The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-02
SNAP sHOTs ATHOMENEWs.

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business.
Rev C. Henderson preached at Ross
vile Sunday
The Warde company will play Mac
beth at the Crawford tonight.
Today the exposition exhibits are be-
ing removed from the Auditorium.
On February 4 will commence the
quarterly payment of pensions at the
Topeka pension office
DR.. and Mrs. Vinten viii continue the
revival services at the First Preshyter-
ian church this week.
The Topeka Elks viii give an old
fashioned social session Wednesday
night at the club rooms.
Capital lodge No. A. o. e. W. has
arranged to send its degree team to the
grand lodge meeting to compete for
prizes.
Dr. Morton n. DowIer is confined to
his bed at his residence, ST West
Tenth avenue, suffering from lung
There is a school teacher at Eskridge
by the name of Bayard Taylor but lie
has not been half way across the world
on foot.
H NJ. Holden. who owns the large
of Shawnee county. has offered some Of
the ranch land for sale.
DR.. D NJ Fisk went to Yankton S. D.
last week to deliver the address at the
State university there, the occasion be-
ing the day of prayer for colleges.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon will lecture
tonight at the Portsmouth auditorium,
in Kansas City, for the benefit of the
associated charities Of that place.
For two Sundays past the liverymen
have been doing a good business with
/ people who want to drive. The country
roads are particularly good for this
time of the year.
Shipp's indoor circus is to appear at
the Auditorium on February %. The
features in this show made up the trick
animal department in Ringing Bros.
+ circus last summer.
The streets and walks committee will
meet next Friday to take up the paving
petitions which are now on file, and rec
ommend certain ones of them to the
council for approval
During the next three days the pay
I warrants for all the rural mail route
carriers in the state viii be issued by
/ Postmaster John Guthrie. There are
about SIS carriers in the state.
The building committee is at work
/ upon preliminary plans for the new
ing. The new building is to cost about
S120 900 and win be commenced this
year.
The Salvation Army leader. Mrs.
Captain L. A p. Blount. will lecture
IN the senate chamber Thursday even
ing on the slums of London. Senator
Tapp will preside and make a short adj
dress On Salvation Army work
A petition for paving on Madison
street between Second and Third was
filed late Saturday afternoon with the
city clerk. This is the last petition to
get in this year. as the limit on time
fixed by the council was February ].
The usual monthly change has beer
made in the membership of the stree
commissioner force A lot of men who
hoo inc 1a5I off nd
an equal number of new men put on.
This is to give all the patriots a
chance to serve the city little.
The Lincoln Day club, an organization
of Topeka cOiored people, Will hold q big
meeting at the Auditorium on the even
ing of Thursday. February II, Lincoln 5
birthday Governor Bailey will deliver
the address Of welcome Other speak
ers are Prof. W. T. Vernon, DR. N. Q.
Ricketts, of St Joseph and Nelson
Crews of Kansas City
4 team belonging to a young farmer
named Hummert. living twelve miles
north Of town, ran away on Kansas
avenue between Seventh and Eighth
streets Saturday afternoon. The horses
had been frightened by the slipping OF
the wagon tongue. which dropped on
the pavement and broke. Hummert
held the animals and stopped them
near Seventh street.
Evangelist Oliver, who is conducting
in his discourse Saturday night: If
any body of churches like this gets to-
gether and determine to do something
the people can go and tell the joint ele-
ment they viii have to go. They can run
every jointist out of business without
regard for city officials, and make the
town decent city.
This evening Charles NJ. Sheldon will
speak before the Associated Charities
of Kansas City. Kas- Next Sunday he
will preach at the Warren avenue Con-
gregational church. Chicago, and on the
following evening will give the address
at the annual banquet of the Chica go
Congregational club. During his abb
senee President Plass of Washburn col
lege will have charge of the Central
church pastoral work
Naval recruits will be examined and
entered in the service at the Topeka
postoffice for five days commencing to-
day. A body of recruiting officers have
been making a tour of the middle west
and have already stopped at a number
of towns through Missouri and Iowa.