The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-21
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Masquerade costumes for rent at 62S
Kansas avenue, third floor.
George w. Reed, of Topeka, is spend
ing a few days in Atchison.
A new ordinance licensing bill posters
will be at the next meeting
of the council
Sedgwick A. Scott, of the firm of Scott
& Scott, has gone to Ell Paso, Tex, to
spend a month.
Mayor Hughes says he has slaughter
ed his two hogs which he used to keep
in he city limits
The board of of the Crit
tenden home will meet Monday, 8 p. M,
at The Y NJ c. A. parlors-
w. F. Rightmire is in the city from
Cottonwood Falls. He goes to the south
east portion of the state on law business
during the next week
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Johnson, of yell
low Springs, Ohio, are visiting with the
family of Mr.. ana Mrs. Joh Alexander,
419 Lafayette street
Country roads and unpaved city
streets are better than they have been
since the rain of ten days ago. They
have been very rough lately.
J. H. Childers, who was a candidate
for recorder of deeds for the District of
Columbia, has switched his boom to the
United States at Santos, Bra
zil.
Miss Minnie Boatright, who for sew
eral months has been the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Ford, 305 Hancock
street, has returned to her home in
Sedalia, Mo.
H. A. Heath. secretary of the Improv-
ed Stock Breeders association says that
the indications are that there will be a
bumper" attendance at the state meet
ing next month
Frederick Neil Innes says that cornet
which he will give to the cornetiSt in
Kansas voted at the Kansas
exposition to be the most popular in the
state, is a beauty.
Books are growing in favor Is Christ
mas presents. One Topeka man has a
book bill of over $50 at one store, n
he didn't buy any of the expensive
complete works" either.
The next sketch by William Allen
White to appear in McClure's, will be Of
Grover Cleveland. Mr.. White already
has the proof sheets OF the article. This
Gilman sketch will come later
There will be a game at the Topeka
Whist club rooms next Monday night,
but it will not be counted in the
lar as several of the MEM
berS are away to spend Christmas
Services will be held at the First
Baptist church as usual n The
damage caused by the fire Of a few
no way interfere with the work of the
church
H. D. Crosby, who is practicing law
in Anadarko, O. T., where he is also
county attorney, will arrive In Iopeka;
where he used to ride a bicycle and
work for the Rock Island, to spend the
holidays.
One of c. ]. DevIin's coal mines at
Marquette, Ill, produces LOCO tons Oh
coal a day. At that rate Is isn't re
that we'll informed people esti-
mate Mr.. Devlin's income at $365,000 a
year.
Mrs. Wiley has secured the contract
for serving the banquet for the kansas
- I'll - LII 10 co r,ar~ n10 f0
of which Mrs. Wiley will receive $3.50
and the balance viii go for miscellane-
Gus
Some time next month the local lodge
of the knights of Columbus is planning
to make a trip to Parsons, where a
council of that name is to be instituted
Emporia is also f~iguringNon an organ1za-
ton of this name.
Concordia Empire: Policeman Hall of
Topeka. who cured a man of
ness by cracking his skull with a club,
has been acquitted of n charge OF
murder on the ground that a
ought to be killed. as near as we nave
been able to figure it out
Charles NJ. Sheldon says that dona-
lions OF rugs and strips of carpeting VIII
be especially acceptable for the poor
house. Mr.. Sheldon has thai
who attends Central church
next Sunday mornin will be expected
to bring something for the poor house
or the people who live there.
Bob" Martin, one of the Trego-Ellis
gold syndicate, whose name was signed
to the humorous letter offering fifty mil
lions of dollars in shale syndicate stock
to found a university in Topeka says
the letter is a forgery. Well, perhaps
fifty million was a little more than To-
peka had any right to expect
Usage City Chronicle: Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Barnes. of Topeka, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde w. Miller. Nc
Barnes is chief clerk in State Auditor
Coles office. He came down to hypno-
tie Clyde and work him to pull his
father out of the gubernatorial race so
as to leave the way clearer for George
Cole. If Cole IS elected governor Char
ley Barnes will be . But then
what's the use? H.B.M Miller will be elect
ed governor and Charley Barnes will be
out in the cold, cold world where the