The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-01
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS
Skating is good.

Happy New Year.
Tom ]. Jackson of Newton is in the
city.
The weather was the coolest of the
year this morning.
THE Hottest Coon in Dixie comes to
the Crawford tomorrow.
Postmaster L. Il. Caldwell Of Lawrence
was in the city yesterday.
D. +. Wyatt has been confined to his
bed for the past week with the grip.
The total abstinence club has 1000
members to begin the new century with
The Santa Fe Limited Fast Mail has
not settled down to schedule regularity
The Kansas Editorial association win
hold its ninth annual meeting IN this
city January 30-31.
Carl and Addie johnson, Of Salina, are
visiting Frank Nelson, superintendent Of
public instruction.
Clerks in the Santa Fe offices We're
paid yesterday for the last time in the
nineteenth century.
Major A p Shreve OBLIGATED as floor
manager for the century ball with char
acreristic grace and elegance.
s. G Pottle Of Butler county is in the
city and will probably remain until after
the opening Of the legislature.
Thanks to the weather man the TWEEN
tleth century vas given a chilly receP-
ton, meteorologically speaking
News has been received here that the
Rock Island has ordered % locomotives
of the Brooks Locomotive Works
The reports Of the cannon at the mid
night service at the Auditorium last
night were heard all over the city.
THE Man Of Mystery is playing
matinee at the Crawford today. The
performance viii be repeated tonight.
Chas. NJ. Burns of Meriden, Kan, and
Mary A. Gish, of Rock Greek, Kan were
married by Probate Judge Dolman yes
terday.
owl, cars were run last night by the
street railway company for the accom-
modation of the people attending watch
parties.
A defective f1ue caused a small fire at
the WIntrode house, Tenth and Harrison
streets last night at $780, Little damage
was done
sIngomar'' is the bill put on at the
Grand this afternoon by Robert Down
ing Richard the Lion hearted is the
bill tonight.
Rev. John Allen, of the Walnut Grove
NJ. E. church, has purchased the prop
erty at Thirteenth and Van Buren,, and
has moved his family there.
Officers Ring, Miller and G. A Smith
failed to report at roll call this morning
on account Of sickness This left but one
patrolman on this side Of the river.
This morning at from one to four
o'clock a familiar sight on the streets
were crowds of boys returning home
carrying a sheet and pillow case.
The young peoples society of the
Swedish Lutheran church of Kansas
closed their annual meeting in this city
yesterday The next meeting win be held
in Lindsborg.
A. J. Hit, general superintendent Of
the Rock Island, and J. J. Hart, fuel
agent, We're in Topeka between trains
yesterday. on their way to Fort Worth
on business trip.
The sale of seats for the Bostonians
in The Vieeroy'' opened at the Craw-
ford box Office this morning The seats
fer Mrs. F'iske in Becky Sharp Were
put on sale yesterday.
The eleven lodges of the A O. u. w
of this city have completed the arrange
ment for the. programme to be given at
their public installation in the Auditor
ium Friday evening OF this week
Sixty very old people, who are very
poor ar either live alone or with poor
relatives, were made happy by the
Christmas gifts of warm underwear lust
in time for this cold weather.
Rev. r. r. Thoburn, nephew Of Bishop
Thoburn, of India, and a former pastor
in this city, but now in Pennsylvania,
received the happy Christmas present
Of twins. They We're named Paul and
Pauline
Alfred Kuykenda11 has been appointed
as assistant in the mailing department
of the postOffice. He will receive the
mail and viii run the canceling ma
chine An extra man has been needed IL
this department and the additional clerk
win facilitate the handling of the mail.
John J. Quinn. said to have been at
one time a member of the Kansas City
police. shot another man and then shot
himself in a. saloon at st. Louis Mon
day. Quinn is a brother of Mrs. p. d.
Butler of Silver Lake, and is well known
to the police of Topeka, although he
has not been here for some time.
The Mechanician is the name of a new
publication TO be issued monthly in this
city The first issue is announced to ap-
pear about January 90 It viii contain
articles and Illustrations Of interest to
machinists and mechanics. and be pub
lished by the Mechanician Publishing
company for one year at 81 per year
The Railway Review states that bids
on 900 box cars for the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe are to be opened and
passed on about January 2. Judging
from the thinned out appearance of the
lessening piles of repair work in the
yards here the Topeka shops viii need
some such big job to keep going full
time on.
''If any one appreciates improved sur
roundings this New Years day" said
Mrs. Thorpe, police matron, Il am sure
+ do, as I think back q year ago of my
gloomy, unfinished Office, and look
now at my cheerful, dainty room in the
Sheldon addition The transformation
was due entirely to the efforts Of Mrs.
J. P. Johnson, Mrs T. z. Sheard and
Mrs. Theodore WillSie.
The Mothers Favorite