The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-07


'DaSkest Russia a play of Russian
cruelty. with scenery and "a vein Of
tragic pathos'' vii Ibe at the Grand
next Tuesday evening, October 10
The railroads have granted a rate of
one fare and third to the Topeka
Foraker meeting next Saturday for the
territory within a radius of so miles
The Republican meeting at Meriden,
which was to have been addressed by
Frank Nelson has been called off on ac-
count of the Foraker meeting here.
The postoffice decorations are being
taken down today and each piece is
marked 50 that it can be put back on
future occasions and be sure Of a fit
The 11-year-old son Of Elmer Preston
of PIG North Klein street. fell on a curb
stone late yesterday afternoon and
fractured his left arm at the wrist
w. H. Pepperin of Concordia, secre-
tary of the state Democratic committe
and postmaster at home, divides the
week evenly between the two places
Lewis KingInan. formerly city engi-
neer of Topeka and now of Mexico, has
an article in the Modern Mexico for
October on THE Laguna Country"
Tim Donovan VIII take in the mya-
teries of the Karnival Krewe tomor-
row in Kansas City. If any Topeka
people get in trouble, hunt for Tim.
Gormly's band is growing upward
Last year it was the last band in the
Priests of Pallas parade at Kansas
City. This year it is next to the last.
The Democratic state central com
mittee has assessed the janitor of the
Federal building $40. This assessment
business is the ruination of civil ser
vice.
c. S. Sutton, auditor of freight re
ceipts of the Santa he, is in Richmond
Va, attending the annual meeting Of
the freight claim agents of the United
States.
The Woman's Republican association
viii hold its regular meeting tomorrow
afternoon at 2.3O o'clock at the home Of
Mrs p. H. Coney at 316 Kansas ave
nue..
A number of the ladies of the general
committee Of the Fall Festival Floral
parade went to Kansas City this morn
ing to witness the Kansas City Flower
parade.
A. A. Robinson. president Of the
Mexican Central road, arrived in this
city from the east yesterday afternoon
and left this afternoon for the City Of
Mexico.
The Capital iron works has brought
suit against the Western Contracting
and Building association for S579.67 for
material furnished for the Santa Fe
hospital
Harry S. Kinsley. who is with the
repertoire company at the Crawford
this week. is a member Of a Topeka K.
p. lodge and used to be with the
Spooners.
Goody. goody, govt; Atchison doesn't
year we get Richard Mansfield ana
she doesn't. Last year she got him and
we didn't
The front page Of Modern Mexico
this month contains a good picture OF
exc CONGRESSMAN Thomas Ryan He has
an article in the issue entitled Mex
leo To-day"
A number Of Topeka people went to
Kansas City yesterday and today to
attend the festivities, but not nearly
the crowd which has attended in for
mer years
Through the courtesy of Congressman
Charles Curtis. Washburn college has
received valuable collection of miner
ais from the Smithsonian institute at
Washington.
Frost REIN, who was arrested Festi-
val week for picking pockets was ar
day The justice viii announce his de-
cision this afternoon
j. r. Fulton of Walnut Grove. has re
ported to the police department that
thieves stole many clothes off his
clothes line and what was more they
took the clothes line.
A Topeka woman who went to Kan
sas City to buy furniture for her house
came back and patronized q Topeka
house She said she found she could
buy cheaper at home
The spans on the Kansas avenue
bridge are so heavy that in moving
them several of the iron rollers. which
are of solid iron six inches in dame
ter have been broken
The Dragon of Ages looks more ter
rible in a photograph than in reality.
Several Topeka camera fends snap
per it during its stroll about the city
last Saturday morning
The Topeka Institute Of Arts and
Languages Of which Prof. Leib ana
Miss Caroline Baum were proprietors,
at the corner Of Eighth and Jackson
streets, has been discontinued.
A Joint debate Of the money question
is being arranged for October 16, at
Auburn. 1T viii be J. "A. Troutman ana
w. F. Schoch. gold, against John Mad
den and d. c. TillOtson, silver
Notice has been issued that unless all
those having claims against the old
A, T. & S. T. r. R. Co. present them
to Quinton & Quinton before October
10, at 10 O'Clock, they win forever be
debarred.
The Omaha Wor1d-Herald runs this
quotation at the head of its Sunday
dramatic page. 1.-THE size of the hat
a woman wears on her head in the
theater is in inverse proportion to her
breeding"
Department Commander Whitney OF
the G. A r., has issued an order of
congratulation to the department on
the success Of the Reunion and thank
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