The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
81 JOE AZ H0MENEWs.

bers sixteen mem bers-
The NIodocs went to Holton last night
to assist in an entertainment.
The Unity club did not have a meet
ing last night but viii have it tonight.
The drives on the south side Of the
state house grounds viii soon be COM
pleted.
Joe Waters says that the time win
come when law can be pracuced by
machinery
The Washburn Glee club gave a con-
cert at seabrook, Tuesday evening, and
got home all right
The improvements promised for the
north side OF the state house grounds
are now being made.
The Amphion club. assisted by Fran
els Walker, of Chicago. viii give their
last concert May g.
The latest rumor is to the erect that
Bill West rode out Of town on a bicy-
Gle after breaking Jail.
County Attorney Harry Stafford used
to be the crack catcher for the base
bail club he played with.
The oats, sown in the southern por-
ton Of the state house grounds ten
days ago, are growing rapidly.
Major Tom Anderson left today for
Ohio and win pay visit to Mckinley
II. IT. Wingert of HagerstoWn Md,
one of the heirs of the late VIM. frey,
is in Topeka TO look after the estate.
The Santa Fe reuters and the pen
sion Office baseball team viii play their
first game at Lowman Hill tomorrow
Much greater interest than one would
suppose was taken by Topekans and
Kansans in the hanging of Bill Taylor.
Philip Mayer did not succeed in max
ing dates with the *. S. II. ball team
for today and tomorrow at Athletic
park.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. NIeMurtrie Of 217
Madison street. are the parents Of q
son. Mr.. AIcOIurtrie is Santa Fe
brakeman.
The court house baseball team wants
to get up game for Decoration day.
They had better not let the old soldiers
hear of it,
Tt costs the politicians 10 cents a week
now for religious reading matter since
the American Volunteers began getting
out a paper.
A part in a new play for Clement
cambridge is being rehearsed by VIII
Wadsworth. though ne has not yet
signed for next season.
The youngest boy in the county jail
is Charles Goggins a colored boy who
stole q Dlas5 Kettle IEQE4 j emerson
Davis lie is but u years old.
a good many Of the dry goods clerks
who are working for early closing are
putting in these evenings until 10
o'clock on their tennis grounds
Prof. W. II. Leib. who has been ser
iously i'll. is much improved. and ex-
poets to be able to take part in the
Amphion club rehearsal tonight
Observant persons say that Governor
Morrill, has grown several years young
en- since sam Peters declaration. The
governor was actually heard to crack
a joke today
A missionary named TT. N Boney has
just returned safely from South Africa.
He win deliver three lectures on Africa
at the shiloh Baptist church beginning
this evening.
Invitations have already been extend
ed to o. p. Updegraf to act as starter
at the races over the southeast Kansas
circuit. where he ohiciated last year
He viii accept
Colonel Alexander Warner of Baxter
Springs, who is a member OF the lower
house Of the legislature, is a candidate
for tine Republican nomina tion for lieu
tenant governor
Judge wv. 3. Sutton Of Russell county,
secretary of the state irrigation board.
says that the Sixth congressional dis
trict Will support the denomination Of
Governor Morrill,.
Prof. A. =. Palmer Of Washburn col
1ege, is looking after the interests of
Frank f. Muller. the mana ger of
Alexander Blacks picture play which
comes to the Grand tomorrow night.
Carl Smiley. who is charged with
stealing j. A. Lundgren's bicycle,
waived his preliminary examination
the district court in the sum of $500.
He is in Jail
The county jail prisoners have woven
the romance Of Clark and Skeggs. who
did such remarkable chicken stealing
at George w. Weale. Jr.'s coop, into a
rhyme and pass away the time sing
ing it.
Judge j. G.. Lowe. chairman Of the
railway commission. win deliver an ad-
dress before the WaterviHe high school
graduating class. May %. Judge Lowe
VIII speak upon THE Kansas Scholar
in History"
You see,7 said a man who was ex-
/ planning the Bill West escape they
sawed into the jail" You mean
I they looked I'M" said Eugene Ware,
I who was in hearing. your grammar
1 is simply terrible
Ex-senator Harry q. Richter Of Nor
/ ris county. the new state agent for the
/ Connecticut Mutual Life, viii not move
/ 10 Topeka as was reported recently.
I He viii still live at Council Grove,
J though he viii have a Topeka Office
/ Wallace Bros. circus. consisting of
/ tWenty-three care in two trains. passed
T through Topeka over the Santa Fe at
/ 3 o'clock this morning en- route from
/ St. Joe to Usage City, where a perform
I ance is given today.
George w. Candy, who is in the sol