The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-02
NEWS OF KANSAS.
Corner Stone of the New Nc
Pherson Court House
Laid Yesterday With Many
Splendid Features.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
j. w. Ady Sues the United States
for 1874.

MCPHERSON, May 2 - The corner
stone of Mcpherson county's new court
house was laid here yesterday afternoon
with imposing ceremonies, conducted by
the Kansas Masonic Grand Lodge.
Grand Master Mason George w. Clark
otficiated as master of ceremonies, and
the local lodge of Masons and other local
secret societies participated.
The event was made the occasion for
meeting of the old settlers of the county
and a gathering of the people from all
parts of the county. A pleasing feature
of the ceremonies was the part taken by
the school children of the county. A
procession of 800 school children march
ed in double file around the foundation
OF the new structure, as the corner stone
was about to be put in place.
The address of welcome was delivered
by Lawyer Frank Grafton, and the prin-
cipal address was made by NJ. p Simp-
SON. The new court house is to cost
$4,000.
wARMEST APRIL FOR YEARS.
Chancellor SHOWS Report Says One Day
in April the Temperature Wa. 80.
LAWRENCE, May 2.-Prof. Shows re-
port for the month of April contains the
following figures:
The warmest April in 81 years, except
April 1878. The rainfall was nearly nor
NAL, and well distributed throughout the
month. The sky was clearer than usual;
the barometer was higher than the aver
age, and the wind lower. The last light
frost of spring occurred on the 22nd.
Mean temperature - 5S32 degrees,
which is $50 degrees above the April
average. The highest temperature was
80 degrees on the 18th; the lowest was
32.5 degrees on the 1st and 9th, giving a
range of $40 degrees.
Rainfall-3.O9 inches, which is OIL
IN l1I<@ =
measurable quantities fell on IL days.
There were thunder showers. The en-
tire rainfall for the four months of 1894,
now complete, is SOC inches, which is
OFT inches below the average for the
same months in the 26 years preceding.
CoIMUNION TABLE LINEN STOLEN
Presby erians of solomon Presbytery
Don't Dwell Together in BrOtherIy Love.
ABILENE, May 2.-The committee APP
pointed by the Solomon Presbytery to
hear a church trial brought from the
Cheever township is now in session here.
DR.. f. s. Blayney presides and most of
the time has been spent in executive ses-
sion. The case grows out of neighbour
hood jealousies and the disappearance of
some church linen used on the commun-
ion table. etc.
A social was held some months ago, in
the cleaning up of which the linen dis
it resulted in open charges and finally in
its being brought before the presbytery.
ADY SUES UNITED STATES
Claims He was n OF Paid for Some Services
Rendered.
WICHITA, May 2.-Hon. Joseph w.
Ady of Newton, is not so busy hasing
the senatorial situation about the Hobbies
at Washington but that he finds time to
file a unique suit with Commissioner
Sherman against the United States.
This suit is entitled Joseph w. Ady vs..
The United States. The amount asked
in the case is $794.65. The reason as
signed for the suit is that the United
States district attorney Ady rendered
services not required by law and for
which there were no fees attached. He
wants to find out just where he stands in
the matter.