The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
sNAP shots ATHoME NEWS.
A happy New year.

A Happy New Year.
The Office boy was late this morning.
He attended watch party last night.
January 1, 1903 Try writing it a
lew times Just to get yourself used to it.
Alice Fischer viii be seen as the star
in Mrs Jack at the Crawford tonight
Fred Raymond's successful play. My
FRIEND from ArkS nsas." win be at this
Grand tonight.
For its season and time probably not
another day in the coming year viii be
50 fine as the first one is.
Rev. T. Birnbaum, of lola win lecture
tonight at the Free Methodist church,
fz6 Lake street, on Anarchy"
Can you write January /, 1903" off
hand. without thinking about it? It's a
tr11e hard to get used to at first.
The Standard Shorthand schools i'm
proved method of teaching is highly en-
dorsed by the best court reporters.
Bailif John Coyne has succeeded in
keeping excellent order in the court
room during the Lowe murder trial
1t makes man proud of his industry
nowadays when starting for his work
at a. m to find that the sum isn't up
yet.
The meeting of the Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. Of the First Presbyterian church viii
be postponed one week on account of
the death of Mrs W. Z. Miller.
The Vinewood park railway has ar
ranged to have some of it's new cars
delivered in Topeka this month. They
are long cars of the suburban type, for
4 use on the park line.
Chief Wilmarth is now putting his
new gray fire team into active training
/ for their work. They are hitched eva
cry day, and make a splendid showing
of intelligence and speed.
If the Golden Belt Medical society
would change its name it would per-
/ haps be more successful. Golden Belt
brings up sinister pictures of electric
belts and DR.. Bill jones' patent truss.
The attorneys Tor the defense in the
Lowe murder ease were anxious to have
Judge Hazen decided that New Years
day was not good day to keep people
| IN the court room-
Until everyone equipped with an invi-
tatlon to the inaugural ceremony has
I been seated upon the floor of the Audi
forum no one win be admitted to that
part OF the house. Home folks viii Sit
in the balcony.
Mayor Parker, who is one of the
best judges of horses in Topeka has
fallen in love with the handsome gray
horse which has been purchased for
the fire department. He considers it
one of the best horses he ever saw.
General Hugh Cameron, the Kansas
Hermit, is in Topeka. He says he viii
be here during the session Of the Iegis.
lature and will try to secure the adop.
ton of woman's suffrage. If he is sue
cessful he says he will quit being a
hermit
Councilmen GriIey and Nichols have
returned from their trip to the garbage
desiccating plant at Vincennes, Ind.
Councilman Wolf has not yet returned.
They say that the Vincennes plant is
all right, but a larger size is needed in
Topeka.
w Wednesday afternoon the State Horti-
cultural society passed a resolution, ad-
dressed to the legislature, urging the
appropriation of money for a state fair
Another resolution asked that the horti-
cultural work at che Agricultural col
lege be encouraged by bigger appropri
atoms.
The curve of the Vinewood tracks at
Fifth and Quincy streets is at such d
sharp angle that the off-side of the
curve is SIX or eight inches above the
asphalt pavement The railway viii
have the pavement relaid TO join the
track properly. but this cant be done
until spring.
The u. and : club. the organization
which viii have charge Of all the fea
lures of the Nidwintsr exposition han
died by the woman's auxiliary last year
met yesterday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Frank Thomas on Polk street Ii
lay plans for its work. The features
Will be much the same as before and tbs
proceeds Will be distributed among the
charitable organizations OF the town.