The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
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cult for the smaller children to get to
school.
The high piles of snow caused by
snowplows and graders have upset sew
eral sleighing parties this week Many
of the parties consist Of only two
persons.
The engine attached to the Missouri
Pacific train was derailed by the snow
in the yards Thursday. The train was
delayed in leaving Topeka several
hours.
Stephen Kelly. private secretary to
Bishop Fink of the Catholic churches in
Kansas City, is visiting Topeka. He is
a brother of T. T. Kelly, assistant state
treasurer.
The Commercial club has been asked
to endorse the merit system" for the
United States consular service. A bill
providing for this system is now pend
ing in congress.
The rooms on the second floor of the
Security building, just vacated by the
city government, are being remodeled
for the heSd offices of the knights and
Ladies of Security.
Home made sleds are a frequent sight
on the streets lust now It doesn't take
the Kansas farmer long to rig up some
sort of a ''contraption'' on runners when
occasion requires it.
The Flambeau Bulletin attempts to
give a List of the candidates to be voted
for at the Republican primaries next
month, but overloolzs the Thirty-ninth
representative district entirely.
E W. Thompson, assistant general
passenger and ticket agent of the Rock
Island is in Chicago. He leaves there
tonight for Washington, d. G. He is
expected back in about ten days
George w. Wheatley, who has a large
sized congressional boom down in the
Third district, was one of the Republic
cans in the house in the last legisla-
ture who had a mind of his own.
The state officers are watching close
ly the county conventions which are be-
ing held in various parts of the state.
The administration wants to know if
endorsements are being handed the Of
ficials.
Since the plan of combining a political
meeting and a theatrical entertainment
proved so successful at Atchison re-
Gently, the Topeka fiambeau club is
thinking of adopting the plan in the
future.
Coming down town this morning
half dozen men fell down in crossing
the state house grounds. Falls are SO
general now that people forget to laugh.
being kept busy looking after their own
equilibrium.
There is a division of opinion as to
whether the snow ought to go quickly
or slowly. Most people would like to
see it disappear as soon as possible,
but they fear the consequences of a
sudden thaw.
A motion to set aside the appraise-
ment on the Branner building was
argued before Judge Gephart at Ho1ton
yesterday, and was sustained. This is
the third appraisement of the property
that has been set aside.
The fire department was called at
$40 O'Clock Thursday afternoon by an
alarm from box Is to 2e9 Kansas ave-
nue. where a kettle of tar in back lot
RAT
greatly excited at the sight of smoke.
Mrs. A L. Redden was thrown into
snow bank by the overturning of q
sleigh Thursday. The horse hitched to
the sleigh frightened, but a runaway
was averted by Mrs. Arthur Murphy
holding heroically to the animals bri-
die.
The coroner's jury impaneled by DR..
Hogeboom found that William Jackson,
| who was killed by being struck by a