
Wing
a Card of Thanks.