The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-08
LOCAL MENTION.

Associate Justice Allen will not return
TO Topeka from WOodson county for sew
eral days
The remains Of j. Paxton whs die.
Sunday Or cholera morbu5, were sent to
Wisconsin.
H. B. Kelly's law partner, Frank Nc
Hale, of Lawrence. Democrat, has join
ed the Republicans
Secretary Coburn of the state board of
agriculture, has issued d Russian thistle
bulletin, aud is now writing on new
desk.
Campbell Barcley. prominent young
Democrat of smith Center, is now visit
ing ScOLt Rice OF the Office Of the secre-
tary Of stale.
The Rock Island Sunday excursion TO
St. JOSEF Ii v as "a good deal Of a success.
The train con listed Of four coaches and
carried nearly three hundred people.
About fifty went from Topeka.
Arthur Capper OF The North Topeka
Mail, left yesterday for Colorado lie
Will go on the Santa Fe to IiahO Springs
and thence by stage 10 Grand Lake,
where his family is spending the sum-
mer
Workmen are cleaning up the wood +
work in the governors office tOday and
Will put new paper on tile ceiling The
old paper was broken and had begun 10
peel off in such way that il could not
be patched.
Notwithstanding the very low price
new wheat Is moving rapidly. The San
Ia Fe sent tram of empty cars 10 kiO~a
Monday, to be distribute ed along the line,
for wheat, and the demand Tor cars Is
growing stronger every day.
Fred Close this morning received
telegram from Governor Lewellng, who
addressed a POpuIlst meeting at Greens
burg. hiowa county, yesterday. The
governor said he had all immense"
meeting.
Tie Rock Island will have big ex-
cursIOn to Kansas City next Sunday
Trains Will he run from v icnita, Belle
vile, Hutchinson, Horton, Salina aud
nearly all cas- ern Kansas points on the
road. The Topeka train will leave about
1880.
A Topeka stenographer has reached
distinction so great through the excel
lence Of his work, that he has been
called to Niagara Falls to do the court
reporting liz a big railroad arbitration
case. Ii is Z. Ii. Netteis and he lives at
1919 Polk street
The first marriage in Topeka accord
ing to Salvation Army rites, Will be held
al Hamilton hall some time in the last
week of August Captain Walter Wager
and Miss Lieutenant Grace Kitsmiller
are the contracting parties. 1t IS pro-
posed to have big welding banquet
and charge an admission.
The Rock Island is making big prepa-
rations 10 Acc0mm date Topeka pc Jple
who want to take in the races az uOILOn
next week. Beg inning on Monday spec
ial trains will be- run each day, leaving
Topeka at 9 o'clock d. NJ, and leaving
Holton to return at 3 IN the evening. 0 le
fare for the round trip will be charged.
A straw vote on the equal suffrage
question of the block bounded by second
aud Third streets aud Madison and Mon
roe streets, shows for the suffrage amend
nent, ?; against the amendment, "A: non
g. There are about six for
elgn born voters in the block. 1t would
be interesting to take a few STRAW" votes
in other sections Of the city.
The hearing for a temporary injunc-
ton against l,OOJ railroad men before
Judge FJster was continued till next
Monday, with the exception that the IN
junction against eight of the men was
lis solved, as il was shown that their
names were put in the list by mistake.
The continuance WAS taken TO give Unit
ed States Attorney Perry time to secure
evidence against the men named.
@. d. Watson, the guard Of the stone
pile gang al the county jail, has been
granted a temporary leave Of absence,
and {. d. Brhssmdn, the ex-side ak in
spectOr, is taking his place. Mr. Wat
son, who is the secretary of the Republi- |
can county central committee. Will de- |
vote his whole time to politics for the !
rest Of the campaign The central com !
nittee has opened headquarters at Alb |
Kansas avenue, telephone 90.