The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-17
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

this week.
| 1t seems that moth balls made their
appearance little early.
| Horses that were clipped last week
| felt little chilly this morning.
| Cider Smith said there would be an
| equinoctial storm, and this must be cit -
| Ear muffs and felt boots were stylish
| this morning for those who had them.
| This evening the Ohio association will
hold meeting at III West Sixth
| street.
Have you been visited by the as
| SCISSOR? If you haven't you were slight
| ed.
The Democratic F1ambeau clubs an
nual ball is to be given this evening at
| Steinberg's hall
| DR.. Hubbard, formerly of Topeka, and
now located at Kansas City. was in
| Topeka Saturday.
A new residence is being erected at
1915 College avenue by Mr.. and Mrs.
Elbridge Higgins.
Marshall's band will play the nine
teenth annual concert at the Auditor
ium tomorrow night.
Fred Nixon, the Black Diamond CHM
ney sweep, will paint the steel tank just
completed in the Santa F'e yards.
The city printing-that is the official
| matter published in the official city
paper-for the past year has cost ST.
1896.
The board of directors of the T. A A.
are considering the plan of equipping
the club with new billiard and pool
tables.
The Topeka Choral union is consider
ing an invitation to take part in Inu-
steal festival at Kansas City on May 6.
and 8.
Anna Eva Fay will be at the Craw-
ford tonight for the last time during
this engagement She goes to St Joe
tomorrow.
The man who decided winter was over
and laid his overcoat away with moth
balls and oil of cedar, is Stunned as
leper today.
"All hail to st. Patrick. who brought
to our mountains This is the day
the pawn shops should paint their signs
green.
The missionary society of the First
Baptist church will have a lecture this
evening by Mrs. White, a returned mis-
sionary to Egypt.
A policeman is responsible for the
story that the fowls captured first by
Mr. Chicken" Pool and later by the
police, produced dozen eggs Saturday.
Homer Bowman has purchased the
handsome residence of Frank Merriam
at 1888 College avenue. Mr.. Bowman
and his family are moving into the
house.
"a. L. Williams says that Audrey
is superior to ITO Have and To Hold
as literary production, and he never
makes a mistake in his judgment of
books.
The Republican county central com
mittee which was elected at the last
primaries will meet Saturday afternoon,
at the old court house, at o'clock, to
organize.
A man named John Wagner, of Clay
county, had So gall stones removed at
Christ hospital last Saturday Mr.. Wag-
ner ought to lease himself out as a
stone quarry.
The association of the Kansas Medi-
cal college will banquet at the Cope
land hotel on the evening of March 20.
following the common cement exercises
at the New Crawford theater.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Robins are spend
ing a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. H.
u. Nudge. Mr.. Robins leaves with his
family in a few days for his new posi-
ton with the Santa Fe at Cleburne, Tex.
Miss Anna Eva Fay and her COM
pany know good thing when they see
1T, and have decided that there is still
some money in Topeka She will do the
mysterious again tonight, instead of
moving on, as per schedule.
Since Chief Donovan has been in Of
flee, he has caused the arrest of % men
and women charged with various
crimes All of these are what are known
as state cases." and probably Is of the
number will go to the penitentiary, the |
rest to the county jail.
A fire was started among the tele-
phone poles on the vacant lot at the |
corner of Third and Jackson streets !
Sunday afternoon. The blaze was rap
idly spelling a pile of SIS pole for the |
Independent company when the chemi- |
cal engine arrived and stopped the fun. |
Huge fence posters advertising a spe- |
cial brand of whisky were posted on |
several bill boards in Topeka last week. I
The advertisement does not refer the |
reader to local dispensaries where this |
special brand may be purchased, but it |
is the first invasion of Topeka bill |
boards by liquor advertising.
The biennial election law does not
head off the primaries. Two have been
held, an extra one has been ordered in |
the First commissioner district and
the voters of the Thirty-ninth represen-
tative district are threatening to hold
another. There are two elections yet to
come this year.
Miss Mary Wilkins. the preceptress at
Bethany college, has been relieved from
her position, and her place is taken by
Miss Mena Ham bleton, a stepdaughter
of Bishop Millspaugh. There has been
trouble at Bethany recently, due it is
said to misconduct on the part of some
of the pupils at the school.
William A. Neiswanger, the well known
real estate man, has received the ap-
poin tment of Kansas City representa-
tive of the Investment Trust company
of which Bennett R.
Wheeler is the head. Mr.. Neiswanger
has lived in Topeka for a good MANY
years. His home is at 1901 Warren
street. The Investment Trust company
has large holdings in Kansas City, and
Mr.. Neiswanger will devote his entire
time to attending to their sale. Mr..
Neiswanger's family will continue to
reside in Topeka.
$25 to California via Santa Fe
Daily during March and April. Through