The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-05
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Who knocked upon a town,
And with his little hammer
Hammered all the good things down
But the people took the hammer
And a knock-er two they socked,
And the knocking, knocking knocker,
Became the knocker Knocked
Milwaukee Journal
other Peoples Money VIII be at the
Crawford tonight.
The mercury in the government Their
mometer got up to so yesterday
Dirt is being given away on Monroe
street between Eighth and Ninth.
The w. C. II. I1. viii meet at the First
NJ d. church at three O'Clock Monday.
The criminal docket of the April term
of the district court will begin TUESDAY
The Citizens bank of Hutchinson has
increased its capital stock from $4,000
to $4,000
Railroad officials say there has been
big passenger traffic eastbOund within
the last few days
The Mutual Ice company has com
menced work on its building at First
and Quincy streets.
A new restaurant is to be started in
the building now occupied by John F.
McManus' tailor shop.
Hjalmar and Carl Steinquist Of Car
bondale are visiting their cousin in To-
peka, Walter Wetterskog
w. J. Healey. auditor of freight re-
ceipts for the Santa F'e returned today
from a business trip to Chicago
Vincent Kaczynsli has commenced to
sprinkle the streets, and the people will
thereby be relieved of a great deal of
dust
Eugene Thomas. a brother of Mrs.
l.. p. Thorpe. viii return TO Topeka
soon, after a three years campaign in
the Philippine service.
Department Commander J. B. Rem
ington. of PaOla, is in Topeka today,
looking after G. A. r. matters.
1t was merry knOcker
Out of 276 Kansas applicants for po-
sitions in the civil service during the
the required examination.
@. G. Coleman, of Clay Center. IS here
today. He has been making a still
hunt over the state in the interest OF
his candidacy for attorney general.
The county commissioners are plan
ming to make a tour of inspection OF
all the bridges built in Shawnee county
during the past two or three years.
Major T. J. Anderson viii include pic
lures OF the five Topeka Touring mills
i'm his pamphlet being made by the Hall
I-lthographing company to advertise To-
peka-
Rev. DR. J. A. w Young of Joplin.
Mo. viii preach at Browns chapel A
NJ j.. church 1905 Washington avenue
tomorrow at II a. IN. The meeting is a
trustee rally.
Columbia council No. so Knights and
Ladies of Security last night elected S
h. futile as delegate and MoIlie G Hun
ter as alternate TO the district conVen-
tion TO be held in this city April 30.
, Carr w Taylor county attorney OF
Reno county, and J. W Mccormick
county attorney of Rush county. are
here arguing the states side of the
grain .rust cases in the supreme court
Gates Chesney has filed an appeal il
the supreme court from the Shawnee
county district court. which convicted
him of violating the prohibitory law
and sentenced him to three months IL
Jail and a fine of $500
Frank W Shook of Enterprise ROY
D. Elise cf Minneapolis and Frank A
1nscno OF Wa-keeney have enlisted in
me a. > army They win be stationed
at san Francisco Fort Grand Ark. and
the Philippine Islands. respectively.
At the recent meeting of the State
Ministerial institute of the Christian
church, Miss Catherine Graves. was
chosen singing evangelist for the en-.
suing year. She left Friday with Rev
Clara Hazeirigg for a tour through
Iowa.
S. T.. Watson, who was sentenced t,
the pelii1s ntiary from Norton count,
eight years ago for term Of eighteen
years for criminal assault has apnlief
for q parole. but the chances ar
against him because he was in the rs.ni
tertiary once before.
The Washburn quartette that ha.
made tour OF number Of northern
Kansas towns where they gave concerts
has returned TO Topeka The Was1bnrr
singers were we'll received and report Z
good time. The quartette is plannini
another trip for the near future.
Sunday afternoon at o. IA ar IN.
Industrial institute there viii be hel,
meeting called by Principal Garter
especially for men-young ana old tn
symposium Of the meeting is. 9TH.
Negro's Relation to the Progress of 10
pelsa. and How He May Improve IT,
There is a rumor that g. " Ghenf
formerly Santa Fe engineer here In
who left the service of tie road fey