The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-05

And toss and roll as In a biIlowy sea:
These awful nights
But thing not love. its all because Of thee
That thus suffer in misery.
more important thing my 'tention claims,
BY the STATE JoURSAL Poet.
There are only two prisoners in the
city Jail at present.
It was half past eleven last night when
the council adjourned
The state board of pharmacy is in
session at the Copeland.
The Free Thinkers convention opens
tomorrow at Lincoln post hall
The professional 5uryman is in the ma
jority at this term of the district court
The A. r q. headquarters have been
moved to room three IN the metropolitan
building.
There are 56 divorce cases on the dis
trict court docket 10 be tried this month
and next
The county commissioners have allow
ed the court house contractors a claim of
$7,026s4
There will be a total eclipse of the
moon Friday evening, September IA, at
~ O'Clock.
The northern part of the county was
visited with a severe hail storm Monday
evening.
The Orphans Home association is
holding its regular monthly meeting this
afternoon.
All day yesterday and all last night
there were no arrestd by the police for
misdemeanora.
The PopuIist candidate for probate
judge is spending his entire time in can
vassing the county.
It threatened to rain little again this
morning but somebody began getting
ready for it and it quit
z
raised IL watermelons with an aggregate
weight Of TOO pounds.
John Hewitt of Topeka has secured
the contract for remodeling the Leaven-
worth postofdce building.
Fred Close, Jr., and Will Eberle cap
tured the first prize on the west end ten
mis- court Monday afternoon
Probate Judge Elliott has appointed
Miss Nora Norris executrix of the estate
Of her father, Robert Norris-
Mira n. R. Baker, who was taken sud-
denly i'll last week on Mr.. Bakers ranch
in Colorado, is getting better.
The final hearing for a writ OF habeas
corpus for Miss Estella Osbon will come
up in the Supreme court tomorrow.
William L Reid and Mamie Adair Of
the northern part OF the county, have
been licensed 70 marry by Judge Elliott
The bond OF Frank NJ 6tahl the new
county treasurer who will succeed A. K
Rodgers next month has been placed at
&25O,0OO
William Ingram. of Leavsnworth, q
former Santa Fe engineer has sued the
company for $4,000 damages for per-
sonal injuries.
The members Of the fire department
are discussing the proposition sawhat
would have done" II they had been at
the destructive fires in Minnesota.
Harry Robinson's Great Dane dog
ssSir William" took first prize and spe-
cIal mention at the bench show at the
Iowa state fair at Des Moines yesterday.
In Justice Fnrry's court John Cole has
been bound over to the district court and
his bond placed at 81, 900 on the charge
OF criminally assaulting Mrs Rosa Shaw.
A reception for Bishop Thomas, Rev.
Guy Miner, Dean Millspaugh and Rev.
Mr.. Todd will be given Thursday even
ing at the home Of J. A Campbell on
Monroe street. North Topeka
A suit is to be dled in the supreme
court in which a firm Il sand dealers be-
low Lawrence want 4 rival firm to pay
them damages, because the rival firm
built a dam, changing the course Of the
water in the river and washed their sand
bar away.
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the jury in the district court returned a
verdict, finding Frank White guilty Of