The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-22
PEABODY AND HIS
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

The Midwinter fair opened today.
Some people in Topeka stayed up all
of last night to keep UP the fires
The city council meets this evening
at an adjourned session.
A boy has been born to Mr. and Mrs
Hugh MeGivern of 2O6 Logan avenue.
Dr.. A. S. Embree occupied the pulpit
at the Walnut Grove NJ. Z. church
sunday.
The mercury was just So degrees
lower Monday morning than it was at
the corresponding hour Saturday.
The vaudeville show at the Mid
winter fair begins in the afternoon at
3 O'Clock and in the evening at 9
O clock
Mrs A. X PurvIance. of 727
Quincy street. was taken to Keith &
Rhoades hospital this morning for an
operation.
There was no false alarm about the
cold wave which was predicted by the
weather bureau. 1t is here and is the
genuine article.
The Kansas State Athletic associa-
ton viii put on a boxing and wrestling
programme at metropolitan hall on
next Friday night.
The preliminary motions on the
Fred Dumont Smith bribery case will
be heard in Kansas City before Judge
Philips tomorrow
The heaters in the street cars are
working overtime today and at that
are not able to keep the frost off of
the window panes.
The real genuine midwinter weather
arrived Just in time to save the Mid
winter exposition from appearing as
an out of season affair.
The one story frame dwelling at
a. M sill -1-A "
damaged by fire at $50 Sunday even
ing. SCOT was the cause.
The chances are that the man who
was kicking Saturday about the wealth
er being too warm was kicking today
about it being too cold. Make a noise
like being satisfied.
F. G. w. Travis, 1885 Park avenue
has presented to the state historical
society the two volume Harper's Pic
torial History Of the Civil War.
The burglars outfit left in the vault
by the thieves who attempted to rob
old brace, bit, a screwdriver. and
an old Ratchet which had seen better
days.
The police are looking for a small
slender man with so cents worth of
postage stamps on his person. Who
viii confess that he attempted to rob
the Merchants National bank Satur-
day night.
Mayor H. V. Dresbach of lola. kan.
has written to Mayor w. H. Davis ask
ing for Information concerning the
workings of the office of police matron.
The mayor of lola is thinking of Great
ing such an Office.
The fat man again comes in for
his Vindication and his honor is again
saved The hole made in the vault
at the Merchants National bank by
the robber Saturday night is but eight
by thirteen inches.
At the Kansas City show in Conven-
ton hail. George Burghart of Topeka
/ largest collection of pigeons. Burg
hart had 81 birds on exhibition and
secured 81 prizes: seventy-nine first
/ prizes two second and one third in
addition to the silver loving trophy
cup.
The following building permits have
/ been granted from the Office of the fire
marshal; Hargreaves & Co. Office
building, lot SIS Topeka avenue. 500:
O. k Arnett, dwelling, SLIGO, on Will
low avenue between Shawnee and
Morris avenues G. NJ. Hill. barn $3.50.
817 Lincoln street; George w. Reed.
boiler house, $3.50. lot II Quincy street.
A visiting married lady in Topeka
wears five beautiful diamond rings
which have a peculiar history When
she was married five years ago her
husband took the veil so far as his
former association with liquor was
concerned Those rings represent five
different falls from the water craft.
as it takes a diamond ring to rein
state the husband in the good graces
! of te@ wife after he meets with one
of these accidents.