The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-17
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

The federal grand jury is still in session
here.
The government thermometer got up to
"a yesterday
Hunting for. Hawkins win be at the
Crawford tonight.
Now comes the thrifty days of the avn
4, ing manufacturer.
James l.. King. state librarian, is visit
I ing Washington this week
The Cherryvale Pressed Brick company
has been chartered with capital of $50
The tennis players are working in the
gymnasiums getting their muscles ready
w NJ. shaver will go down to Lawrence
next week to sing at the mems song ser
H 4. kingsley. pension examiner, has
moved from Fourth and Van Buren, street
to Second and Clay
The house now occupied by g: w Park
hurst, at S25 Topeka avenue. will soon be
vacated and for rent.
c. II. Gaunt, superintendent Of telegraph
for the Santa F'e, has returned to Topeka
from his trip to Chicago.
The Seventh Day Adventists have res
taurant of their own in a vacant store
room on Kansas avenue.
William Nixon fled suit for divorce from
his wife, Mary E. Nixon, in the district
court yesterday afternoon
Wednesday afternoon the Topeka Stars
defeated the Martin and Dennis baseball
team by a score of 10 to. IL
The Kansas worlds fair commission Wis
and oil wells in that vicinity.
Rev. W. R. Cross of .Atchison is at the
Episcopal theological school, where he viii
act as instructor for a few days.
Probate Judge Pagan has a new line Of
marriage eertIhcates on hand done IN
colOFs and as fine as circus posters.
State Grain Inspector Northrup has de-
creased his force of assistants because of
the light shipments of grain at present
Andrew Baird, state secretary of the Y.
NJ. G. A, was in Newton last night con-
SuIting with local Y NJ c. A men there.
Clarence Kelly who has been visiting
{ Place
turned to his home in Maple Hill Monday.
D. S. Kelly. formerly a member Of the
faculty of the State Normal at Emporia
spoke to the Santa Fe shopmen at noon
today.
city Treasurer NJ NJ Hale has com
pIeted his annual report. which is com
piation of the monthly reports for the
Dog Tax Collector NeIs Mcconnell turn
ed in $125 in fees last week the result
of eight days work among the CANNES Of
Dave MuIvane was in Kansas City last
night and gave it out to the reporters that
Bailey has no cinch on the gubernatorial
nomination.
Mrs. G. G. Gage. who fell on the side
walk in front OF her home recently, IS
still suffering from the bruises received
in the fall
According to reports from farmers in
this county there will be an exceptionally
large acreage of corn listed in Shawnee
county this season.
Gov. Stanley has appointed Everett c.
First regiment Kansas National Guard,
located at Ottawa
J. w. Gleed expects to erect a building
at Sixth and Topeka avenues. The first
floor will be for store rooms and the upper
floor for apartments.
Maude Adams, the famous actress win
play Quality Street" at the Auditorium
theater in Kansas City next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
". A Deford of Ottawa was in Topeka
today. He IS Billy Def0Fd of Spanish
war fame He helped prosecute Marie
Stanly for the murder of James Booth.
L Oppenheimer. a street fair and mid
way manager. is trying to secure a con-
tract with the Commercial club to take
charge of the festival in Topeka this fail.
a new petition for pavement on Harrison
street from Huntoon to Huntington ave
nue. has been presented to the council.
This petition was rejected once before for
lack of signers-
The building Kansas avenue which
has recently been occupied by q profess
siona1 palmist is now a Seventh Day Adj
ventist eating house This is what might
be called hand to mouth transaction
w S. Kennedy. who was convicted Of
robbing Otto Van Lange1 at the Santa
Fe house. has been sentenced by Judge
-Hazen to nay fine of S100 and serve 90
days in the county jail. He was only
convicted Of petit larceny
Yesterday an insurance agent was taking