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first and NJ Porfinaa second During the
evening Mrs I. D. OfNeiu favored the
Audience with q solo. which was greatly
enjoyed. ard Miss Bishop recitee. which
was appreciated by all AT II O'clock =
dainty repasr vas served. and at midnight
the party broke up. and al vent home vos'
ing the social success
Mrs. Andrew WATSON has been in Seat
tie this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Klocker are spend
Ing their honeymoon in British ColumbfA
Capt and Mrs. Munger and Miss Mum
ger have been In town this week visiting
friends. and returned 70 Seattle yesssr-
day.
Mr. c. F. Ciapp vas in Seattle Thur
day on business.
Capt. c. L Hooper. who win have charge
OF the Boring SEQ feet this summer. viii
be accompanied north by his daughter.
Miss Florence Hooper. and they VII be
located at Unaiaska-
Mrs Tuttie and Miss Jessie Tuttie, wife
and daughter Of Capt. Francis Tutfie. of
the cutter Bear. viu spend the summer At
Cnziaska
Mr.. Frank l. Collamore. Of Haclock, has
ness.
Mr. ]. W. whaney. Of Seattle. was In
Port Townsend this week.
Mr. z. W. Engelbrecht, OF seatflA was
In town this week.
Lieut. and Mrs @. l. Garden win proba-
bly, take Up their residence for the sum-
mer al Roche Harbor.
Miss Katherine McCurdy. Of Victoria. Is
here visiting her sister. Mrs. E. klinger.
Mr., J. J. Bishop has returned from q
weeks outing among the San Juan islands
Mr. William Geddes. OF Hadlock, has
been in Seattle most Of the week.
Mrs Riley. of Seattle is here visiting
her sister. Mrs. Henry W. Snyder.
Lieut. Horace b. West is expected home
tomorrow from q months leave Of alb
sence. which he spent in the East.
Mr.. W. a. Maily. OF Seattle. is visiting
his family here
Miss Belle Wallis. Of Port Townsend, is
visiting friends in Port Angeles.
Representative ". A. Halteman has re-
turned from Portland and Spokane. where
he has been on mining business.
Miss Julia Ferguson. of Port Angeles,
visited friends in Port Townsend this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Baker of Seat
tie. are here visiting Mrs. Bakers parents.
Judge and Mrs. d. z. Trimble.
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NJ aa1 Mrs : } Max vel moved ~.
'erday 90 $40 Saajh y street
Mrs CAesfer T-asrs ara NJ Ill.,
returned lasE seek inen Is5yliara.
Mss k.EEs eHte-fa. resi a few f~tev.ss -.
FORMALLY a. a sDFQrF TUESDAY eksri,.sr.
NJ Et~Ara : liaa as IS tsrise ave
Goue 80 housese 9saaS a1 Narsh \ rs.t
Mrs. GeoFxr II Hslfsrou. % S-.s;f~ 80
IRE snssst cg Ms. GcorSa BrsNnc as,
week.
NJ and Ms WuHsa p.-k<ar ana
VI 1 }. kfkFssrscS ssea. " esaessay IA
Nr&t1lN
NJ asa Nrs. Eifchis have removed r~ow
10 Rochester - Ms TscSers - Ns.rts
4 strY,Sl
Nj ara Mrs. Frederick Me,trt returned
Go tAfir c5f duArsers a. Ias hceE=st-r ~
"a s&st Sss&
re class fs- poh,icai stssa.azn ne,
Ensifs-aS ifrcrrsax a. ihe hcuse - Ars
Ssslssaa ssNrsoHs
Tse aasg ladies ef tAs Aarr Wa
= uat14gg save = a7esl fzgcessi.as- GIL. Ia.
s4s~.&ss-es Ms~irs~24x slges-eoz. A
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Whatcon. May s-Special-The most
notable even. in the social circles of the
Bay cities since the close OF the Lenten
season vas the reception given by Mr. and
Mrs. John EINpad 81 their elegant home
on Broadway Wednesday evening The
rooms were beautifully decorated with
pains roses and ivy. A dainty lunch
served in the dining room cnptivated the
epjcurcs. and music IN the spacious par
iors added its soothing charm TO the pleas
ures OF the occasion Mrs. Elxood Nas as
sisted by Mrs r : Sranain and Mrs. ].
r VIM, and the guests were: Judge and
Mrs VIM. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fischer.
