The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-06
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS.

Charles Wolff, of Topeka, attended TO
business matters at Kansas City Tues
| day.
The county commissioners did not
meet yesterday on account of the cleo
| ton. G
Traffic over the Santa Fe to Califor-
mia has been exceptionally heavy of
| late.
A liveryman has an old buggy in the
cellar of his stable that belongs to Mrs.
Nation.
The vote at the election yesterday
was lighter than has been known in
many years.
The Washburn football team is book
ed to play the Bethany college team at
Lindsborg Friday.
Prices of coal continue to stand at
high figures, though the dealers in town
are now well supplied.
William Garrett has been granted a
divorce from Hattie Garrett by Judge
Hazen and $500 alimony.
Hunters report more prairie chickens
than usual in the vicinity of Topeka,
but they are not approachable.
The West Fourth street railway
track is in bad condition. A gang of
track men will soon begin repairs
on it,
There are 105 cases on the November
docket of the supreme court Many OF
them are left overs" from the courts OF
appeal.
saS correspondent for the Kansas City
World. He will look after politics par
ticularly.
The street railway has turned another
new car out of the repair shops mere
1t is No. 81, and runs on the West
Tenth line
Most of the football rooters in To
peka are of the opinion that it is about
time for the Washburn football team to
come home
Dana McVicar and Jacob Mohler used
to be half backs on the Washburn foot
ball team in the days of the old triang-
ular league.
Henry NJ Beardsley. a lawyer of
Kansas City, is here arguing a case
before the judges of the Kansas su-
preme court
Governor Stanley has appointed
George Cress as justice of the peace in
Benton township. Atchison county, to
fill a vacancy.
T. S. Mcdowell, one of the board of
regents of the State Agricultural col
lege, was in Topeka yesterday on po-
litical business.
So far not a school house heating
plant has been reported out of order
but there will be colder weather before
long and then
The Woman's Symphony orchestra
will be at the Auditorium November Is
The proceeds will be for the benefit of
the organ fund
Perhaps the bridge proposition was
defeated because the people were afraid
that there wouldn't be room for 1t IN
Shawnee county.
will be November 20 to % inclusive. The
out of town Masons will be entertained
here on Thanksgiving.
State Auditor Cole and his assistant,
r. D. Saunders. went home to Girard
Tuesday to vote. They had a Ghance
to vote for commissioner.
The wainscotings in the new Sumner
school buildings are to be of q special
grade of cement. marked off to repre-
sent bricks and then enameled.
Willard P. Hail. of Kansas City and
J. N. Dunbar, county attorney of Chero-
kee county, were admitted to practice
before the supreme court Tuesday.
Rev. ]. Telleen, general superintend-
ent of foreign missions of the Lutheran
church, will deliver an address at the
Swedish Lutheran church tomorrow ev-
ening.
The Union Pacific railway company
has withdrawn all its Ellis and Trego
shale lands from the market until it is
finally settled whether or not there is
gold out there
Judge Hazen yesterday granted Mrs.
S. e. Brown a divorce from Francis
Brown. They were married in 1869.
Mrs. Brown is an aunt of Congressman
Charles Curtis.
II
of game this year. Because of the
heavy nut crop squirrels are of a bet
ter quality than they have been for
several seasons.
Charles Holiday was betting Trego
county gold dust yesterday against any
old thing that Tammany would win. At
IL AS o'clock this morning he had not
been seen on the streets.
One popcorn dealer has already work
ed up a. good trade since the cool
T.
butter on his product than the others
and consequently makes more sales.
Frank Foster, Albert Parker and a
few more horsemen were all smiles this
morning at the prospect of having the
fair grounds put in good condition so
that a horse race can be pulled off
there.
Reports from the southwestern part
of the state indicate that the cattlemen
are getting possession of all the lands
possible on which taxes are delinquent
in order to hold them for grazing pur-
poses.
A triangular contest between the
Washburn, Medic and High school foot
ball teams for the championship of To-
peka might be rather interesting and
the outcome might be in doubt until the
series of games was finished.
The street commissioner is planning
to sell a lot of iron taken from old
bridges 1t is thought that the iron is
worth ABOUT $40, ana the money Will De
used in fixing up the park back of the
city hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McCrary, who
moved to Chanute about five months
ago, have been obliged to return to To-
peka on account of Mrs McCrary's
poor health. They. will live out near
East Hill
The eight hour law will be passed
upon at the present term of the supreme
court. In case the law is upheld it
will be carried to the United States SUI
preme court. The men who are fighting
it have money.
A large newly painted covered
wagon is standing in front of a Topeka
wagon shop 1t bears the inscription
Topeka DeSiccating works." and is to