The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


George NJ. Noble was in Kansas City
yesterday on business.
A. SCOTT BIedsoe, of Topeka. presi-
dent Of the State Spiritualist associa-
ton, will lecture in Fort Scott Sunday.
Tho Willard w. c. T. U. will meet
at o'clock Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Stafford, at HOS West Euclid
avenue.
The free employment agency reports
a strong demand for hired girls just at
present, with a few good farm jobs for
men on the side.
Edgar L. Street, the brother of Chas
q. Street, president of the Topeka
Water company, looks like ex-Council-
man H. s. Nichols.
The social committee of Beulah
chapter, Order of Easter Star, will
meet in the parlors of the Masonic
building for business tonight.
Street Commissioner Snyder is pre-
pairing to grade West Sixth street for
the extension of the macadam pave
ment from Morris avenue to the city
limits.
Rev. ]. A. Stavely will address the
Y. M. c. A. at 4 o'clock Sunday after
noon; subject, Christ, the Power of
God" Special music will be furnished
for the service.
A. K. Wilson has sold his home at
615 Tyler to z. H. Rand, a wealthy
produce commission merchant of Pom
toosuc, Illinois. The deal was closed by
the Strauss Agency.
W. L. Osborn, manager of the Topeka
Desiccating works, says that plans are
now being made for the construction of
the proposed garbage reduction works
for the city of Topeka.
Anna Eva Fay says that Topeka will
buy the waterworks- This is a matter
which was decided only eleven months
ago. and Anna certainly deserves
credit for finding it out.
Mrs. Josephine Herbert, a colored
women, was thrown from a buggy on
West Eighth street. receiving a severe
confusion at the base of the skull. The
accident occurred in a runaway.
Frank Leach, manager of the Wash
burn athletics, went to Lawrence to-
day to make a deal with Coach Ken
nedy for his services with the Wash
burn football team for next season.
W. J. Healey, auditor of freight re-
ceipts for the Santa Fe, City Engineer
James F. McCabe and A. c. Klingaman
served as "umpires' at the Anna Eva
Fay hoodwinking contest Friday night.
The ladies of G. G. Gage corps G.
A. r. treated the post TO a surprise
last night in the nature of a tacky
party and was a complete surprise
They served hot coffee ana other things
good to eat. They also gave an inter
esting programme.
The streets and walks committee yes
LEIudy Turned QOWH the DeIlIlOn OF In2
teamsters asking that the limit of load
for narrow tire wagons be raised from
1000 to 5000 pounds. After September
/ all wagons hauling more weight than
1000 pounds must have wide tires.
While most of the other city officials
were at the Commercial club rooms
last night discussing the advisability
of buying the waterworks, City Engi-
neer J. F. McCabe was at the Craw-
ford opera house asking Anna Eva Fay
about it. She said the city should buy
the plant at its own price.
L. B. Bonawitz a farmer whose home
is near Meriden, was badly bruised
Friday afternoon by being thrown
from a wagon at the west edge of North
Topeka. His wagon collided with one
driven by John Shore. Mr.. Bonawitz
was thrown out and was trampled by
a horse led behind the other vehicle
awrence Gazette: General Hugh
leron, the Kansas hermit, cut in
e in by walking to Topeka this week
attend the meeting of the State
, importance union. On his way to the
pital he built fire and got too
ose, and had narrow escape for his
Hhiskers-
A Lawrence paper says: Fred Van
degrift. who is always nosing around
somewhere, was on the train that but
eed into another one at Kansas City
yesterday. He was not seriously in
5ured, but he suffered great mortifica-
ton by reason Of being compelled to
retire at once to a clothing store and
purchase a new pair of trousers.
A story has been in circulation in
the Second ward to the effect that
Rev. F. E. Mallory has arranged to
move away from Topeka Mr. Mallory
said today that the statement is wrong
and that he has no intention of quit
ting Topeka. He is a candidate for re-
election to the school board from the
Second ward.
To bring the work of the gymnasium
before the people, as is done by al
universities and colleges, the Y. NJ. C
A and Y. w. c. A. will give an exhi-
bitiOn in the Auditorium on Tuesday
evening. the 23d. There will be no at
tempt to put anything spectacular upoT
the platform, such as a circus parade
nothing but the regular class room
work which is itself of sufficient at
Effectiveness to please all who are in
terested.