The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-06
SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS.

Inc Splr1IuaIlSL temple BulldeTS nave
a new piano.
Col. W. H. Rossington was in Kansas
City yesterday.
The Y. Nj. G. A. basket ball team will
play in Lawrence soon.
There are stoves in the street cars.
They have fire in them too
The photograph galleries are all busy
which is another holiday sign.
The state board of health will hold its
next quarterly meeting on December 10.
President Nichols of the state agri-
cultural college was in Topeka yester-
day.
A case of smallpox has been reported
at the home of ]. c. Black. zoos East
Sixth street
The Kansas City poultry show is on.
Judge T. F. Carver was in Kansas
City yesterday.
F. D Voc, of Independence who was
in Topeka yesterday, went to Kansas
City last night.
The spectre of a Christmas present
for his best girl is already haunting the
young man on a limited salary.
DIR. John Outland has decided to prac-
tice medicine in Lawrence. He has
given up coaching football teams.
George Burghart has brought his IS
pound speed wagon back from Kansas
City where it has been since the horse
show.
The Kansas Natural Gas and Oil
chartered with capital stock of $780,
OO0
The streets and walks committee will
meet this afternoon for the purpose of
considering the West Eighth street car
line extension.
1t was just seventeen years ago this
week that w. A. Johnston became asso-
ciate justice OF the supreme court, a
place he has held ever since.
DR.. J. D. Pettet. of Mound Valley, is
a tot,
in the Topeka insane asylum, vacated
some time ago by DR.. Minney.
Workmen are building area-way
over the alley to connect the third floor
with the furniture department.
Rev. NJ. H. Frank, of Oakland, con-
ducts weekly church paper he calls
1.-THE Oaklander." It is a bright little
sheet, printed on a mimeograph.
The Topeka Scottish society. will give
a reception and musical and literary
entertainment this evening at the home
of James Cuthbert, 218 Clay street.
The Colts and the Colonies will play
basket ball at $50 this evening at the
Z. NJ. c. A gymnasium. Mayor Hughes
is not member of the latter team.
Mr. Richard T. Hargraves, of Topeka
has been appointed to the D. II. Robin
son Memorial scholarship of the Alumni
association Of the University of Kan
sas
before the Shawnee County Teachers
associate tomorrow afternoon at the
high school on THE Novel: Its Use and
Abuse"
All the shoveIs and other tools owned
by the city street cleaning department
have been branded with the name of
the city to prevent the loss of the tools
by theft.
E. H Webster, formerly head butter
maker for the Continental Creamery
company in Topeka. is now directing
the dairy school at the state agricul-
tural college.
Thirty-three years ago this week
Judge Horton took the Kansas presi-
Dental vote to Washington. Four years
later Judge John Guthrie performed the
same service.
w H. Smith, secretary of the state
board of railroad commissioners. was
Quarantined yesterday on account of
scarlet fever. He will be cOOped up q
days at least
Judge Eric Cole and his partner, Will
liam Osmond, were opposed to one an
other in a law suit in the supreme court
yesterday They became interested in
the case before they became partners.
Frank Barker. who was recently mar
ried to Miss Jennie Cantwell, has gone
to Pittsburg, Kan, to take a position
with the Standard Mercantile company.
He is manager of the shoe department.
Just thirty years ago this week the
first street railway in Kansas was
opened at Lawrence Some people are
mean enough TO intimate that the same
identical line is in operation in Law
renee yet
Elmer OIinger, the Santa F'e operator
who was brought to Topeka hospital
suffering from appendicitis will be
obliged to remain here several weeks,
although it is thought no operation will
be necessary.
In deciding the dispute between the
miners and coal operators in southeast
ern Kansas Chief Justice Doster acted |
as arbiter, and not in his official capac-
ity. Both parties to the dispute united |
in asking him to settle the matter.
State Auditor Cole and State Archi- |
to inspect the new hospital built at the |
State Soldiers home, in company with |
the managers Of the home, with a view |
to it's formal acceptance.
The party who took diamond scarf |
pin off of Mirror mantel in Tom |
Sheard's barber shop between 7:30 and |
8 100 Wednesday evening is known and |
if he will return same nothing viii be |
said; otherwise prosecution will follow |
Rev s. U HAWAI-, a Japanese newspa- |
per man is in Topeka to visit Rev. Chas. I
NJ Sheldon to discuss the management /
of q Christian daily newspaper. He con-
templates starting one in Japan IN
He has been in America |
American methods.
All the city officials are scared. They
find that large bets are being offereS
that Parker will get the decision, and /
they think that somebody has given out
a straight tip the result, but it may /
be because they are satisfied that the |
man who got the most votes will get
the office.
Col. Albert Dean, head of the United
States bureau of animal industry, will
repr esent the United States department
of agriculture at the annual meeting of
the kansas state board of agriculture.
He will sneak on January 10 Colonel |
Dean has the reputation of knowing
more about Texas fever than any other
man.
1t is a notorious fact that a large