The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-31
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sheriff Kepley has returned from Tort
The state house ernploves were. maid Off
today
There is to be a temperance mass meet
ing at Richland tonight.
Pension Agent G. w. Click has gone
nome to Atchison TO vote.
Governor Morrill, is in Eiawatha to re-
main until after election.
The Masonic Temple on Jackson street
IS being thoroughly renovated.
The local free silver committee distri-
Duled silk flags to be worn today
"A telephone pole on Ninth street was
plown down by the wind this week
The sidewalk contractor has about 100
lots more of sidewalk to build this fall
AT least three Topeka married women
shoot well and go hunting with their nus
bands.
DR. A Dawson is dangerously i'll with
nervous prostratiOn at his home in North
Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lerrigo. 9o7 East
Eighth street, are the parents of a
Washburn college has a game with Of
Ia "a G, university soon. It will be played
The jury in the district court viii be
mere next week and the criminal docket
viii be commenced
The new carpets and furniture have ar
rived and been put in place in the United
states pension office.
The o. NJ. B. members say that their
greatest trouble has been in members
giving away secrets
Rev. Linus BIakesley and Mrs. NJ. E.
Goodwin have been elected trustees of the
Social Purity league.
The young ladies of Washburn viii en-
terrain the Washburn boys this evening
with Hallowe' en- party.
Not one man in ten who makes an cleo
ton bet is willing to have his name mem
toned in that connection.
The financial school al Sixth street was
compelled TO change corners yesterday to
get out of the other wind
A Topeka man who awoke before Z
clock this morning says the first thing
he heard was two tin horns.
The rain Of this week has spoiled that
century run to Seneca local bicyclists
We're talking Of for tomorrow
Dr. Nicholas hurry Butter of Columbia
college, New York, will address the state
teachers meeting here December 81.
The Unity club has elected T. E. Doran,
president; Miss Virginia Groves, vice
president, and #. N. Kessler, secretary.
DR.. BrownfieId appeared on Kansas ave
nue. yesterday wearing a sash and bow
made of an immense United States flag.
Frank Sidin, who is described as a
worthy young man without friends, is
A heavy bet was made yesterday in
Kansas avenue office on the presidential
side 40 '-' ''~ ~ - 40
a large number of local musicians. etc,
have been engaged to enliven the annual
convention OF the E s. A here next
A valuable chair was stolen from the
front porch Of Mrs. II. III. Hazlett's resi-
night.
On next Wednesday, the last pension
payment of the year viii begin and over
S3Oo0.01O viii be distributed to 10000 pen
The Topeka club members will receive
election returns by special wire at the
club house, corner of Sixth and Harrison
streets.
John J. ingalls, denies the report that
he is making lecture dates contingent up
en- his election or defeat for the United
States senate
eollese Bryan supporters; tslckety
Mckinley sick
The ladies of the orphans home who
are out Of funds viii feed the hungry on
election day in the old Hail building on
East Eighth street
City Treasurer Charles S. Elliott, who
suffered an attack Of typhoid fever is rap
idly improving and expects to be able to
vote on election day
Shawnee camp No. $500, NJ. W. of A,
has organized a degree team with John
Stevenson captain and received a new
OUTFIT OF paraphernalia.
Lou Tincher yesterday alone emptied
SIX barrels OF coal oil into the large oil
tank at Weiss store in thirty minutes.
He says this is a record"
The wind of this week has been almost
too much for the bicyclists. Fred Robbins
was actually blown off his wheel at the
corner of Seventh street yesterday
Professor Palmer of Washburn college
has O1tered q prize of s. to the student of
the college composing and handing in be-
fore November 80 the best college poem
A Topeka man has sprung a little slip
for free silver men to wear with their lit
Permission and is worn just above the
flag.
Atchison's kick carried and the St.
Louis Sporting News this week takes its
Kansas state base ball laurels off To
peka' $ brow and transfers them to Atch-
The two new rooms L. NJ. Crawford has
HXed UP IN his building on East Fifth
street Tor the east side kindergarten have
been finished and the school viii move in
Monday
Apollo lodge 1ss. A. o. u. W.. held a big
meeting at its hall at 704 Kansas avenue
last night which was addressed by w M.
Wallace Of Ringman, the grand master OF
the state.
w. q. E. seeboeck, the pianist who
visited Topeka recently. was married last
cage Several OF his compositions are
dedicated TO her.
United States Marshal Nicely, in antfci-
patton of an increase in the volume OF
the circulating medium very soon after
election, has purchased new and en-
larged pocketbook-
A new operating room has been fitted
up with all the latest appliances at Christ
hospital a new roof has been put over
wards are situated.
Last evening at the Topeka Athletic
clup rooms the first of a series Of ath-
letlc entertainments was given There
were exhibitions in club swinging, bars,
fencing and boxing
The work on the county rock quarry at
the fair grounds has been stopped for the
winter one man alone is at work get
ting out rock for the county prisoners to
earn their liberty on
Talk about beggars not being con
Glen tiOus. Poor children who have out
grown their clothes appear at Mrs.
every day and trade their old
clothes for larger ones.
Those Haskell Indians who played foot
ball with Washburn college yesterday are /
strong and quick, but they were def
cient In SKIN, or as the foot ball enthus-
lasts would call it, "head-wOrk.
A short time ago fire alarm box No. %
got out of working order and upon in
Vestigation it was found that it was near
~ full of ants which destroyed the cleo !
trical connection of the apparatus.
What was left of the south fence of the !
fair grounds has been taken down It
had almost all been stolen a bit a a time.