Dr. and Mrs " II. Axteu. Mr. and Mrs.
II. a. FAirchli Mr.. and Mrs. o p
Brown. MI. and Mrs W. l.. Patch Mr.. ana
Mrs r c. essnwen Mr. ana
Mrs J : stanEroom. Mr. ana
Mrs II, " Hing. Mr. ami Mrs, Harlhut.
Mr.. and Mrs. = :. Grsnafn. Mr. and Mrs
=. ;. McCurd. M and Mrs p Baum. Mr.
and Mrs A. ". Pettttone. Mr. and Mrs
Fred Fsstlhone- Mr.. sne Mrs J. r Critics
Nr. ard Mr. Peacock. Mr. and Mrs.
CHARTS / Roth. Mr.. ani Mrs A Mans
fed. Nj ana Mrs George = D~llinKsr
Mr. and Mrs. J. q, Baby. Mr.. and Ms.
George 2 Gage. Mr.. and Mrs J. IL
S--hiFciy. Mr. ard Mrs Applchy. Mr and
Mrs. \. r Campbell Mr. and Mrs. G NJ
Walden, Mrs. Roe1er Mrs kellogg. Mrs
kerthRuer. Airs Powell. Mrs Hayne. Mrs.
' an Zar4i,, Ms i erihaasr Mss X IeSg.
Miss Lzuoreaay, Mss Moore. Miss Ben
son. Miss Pcttihene Miss laura Carasla.
Mss Eyrns. Miss Zane. Mss Anderson
Mss Nsser Mss jenkins Miss Frazier. Miss
Eooerfs. Miss Powell. n - Kate l. Bacon
VI - Christopher Nj y. = Dana. NJ l.
y PAll Collins, MI Prank r. Cole. Mr..
LAWSON. Nr Frank Ii Richards, Mr.
John 9. Evans. Mr.. J. W Romain~. NJ.
Harry woosin. MT. John Ternplin. Or. c.
A pariinE Nj J. T. de Mates. Mr. =. "
SicholSen. Mr. Eoo<rts. Nv Anderson.
Mr. r. q. Newman Mr. G " Howard
Hr 7 = i2iaa4ef M Y =. CEet ham ana
NJ Frank = ec.1la-
ka-MAyor and Mrs ~ l. Back return.
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II the festive burglar had known Of the
grand opportunities that were ieft open -
him last Wednesday evening 10 ply his
vocation undisturlsed In tho little suburts
OF Latona and Brooklyn many families
would now be mourning the loss OF fam
iy plate and other portable articles Of
value. The reason for the absence OF 40
many good families from their domestic
hearths on that evening WAS that they
were participating IN a welcome home"
surprise party rendered Air and Mra. nar-
ton u. Bennett. who recently arrived from
Alaska on short visit 10 Seattle.
About 20 tAeir neat and cosy residence
In tatons was heseiSsd hy a crowd OF
friends and ncsshhors well loaded with
baskets that yrcaked numerically az their
cvrrbardcDpsi condition. and containing
snnirv and miscellaneous articles % b.
operated upon later. Everything had hccn
conducted 50 successfully up TO this point
that Mr. and Airs. Bennett were com
rieteiy rScnpluset II oaiy lasted for a
shor' time. however. A. they soon took
IN the situation aud from that on during
the patlr~ evening ieft nothing unaoue
shat would add q tho pleasure and com
fort 81 their frientS.
Mr. Wilhelm CoRcstIek. 81 rew brief
remarks welcomed MT zna Mrs. BENNETT
home, ana Or a haPpy win a.,aior'sed for
the Intrusion uron their domestic tran
guilty
ar. Bennett IN FeQying freely sarrave
those present. bIf adm onfsSed them 20
d. u again. We then spoke ~ the al
van ages AMI disadvantage og NE in Ala.
