The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-09
SNAP SHOTS ArH0ME NEWS


Wichita.
The street force has scraped the snow
out of the cutters.
Twelve doctors testified at the Salvation
Army hospital trial.
Judge McCabe keeps an open fire burn
ing in his court room.
D. J. Greenwald left Thursday for New
York. to buy spring stock.
P. H. Forbes of Topeka has been COM
missioned a notary public.
DR.. ]. c. Brownfield formerly of Topeka
is now at Ramona, Kansas.
Policeman John Lucas has been called
to Illinois by the death of his mother.
Judge Hazen has granted William
Brooks a divorce from Mary Brooks.
The commercial club will hold its Feb
ruary meeting next Wednesday evening.
People were just beginning to think
about spring when this cold spell came.
The cold wave of Wednesday froze up
the recording instruments at the weather
office.
The third term idea seems to be grow
ing popular with those who hold the Of
The Salvation Army hospital trial last
noon.
The coolest spot in town yesterday was
corner.
The Security State bank of Eskridge
has been incorporated with u capital of
There was a man wearing a, straw hat
on the east bound Rock Island train yes
Those who own cutters, or can afford to
rent one, are taking advantage of the nice
THAT don't rattle any bones with me-
has succeeded cuts no ice in slang ex-
pressions.
There were three sections of Santa Fe
train No. 6, Thursday: caused by the snow
interfering with traffic.
After t, smoking cigarette at the bar
GODDARD stopped smoking.
The railroads passed through the storm
with only slight delays to trains so far
as Topeka was concerned.
The damage suits against the city are
set for hearing in the district court on
Wednesday of next week
The visitors to the Sunf1ower league
banquet at Chetopa who attended from
| Topeka have returned home.
Jno. Mcdonald is receiving contributions
and sailors institution in Manila.
Policemen Hendricks, Henderson and
Mccoy are sick Henderson and Hendricks
are Ill with the prevailing disease.
The s,l railroads are ONCE more running on
snow having been cleared away
The Republican county central commit
tee will meet Saturday afternoon at the
old court house at two o'clock.
Excellent likenesses of John Marshall
are being used to Advertise the annual
concert of Marshall's band this year
The duck pin contest this week between
the High school and Y. NJ. c. A. teams
resulted in a victory for the former team.
! The Y. NJ. C. A. basket ball team went
to Lawrence this afternoon to meet the
| team of the state university in a game
| tonight
Five policemen attended the perform
! ance at the Grand on Wednesday night.
| but they were not shocked enough to stop
| the performance
| G. c. Clemens will address the meeting
of Topeka Trades and Labor assembly
and Political Economy
r. P. Pigg convicted in the dis
trlct court yesterday OF fast driving. He
and appealed his case.
William McMurtrie. who has been en-
| ployed in the Santa Fe freight office here.
! is now rate clerk in the Santa Fe freight
| office in Kansas City.
The evening services of the Jesuit mis-
have caused the church to be crowded
every evening this week.
| The sleet on the sidewalks is so solid
comply with the city ordinance requiring
that sidewalks be cleaned.
had two Of his fingers cut off Thursda1;
| by the slipping of locomotive running
board which he was handling.
mittee of the Commercial club which
was to have been held last night was ad-
| Journed until Monday evening.
c. R. Naf has been appointed stenog-
| rapher to the warden of the United
States prison at Fort Leavenworth. The
place pays a salary of $500 d year.
Every small boy who has a pair of
skates, was out skating today. The crust
of the snow was so hard and smooth that
it made fairly good substitute for ice.
Senator PETER gave an instructive and
! much appreciated address TO the students
of the Topeka Business college, this morn
ing, at the regular Friday morning exer-
| cises.
The weather prophets are already pro-
| phesying a late spring, just because it
has turned cold. A week ago they were
predicting a mild winter and an early
spring.
Atchison is trying to crow over Topeka
because it has barber shop with five
six chairs all the time and thinks moth
ing about it,
The Topeka people who heard Paderew-
of the opinion that De Pachmann played
the Chopin waltz. which was on both
programmes, with much better effect.
Mr.. Edward Wilder has returned from
st. Louis, where he made a. study of the
system of circulation of the public library
in that city. Some changes viii probably
be made in the method of circulation here.
J. B. Beal has gone to his home at
Grainfield. He is original short grass
man, having settled in Cove county in
1879 He was one of the builders of one
of the first hotels in western Kansas at
Grainfield.
In letter written to Mr.. W. Y Nor
gan, editor of the Hutchinson News Mr..
Edward Wilder recently suggested a plan
for the establishment of public library /
in Hutchinson. The plan will probably
be carried out.
De Pachmann stock, in the minds of
many Topeka people, rose Thursday even
Ladies' Music club recently is appre-
ciated more than ever. De Pachman re
ceived $500 here, Paderewski wanted $500.
The trial of the suit brought by Miss
Vida Bush, daughter of ex-Secretary of
state Bush against the Union Pacific
for damages, will be heard in the district
court Friday of next week. Miss Bush
was struck by a Union Pacific train while
crossing the track northeast of the city,
while buggy riding with William Bowhay.
Ed Howe claims that Paderewsd plays
one piece the piano that always causes
women to kiss somebody. If there is a
woman handy, they kiss woman, but
if no woman is within reach. they kiss
a man: d strange man. if necessary The
Topeka people who went down to Kansas
City to hear Paderew ski, do not confirm
this report.
Musical mathematician have figured it
out that Paderewski received $40 a min
ute for playing at Kansas City Thursday
evening. That is thirty-three and one
third cents a second. dollar for
every three seconds. He played two hours.
People who paid two dollars a seat
thought they got their moneys worth.