The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

DR.. L. 7. Grubbs is still sick and I'M
able TO be at his Office.
The football sentiment in Topeka an
pears to be growing.
Ezra Kendall will be at the Crawford
tonight in THE Vinegar Buyer"
Major A. NJ. Harvey has returned
from trip to southern Kansas
What has become of that fight to get
John Collins out of the aenitentiary?
A. Newman county clerk ELECT, has
returned from trip through Kansas.
Fred Willard. postmaster at Leaven-
worth. was a Sunday visitor in this city.
Drs. A. R. and F. L. Narcotic. of Con-
cordia, were in the city Sunday morn
~.
The new Bates building at Sixth ave
nue. and Jackson street is nearing COM
plet:o-.
Fred Slater has announced that he viii
be a candidate for Judge Of the city
court.
John Purcell, superintendent of the
Santa Fe shops, was in Kansas City
Sunday.
Morton Albaugh was in Kansas City
house coterie.
Webb McNall. formerly state superin-
tendent of insurance. was in Topeka for
awhile Sunday.
Rev. Graham Taylor. of Chicago.
preached at the Central Congreg ational
church last night.
Topeka is already full of politicians.
1t is especially noticeable at the restau-
rants at iyleal time.
Miss Irene Nye, of Eureka, is visiting
for a few days with Miss Jane Rodgers
at WaShburn college.
The Haskell Ottawa football score
Saturday is liable to give Washburn a
case OF heart failure.
Topeka must be growing better-there
hasn't been complaint filed in the city
court for three weeks.
The city council should pass an ordi-.
nance prohibiting overhead wires on the
business streets of the city.
1t is a poor day now which does not
bring half dozen or more future mem
bers of the legislature to Topeka.
The old adage about rain before
seven, shine before eleven came up to
the scratch all right this morning.
1t has been a long time since Ottawa
defeated Washburn at football. but the
game this year is only few days off.
Herbert T. Herr, master mechanic of
the Santa Fe Chicago division. came
over from Fort Madison, Ia, for Sunday.
Justice r. A. Burch will probably
move his family to Topeka from Salina
as soon as he finds a suitable residence.
There will be an old fashioned ''taffy-
pull" given by the young people of the
First Congregational church this even
ing.
Councilman Geo. W. Neil has 300 head
of steers on his farm near Wakarusa.
He is one of the people who can afford
to be councilman.
Every train nowadays takes topeka
hunters out to some alleged sports
mans paradise, but not all of them
bring back game.
The new Devlin building next to the
Central National bank will be converted
into a store room instead of being made
a part of the bank.
The drive through Oakland and over
Calhoun Bluffs may s0)n be resumed.
The bridge near Oakland is nearly ready
for travel once more.
All union bakers and those interested
in the union movement will meet this
evening at $50 o'clock at 420 Kansas
avenue for the purpose Of effecting an
organization.
The members of the Saturday Night
club were guests of B. H. Pugh at an
oyster supper Saturday evening in
honor of his admission to membership
in the organization.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Peterson of Ra-
ton. N M. DR.. Charles McCay of Leav-
enworth, are spending the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson at the:r
home on Brannsr street.
A Topeka butcher says that the real
cause of the scarcity of turkeys is that
the big packers bought up the supply
and are selling where they can get more
for them than in the west.
J. g. Fitzpatrick, master mechanic for
the Rock Island at Horton, having under
his jurisdiction all the machinery and
equipment of that road west of the Mis-
souri, river. was in Topeka Sunday.
Rev. P. w. Crannell pastor of the
First Baptist church. has been in Kan
sas City for day or two attending
meeting of the faculty and trustees of
the new theological seminary of the
Baptist church there.
Vincent Kaczynski has purchased 81
acres of the old Camodoras homestead
Just west OF tie reform school through
I c. 2. Bolmar for Sc, 800. The land is
heavily timbered, and Mr.. KaczBnski
/ will clear it to get the wood.
The charity bazaar at the Palace Cloth
/ ing comDany's store cleared S65. This
! bazaar was conducted by wives of loco
motive engineers, division No. g. Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers. and
was in progress Friday and Saturday.
{ Owing to a clerical error the value of
/ the Kansas corn crop as given cut III
| Secretary Coburn's recent report was
! S111 COO 000 when it should have been
mistake that ever crept through Secre-
tary Coburn.s office.
Governor Stanley has commuted the
sentence of James Walker, a Chautau-
tertiary under sentence of death for
murder in the first degree, to u years
imprisonment Walker was drunk when
he committed the crime. He has served
six years.
c. F. Ceilley has returned from Law
renee where he has been for a week
working in the interests of trades
unionism. He says the union movement
is strong there and that one result al
ready accomplished is the closing of all
business houses Thanksgiving day in
order that clerks and employees may en-
I joy a full holiday.
Tony Brown will furnish Topeka
epicures with Christmas beef Steaks
from him sell for one dollar a pound End
roasts at 30 cents a pound. Over 100
pounds of steaks and 200 pounds of