The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14
Snap Shot5 atHome News.

Miss Kassy Morton. Of Tescott. Kas..
is visiting some Of her Topeka friends
this week. She is going from Topeka to
Lawrence to resume her musical studies
at the university.
Many Topeka people are preparing to
go to Kansas City next week to see
Mrs. Patrick Campbell. the pretty Eng
lish actress, who plays some very
naughty plays.
J. T Wintrode, who was elected mar
shall OF the city court, is an old soldier
and draws a pension of $50 a month,
which with his pay of marshal will give
him a fair salary.
Sprague Chase has sold his mill and
elevator in Martin & Dennis addition
and he and Mrs Chase viii go to Ha-
wall Mr.. Chase viii engage in the
coffee raising business.
Irwin lodge $50 A. o. u w, win give
a smoker in honor of the degree team
next Monday evening. The degree team
won first prize in the drill contest at
the grand lodge in Wichita.
Sells < Downs circus will open the
season in Topeka April 27. The circus
will have the gayest and best painted
wagons on the road. Topeka painters
are responsible for the work.
The Kansas City Star says: THE
goody-gOody crowd in Topeka rejoices
not only in the nomination of the dry
candidate for mayor but of Mr.. Good
for clerk of the city court.
Floyd J. Seaman has resigned as as
sistant pastor of the First Methodist
church. He will ask the Kansas con-
ference. now in session at HoIton to
give him charge of some Kansas church.
Harry James, colored has been sent
to Bedwell's private insane asylum east
of the city He was formerly an in
mate at the state insane asylum and
was paroled but became unmanageable.
William Higgins was in Kansas City
! Friday sold Co
A few years ago, when he was shoulder
deep in politics, the Kansas City papers
called him "BilT' Higgins. Politics
breeds familiarity.
The officers of the staff of the Kan
sas National Guard viii attend the
dedication ceremonies of the st. Louis
Worlds fair, April 30, in full uniform.
General Miles Will be backed clear off
the board if Col Hughes is there
The Masonic Constellation, published
in st. Louis, devotes a page in this
months issue to Bestor G. Brown, just
elected worshipful grand master of the
Masonic grand lodge of Kansas. A par
ticularly fine picture of Brown accom-
panies the article.
The Atchison Globe says: wv. p
Waggener, upon his return from To-
pel5a last night, was met by seven or
eight AtchisOn colOred men. and pre-
scented with a S12 silk umbrella. in ap-
probation of his services in behalf of
the anti-lynching bills"
Under the new city charter act. which
viii become a law before the city cleo
ton, women will be given the right to
vote upon all sorts of bonds They viii
/ be enabled to vote for or against the
proposition to issue 1920 Goa in bonds for
the purchase of the waterworks.
J. A. Davis, the war horse of the
Democratic party in the Fourth ward.
/ is talked of as the candidate against
/ Luther Nellis- Davis is a kentuckian
who can make a speech that would
warm the cookies of the Bourbons'
hearts, if he becomes a city father.
Do you want the finest pair of car
rage horses in the city, or a fine single
driver. if so. you can buy them at Up
degraff's sale, 2 miles west of North To-
peka, on Thursday, March 18th. months
I time. sale commences at 10 O'Clock
Dutch lunch at noon.
The Scottish Rite bodies met fast
night and the 18th degree was put on
in full form. No other Scottish Rite
organization puts on the degree as it
is given in Topeka. The costumes are
elaborate and cost several thousand
dollars.
President Norman Plass of Washburn
is planning to organize a Wash burn
club, to be composed of graduates and
former students Of the college. A meet
ing to effect a preliminary organization
viii be held soon. There are several