The Topeka state journal., 1901-12-25
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS

in Emporia-
Seven families in Topeka will spend
Christmas in quarantine.
THE Eleventh Hour is at the Craw-
ford this afternoon and tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Hewitt, of 306
West Eighth street, are the parents OF
a daughter.
A matinee performance of "A Poor
Relation will be given at the Crawford
Saturday afternoon.
The postoffice gave the usual morning
delivery Of mail today, but omitted the
other deliveries of the day.
The state house employees were paid
off yesterday in order that they might
more fully enjoy Christmas.
City Clerk j.. H. Squires is spending
several days visiting in Emporia and
other southern Kansas towns.
The sale of seats for Melbourne Mac
DOwelI in La ToSca,'' at the Crawford
Friday night, opened this morning
P. L. Wise ex-oity engineer, has re-
turned to Topeka, and may reside here
and go into the contracting business.
There will be more than one young
man mad because he was given neck
tie that would frighten a lion tanner.
The German M. E. church will give a
evening. The church is at Fifth and
Tyler.
Mitchell Bundy, ex-patrol driver, se-
cured a marriage license in Kansas City
of Topeka
A c. Wallace has been appointed by
the county commissioners superin-
tendant of construction of the Sardou
avenue bridge.
F. L. Platt, of Smith Center, Kas,
Is in Topeka Mr.. Platt is a Washburn
alumnus, and won the state oratorical
contest in 1896.
III. @. Rising, formerly rural route
inspector here, but now an Inspector in
Kentucky, is spending the holidays with
A. K Rodgers.
John Haisch has returned from his
trip to Washington, d. G. He will leave
in a few days for San Francisco where
he will be on duty.
The health department has had a
large map of the city sewer system
made and fran ed to hang in the office
of the health department.
Ex-State Treasurer Atherton, who
was down from Russell yesterday, says
that the people of his town are prepar-
ing to bore for oil or gas.
State Auditor Cole made his office
each one with a round gold piece of the
value of ten dollars.
j. F. Connaughton, a Santa Fe man
in Topeka, has gone to Atchison to sue
ceed Elmer Olinger, a clerk in the
Santa Fe offices there.
W. A. s. Bird spoke at Leavenworth
Monday night in Turner hall on "Mu-
nicipal Ownership" The Chronicle
says only about 80 people heard him.
The postoffice people did rushing
business yesterday as well as the mer-
chants. There was a crowd in front of
the stamp window much of the tine.
Tom Lyndin, Santa Fe man who
has been in the Santa Fe hospital for
some time, was released yesterday and
sent home to Atchison to spend the holi-
days.
Everybody who came down town yes
terday carried bundles to put in the
postoffice. Everybody who went home
last night carried bundles back with
them.
The council chamber will be occupied
Thursday night by the State Normal
school delegates to the teachers conven-
tion. The Normal people will hold
reunion y
State superintendent Frank Nelson
has received a unique Christmas souve-
mir from Minister Thomas, at Stock
holm, Sweden. with pictures of the
Swedish crown prince.
George E. Cole, state auditor, goes
to Hutchinson tonight to attend the
state meeting of the county clerks as
sociation. He is scheduled to make an
address to the association.
D. A. Valentine secretary of the Kan
sas Day club. is sending out announce
ments concerning the coming banquet
of the club to Republicans whom he
he thinks might want to attend.
Samples of brick, sand and cement to
be used in the proposed city park sewer
have been placed in the hands of City
Engineer McCabe by James Ramsey,
Wall & Hanley and H. K. Winans.
Mount Olive Methodist church women
are to have series of prayer meetings
every night this week, beginning Thurs
day. The people of that church had
sunrise prayer meeting this morning,
and preaching services at IL o'clock.
This is the time of year when a full
grown man can haul a little red express
wagon along the main street without
exciting comment 1t means he has a
will make happy
Alexander Wright, Clay county far
mer, writes Secretary Coburn commend
ing him for the manner in which he
called down Mr.. Walden of Kansas City
and stating incidentally that he raised
this year Al bushels of wheat to the acre
on thirty-nine acres.
Mayor Hughes claims that under the
law free license to act as auctioneer
can not be granted to an old soldier.
The law says that old soldiers shall have
a license to vend, hawk or peddle from
a stock of goods owned exclusively by
themselves. Under this Interpretation
to collect license from an old soldier
auctioneer who has been exempt from
paying for many years.
James Morris, the man who is charged
with having violated the smallpox quar-
antine rules, was compelled Tuesday by
home and submit to quarantine regula-
tions. Morris is a Santa F'e shopman,
and the doctors say he wanted to con-
tinue at work in spite of the fact that
smallpox had existed in his family for
several weeks. This may be another
case like that of P. w. Griggs.
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