The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-16
SNAP SHOTS ATHOmE NEWS.

Tears" is said to be a wholesome com
ec4-
T. A. Noftzger, senator from Harper
county. went to Kansas City to spend
Sunday.
wouldn't it be novel if Ships indoor
circus could give a parade next week
in the snow?
The street cars ran in pairs Sunday
used the salt cars and managed to keep
the tracks well cleared.
The peanut and pop corn merchants
We're snowbOund from their places OF
business this morning.
The ladies' up-to-date club Of the
Arlons viii give night-cap ball at Arlon
hail, Friday evening, Feb. 20.
Unfortunately for the school and col
lege pupils, Washingtons birthday
comes on Sunday this year.
Sunday should have been a day of
Thanksgiving for two druggists whose
stores were missed by Miss Boise.
The Decker Veronee company will
open weeks enga gement at the Grand
tonight in The Princess of Patches.
Paul Torrington returned to Russia
too soon He should have remained for
this storm and have felt perfectly at
home.
Soft coal is still $3.50 a ton. The coal
trust evidently knew what it was about
when It held up the price during the
warm spell.
It seems that the wind was not tenn.
pered to the shorn lamb in the persons
OF the joint keepers whose front win
dOWs are out.
It is now an opportune time to resur-
rect that old fifth reader selection which
starts out 1t SHOWS. cries the school
boy, hurrah. hurrahl
1t was three years ago this month
that two and a half feet of snow waS
recorded and everything. even the po-
lieemen. were inconyenienced-
The ladies' aid society of the First
congregational church viii meet next
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs kirk
patrick SEQ West Sixth avenue at 2.3o
This was the kind of a snow that took
the sole" impressions OF the feet of
those sturdy warriors who participated
in the state hours war a few years ago.
Considering the condition of the
weather Sunday. the Topeka street cars
ming with considerable regularity by
4 =.
The race horse Red Pepper" owned
at Ell Dorado. Kas.. has just been sold
was a lot favorite" In the races n.
Topeka last fall
The Washburn company which is to
give She Stops to Conquer" some time
in March for the benefit Of the athletic
association, has commenced TO rehearse
for the performance.
You may shatter and break the glass
If you viii but the billy goat scent VIII
Hnger round still - observed man VINO
viewed one of the Boise joint window
wrecks this morning.
The new plumbing in the federal
building, which has been put in at cost
of about $1,000, is now nearly com
pleted. A large amount Of expensive
marble was used for wainscoating.
Just at church time Sunday morning
the snow blockaded traffic on the Pot
win street car line and the devout had
to- walk to meeting as did the good old
forefathers in New England some years
ago
Director Jennings was snow bound
for q time this morning and Observer
Montgo emery was charge d affaires single
handed and alone at the weather bureau
for some hours until the chief could dig
his way in from PotWln.
Don't forget the city ordinance about
cleaning off your sidewalks. OF course
the sidewalks in front Of such public
buildings as the state house, the court
house and Auditorium have not yet been
cleaned, but the plain, common plug
citizen is liable to arrest If he follows
that example.
Observer Jennings excuses himself by
saying that this snow IS for the purpose
of proving how long it will take the
corps of head janitors, assistant jani-
tors, inspectors of janitOrs, assistant
custodianS and the others of the army
Of employees at the state house to clear
the steps and walks.
J
witsch, the Russian pianist. comes to tn,
Auditorium Wednesday night he may
think it is an appropriate welcome for
him Cab" would feel Qerfectly at
home If some one would lend him a buff
4 falo skin overcoat and let him go otrl
and Dlod, q la Siberia
A Topeka glass dealer who has fig
ured on replacing most of the plate
glass smashed By Blanche Boies, says
I that the damage done by that dimlnu-
tive woman has been greatly overestt-
mated. Every bit of glass can be re-
( placed for $780," said this man. The IN
surance agents figured the loss at about
81. 500
The Ottawa Herald gives some start
1 ling news as follows. Another good
attraction that Manager Hubbard has
secured is Henrietta CrOsman IN The
! Crisis Miss CrOsman is an actress of
note and her coming to Ottawa will be
an event in theatrical circles. She viii
come next months also" Miss Crosman
is playing The Sword of the king in
New England.
Like all managers, when Paul Gil
more, in The Tyranny of Tears start
ed out this season and the first favor
I able criticisms were received, Jules Muir
ry opened scrapbook and great care
I was taken in FASTING each and every
notice into it just So Now one corner
/ of Mr.. Murry's private Office looks like
the typical newspaper clipping bureau,
/ for newspapers are bestreWn every
1 where. Mr.. Gilmore is now adding to
that collection scraps from the Kansas
newspapers.
The Salina Republican of Saturday
says: "A Topeka lad who said he was
is years of age, but who looked several
/ years younger. jumped from the tender
of the westbound Missouri Pacific pas
senger train last evening and running
into the arms of Marshal Thompson ana
Deputy Sheriff Moves. inquired: What
town is this? The little fellow was
wringing wet caused from steam and
the officers on questioning the lad learn
ed that he was beating his way from
Topeka to Syracuse, Kas., so as to be
with his mother. The boy was brought
to the police station and given his sup
per and later given a warm bed. He
/ left early this morning and hasn't been
sir 10 haf