The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-12
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Today is Lincolns birthday.
Violets are the popular flower at this
season.
The Republican fiambeau club meets on
Wednesday evening
The second tournament in the Topeka
Whist club begins tonight.
The Kansas Medical college examina-
tons will commence March 10.
General Manager Nudge of the Santa
Fe has returned from the east.
The The enrolment 1 in IN The ehe Topeka High
A Curtis club has been organized in Os-
kaloosa with a membership of 200.
The. Arions expect to give a play at
their hall on Friday evening of this week
James R. Wick is now head boolkkeeper
in the office of the Kansas City Journal
Superintendent W. H. Stillwen of the
Rock Island road is in Chicago on bust
Judge Hazen has granted a decree d.
vorcing R. G. Martin from Mrs. Lizzie A
Martin
Robert Farrar, of Frankfort, has been
appointed head gardener at the insane
asylum.
which was badly damaged by fire, is be-
ing rebuilt.
The snow has come and gone and the
liverymen have once more stored away
their cutters
Politics is far in advance of the season,
but 1t does not seem to be afraid OF being
The sporting element is warming up on
taking sides.
Miss Grace Church has been appointed
stenographer for the state live stock san
1tary commission.
This is the time of year that farmers
organize wolf hunts in which they rarely
corner any wolves.
Mr. NJ. Snattinger was taken sick sud
denly on Sunday with lumbago and is
confined to his room today.
Perry ]. Knowles, of Co. 'E," 101st Illi-
nois infantry, has returned to Leaven-
worth after a visit in Topeka
A Topeka barber says that men with
the least to do always come. to be shaved
when there is the greatest rush
Captain Good has brought all the fees
ton Army hospital in police court.
Topeka travelling man says he is kept
busy lodging the smallpox when out on
home.
Pick Smith wore his high silk hat when
he wrote the announcement of the Elks'
entertainment to be given February q
and %.
The corn cob vendors have had a poor
season. Therefore few, fire alarms have
been sent in as a result of kerosene and
corn cObS.
George Klauer was fined $500 and given
sentence of 60 days in police court Sat
appealed the case.
A Topeka man who preached the loud
est against the smallpox when other peo-
pie had it, called it measles when it broke
out in his own family.
The city court was initiated into the
night. The court consisted in that case
of Judge McCabe and Ed. Good.
Lawyer E. A. Austin claims to have dis
! covered that the Second ward is not in
! the commissioner district from which a
commissioner must be selected this year
a Country town had been sold and the
| ed for the book More copies are coming.
Some of the street car men are dis
satisfied because their wages were raised
| from 1219 cents an hour to Is cents in
| stead of 16 1-S cents The majority are
| satisfied.
There is a neghborhood on the west
| side where each family claims that the
| neighbors' boys are the worst in town
Several other neighborhoods claim the
| same distinction.
Mr.. George Eagle. formerly of Eagle &
business in Topeka for many years has
accepted a position with the Palace
| Clothing company
The suit of Kelchner & Mackay against
! ex-Sheriff Burge which has been pend.
ing in the courts for years and has hat
several trials. will be tried again in the
/ district court tomorrow.
John R. Haines the Topeka man who
was CONVICTED, OF murder IN Kansas CITY
| eminent trains during the Civil war and
had many narrow escapes.
| Guy Lawrence, formerly of Topeka who
/ is employed in the Division superintend.
ent's office of the Rock Island at Horton
stopped off in the city Saturday on his
VISIT. 10 Lincoln Ne0' TOT a Re" Gays
The New Hope Baptist church (colored'
| has been chartered and will build q
| church building as soon as arrangements
can be made to do so. Rev. J. Middleton
! has been called to the passionate of the
| church
This mission services in the evening al
the Church of the Assumption this week
| cause OF the desire to provide seating &C
! cOmmoGatiOns for all who attend. Botf
| men and women of Protestant faith are
welcomed at all services.
State Printer w. Y. Morgan will make
an address at the meeting of the Repub
| lican fambeau club Wednesday evening
| The club has had a quarrel with Mr.
| Morgan for several months because he
| has run his office on business basis
| instead of discharging all the employees
! who were in the office under the old ad
| ministration.
At the meeting of the Republican county
| central committee Saturday it was de
| cided to hold the county primaries tC
nominate county officers and delegates
| to the state convention April IA. In the
| city the polls will be open from II to
| o'clock and in the country from to
| clock. The congressional primary will
be held February "a and the convention
March 8.
The following bouquet for a Topeka
man is thrown by the Lawrence Journal
| ct F. Dorian is a candidate for county
| attorney in Shawnee county. If Lawrenct
| big majority. He is a splendid young
man, and if the Republican party would
| put up for office only such he, we
| would have no trouble defeating the Op
| position every time an election occurred