Ma, which was very interesting The re-
r1ainavr - the evening was stvnt in so
eial chat. games. Instrumental ynusl-.
singing and listening 20 a recitation hs
Ms Ida brH. tire ac>osupN aseSi Young
elccuti0nlst The vocal treat 81. abe even
snr was NV rendition % TIE ola song
plndshaw and Mrs 4 y Austa Nr
Alfr~,i u Dyer favored ths company WIZ
q hurmetc boating song IN thr artwi-ei
senEte. which was Vel received Nf~a
Arthur ~ stevens rendered A sr,sr-,,
mental selectiop ln her usgAl skli,rti wan
rer. fter relieving the aseTefne ttorra
BASKETS 81 their bufy'rns ast serving ne
same along with soale acuaieus r,rre
AMI ira midnight hour having arrived
eVeryhoiy tisak their deearturs. Wishing
NJ. and Ms Bvnuett continued haDet
ness anS prosperity In shcir row h0n,e
sn NAska, These present were Rev ana
Mrs J. n Neieaif. Mr., and NtN y. "A.
Hawiey. Mr.. ana Ms J. Atkins. t-nl
ard Mrs q u, Phillips Postmaster snf
NJ. J NJ. Whitr. Mr.. and Nrs Joan 4
Rel. Mr.. ara Mrs. 4 u. WALKERS Mr.
saa Mrs - q knarn NJ sua Mrs ~,
p coats AR. ant Mrs " l.. r.vra f.r,.
ord Mrs. ". ~ Hinshzw. NJ anA N-x
A Wilkes. Mr. ani Ms n = Atm.
MI anA Ms "a CameAi Me- ana M-s
=. f.eeusAr. Mr. AMI Ms A,f~y4 "A
pyor. Mr.. ant Ms George walters Ny
srf Nrs. samuel Nrnretf NJ AS NJ.
Niiliam cNnesti's NJ aaA Mrs. n y
Hsuaftt. Mrs. WiGam Hevry. Nc 2. y
Ssrasue, Mrs. y \ Eraaett N~s a n
Stevens. Ms Diamond. Mrs. p y
smes Mrs David F'erEtszoa. Nrs LAT,
Awcs. Mrs A \ posie. Mrs ~ - Naonr
Miss Ala NeA Mg, T. WINS Mr.. Ar.
thuf Casslton. Nj T3warA Csa-ar NJ
Alexis rayS~e. AZ Mscry Hrnr.s Mr
Charles Willis, Nr II csWan My
y. pebsrResu, Ms- ;. T.. wi,hsmssa, a.
fAale BENNETT
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he 10 confident that with the best Of at
tension his horses win hold their own
here. He says the American animals are
harder and more wiry than the English
horses.
The duke and duchess of Marlborough
are IN town with Lady Biandfcrd. and
are making the FINAL arrangements for .
house in London for the season
The private view Of the academy display
OF the year Is fast declining in popularity
as a fashionable function. and yesterday
the view attracted comparatively little
interest.
The incoming steamers have brought 20
many Americans that II is already dificuit
big hotels.
Joseph Pulitzer. proprietor OF the New
York World. has taken Moray lodge. q
beautiful place standing within acres Of
handsome grounds at Kensingson.
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Tho members OF the Country Club are
planning for the opening day. which will
." hsed as soon as the weather permits
II Is expected To make II an event Of much
Importance. socially and every way. The
immense popularity the cluh has attained
Is shown by the great number of applica-
uoas ioF membership. even at the ad-
vanced rate OF 81 per year. the vaeaneis.
caused by removal having been nres -,
once The house has been enlarged ana
improved and the grounds will be M, IN
condition for golf. tennis and croqnet when
tho season opens, 50 that the summer
promises 20 be a delightful one.
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In TOWNS NEAR BY.
Tacoma Looks Ahead to Roses
After the Rain.
HER COMIC OPERA READY.
A Notable wedding ss Port Townsend
"A Concert by seattle Singer
af Everett.

