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

The court house was closed today.
Don't forget it's 1902 now when you
start letter.
George Sharitt has returned from
Charles Gildllian is spending New
Years in Topeka
Secret Service" Will be at the Craw-
ford tomorrow night
1t seemed more like spring than New
Years this morning
A good share of the population of To-
peka is out hunting today.
There were 272 charters granted to
corporations for profit in 1901.
The night school of the Y. NJ C. A.
opens Friday night, January 8
Gertrude Coghlan will play Becky
Sharp" at the Crawford tonight
Judge Phillips will begin hearing cases
in the federal court here tomorrow
: ]. Irwin Gable, of the Holton Tribune.
and William Fisher spent Tuesday in
Topeka
Mrs. ]. NJ. Smith of East Eighth
street has returned from visit at Big
Springs.
The billiard contest between the Elks
and the T. A. A players seems to have
been forgotten.
There are crowds of politicians in To-
peka this week getting their railway
passes renewed
The Kansas Hermit blossomed out to-
day in new soldiers overcoat in honor
of the new year.
David Overmyer will speak before the
Monroe Democratic club at ST Joseph
on Jackson day.
The patent fire extinguisher apparat-
US for the county poor farm was in
stalled yesterday.
Ida Black was granted a divorce in
the district court yesterday afternoon
from William Black.
Lidia Afford filed a petition for di-
vorce from William Afford in the dis
trfct court yesterday afternoon
Today E D. McKeever took his office
as assistant United States attorney.
HAIRY Bone will return to Ashland.
1t is claimed that federal statistics
show that circuses co better in Kansas
than in any other state in the union.
Joseph Morgan, of Swedesburg, Iowa,
Is visiting his sister, Mrs. Franz Nelson.
The state offices are all closed today.
]. NJ Simpson was in Topeka yester-
day, completing arrangements to take
possession of the internal revenue office.
Two pairs of the piers of the Sardou
avenue bridge are already in place. A
force of men and teams are busy on the
structure.
There was small fire at $3.50 Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mary
Steele, 1214 Quincy street. Cause, SCOT
on dry roof
South side cats gave a concert last
midnight which woke I'D all the deni-
gems of that district just in time to see
So that George Huber might start in
the new year alone, Judge Hazen grant
ed MIN divorce yesterday from Eliza
beth Ann Huber.
The Santa Fe has taken out a perm it
Tor the erection of its proposed $780, 600
machine shop, of which the foundation
Is already completed
It is said that the banquet of the Sat
urday Nighters last night was a very
tame affair Too many women present
for regulation affair.
A few wheat fields are being pastured,
IN this region Until Late in the fall
cattle We're run on the wheat as a pre-
VentIve against it's jointing-
Madame Lillian Nordica's date at the
auditorium to give a concert with the
the organ fund will be March 5. !
The total amount of building permits
ISSUED for the year 1901 is $542 000 This |
IS an increase of $4,000 over 1900, and |
100000 over any previous year.
Did everybody see the big ring which |
encircled the moon early this morning? |
According to the old time weather |
prophets it betokenS falling weather. |
There was the usual amount Of gun
powder burned when the new year
came in. 1t was the second annual |
chance to fire the cannon in the state |
house grounds.
The board of health has again taken |
up the question of a new pest house |
The council will probably decide that |
the present pest house is good enough |
for this winter.
Stetson's Uncle Toms Cabin com |
pany played at the Crawford last night |
and drew a large audience at u. t c. |
prices The show was no worse than |
the usual run of Tom" shows.
City Clerk J. H. Squires returned I'M /
expecte dly yesterday from his trip to |
southern Kansas. He found that some /
of the people whom he was expecting
to visit this week would not be at |
honae.
A musical and literary entertainment |
will be given tonight at the Y. NJ c. A |
parlors, to which the young people of |
the city are invited An exhibition of |
gymnasium work will be given at the |
gymnasium
David Zimmerman who formerly was
mailing clerk in the advertising depart
ment of the Santa F'e, but who moved |
to Albuquerque some time ago is in
Topeka recuperating from a spell of |
sickness.
H. j. Whitcomb Is spending a few |
days in the city. Mr.. Whitcomb sue
ceeded Herbert Crosby as claim agent of
the Rock Island here but business has
kept him away from Topeka a greater
part of the time.
Mayor Hughes has q. new tobacco box
which was presented to him by the fore
man of his coal yard He bought the |
bQaE with cha proceeds OF his hogs. which