The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-23
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lit was cooler last night ana people
slept.
The sidewalk force is working in the
western part OF the city
]. w. Gleed discussed temperance at
the Ottawa ChautauQua today.
Gormly.s band concert wiz be given
on upper Kansas avenue tonight
The good old fashioned game Of Gro
quet is aourishing in the suburbs these
evenings.
Judge Foster is having the Rowley
building at sixth and Kansas avenue
painted red.
Probate Judge Wood and Sheriff KEEP
lev are the chummiest people around
the court house.
Couctlman Warner is regaling his
friends with fishing stories. He spent
last week at Wakarusa.
The floral decorations at the new
Santa Fe hospital at the opening were
the gift of John r. Mulvane.
Secretary Barnes Of the State Horti-
cultural society win organize a county
society at Marion next Saturday.
Sheriff Kepley wants an electric light
on the north side of the county jail 1t
is not to assist prisoners to escape.
There is music at the city prison now.
Three coIored boys are locked up there
&
Judge Hazen has ordered Sheriff KEEP
ley not to kin Syl Thompson's horse
that was supposed to have glanders.
1T is reported that the NIeIlvried gas
company has about closed a deal for
the old Benson property on First street.
The best looking physician in To-
pelxa, who is tail and of a military
bearing, has gained the title Of drum
major"
Several prominent Topeka colored
people have gone to Olathe to attend
the state meeting Of the Order Of the
Eastern Star.
The liquor case against H. A. Utter
man. Henry Sheafor and Conrad Myers
Will lee heard Friday morning in the
district court.
The state house folk are wishing that
the new walks viii be finished soon The
broken stone is wearing out shoes at
a lively rate.
j. TT. Beatty. who wanted 1929 for
trading John Nichols ranch for the
Everest hotel at Usage City, lost his
case in the district court.
The grand stand at Athletic park is
now used by numerous members of the
tramp fraternity as lodging place at
night. This makes the entire neigh
/ borhood nervous.
One Topeka young man who had
made his boasts to his friends that he
had no dread Of signs carries a buck
eye in his pocket and is desperately
afraid Of the number 13.
The officers at the county Jail are de
handing that an electric light be
placed in the jail yard. Tt is dark
as a pocket there among the trees
/ even when it is moonlight.
Dr. Castor, chief surgeon Of the At
4 lantfc & Pacific, has presented Chief
i Surgeon HOgeboOm of the Santa F76
4 with a handsome Navajo blanket as
I a rug for his office in the new hospital
/ One of the state house officials may
4 be seen any morning about 6 o'clocA
4 taking a walk around town. This same
4 official is also the first man in the state
4 house to commence his days labors.
/ Colonel w. p. Tomlinson has been in
vited to attend the Fourth of July eel
ebration at Tammany han. He says
he regards the invitation as an insid
/ iOus attempt to corrupt him by the GOLD
/ bugs.
After thirteen years the A. L. Red
4 den-Mrs. II. G. Hentig tax case was
settled by Judge Hazen and Mrs Hen
/ tig got judgment for $500. The cass
has been to the supreme court -four
times,
which Elsie Cleveland sued Jacoi
Walters for $50 for taking care Of hi
daughter-in-law during sickness tn,
/ jury promptly returned a verdict TO
/ Walters.
one man who went to the St. Louis
convention and put in a solid weel
there does not get down to his of1ci
till 9 o'clock these mornings. He is S,
tired that he insists upon catching IA
in his sleep.
Judge Hazen has given the Mutua
Life Insurance company a verdict TO
$4,000 against the Kansas Investmen
company. The latter had guaranteed
a $4,000 investment and nearly half o
it had been paid.
The Topeka baby who was born OF
the 18th of last February, and who vii
not have a birthday for eight years
has been discovered. She is the littl
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Coome
Of 721 Quincy street.
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