Tacoma. May :. - Special - The glow
ing ACCOUNTS Of the flower ssestas
which have set Cziifornians asos
for the past TWO weeks have 80
enthusea the ladies' Of Tacoma that u
IL nos proposed 10 fnanxsrste IN June
carnival Of rose~ which shall be celebrated
yearly and spread the fame Of the match
less roe gardens Of this city over the
whole IzGd. The Idea meets the popular
approval. AMI there ls no doubt Of its be-
ing made complete success. Every wo-
man who hears Il mentioned at once tx
claims: The very thing. Enough has
been said about hard times. We viii rssei
In the beauty Of the rose season" IL Is
proposed to hold thu fete for two or three
days early in June. when the queen OF
flowers is a. her best. and this xiil be
especially opportune. az the city VIII
be nIIed with the delegates to the fedora
ton OF vomen's Clubs TO BE- held here 1T
that time. when several distinguished Wis
itors from the East viii receive their first
tangible impression Of Tacoma
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Mrs w. W. Sprague gave a very elesan,
luncheon last week in honor Of her mother
Mts- henScl who Is visiting here. Twelve
iauies Net~ seated AT the table. which was
beautifully decorated. and a delfc,o,r~ -
past OF eight courses was served The
guests were; Mrs. HenSsl. Mrs. wlnsate
Mrs Odds. Mrs. +. \. Odds. Mrs. Fred T
Olds. Mrs Frazier. Mrs A. J. Baker Mrs
w. II. opie. Mrs. 4. y Thomson. N-~
T c Vaughan. Mrs. William Morrill,. Mrs.
John IfafGats
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A Charming MnrIcaI,.

Mr.. and Mrs. c II Zahriskie invited a
Few masich friends to meet Mr.. r n
'tandsi "Wednesday evening. and L choice
informal programme eas given wh,~s
Vas heartily enjoyed Mr. Crandail Nrs
l@Nld Ellsworth Brown. NIr ana Mrs pa
hrtskie. Miss Confare. Prof Oiaf Hull Miss
Nervaii, AR Ernest l. Newell. Mr. Robert
G NeSvn and Mrs. Rcruics NeR.ii ve,e
present, sai nearly every one presen, con.
ifie1,'~i something to the pleasure q the
evening
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State Of Ohio. city Of Toledo. Luc,, couu.

State Of Ohio. City Of Toledo. Lucas Coun-
ty. S.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath tina, he
is the senior partner OF the arm Of =
j. Cheney & Co.. doing business In the
City of Toledo. County and State afore-
said. and that said Arm viii pay the sum
OF ONE, HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Hairs Caiarrh Cure
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 9Th day Of December, A
D. lSS6-
(SeaD 4. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure - taken internally
ami acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Send for tes,i.
monials. free. F. j. CHENEY & Co,
Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. &c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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&c this week from an extended Eastern
trip. having spent some time in Washing
ton City.
Ex-Gov. Larrsbee and family passed
through town Sunday en- route East over
the Canadian Pacific. They were met AZ
Fzirhaven By Mayor Wtikin- Mr.. William
Hedge and a number Of other old Iowa
friends
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Every day and every evening bat one
last week was taken up by rehearsais for
the immediate presentation OF ''Whsm.
and there ~ every Indication that the
fheater @ili he Allied 10 oYerfiowing. Mo-
body talks about anything else. and the
widest Fights Of Imagination are INDUCED
In 10 the costumes, ali OF which have
been designed and made In Tacoma. They
are really most effective and pretty. yeS
quite proper and correct. The sopranos
viii wear green and gold with silver orna-
ments. and the altos blue and red ali be-
spangled with gilt. all the costumes being
made short. with beited waists and elabor-
ate arrangements OF color. most Oriental
In their effect. The principals will be
dressed In the most gorgeous manner.
quite rivaling the lilies @. the field. and
Sitting Boil IN all his glory was never ar
rayed Ike the "hyu tyee." Mr.. Harrison
q. Foster. whose song snlaeks of pompon
and war paint. and is withai the most TAX
ing and telling OF light burlezqae. In the
song which Mr.. Crendall takes the finest
work IL shown, the music approaching
grand opera in its hlgh order Of merit.
while the duet between Mr.. Crandan and
Miss Mckinney Is truly sublime. and IS
given by them with great effect Mr.. Gran
dali. whose health is much improved by
his change OF residence. Is In excellent
voice. and his appearance on this occasion
IL hailed with the greatest delight. In
short. tho whole cast could not be I'm
proved II the composers sought the whole
Northwest over. and IL is a most credit
able home production, which should re-
ceive the warm support OF the State Co
operative Society. for surely cooperation
In art Is as necessary as in asparagus.
