The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-09
.sNAP sR0Ts AT HoME NEMs.


AuoitoriI1In on Thursday night
The federal grand jury VIII make a
report this afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Holly and mistletoe have made their
appearance on the Topeka market.
People to saw wood are as hard to
obtain right n9w as chickens with
teeth
The federal grand jury is expected
to finish its work by the middle of
next week.
HA. seandrett is the newest addition
to the membership Of the Saturday
Night club.
Sheriff Lucas spent yesterday at Ross
vile investigating a robbery of the pre-
ceding night.
Services will be held every evening
next week at the Euclid avenue Metho-
dist church.
Charles H. LuIing, superintendent of.
insurance has returned to Wichita with.
Mrs. L4uling.
city Attorney F. G. Drenning is in
Wathena on business. He will remain
over Sunday.
P. H Coney has gone to Kansas. City
to address a meeting Of the G. A. R.
to be held this evening.
Rev. W. s. Vail, pastor of the Uni
tartan church at Wichita, VIII I'LL the
pulpit at Unity church Sunday.
E. B. 'Schermerhorn, chairman Of the
state board Of control left for Crawford
county Friday for a visit with his fam
lily.
Miss Nellie Gruber and Mr.. cleve
Kempton won the prize in the one mile
race at the skating rink Thursday even
ing.
James M. simpson,. internal revenue
collector, has gone home after attend
ing the session Of the federal court
here.
The Commercial club meeting which
should have taken place last. night is
scheduled for Friday night of next
week.
E. B. schermerhorn. chairman of the
state board of control, has gone to
Parsons to visit the state hospital for
epfleptics.
Mrs. L. S. .Beggs, who has been in
Christ's hospital for the past five weeks,
was taken to her home. 1434 Topeka
avenue, Friday.
George r. Peck was in the city for a
few moments between trains yesterday.
He was on his way to Texas to visit a
brother who is very i'll.
DR.. d. M. Fisk, the field agent Of
Washburn. college. will shortly get out
some very attractive new literature
concerning that Institution.
E. G. Miner, who has a printing estab-
Iishment at 107 West Seventh street, is
critically i'll at his home, having suffered
a second stroke of paralysis
The Auburndale Trusts and the Ross
vile high school played basketball at
Rossviilee Friday night. The Trusts
won by a score, of 27 to 21.
Mrs. W z. Stanley was in Topeka
yesterday consulting with the board Of
control about the letting of contracts
for supplies for state institutions
The Edison company is placing some
new electric signs which it has pur-
chased in Chicago on its office build
,4
The residence of Mayor Davis has
been fixed up for natural gas and the
mayor is basking, in the warmth from
a heating plant with natural gas as
fuel s.~
The jury for The septen1ber. term OF
district court will be dismissed tonight
as the jury cases for the term have
either been tried or continued until the
January term.
The game Of basket ball between the
AuburndaIe Trusts and the RossYille
High school played at RossVille last
night resulted in a vistory for the
Trusts by a score OF q to 2l.
The case of c. c. Cryder against the
Rock Island for damages which was
dismissed from the federal court yes
terday because of lack Of testimony
will be taken to the appellate court
DICK Cooley viii move to Topeka.
He went to Kansas City on Friday TO
get his household goods. He has rent
ed a house on Monroe street between
Seventh and Eighth and will make his
home there in the future.
The Mamie Richardson case. involv-
ing the legality of the negro high school
bill passed at the last session of the
legislature for the benefit OF. kansas
City Kan, was argued yesterday be
fore the supreme court. A large dele
cation of colored men from Kansas City
was here to listen to the case.
Miss Florence B. List of Topeka,
daughter of Mrs. A. D. Smith, who
lives south of the city, has reached In
dia, and commenced her work as a
missionary there. She is located at
Keng Lung, Burma, India, Shan Mis-
sion. A letter received from her here
was mailed at Port Said on the Suez
canal.
The position of assistant city clerk
which was made vacant through the
resignation of Miss Grace Miller has
not yet been filled. Mayor W. II
Davis with whom the appointment
rests states that he won't make any
appointment to the office until about
Office becomes heavier soon after that
time.
Major william Grebe, Of Bonner
Springs called upon Governor Hoch
yesterday. and wanted the governor TO
help him to reinstatement on the list
of those eligible for pensions from the
government. Major Grebe fought brave
ly through the war, but wound up by
fighting a duel with another soldier. for
which he was dishonorably discharged.
Congress has removed all disability ex-
cept his right to draw a pension. which
has thus far been denied him.
The annual report of the postomce
department for the fiscal year was re-
ceived at the Topeka. Office on Friday.
It shows the local Office way in the
| lead over all others in the state in the
amount of business done. The gross
receipts of the Topeka Office amounted
to $136,532.56; of Kansas City, S154,-
1870; of Wichita. S120,575.52. The
special delivery service in Topeka
amounted to S1,0S2; clerk hire, $685.
/ S66.67: free rural delivery service,
$24,S1S.89.
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