The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03
Snap ShotS atHom9 News.

the establishment operated here for sew
eral years by a. Hirbour They Will
continue in the operation of this estab-
lishment separately from their other en-
ter0rise.
The board of health met last night,
but did very little business. TIE 1acl
that Councilman Wolf had not returned
from his junket in Vineennes, Ind. pre-
vented the garbage plant committee
from making a report on its findings.
G. NJ Sheldon, Of Kansas City, who
IS candidate for reelection as score
tary of the state senate, has arrived
to round up the senators for his can
didacy. The other candidates are Tom
Cordry of Hutchinson and Tom Wise
man of Coffey county.
Rev NJ. L. McKirahan. of Topeka,
for many years pastor of the United
Presbyt terrain church here, and prom
inent in G. A. r. circles, is a candi-
date for chaplain OF the state senate
Tt is said that his candidacy is meet
ing with favor among the senators.
1t is not generally known that Albert
Reid is a member Of the G. A r.,
but such is the case. He recently re-
ceived commission from Depart
ment Commander LOOMS making him
2 member and Official artist Of the
G. A. r"
There was a big New Years eve en-
tertainment FOR the Modern Woodmen
at Rossville which was attended by
Z
ka Three halls had to be secured FOR
the good time and some exceptionally
good drill work was nut on under Cap
tain c. c. Mcpherson.
Fred Aldrich, business manager of
Push" who has been i'll for over three
/ months, has sufficiently recovered to
resume his duties. He started out yes
terday to hustle business for the mag
azine for the first time since the first
number was printed in August.
story has hpeY1 started that . forhf
Will be made on the reappointment OF
F. D. COburn as member of the board
/ of regents of the State Agricultural
| college. Isn't it a little early for this
story, considering that Mr.. COburn's
term does not expire until 1905 and he
will not need to be reappOinted until
that time2
Now Governor-elect Bailey is receiv-
! ing letters from men who want wives
1 asking him to refer them to some OF
] the five hundred or more girls and WO-
men who have applied for the honor
/ of becoming Mrs. Bailey The writers
of these latest letters are going on the
/ theory that Mr.. Bailey will not want
I to marry all of the applicants and per
1 haps the affections of some of them
can be switched.
A meeting Of the executive committee
of the TODeka branch of the Swedish
1 American Relief society has been called
( for the Swedish Baptist church this ev
ening The committee will make ar
:
with which to close the campaign by
I which aid is being secured for the fam
/ inc sufferers in northern Sweden The
| entertainment VIII be held IN February
On Sunday evening at Grace cathe
dral Dean Kaye viii begin a course of
( lectures on the Life of Christ, illus
I trated by numerous lantern pictures.
I These are to be reproductions of paint
ings by the most famous artists of the
world. Dean Kaye has seen the origin
all IF ~tf IL
his journeys abroad and his lectures
viii be very interesting They will take
the place of the regular evening sermons
and will begin a 7.30 o'clock
At Christ hospital Friday night Dr.
W F. Bowen performed an operation
Of trephinirg the skull of Walter
Conigle. a 5-year-old lad who bad been
4 kicked by a horse. The operation APP
pears to have been successful, as the
boy was Immediately relieved and is
now resting easily The boy is the son
of George COnigle of Granville. and
was hurt last Sunday afternoon. He
was unconscious for q time but recOv~
cred so that his parents did not worry
about him until yesterday afternoon
when he became unconscious again. He
was brought in to the hospital where the
depressed portion of the skull was
raised.
on account Of conflicting dates at Os-
borne and Smith Center the winter trip
of the Washburn ladies' quartette
through western Kansas has been post
pOned one month. The quartette has
received numerous requests for dates
beside those planned for the trip that
has been pos pOned. and some altera.
tons in the itinerary may be made. In
the party Will be Miss Vida Wood, so
. prano; Miss Maude Parker of Kansas
City, mezZO soprano; Miss Florence
Morton of Osborne. contraItO; Miss
Mary Daniels Of Topeka, soprano; Miss