The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-05
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWs.

The city registration for the year 1903
begin today.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council takes place this evening.
Thomas F. Doran went to Morris
county sunday, to he gone several days
on business.
DR.. w. NJ. Lyon. formerly of Topeka.
has moved his Office in Kansas City to
409-4I0 Dearborn building
One of the best features. of the Lowe
murder case was the speech made by c.
A Magaw for the defense.
A meeting of the WOman's Christian
temperance Union IS being held at the
First Methodist church this afternoon.
The mother OF Rev. J. M. jackson. Of
the Euclid Avenue NJ E. church. is
dangerously sick at her home at Grant
vile.
Harry Wilmer is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Mckee here. Mr. Wilmer was
formerly with the Kansas City fire de-
partment.
Galen Nichols went to Kansas City
sunday as celebration trip to COM
memorate his victory in the Lowe muir
der case
The Ladies Aid society Of the First
Congrega tiona1 church viii meet We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. H. L. Alzire,
"a Monroe street.
Judge Henry Mason. of Garden City.
VINO was elected associate justice, will
move MS family to Topeka next week
and live at l011 Van Buren, street.
The Topeka Grocers' association ex-
poets to send ten or dozen representa-
tIves to the National Grocers' conven-
ton which meets in Kansas City next
week.
On account of this being the week of
prayer and the use of the First Congre-
gat-onal church. Dr. F'isk's Tuesday
evening lecture in sociology will be post
poned one week.
There win be a meeting of the Baptist
new church workers at the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel with Mrs. T. j. Hankla
Wednesday afternoon. The election of
officers will be held
The Shawnee County Medical society
viii hold its regular monthly meeting in
the parlors of the National hotel this
evening DIR. w. L. Warmer will read
a paper on THE Blood in Diagnosis"
Dean Kaye gave the first of series
o. illustrated lectures on the Life of
christ last evening at Grace cathe-
draI These lectures are to take the
place of the regular evening services.
The Rev Bernard Kelly filed the pull
pit at the First Methodist church Sun
day morning, owing to the indisposition
Of DR.. j. T. Mcfarland. Rev. Floyd
Seaman conducted the evening ser
vices.
A meeting of the City Troop has been
called for this evening to make prepare
tons for its part in the Inauguration
exercises next week. The troop is to
escort Governor Bailey to and from the
Auditorium
Bishop Bfillspaugh is at Kansas City
/ attending conference of the Episco-
pal churches of Kansas City and vicin-
lty on the missionary situation. Mr..
Millspaugh preached at St. Georges
church Sunday
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Central Congregational church will
meet with Mrs. Cowgirl, 1925 Clay street
The subject is Topeka Missions" Mrs.
Thorpe, Ensign Howard and Mrs. Jane
Chapman will speak.
The concert to be given by the Swedes
of Topeka for the benefit of their famine
stricken countrymen in northern Sweden
has been set for February Is The pro-
NJ. C. A. rooms on January s.
A Methodist district gathering is to
be held Wednesday afternoon and even
ing to hear addresses on missionary
Secretary Oldham Of the Methodist
Episcopal Missionary society. The meet
| ings will be held in the First NJ. e.
church.
Secretary Squires of the City Charities
association has already commenced his
work of gathering old clothing and sup
/ plies TO be used for aiding the poor of
Topeka. Contributions may be sent to
the headquarters at 1112 Kansas avenue,
or they viii be collected if Mr.. Squires is
notified by mail.
The Kansas City newspapers are urg-
4 ing the city railway company there to
designate the places where cars will
! stop by painting the trolley poles white
/ at that place. This is the system which
/ has been followed in Topeka for ten
! Yeas. Perhaps after all the Topeka
system isn't so far behind the times
According to the Kansas City papers
/ Boston is the only city in the world
1 where the stopping places of cars is
designated by painted trolley poles.
Chairman Weber of the streets and
walks committee says that the council
viii probably not take any action in
regard to the paving petitions now on
file until February. There are several
/ other paving petitions in prepare ton,
and the plan is to let all the petitions
/ come in and then act upon all the petit
tons at once, selecting those which
are deemed most necessary for favor
/ able consideration.
Edward n. Strong. a former Topeka
newspaper man well known for his
ability as a tenor singer has just en-
barked in a new enterprise He is an
introducer of patent specialties, and
will have a booth at the Midwinter
exposition His headquarters are Kan
sas City. Since leaving Topeka Mr..
/ Strong has been engaged as represen-
tative of the Swift Packing company
and other mercantile concerns at En-
/ pori.