The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-01
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

mayor Drew IS aDle 10 De out dLCeA
nearly weeks illness.
The Jingle of sleigh bells was heard
until a late hour last night.
D. W. Eastman, formerly of En-
poria, is visiting in Topeka
D. J. Greenwald has returned from
prolonged business trip in the east
The advance sale Of seats for the
Sousa concert Saturday night is large
It is an open question Today whether
March came in like lamb or like a
lion.
A large number of people are today
engaged in removing snow from the
roofs.
sousa's band will go to Kansas City
from Topeka and give a concert there
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm Bendeler. of
TIA West Fifth street, are the parents
OF a boy.
There has been a big demand for rub
Der boots and Ieggins during the past
two days.
Charles French is in Leavenworth to-
day taking examination for entrance to
West Point.
DR.. Charles stillman. of Morganville,
has returned home after a business
visit in this city.
1t is unnecessary, perhaps, to note
that March arrived in reasonably de-
cent style today.
City Assessor Burgess IS overrun
with applications for appointments as
assistant assessors.
Eugene Ware is home from Lawrence
for a few DAYS. School was dismissed
on account Of the weather
The street commissioner has been
about the most important officer in the
city for the past two days.
c. W. Mcdonald, of Concordia, is Wis
iting in Topeka Mr.. Mcdonald was
formerly in the newspaper business.
In
lately moved from Topeka to Altoona,
Pa, were given reception Feb. o.
This is bill collectors day. People
who owe bills think that the first OF
the month comes around every week
With a profusion of orders the coal
men now grumble because teams can
not haul big loads through the snow
General Manager Nudge OF the Santa
Fe and family returned home from Chi
cago yesterday in private car No. Zl5-
The visit of Sousa and his band to
Topeka is responsible for a display OF
Sousa music by Topeka music dealers.
The money order department of the
Topeka pOstoffice issued 7O4 orders on
Tuesday, the day of the storm-a record
breaker.
The Wills Brothers in Atlantic City"
will be the attraction at the Crawford
theater Monday and Tuesday nights OF
next week
Canon Bywater and Howell Jones
will make addresses at the Welsh cell
ebration of st. David's day at the Met
rOpolitan hall tonight.
Several cars of the city railway were
6noW-bound at different locations on
the different lines from Tuesday after
noon until this morning.
This is the day that all men like to
be as poor as possible. The property
that people own on March 1 is what
they have to pay taxes on.
MI Al
of Charities and Corrections will be
May 1924. Immediately following the
Republican state convention.
The oldest inhabitant' has had to
scratch around rather lively among his
memory works to call up a snowfall
larger than that of Tuesday.
George Harrison will be kept within
the protecting fold of the Republican
Flambeau club. The resolution to dis
miss him was laid on the table.
Tom Cordry, the press agent Of the
A. o. U. W. grand lodge, turns out
some of the best newspaper poetry of
any newspaper man in Kansas.
This snow storm will make the farm
ers feel the need of good roads, and
may increase the interest in the good
roads meeting to be held Saturday.
The snow will blockade the country
roads for a while then the mud will
prolong the job. In the meantime hay
and corn are likely to take on airs and
go up.
With the completion of the Gage ad-
dition to Stormont hospital, Topeka will
have better hospital facilities than any
city Of its size in this part of the coun-
try.
It is about time for the annual de-
bate to break out between John Mac
Donald and Howell Jones as to whether
St. Patrick was a Scotchman or
Welshman.
The entire force of motormen and
conductors and large number of extra
workmen spent the day Wednesday
shoveling snow from the tracks of the
city railway.
If the snow in Topeka is always like
this. Weather Observer Jennings was
snow bound out in I'VE suburb of Pot
win" yesterday
The street cars were welcomed last
night by down town visitors, and no
kicks were registered against the fire.
People were too glad to ride, and forgot
to make a fuss.
John Musgrave. the A. o. U. w. dele
gate from Glen Elder, who fell yester-
day and broke his leg, was taken to
Christ hospital. The grand lodge voted
to pay his hospital expenses.
II the street force succeeds in keep
ing the streets in such a condition that
the water will run off readily when the
snow begins to melt, it will receive the
profound gratitude Of the citizens.
G. C Clemens says that while his
lecture at the Grand tomorrow night,
starting the Socialist campaign in Kan
sas, will be free, contributions to the
hat as 1t passes will not be rejected.
Cherokee county Republicans held the
first convention of the Third district
yesterday. George Wheatley for con-
gress and the state and national ad-
ministrations received the endorse
ments.
A meeting at the Democratic fam
beau club rooms was called for last
evening to elect delegates to a city con-
vention. but there was not a quorum
present and action had to be post
poned-
Miss Lillian Vincent. of Clay Center
who Is we'll known in Topeka, has been
appointed assistant court stenographer
in one Of the courts at Washington, D.