The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-07
sNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Clean the snow from your side
Lou wynan went to Chicago yes-I
terday to attend the automobile
show.
Topeka's ten cent theater at 41s
Kansas avenue is drawing good
crowds.
E; Payson Ripley. station inspector
of the Santa Fe, is in the city from a
trip over the lines.
c. c. Baker, formerly president of
the street railway company in To-
peka, was in Kansas City yesterday.
A meeting of the Topeka, Frankfort
& Northwestern railroad directors
took place at the Commercial club
roms this afternoon
Otis Skinner comes to Kansas City
this week in his new play, THE Har-
vester.'' 1t has not been announced
that he will come to Topeka
Captain Abbott of the Saints is try
ing to land Dave Martin, Butte's
crack pitcher of last season. Catcher
Henry comes from that town.
The Commercial club meets on Fri
day evening. Forty new members
will be taken in Most of these have
Mrs. E. M. Brockett, of 1928 Polk
street, is a first cousin of the late G.
7. Beckwith, president of the Oberlin,
Ohio, bank wrecked by Mrs. Chad
wick.
The street railway company is
working a force of men on the new
steel bridge across the Kaw river
The work was not stopped during the
cold weather
The green house owned by Jacob
Blair, a mile and half west Of town,
was burned to the ground yesterday
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
loss is approximately $500.
Chief Engineer Merriam of the
~ r117<aF q
of the construction of the cutoff from
Topeka to Marysville, has rented Of
fees in North Topeka, and will make
his headquarters in this city
Rose Melville at the theater to-
night for a dollar is higher than the
price of seats for her performances
| in Denver, where she played at the
Tabor Grand for rs cents for par
quet seats, but Topeka is used to
that.
DR.. D. NJ. shiveley is suffering
from a badly sprained shoulder He
was thrown from d street car several
weeks ago and is just able to be
around. He was in Topeka yesterday
making a fight on anti-Sunday base
/ ball legislation
GEORGE d. Brewer. late candidate for
auditor of state on the Socialist ticket,
is delegate to the State Society OF
Labor and Industry convention being
held in this city today. While in To
| pelxa Mr.. Brewer is the guest OF Judge
| and Mrs. Frank DoSter.
The annual meeting of the Shawnee
County Medical society was held last
night at the National hotel. About q
doctors and their wives were present
The banquet was thoroughly enjoyable
/ Those responding to toasts were: DR.. I
w Peers, DR.. T. B. Eastman, DR.. >
E. Smith of Granville, DR.. N. J. TaylOl
of Berryton, and DR.. L. M. Powell.
The contracts for supplying th'
judges and clerks at the polls witt
meals on the 18th of February has a:
yet not been let. Commissioner of Elec
tions Williams has as yet not received
any bids and would be glad to come II
touch with some one who is willing Il
make a try at serving the meals. Th'
judges and clerks are as a rule too bus.
to get away from their duties and hav'
to be served at the precincts. Their
are 81 of these precincts
Talk about baseball cranks Mus
kogee, Just in the new Missouri Vale,
, league, must have them. Here is
dispatch from that town telling of tn
prospects: Enthusiasts of the spor
of baseball can now close their eye
and see visions of loveliness ahead TO
the coming summer. They can pic
iture themselves seated in coo
Igrandstand contentedly sucking lem
; onade through a straw and feastinl
their eyes on a snappy baseball
game, well satisfied that ther hom
team is composed of the cream
the land.