The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-08

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returned from California where she spent
a three weeks vacation
Miss Radford, state secretary of the Y
w c. A. VIII return this evening from
Lawrence and viii leave tomorrow morn
ing for a short trip to Wichita.
Rental agents say that ait present there
is a large demand for houses and that peo-
pie often pay down money to hold houses
before their other rent has expired.
The Topeka whist club tournament,
which viii continue during the winter,
commenced Monday night at the clubs
rooms. Ten tables entered last night
The stage hands at the Grand Opera
House say the Brownies company car
ried more scenery than was ever brought
into Topeka for one production before
The Amphion club has probably gone
out of existence, or at least is ~ state
of suspended animation. NO EFFORT Will
be made to reorganize the club this win
ter
w f. Sapp. who is in the city. made a
guess before election that his county,
Crawford, would give the fusion ticket
loo majority ana it turned out to be
1908
A story is being told to the effect that
the Topeka druggists are getting up
all joints be closed tight during MS ad-
ministration.
The second big tower for the cable that
viii carry material to the workmen on
the big bridge has been built. 1t is on
this side Of the river and straddles the
trolley tracks
Mrs Riordan who was sent to the asyl-
UNI because she cOuldn't leave WHISKY
alone writes Topeka friends that she is
well treated.
The lecture on Andersonville that ]. Fl.
Squires a member of the school board,
was to have delivered in North Topeka
has been postponed from Wednesday to
Friday evening
Miss Kate Kinkead. a sister of C. F.
Kinkead who was injured at Mcfarland
the city looking after her brother in the
Santa Fe hospital
C. r. Hudson. assistant general freight
agent OF the santa Fe, and e. F. HOLES.
chief rate clerk, went to st. Louis today
to attend a meeting OF the Southwestern
Traffic association.
Councilmen Burgess and Nettels were
the only members OF the city admins
tration who did not 90 to Leavenworth
today to attend the meeting of the kan
sas Municipal league
"a Japanese nobleman has written the
quiring for tuition rates, rates for board,
etc. with a view of sending his son to
this city to study medicine.
IA few evenings ago when some Kansas
City hremen We're visiting the hremen at
station NO Fireman Robinson forgot
to ring the curfeW until eight minutes OF
8 O'Clock Wasn't that awful.
The Brownie cimpany left Topeka
at $50 this morning by way Of the Union
two nights at the Toone's house The
scenery men worked all night
A year and a half ago H. V Hinckley
testified on behalf of a firm of young en-
gineers who had designed a bridge in
that they have won their case.
Superintendent Hinckley of the new
bridge says that the county retains IS
per cent of all the estimates which more
than makes uD for the discrepancy in the
price and the estimate for the cement
why. over ait LeavenWOrth, said
young lady who is visiting in the city.
the newspaper publishes a list Of those
just when the travelling men get to
town.
IT, IT, Cartridge. tax commissioner Of
returned from New
Mexico, where he met the territorial
board Of equalization in reference to the
tax assessment of the road in that ter
ritory.
Miss Violet d. Metzger a young lady
of this city who graduated in medicine
from one of the Kansas City Medical
colleges last spring. is now studying in
Ireland
A Topeka young man who bought a
500 diamond ring for young lady lost
Il al the opera house Saturday evening
before he had delivered it. The young
lady viii probably wear a cheaper en-
gagement ring.
@. S. Gleed and DR. s. G. Stewart win
return Wednesday from Mexico where
/ they have been for the past three weeks
in company with b. p. Cheney of Bos-
ton. The trip was taken for the benefit
of Mr. Gleed's health
The Columbian building elevator which
has been laid OH temporarily ana IS being
er motor TO run il. The present one is
too small for the business
Isaac F. Small. who was formerly with
! Nelis & McCune ia this city has been
/ appointed special agent for Minnesota,
Iowa and Missouri of the Prussian Ma
I tional Insurance company. His head
/ quarters viii probably be at Des AIoines
/ A complaint has been turned in to the
police that the big colored boys Of
/ Washington street are abusing the little
cOlored boys. They whip them with
thorn sticks when they catch them out
/ and call it .'kangarooing.' The police
are after them.
! w. ii. ROWles. who used to live in To-
] peka, is now the manager of the Acad-
envy of Music and the St Charles thea
ter in New Orleans Both are owned by
/ the Henderson, klaW & Erlanger com
pany. one Of whose attractions played
! here last night
/ Carter the blind broom maker has
/ bought magic lantern and will give ex-
/ hibitiOns with it, The Salvation Army
has him in charge and is teaching him
! to explain the PICTURES so he won't get
! them mixed as the Irishman did in the
/ story
4 There are those who doubt that there
/ are 400 deserted wives in Topeka. The
/ police will testify that every day they
| hear of a fresh case and some days two
! or more. but it is 50 in every city in the
] United States Topeka has special
/ manifestation of the phenomena.
The Salvation Armyfs new emergency
/ hospital VIII be opened Friday Tt is at
/ 232 Harrison street and is being cleaned
| up and newly poDered and painted in
J side The Army stands all the expense