The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27
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the penitentiary for grand larceny, has
applied for parole.
The Central Congregational church
will hold its annual meeting ana church
supper on January H.
Some new lamp posts have been pur-
chased by the executive council for the
state house entrances.
A charter has been granted to the
Cripper Medicine company of Wichita.
1t has a capital stock of 100000.
Edwin Snyder of Jefferson county is a
candidate for his old place on the state
board of charities and corrections.
D. E. Griswold, a Topeka old soldier,
has been appointed as a Waterman in
the treasury department at Washington.
1t is up to ToDel1a women to Guilt
vate the Lussan bow. 1t looks like sit
ting down in chair, without the chair
Mile Zelie de Lussan. who is spoken
of as the Frenth prima donna, was
born in the United States of French
parents.
Frank L. Brown. clerk of the United
States district court. is spending the
holidays with his aged mother at Gales
burg, Ill.
Governor Bailey is spending a few
days at his home at Baileyville before
returning to Topeka. He will return
Sunday evening.
A boom has been started at Leaven-
worth for Senator Wulfekuhler for con-
gresham in case Congressman Curtis
goes to the senate.
The Sunday afternoon service at the
Young Women's Christian association
will be a conservation service led by the
general secretary.
H H Gooder. a Santa Fe man. for
merly of Topeka, has been appointed
general foreman of the St Louis & CUR
shops at Kenneth. Mo.
In March the Topeka Choral society
will sing the oratorio The Prodlgal
Son." by Henry B. Vincent, son OF
Bishop John H. Vincent.
Rev. w ]. Mitchell will have charge
of the dedication of a new church near
Centropolis tomorrow. 1t is to be called
the Bethel NJ. z. church.
Miss Susie Guild, formerly of Topeka,
will visit friends in Topeka next week
| She is now a teacher at Southern Kan
sas academy, Eureka, Kas.
The Topeka Choral union appears to
1 be working up an appreciation of good
music in the town. AT any rate Topeka
people like to have outsiders think So
Work on all the new pavements and
the Vinewood park railway has been
suspended on account of the cold. The
digging for the Washburn college sewer
still continues
Carrie Nation spoke in the Salvation
army hall at Kansas City last night and
criticised Mckinley and Roosevelt be-
cause there is a drop of liquor in the
United States
The Republican legislative members
from the Third district will meet in To-
| peka January and hold a preliminary
caucus to decide upon their action In
legislative matters.
H J. Bone secretary to Governor ELECT
Bailey. had to ride thirty miles against
the cold north wind to pay for the priv
ilege of eating Christmas dinner with
his family al Ashland.
There are forty-five electric lights in
/ the large f1ag at the Auditorium A
light in each star. Last night eleven oil
the lights were out and eleven states
seemed to be III a total eclipse
Charles Maclzlin. the Rev. DR.. Single
ton of Lovers Lane looks very much
4 like Rev. ], NJ. Jackson, the Topeka
preacher who took the photographs OF
the interior of joints
/ Posters for the Kansas Midwinter ex-
position are appearing in the store win
dows on Kansas avenue 1t Is a color
drawing by Albert It. Reid, and is con-
sidered even better than the Midwinter
girl Of year ago.
Clarence Coldren and wife have arriv-
ed for an indefinite visit with Efr. Cold
rens parents Or. and Mrs. z. v. Cold
rem. Mr.. Coldren's last engagement was
as "Chilo' with Whitney's Quo Vadis.'
The National Live Stock association
at Kansas City is going to conflict with
/ the Kansas state board of agriculture,
but the chances are that the latter will
prove the bigger attraction for Kansas
/ people
James Gust, formerly rate clerk in the
Santa F'e passenger department here, Is
visiting with his family in this city Mr..
/ Gust is now employed at the Office of
City Agent Honnell of the Santa Fe in
/ CHICAGO
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Teter and their
son and daughter, Harry and Minnie
Teter, of Topeka, spent Christmas in
Lawrence with ]. H Keller, who cele-
| brated his seventy eighth birthday on
that occasion.
Aside from an abundance Of hair
there didn't seem to be anything partlc-
ularly wrong with Angelo Fronant who
played the piano for Mile de Lussan at
the Auditorium last evening He looked
like a football player.
The members OF the legislature will
begin coming to Topeka in few days
to remain during the session There
will be a great deal of preliminary eau
cusine which will demand their atten-
ton before the legislature proper meets.
! The daily slam on Topeka from the
Atchison Globe: When bum sci
Topeka, and starts the story afresh that
there is gold in the Trego county shales.
And then the jays chase him to give
him dollars
A large number of colored women
were planning to go from Topeka TO
Alma to attend the state meeting of the
Kansas Federation of Colored clubs. but
owing to the fact that the railroads re-
fused to give a reduced rate. the trip
was abandoned.
W. w. Gillespie is the designer of the
screen which is to be erected upon the
stage in the Auditorium for the Mid
winter exposition. Mr.. Gillespie did the
decorations on the facade of the wo
mans rest room which occupied part
of the platform during last winters
show.
w. A. Huff, editor of the Clyde Repub
lican, is in Topeka today looking after
his boom for deputy oil inspector. The
place he wants pays 5000 year. At
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