The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-27
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS


The pavement is being repaired on Jack
son street.
The Elks annual election of officers
will be held tonight.
Representative n P Willis of Ere
donia was in Topeka yesterday
James Berry. route agent for the Pa
chic Express company, is in Topeka
E. E. Ames. one of the new members
of the penitentiary board, is In the city.
Sam D. Bishop of Lawrence is in the
city attending a suit before the supreme
court
The coIored Republicans of the Second
ward held a meeting last night at 303 East
First street
c. E. White is here from Wellington to
have an injured hand cared for at the
Santa F'e hospital
There are plenty of seats left for the
engagement Of the Marine band on the
first floor of the Auditorium.
The United States Marine band and
Nathan Hale Will be here on the same
night, next Monday.
The weather bureau man who dispenses
got upon the top shelf Of the shop for
this days weather
Bishop Frank R. Millspaugh spoke at
the, services at Trinity Episcopal church
at Lawrence yesterday.
William Walker, sheriff of Sherman
ff3ansy, Is n the city. lie i interested IN
The Topeka. Choral society met and re-
hearsed Gounodn Redemption at the
hall, $40 Kansas avenue, last night
Sheriff Cook has got back from Hoyt,
near where Skaters preliminary examina-
ton was held, yesterday noon.
Miss Clara Crumb gave a reading from
First Congregational church last night
The First Presbyterian church has late
1y spent $500 in carpetfng the floor and
decorating the walls of the chruch.
Representative James Lawrence of We'll
lingtOn is here in the interest of Ora
Morse of Hutchinson for railroad COM
missioner
The number of Ohio associations in
Kansas is growing Three have been or
citation at Topeka.
a rumor has been started that E: C. Es-
who was captured by Chief Ramsey and
his officers for burglary
A case of smallpox was reported to the
Beyond the City limits. It was in a family
who lived on Davis street
The prices for Howard Kyle's produc-
Monday night will be from Is cents to ST.
This is a. first class attraction
The Republicans are. making every ef-
success. An especial effort is being made
to get the women to attend.
The council will meet at o'clock Mon
day night in order that the business may
be finished in time for the members to
attend the band concert
The Douthitt tract will be sold again
on April IS by Sheriff Cook. The land
was sold by. the sheriff to L. G. Corse
for SOS 900. The sale was set aside
Representative Ed Killing of Lawrence
would like to be clerk of the commission
which has Just been appointed to revise
the assessment and taxation laws.
The people differ on the question of
who shall be mayor, but they are almost
unanimous on the Santa F'e shop propo-
sition, which is, after all, the most i'm
portant question
Major A P. Shreve was called to Kan
sas City yesterday evening by a telegram
announcing the serious illness of a G.
Talbot. his brother-in-law.
AS long as the sidewalks through the
State house grounds are uncOmpleted the
signs of Keep Off the Grass and the
Instructions that are placed in the way
will do no good
These are the days that you see small
knots of boys assemble on every vacant
lot in the city with their ball bats and
balls playing a game that would put al
most any professional to shame
Complaint is being made about careless
and vicious persons walking anywhere
and everywhere over the State house
lawn. Arrests are threatened for future
trespassers who do not keep off the
grass.
George Tincher. who owns an evergreen
est in Morris county. He recently had
20 900 posts cut He planted the catalpas
twenty years ago.
Two smallpox cases were released from
quarantine yesterday and one new case
was taken to the city hospital. There
are now eleven cases in the hospital. One
case of scarlet fever was released from
quarantine yesterday.
Roy Crawford who has so successfully
looked after the interests of the CraW-
ford theater here during the present
season, will leave tomorrow to join the