The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-20
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

way Down East win be at the Craw-
ford tonight.
The Republican Flambeau club viii
meet tonight at the armory.
Mrs. Noble Prentis has gone to Cali
fOrnia for several weeks stay
The open street cars which came out
Sunday had to hunt a hole again.
The Home Defenders will meet at the
office of DR.. Harding this evening.
The three-cushion game is now the fad
among the billiardists at the T. A. A.
The Grand Opera house was warm last
night during the minstrel performance.
Nathan Hale may visit Topeka soon
after the present engagement in St. Louis.
L. NJ Crawford has leased the Duncan
Opera house at Las Vegas for three years.
A. c. JobeS, a banker of Wichita and
director Of the Santa F'e. was in the city
today.
on West Sixth street two miles west OF
town.
the probate judges office after a sickness
George w Jones. docket clerk of the
city today on business
These are dun days in the district court;
the April term commences
The Second Ward Republican Flambeap
club will meet at its clubroorns. S0s East
First street. this evening.
Because She Loved Him So. one of
the cleanest and funniest of comedies,
will be at the Crawford tomorrow night.
Jack Frost punished the bold, ugly. up
start State house lawn crocuses by freez-
ing their early bloom to death IN the
storm.
The work on the new Parkhurst- Davis
building at First and Kansas avenue. to
be erected by Joab Mulvane, has COM
Tnenced.
The annual talk about vaudeville in the
Casino at Garfield park and the locating
of a. large lake somewhere in the suburbs
is now due
=. 4, Kennedy. senator from the COREY
contracts for a building he is erecting in
Burlington
The. snow storm, scene in way Down
tonight, ought to be predicted by the
weather bureau
9. H. Chesney and Andy Dupree We're
arrested by the police last night on the
charge Of selling liquor; Both men gave
bond and were released.
Representative Dougherty of Harvey
county has given Up his fight for the con,
viii Probably 20 to indiana.
Albert Parker, the fusion candidate for
mayor Of Topeka, was elected register Of
Charles F. Spencer was elected county
clerk.
chairman of the Ioan-American exposition
commission, was in Topeka yesterday to
draw his expenses as such allowed by the
Woe unto his gooseIets when the mighty
hand Of the law once reaches for MIN!
Judge Hazen went goose hunting near
Silver. Lake yesterday, after he had d.
Vorced a couple.
William Wadsworth, with THE Prisoner
of Zenda'' played Great Falls, Mont, for
two nights last week. He was welcomed
there by former Topekans, Robert Reck-
erds and Hermann Lescher-
George Jefferson, an Arapahoe Indian
who escaped from Haskell institute; was
captured here yesterday and is held by
the police awaiting orders from the su
perintendent Of the institute.
Some of the clerks in the court house
will have to buy goggles and eye shades
since the windows have been washed
The food Of light is disastrous to eye
sight which has been used to seml-gloon1.
The Jossey stock company will open q
two nights engagement at the Crawford
10, 20 and 80 cents and Friday night ladies
viii be. admitted free when accompanied
Mrs. Cal Mitchell, white, appeared in
the police court against her husband yes
terday afternoon. She said that he had
not prove it, and the husband, who is col
ored, was discharged
Through an unfortunate error in Mon>
days State Journal II was stated that .
case against p H. Coney on a charge or
the federal court. The case does not
apply to Captain Coney.
The Democratic city ticket has been
filed with the city clerk The ticket was
the same that nominated at the DeTns
Rosen's name was substituted for 4 NJ
Harvey. who refused to run for judge Of
the city court.
The site pre-empted by Kansas for its
building on the exposition grounds at
Buffalo has been taken by Illinois, The
location was near the four courts br7dge;
It is a prominent and desirable spot ana
Illinois is well pleased to have secured II
through Kansas giving it up.
The old Commonwealth building on
Jackson street. where George Clark used
to sleep on pile of exchanges after his
duties as foreman were over, is being torn
down to make room for the new building
to be built by Crosby Bros for L. Beard.
Three days left in which to register
Councilman J B. Belts went to Bur-
ington today to finish the new court
house there The structure is complete
but for plaster1ng. Work upon it has
been suspended during the past two
mo SRfTS been T3DrG-
senting a district of Shawnee county in
the legislature.