The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-15
LOCAL MENTION.


Mr.. and BIrs. f. B. Wallace Of West
Third street are the parents Of "a daugh-
ter.
Claims against the estate of the late
c. K. Kendall are being heard ia the pro-
bate court today.
The committee on streets and walks
recommended that the question of paw
ing Twelfth street bs reOpened, and the
report was agreed to-
Mrs. Sarah Roberts, wife OF 5. H. Rob
erts, who died OF malarial fever This
week at 1l35 Clay street, was sent To
Scales Mound, Ill. this afternoon for
burial.
The state board Of charities has re-
turned the designations of Mrs. DR.. hn ei-
berg, the assistant superintendent, aud
Mrs. l. w. Pack, maLrOn of the state i'm
sane asylum, without action.
Professor Davis, the new organist at
the First Presbyterian church. Is also am
expert with the coruet. lie viii play a
cornet solo tomorrow morning at Sunday
school. which cOnvenes 1T $40.
The new theater at the old I. NJ c. A.
room viii be called the Bijou opera
house. and Will be finished next week.
The chairs are on the way now. 30 has
a good stage and gallery and is lighted
by electricity.
Cyrus Simms, colored. who is charged
with attempting to Kill his brother ohad-
rach Simms, is trial in the district
court today. They had domestic differ
ences and Cyrus drew sharp kuiie
across Shsdrach's neck.
The Populist league passed resolu-
tiOn last night making three votes against
z person a bar 10 membership The mem
bers of the league say that this is the
first step in the accommodation Of
Bennington and Corning.
The resolution asking that the city
designate a street to be paved hy the
poor laborers, who are unable 70 secure
other work, was reported from the com
mittee on streets and walks. with the
statement that il Is impracticable.
Councilman Ettlinger says he will re-
sign his position as councilman IL re-
quested to do so and viii do whatever
the Republicans Of his ward think is
best Mr.. Ettlinger does not expect to
leave Topeka until February.
The only trace Of the crazy man Carls-
ton who broke out Of the North Topeka
asylum the other day Is one OF his
shackles that somebody found west of
town on the south side of the river. lt
had been filed in two in two places.
Died, this morning at about 9.30
o'clock, Mrs. Rousseau, wife of John
Rousseau at her residence on Lawrence
street between Seventh aad Eighth. The
remains will be taken 70 the cemetery az
Richland where funeral services will be
held. The procession will leave Topeka
at 10 a. N. tomorrow
The funeral of George Morgan, who
accidentally shot himself, took place
from the family residence at 3 p. IN to-
day The sisters Of the dead boy ar
rived from Kansas City AT g o'clock last
evening. The corOner's jury ascribed
the boys death to accidental shooting
with d revolver held in MS own hands.
Two fellows whose names are un-
known led a sorre1 horse into the alley
back of Frank MorrOw's shop yesterday
afternoon and hitchinx up to his cart
drove off with it. The police found the
cart over in Parkdale where the thieves
had traded the wheels Of it for a horse
and gone away. They have not been
able to catch the men.
One OF the end men IN the minstrel
show last night suddenly fell to laugh
ing. lie rolled about ia his chair and
nearly fell of IT, We'll, sir. what are
you laughing at2v shouted Iuterlocutor
Dana, in his severe manner. II was Jest
a latfin', sah," was the reply, Hbekase 1
seed dat dood Cliff H0lberr from Atchi-
son, sittin' down dar" This brought
big laugh. Cliff jumped, laughed a lit
tie, turned red and put mis- programme be-
fore his face. He was sitting on the
front seat and had been spotted" through
the curtain peephOle.