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MS + ?. Richie entertained the .in-h
N'~" 81 @n'oh she - member IN her
r'aows ~ the RIOS hester "Wednesday O.
nNon- Chocolate and cake we're scyv..,
after ire game. ana the guests sn,ove,t an
iator'nN sfsesi boar. 2 be prize. a t,,s,f,-
ini seift porcelain clock Sas 40, bY ~
George " ls'lanatct. Mrs : J Nsxussl
Ms "or'isn ana Mrs. Jessie Merrill rer,
Eilesis ~ The rl.ih -.
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NJ. Fannie A tlarev entertsfse. 90.
wednesday Ctach cab iast week a. ~
rome o. Mrs. X. n Thomas Mr.. At~-
MS Farssth' aaa Mrs Franklin Bowen
were guests ~ tire cfah N~u -.
b-Nwnc was elected g. en- ,he ,,.-.-s'e.
caused by Mr. Cisrks removal
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Dancing Party by Mis-. savage.

Miss Bessie Savage gave a deiightfai
dancing party Tuesday evening In Parker
ball TO about seventy five OF her young
friends. Charming programmes. decorated
In scarlet carnations by Mrs Savage. the
young hostess mother. and leitered very
tastefully by Miss Bessie herself. were
beautiful souvenirs Of acknowledgements
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Savage. Mr. and Mrs. Graham, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Chandler. Mr.. and Mrs. q. II.
McGeer Mr. and Mrs Scammeil Mr. and
Mrs. Garvin, Miss Mechanics, Miss Frier,
Miss Shepherd. Miss Holmes. Miss yotaw,
Miss Jessie Votaw. Miss Nlokeus, Miss
Hewitt. Miss Maude Hewitt, Miss Stuart.
Miss Barlow. Miss Cutler. Miss Reed. Miss
kaehlein. Niles Murray. Miss Fish. Miss
cosper. Miss Mann. Miss Sellers, Miss
KENNEDY. Miss Andriis. Miss Harrington.
Miss Hanscomh. Miss Thompson. Miss
Bolt. Miss Chesney. Miss Herbert. Miss
Carney. Miss White. Miss Ersden. Mr..
Weer. Mr.. Louis Weer. MIR. Willis Weer.
Mr.. Murray, Mr.. McGecr. Mr. johnson.
Mr.. JORDAN. Mr. WEIGH. Mr.. Sutton. Mr.
White. Mr.. Smith. Mr. Reed. Mr.. Newell.
Mr.. Schiarb. Mr., John Schlarh. Mr. Dixon.
Mr. Miller. Mr. Sloan. MIR Hunt. Mr.
Hyde. Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Graham. Mr..
blanchard. Mr. Andrus, Mr. Lester An
drus. Mr. Haskell. Mr. Ed Dickson. Mr.
Nolan. Mr.. Lawshe. Mr. Wood
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BOB INGERSOLL said: 'Puddn-
head Wilson and his Missouri neigh
bors make me proud that / live in a
land where s1ch men and women
grow
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HENRY wATTERsoN said; 4 -
always known that Frank Mayo -
one OF our best actors. but neyr NJ
measured his greatness until I nv RI
as that delightful man, Dave WIS
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COULD NOT TRY IT TODAY
The Coulter Case Could Not Begin
When Expected,
AND WILL SCARCELY GET STARTED

Before TOmOrrOw-ThrOngs IF People
Pack the Court Room and Corridors.
The district court room was packed to
its utmost capacity today when court
began. It was with difficulty that law
yers made their way through the closely
pressed throng that filed the middle
aisle leading to the attorneys rail, while
every available space on the benches was
filed.
This was because of the extraordinary
interest which the trial of David Coulter
for the murder of Edward Illston has
created The case was set for the first
thing this morning. but it will proba bly,
not be reached today on account of other
criminal business. If it is taken up to-
day it will be late this afternoon, and
little more than the examination of the
jury can be accomplished.
