The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-13

er, has returned to Milwaukee after a
months visit here.
There is a good deal of worry in kan
sas as to whether it is Let Crum or
Lit Crum. People who claim to
know say it is "Lyd-'
J. W. Hubbard has been elected to
the Greek chair in the high school. OF
late he has been manager of the Abilene
Electric Light company.
Mrs. NJ. A. Cornelius of Topeka is
chairman of the legislative committee
Of the National Woman's Kelley
League as well as chaplain
Dell Keller will preside at the Blank
enburg meeting Thursday evening. Mr..
Keller was connected with Mr.. Blank
enburg's Philadelphia house
An old soldier has been discovered
who says the Leavenworth Soldiers
home is just as good and pleasant as
the government can make it.
Mrs. y. f. Patten, late business man
ager Of the Grand Rapids. Mich, Press,
is now connected with the business de-
partment OF the Sunhower-
Charley Drew, who is assistant adju-
tant general, is in Fl Riley arranging
the K. ~ G. officers camp for the Off
GERS school there next week
1t is now believed that Mr.. Cubbison
and his anti-betting law viii not re-
turn from their summer vacation until
after the election is well over.
Another paper has been started in
Topeka. Tt is the American Bimetal-
list and a. J. r. Smith is it's editor.
1t supports Bryan and sewan-
John w. Farr used to have a uni
versity' at Hutchinson that he called
the Farrian university but he sold it
and q sra al one in rT0nalxa
"A Topeka woman says that at the
Hutchinson reformatory prisoners are
punished for petty things by being
made to eat from dirty plates
There are 1900 colored Baptists in
Kansas and the annual meeting OF
their missionary convention is to be
held at Kansas City, Kan, this week.
There are thirteen private wards at
the new Santa Fe hospital in this city.
1t is safe to say that No. IS will never
be occupied. 1t should be changed to
IA
Captain W. G. souther. who died
Sunday morning in this city, was the
oldest employee in point of age working
in the Santa Fe general offices in this
city
Alden Nickerson, son of General Man
ager Nickerson of the Mexican Cen
trail road. has entered the Chicago
Athanuem to fit himself for railroad
work.
Captain Joe Waters is positively get
ting worse. His latest bon mot is: We
Will treat Mckinley this fall like Da-
vid treated Goliah. We VIII rock him
to sleep"
A horse hitched to a milkman's wag-
on ran away while coming to town on
the West Sixth street road this morn
ing ard scattered milk and milk cans
for some distance
Mr.. Bryan is not doing as much for
the good of his home town church wo-
nan as Mr.. Mckinley is. Just think
of the people who have to be fed at
Canton these days
Police Judge Ferry has gone to the
Odd Fellows convention at Leaven-
worth, and in his absene, his cousin,
Justice J. B. Furry is filling the posi-
ton at police court.
Col. j. W. r. Hughes has purchased
one of the free silver pocketbooks
made of a long stocking. It would take
a good many silver dollars with corn
at 10 cents a bushel to fill it.
The sick family at the fair grounds
has been provided for The employees
Of the street railway company took en-
tire charge of them and got them a
place TO stay ana 1000 10 eat
Miss Kittie Fisher. the Washburn
college art teacher, now instructs a
class in drawing free to Washburn stu
dents. The class meets on Fridays and
makes drawings on the campus.
The Arion society owns lots on Quin-
cy street between second and Third
streets and a new building to be used
exclusively by the society will be
erected there in the near future
Buffalo Bilrs Wild West show viii
use the fair grounds as an exhibition
plat. Colonel Cody himself appears at
every performance it is said Nate Sal
isbury is at his home at Long Branch
The two dress goods patterns, offered
as prizes in the Floral parade by Ma
jor Hudson, Will probably be retained