The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

"A Homespun Heart will be at the
Crawford tonight.
j. Long is sick at the home of Lee
Gabler, 901 Jefferson street.
A p .Shreve is now captain of the
Democratic Flambeau club.
The chicken show closes tonight. The
doors will be open until IL O'Clock.
Topeka wholesalers are preparing for
the largest years record in their his
tory this year.
The Kansas Midwinter exposition is
one week away. The doors will open
one week from Monday.
1t is strange that there were no
chickens at the state poultry show from
the Croft chicken farm west of town.
Jane Palmer was granted a divorce
by Judge Hazen yesterday from A. S.
Palmer. They live in North Topeka
"A meeting of the committee on streets
and walks was held yesterday after
noon. No important actions were ia
KEN
Mr. and Mrs Gus Elbraden of Grand
Haven, Wabaunsee county, have re-
turned home after a brief visit with
relatives.
This is children's day at the chicken
show. There is no school to interfere
with the attendance of the crowds of
youngsters
Anna Bert has been taken to Stor-
mont hospital. She is suspected of be-
ing insane and while there her actions
Will be observed.
Assistant State Superintendent Little
is addressing a farmers meeting at
Meriden today the subject of rural
school CON bination.
Mrs. Thomas McManus is here from
San Luis Potosi, Mexico, for visit
with relatives and friends after an alb
sence of five years.
State Printer Morgan has compiled
all the addresses delivered at the Kan
sas Day banquets since 1892 There are
about eighty of them.
State Fish Commissioner Wiley is at
work again. He has given Harrington
500 bass minnows to be placed in the
reservoir at that place.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was in Mexico,
Mo, Friday. She says she has been
asked to go to England, but prefers to
devote her time to work in this coual-
try.
Wednesday evening the ladies of the
First Presbyterian church will give a
social and reception to the new men,
bers. All friends. whether members or
not, are invited to attend.
The Street Railway company has fas-
tened wooden supports to the telegraph
poles on East Eighth street. between
Kansas avenue and Quincy, to which
will be attached arc lights during the
exposition.
w. H. Davis, N. H Loomis, G. Bauer
and L. Beard have been appointed by
Commercial club to the reciprocity con-
vention called to meet here January 81
by Governor w. E. Stanley.
Archdeacon Crawford of the Episco-
pal church is making an effort to raise
money to erect an Episcopal chapel at
Fort Scott. He has interested c. w.
Goodlander to donate $1,000 to be APP
piled to fund for that purpose.
The Atchison Globe says that Frank
Elliott, formerly editor of the Troy
Times and executive clerk for Governor
Leedy, is seriously i'll in st. Joseph. 1t
was reported at one time that he had
died of consumption, but this is de-
MED.
Charles Lobdell has been again ap-
pointed judge of the Thirty-third judic-
ial district by Governor Stanley He
not hold good because his resignation
as county attorney had not then been
accepted.
In the absence of his wife, who is
away visiting her parents, a recently
married young fellow is attending card
parties, going to theaters with ladies
and having a good time in general.
Should not some friend of the Mrs.
notify her?
The ladies of the Topeka Orphans
home will meet Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the home of Mrs William
Green, at 927 Quincy street, for the pur-
pose of making tissue paper flowers to
decorate the booth of the Orphans
home at the Nidwinter exposition.
Major T. ]. Anderson of the CONNER
cial club has the design for new stick
er for use on the mail sent out Srom the
Commercial club. 1t is about two inches
in diameter. A gold band encircles a
sunflower that contains several SEN
fences giving statistics of the city and
state.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has appealed to the supreme court /
the case in which Edwin A. Austin won
a judgment of 1925 against it for the
non-delivery of a message. Mr.. Austin !
paid the full % cents charges asked by |
the company for the message, but he |
brought the suit under the telegraph |
law passed by the special session, which |
the company claims is unconstitutional. |
A special meeting of the Commercial |
club will probably be called within two !
weeks to discuss the Bowersock bill in |
congress to regulate the leasing of pub |
lie lands in western Kansas to stock /
raiSers. d. H. Scott brought the mat |
ter to the attention of the club at the |
Wednesday night and it was |
referred to the committee on legislation. |