The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-27
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

A case Of diphtheria has broken out
in the family Of NJ. Moore at Fifth and
Holiday streets.
A meeting of the Republican county
central committee is called to meet at
the court house on the 9Th of January.
Nearly all trains running into To-
peka are from one to ten hours late,
owing to the heavy passenger traffic.
Mr.. ]. L. Brown of Fort Scott has
been selected as the new weather OBJ
server at that station by T. B. Jen-
nings, district observer.
Congressman Charles Curtis will re-
turn to Washington this afternoon,
having spent the holidays with his
sister in this city.
This will be bargain week on Christ
mas trees and the trimmings that GO
with the trees, to bring up memories
of Santa Claus to the little folks.
The proper season having arrived,
the announcement is made of the
arrival of the old college chums, tom
and Jerry"
Dean J. P de Bevers Kaye has been
suggested as a member of the board
of park commissioners to succeed Ed
ward Wilder.
The commission men of Topeka did
an immense business during Christmas
IN the greenery and holly and other
decorative material
George Bell, who has been County
Attorney Hungate's stenographer for
some time past, has resigned, and will
open an Office as a public stenog-
rapher.
During the absence of Probate
Judge Hayden at his home at Wet
more, Rev. ]. B. McAfee is performing
the marriage ceremonies in the pro-
bate judges Office.
It's all over now. with the exception
of the 'pickin's," which will be on the
table for a day or so yet, according
to the number of children in the
family.
Most of this week will be spent by
the popular man in wondering what
on earth he will ever do with the sur
pIusage of Christmas presents which
have come to him without diagrams.
John Gardiner, who is now day
sergeant at the police station is taking
his annual ten days vacation at this
time. During his absence his place is
being filled by aaplain clothes man,
Josiah Ross. ~ ssfs
Mrs. Cooper. who was awarded ST.
600 alimOny by Judge Dana yesterday,
feels that she has been cheated. She
swore on the stand that $4,000 would
be a. very cheap rate for living for a
single day with Mr. Cooper.
The city is wen filled and still a.
filing" with 'schoolmasters and
school marms, who are attending the
citation of the state, which is in ses-
sion at the state house today.
Arthur and Frank Griggs, who are
spending the holidays in Topeka, will
not return to the Western University
Of Pennsylvania where they We're
members of the football eleven the
past season. The Griggs boys may en-
roll at Kansas university.
Twenty-seven years is q. pretty good
life for set of harness. but that's the
L.
department. All of the harness with
the exception of the collars which are
Is years old has been twenty-seven
years in service on the Chemical en-
CINE at No. 2 fire station.
Col. H. G. Lindsey has been sued in
the city court for a whisky bill of SIS.
He objects to paying the bill on the
very logical grounds that he never
saw any of the refreshments and was
simply a bondsman for the purchaser,
W. NJ Monahaghan, who has been de-
clared a bankrupt.
Santa Fe train No. 8, which arrived
in this city last night, or rather to-
day, was ten hours late at Newton
and a substitute of eight cars took its
place. The substitute seemed to have
been picked out of the scrap pile
There were cars of all descriptions and
kinds. One of them was lighted with
candles.
The one and one-haIf story barn at
1914 washington street was partially
burned last evening at o'clock The
location of the barn is outside of the
hydrant district and the firemen had
to fight the fire by carrying buckets of
water and with the chemical engines.
The loss viii not exceed $40. The
barn was owned by D. D. Hope. The
rigin of the fire Is unknown.
T B. Jennings. of the weather bu-
reau, is completing arrangements with
the authorities at Washington so that
practically every town in the state
will receive daily forecasts of the
weather conditions. If the plan con-
templated is carried out daily reports
will be sent to the larger cities over
the state each day by wire and win be
mailed from these stations to the
nefghboring towns. After the plans
are completed the work will be nearly
Independent of the office in this city,
as the kilograms will be sent directly
from the Chicago Office.