Two juries were kept going this morn
ing. There is a special venire of fifteen
for the Coulter case. and this, with the
regular panel of seventeen, makes thirty
two men on hand. While one ury was
out another, at 10 o'clock. took up the
case of Robert Waters, colored, for steal
ing an overcoat of James A. Mulhollaud
of Kansas City, from Rock Islard train
one night, while 1t was coming from the
north to the south side of the river.
Coulter's father, grandmother, and two
boy cousins have arrived from Valley
Falls to be present at the trial. They
visited him today at the Jail he was
taken into the side cell to meet them.
The boy with the seemingly iron
nerves was no more affected at the meet
ing than he is when Jai1er Larry Shoe
han says allow are you, Couiterf" every
morning, and the accused murderer re-
plies How do you dor" There was the
same amount of feeling in his greeting
to his relatives today.
The greater part of the crowd in the
court room TO-DAY were men from the
neigh borhood of the 1llston home, south
east of town. The father of the muir
dered boy was there and also Sturgis
BechtoI. the boy who identified David
Coulter as being the boy whom he
saw get up on the lumber wagon with
Edward Illston on the evening OF Octo-
be IA last with rife in his hand, This
was the last known to have been seen of
Illston alive by any other person than
the boy who killed, him. Coulter shot
him in the head mile further on and
dragged the body into the grass of the
field beside the road, where 1t was found
October 81,
While the court room is packed with
friends of the Illston family, who will
return from day to day of the trial, no
violence is feared. The prisoner will be
in the immediate charge of Sheriff Bob
Kepley, who will remain in the court
room during the entire trial
Coulter will be defended By Attorneys
VIII Atchison of Topeka, and George w.
McCammon of Valley Falls They held
their last conference with him today at
the Jail. The state will be represented
by County Attorney H. c. Stafford and
Deputy County Attorney Arthur McCabe.
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SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Sunday will be ground hog day.
c. H. Holcraft is the owner of three
fur overcoats.
Police Judge Ferry will return from
Lakin tomorrow.
1t remains yet to be discovered that
Senator Ben Tillman came from Kansas.
Mr.. jennings Sunday school class
must be getting ready to have a picnic.
Cobs are now selling at seventy five
cents "a load, but they are not very big
loads.
Miss Hattie Holman, assistant city
clerk, is suffering from sprained shout
der.
Athletic park is again a dirty looking
pond after a frozen existence of several
days.
Local politicians are discussing wheth-
er to nominate city officers by caucus or
primaries.
There are 100 teachers in the city
schools, and the same humber in the
county grades.
A man who wore an overcoat today
said be did it only to cover up the holes
in his clothes.
Rev. ]. NJ. Mason of Barnes is preach
ing again this week at the Kansas Ave-
nue. NJ. E. church.
The commissioners have not decided
what will be done with the furniture in
the old county Offices
The Alhambra Mandolin club will be
strengthened by five players from Kan
sas City for the charity ball.
Mr.. J. b Larimer says he will not be a
candidate for district judge against Judge
Hxzen, as has been suggested
A. c. Sherman says he is not a candi-
date for any office. but is, as an Ameri-
can citizen, bound to stay in politics.
Work on the state house elevator has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-30
w. IL. DAVIS ELECTED.

Chosen President of the Newly Formed
Commercial Club.
The board of directors of the Topeka
Commercial club held meeting at the
National last evening and elected officers.
w. II. Davis of the wholesale grocery
firm of Parkhur6t. Davis s. Co., was
elected president; S. S. OFT was made
vice president and F. .. Popenoe, treas
urer.
The question of permanent secretary
was left open, though c. S. Elliott agreed
to serve in that capacity until perna-
nent secretary could be elected.
The new president, Mr.. Davis, is a
young man, who is very much interested
in the Commercial club project He be-
lieves that the only way to help the city
is through a live organization of this
kind. The directors acted wisely in Sc
lecting Mr.. Davis.
The club is to hold its next meeting
next Tuesday evening, when the commit
tees will be announced and the plan of
work mapped out.