The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


The paved streets in the down town
district were swept fer the annual week
end clean up.
The arrival Of boy is announced at
the home of Michael SchOenfeld, PA
Jefferson street, by the family physician.
Big fine radishes, q dozen to the
bunch are now to be had at the city
markets and they are but a nickel a
bunch.
Archdeacon Weber Of the Episcopal
diocese of Milwaukee. will conduct a
mission servie5 al Grace Cathedral Fri
day afternoon. March .. at O'Clock.
one of the county office seekers who
otherwise stands Il fair chance Of win
ming the nomination is said to be using
stogfes instead Of cigars ON the voters
Rev. C. y. Swank viii deliver a sermon
al the 0uintOn Heights school house at
30 tomorrow evening. = here viii he
regular Sunday school at 3s15 afternoon.
The management of the White Sox
have issued season books which sell
for s25 and admit the purchasers to
all of the games as we'll as to the grand
stand.
Colonel F. s. Savage Of the advertis-
ing department of the Santa F'e has not
been at his office for several days be-
ing confined at his home on account OF
a slight illness.
The Republican central committee
decided a their meeting held Friday
afternoon that the Republican pfl-
maries are to be held March 20 from
Il until q clsck
The fire department was called out
twice yesterday. The first was a false
alarm and the second was about the
same being caused by chimney
burning out at 704 Madison street.
Mrs C. r. Menninger will give the
first of her series of stereopticon Bible
lectures at the Y. w. C. A. rooms Sun
day afternoon a Ais. Music for the oc-
casiou viii be furnished by a ladies'
quartetta.
There are one thousand feasons. why
/ should not take this drink, said a
young business man as ne stood before
the bar in a city joint with a glass of
whisky poised in midair; but to save
my soul I cannot think of single one
of them"
Three births were reported yesterday
to the city sanitary department: Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Pearson, 923 West
Eighth avenue, boy Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Gfllett, 1405 West Sixth avenue, boy
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Sherman, 1880 Clay
street, girl.
The indications at the present time
are that the mass meeting which has
been called for the Auditorium Mon
day night to protest against the gag
rule Of the county central committee
VIII be one of the largest of the kind
ever held in Topeka.
J. w Goings of the Shawnee Life In
surance company has joined the Tope-
ka colony Of automobilists and ordered
a new car which viii be here next week.
The ear is of the surrey variety finish
ed in black and viii be the third cleo
trio car IN the city when 1t arrives.
A pair of worthless negroes who
have been loaf1ng about the city for
the past two weeks. are the only two
names which appear on the register
at the police station for yesterday s
business. The police picked them up
on a charge of vagrancy and Police
Judge Urmy thought that fine of $50
each would be about the right thing
County Attorney Hungate is bemoan-
ing the fact that is bunch of decoy
ducks has teen diminished about one
half He had them anchored in the
river near Silver Lake this week. when
some farmer boy slipped cut Of the
grass along side of the river and FREQ
into the bunch, so severely injuring
about half Of them that they are use
less.