The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-04
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Mrs. John Schmidt is recovering from
a short illness.
The city council meets this evening
for the regular January session.
There are 145 cases in the district
| court appealed from the police court.
Mrs. Dan Fitzgerald, who has been i'll
at Stormont hospital, returned home
SUNDAY.
Blanche Boies is searching for the
Ratchet she used in smashing joints on
FEBRUARY IA
Washburn students are returning
from their vacation today. School be-
gins Tuesday.
The regular monthly county teachers
meeting was held at the court house
last Saturday afternoon.
The Authors club is to hold meet
ing this evening to elect officers. The
meeting is to be at 100 Kansas ave-
nue..
C. E. Eldridge and Harrison Clark
son entertained the insurance men of
the city at the Copeland hotel Saturday
night.
Rev. O. s. Morrow left today for
Creston, Ia, where he is taking the
body of his father. who died Saturday,
for burial
Cider Smiths percentage on good
weather forecasts, based on 1000 as a
perfect betting average, seems to be
about 99S
This is the kind Of weather that the
| humane man takes the bride bit into
the house and warns it before putting
it in the horses mouth.
business meeting of Topeka chap
ter of the D. a. r. viii be held Friday
afternoon at the hoEne of Miss Belle
Thompson on Topeka avenue.
The Y. NJ. c. A. night school reopens
tonight E. H. Roudebush has resign
ed his position on the faculty and has
haaY1 z1Iop0adGd q
The Highland Park Limited operated
by the city railway, is in full charge of
one man, who not only turns on the
electricity but collects the fares.
College will begin again tomorrow.
and the college students have been
coming into town today. Others who
attend outside schools have been going
away.
Observer Emigh of the United States
weather bureau station at Dodge City
reports the lowest temperature in De-
cember as degrees, above zero on De-
cenber 80.
William E. GLIB has resigned his
place as mailing clerk in the Topeka
postoffice. The place has been filled
by the appointment of Anthony C.
Vaught of North Topeka.
DR.. R. w. Hogeboom returned yes
terday to Springfield, Mo, after visiting
his brother, DR.. H. B. Hogeboom. DR..
R W. Hogeboom is connected with the
Frisco hospital staff at Springfield.
Why do people prefer to have white
horses used on the conveyance for
bridal couples? Roy Penwell says that
he has many special calls for their
milk white team for use at weddings.
County Superintendent Wright is on
the committee appointed at the state
teachers meeting to look after school
legislation. In other words the teach
ers' lobby
In the January Review of Reviews.
Clarence II. Matson, of this city, has
an interesting article entitled Joseph
L. Bristow; The Argus of the Postoffice
Department"
Mrs. Ed Ewing, of Valencia. was OPP
! Grated upon at Stormont hospital for
blood poisoning. It was feared that
she might lose one of her hands, but
it is now believed the member can be
saved
w. f. Shoch claims to be something
of political prophet. He says that he
picked the winners in the federal judge
and supreme judge contests. He now
picks A. w. Dana to win the fight for
district judge.
Miss Ruth Campbell, who has been
stenographer in the office of Attorney
General Coleman since Mr.. Coleman
came into office, will retire on Febru
ary l. and will be succeeded by J. P.
Coleman. son of the attorney general
Director Jennings has had a pole
placed on the federal building from
which the cold wave flag signals were
displayed for the cold wave of Friday
and will be displayed when other cold
waves are coming. The wave flag is
white with a square black center.
The Goodland Republic says: Willie
Stein, 10 years old, taken from an
orphans horne in Colorado about two
years ago and adopted by Jacob Lem
mer of Sherman county. was tried for
incorrigibility before Probate Judge
Calvert Thursday and sent to the re-
form school at Topeka"
Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon is i'll at his
home on West Fifteenth and was I'M
| able to attend services at the ConGre-
gational church Sunday. Rev. z. A.
F'redenhaaen and Rev. J. A Bollman
directed both morning and evening
services. which were devoted to Social
| Settlement and similar kinds of church
work.
A story was set in circulation a day
or two ago by some one whom the
coal retailers say is more optimistic
than truthful. to the effect that the
operators in Usage county have made