The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-09
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Most anybody can "cut ice'' now.
f. H. Smithmeyer. of Lawrence is
in Topeka today on business
Saturday will be ChiIdren's day at
the Kansas AIidwinter exposition.
A week from tomorrow night the
Auditorium pipe organ will be dedi-
Gated.
Now is the time that a good many
people are finding out that their roofs
leak.
The 1900 ballots for use in the spec
la bond election on the 18th have been
delivered at the Office of the city clerk.
H. H. Embry. assistant general
freight agent of the Rock Island, OF
Kansas City, was a Topeka visitor yes
terday-
Santa Fe, has returned from a trip 10
Atchison and st. Joseph on railroad
business.
The formation of icicles on tele-
phone wires alongside of buildings
under water kennels is causing the
Inemen some trouble.
President Street of the water COM
pany has wired the city attorney that
he viii be in the city by Monday or
Tuesday of next week
The troupe of Arabs at the Auditor
ium this week are attracting more at
tention than any other vaudeville at
traction of the Mfdwinter fair.
Councilman Sinner of the Fifth
ward is the proud parent of a baby
boy. born Monday afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Sinner live at 1912 Van Buren,
street.
Z. D. K emma, first vice president and
general solicitor of the Santa Fe has
returned to Chicago. His trip to To-
peka was very brief on account of the
fact that his children are i'll.
Nelba's schedule of prices at Haz-
ards pavilion in Los Angeles is 81. 81,
SO and "a per seat Do you remember
a I'd vii ion
has a seating capacity of 5000.
Captain Abbott of the Saints got
another letter from Sis1er the other
day. He wants to play ball here this
summer DO YOU think I want to
commit suicide replied Abbott.
The Women's Relief corps of the O.
G. Gage post of the G. A. R., has Sc
cured the contract for furnishing the
meals to the judges and clerks at the
polls at the coming special bond cleo
tiOn on the 18th of February.
The four men who are being held at
the county Jail on the charge of crack
ing the safe in the Anderson-Arm-
strong commission house Office on
winter fair about 8 O'Clock that same
evening.
Clay Hamilton is a candidate for
committeeman on the Republican city
central committee from the Second
precinct of the Sixth ward instead of
Clad Hamilton as announced. Clay
Hamilton is a brother of Clad Hamil-
ton.
The city officials of Lincoln. Neb,
who signified their intention of coming
here today to be in attendance upon the
Midwinter show, wired today to Mayor
Bergundthal that they would be una Bile
to start today. The visit has not been
postponed for good, however, but the
party will arrive either Friday or Sat
day. A delegation of the city officers
viii meet the visitors at the train when
they arrive.
Through misadvertence the name of
w. A. Myers as candidate for the Of
flee Of city treasurer was left off the
list of last nights candidates for city
Offices Mr.. Myers is a printer at the
state printing plant and lives at 200
Stevens street. He was candidate for
councilman from the Sixth ward a year
ago against Councilman Hughes NJ NJ
Hale. the present incumbent for city
treasurer, is a candidate for re-elec-
ton.
Brooks & Gilmore. the contractors on
the Fifth ward sewer viii put in n
steam excavatOr at work on the sewer
next week. A steam eXcavator has
never been employed on sewer work in
Topeka After the excavation is COM
pleted on the Fifth ward sewer the ex-
cavator will be given q commission by
Hanley & Richie on the Sixth ward