The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-21
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWs.

day.
What has become of the Topeka City
Troop?
The quail season begins a week from
The county commissioners will meet
tomorrow
F. l. Williamson, of Clay Center, was
here Wednesday,.
The United States circuit court con-
venes here Monday.
The 7. A. A bowlers are preparing to
meet out of town teams
Judge Hazen has taken the Lawrence
divorce case under advisement
The work of wiring the federal build
ing for electric lights commenced today
Bert Higgins, formerly of Topeka. is
now employed in a Chicago furnishing
store.
Railroad men report westbound traffic
as being the increase. Most OF IL
goes to California.
The Commercial club meeting last
night was the most largely attended
for several weeks.
A Topeka cigar manufacturer says
he wants to employ 20 more hands out
can not secure them
Dr. William Maclay Lyon, of Topeka,
has opened a new office in Chicago at
$500 Indiana avenue.
The Cherokee Mill and Elevator COM
pany has increased its capital STOCK
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Persimmons are on the market that
have the right flavor. They have been
frosted and frozen until they are pa4al-
able.
The Topeka Republican Flambeau
club met last night but the proposed
trip to Jerusalem is still to be decided
upon.
The federal building elevator is a
grave cause of worry. 1t seems to ne
out of repair a large per cent or the
time.
ouartette composed of state univer-
sity students will give concert TINS
evening in the Second United Presbyte-
rian church.
home after attending to matters OF
business at the Rock Island general
offices here.
G. C. Coleman, of Clay Center, for
whom boom was started for attorney
general several months ago, was III IL
peka last night.
The police last night pulled place
run by viii Gay, at 231 North Jeffer-
son street. A case of beer was found
buried in the cellar.
Ed Howe's assertion that there are
nine reasons why Warden McClaughry
is not a great man, and they are stlH
at large is still true.
K. r. Stewart, foreman of the Santa
Fe storehouse, left today for a Visit OF
two weeks in Denver and TRINIDAD,
Colo, and FL Paso. Tex.
Harry Robinson, who was formerly
manager of the Swift & Holiday drug
store, is in the employ of the Armour
Packing company in Chicago
The office of the state superintendent
of public instruction has had calls Tor
about 5000 of the circulars relating to
the consolidation of rural schools
Charles NJ. Sheldon leaves today for
Sioux City Ia, where he will speak be-
fore the anti-saloon league. Mr.; Shell
don will return to Topeka on friday
According to the present schedule the
only remaining football game to be
played in Topeka this season is the OF
tawa-Washburn game Thanksgiving.
Governor Stanley has appointed G.
B. Wells to be justice of the peace or
Haddam township. Washington county,
to succeed Charles EHyland, resigned.
David Harvey. who got into trouble
in Topeka and other places numerous
times is now an advertising solicitor
on the Chicago American. He is mar
ried.
Mr. Leo Copeland. of the University
of Nebra ska, at Lincoln, is in the city,
the guest of his uncle, E. L. Copeland.
The young man goes to Lawrence this
afternoon
State Bank Commissioner Albaugh
has received notice that the Goodland
City bank has changed from a state to
a national bank. Its capital stock is
now $4,000.
An application has been filed with the
railroad commissioners to compel the
Missouri Pacific to build viaduct over
a crossing in a cut near Lowe. Chau-
tauqua county
Reduced rates will not be general
over the Santa Fe on Thanksgiving.
Special rates will be made, however, to
the large football games in different
parts of the country.
County Treasurer Philips has visited
the battlefield of Gettysburg 27 times,
more or less. The visits were all made
after the little unpleasantness which
made the field famous.
A small fire in a brick store building
at 3:44 yesterday afternoon called the
department to 426 Jefferson street The
building was owned by John s. Irving,
and the loss was only SIS.
In the arrangement of the new time
card for the Rock Island for the win
ter none of the changes affect Topeka
All the changes in the time of running
trains are on the southern lines.
DIR. Littlefield, the registered optician,
is touring the state, enrolling students
in the correspondence department OF
the Kansas School of Optics He Will
be in his Office Saturday and all next
week
Edward Plowman is here from
Needles, Gala, for a visit with ms
mother at 1858 Clay street He has
charge of the Harvey eating house
there and formerly held a similar posi-
ton here.
The railways of Kansas will not grant
any Spec1al rates 10 colege StuoeutS loI
the Thanksgiving vacation Most
schools only have two or three days,
and there would not be travel enough
to justify a. rate.
1t has been about decided that the
Topeka Gun club shoot proposed for
Thanksgiving day will not be a large
affair, as most of the trap artists are
going hunting for the real things in
stead of mud balls.
D. w. Little, assistant state superin-
tendent of public instruction, will de-
liver an address on 1.-The Future of the
Common Schools at the Thanksgiving
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