The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-28
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMEN NEWS,

The committee of fifteen will meet to-
night.
Judge Foster viii return from Wich-
ita tomorrow.
There is a great deal of whooping
cough in the city.
The w. C. L. S. of Washburn win
have a banquet Friday night
r. B. Welch is to deliver the Memoir
ial day address at Burlingame.
The county board Of equalization viii
meet Monday al the court house.
Farmers are improving this clear
weather in cultivating their corn.
The Sophomore class of Washburn
had a picnic at Garfield park last even
ing.
Lewis Hanback, has q page story OF
John J. ingalls, in this months Western
Veteran.
The stable on the R. I. Lee farm west
of Topeka was built for an Indian
school in 1849.
Rankin Mason thinks that Democrats
and Populists will not fuse on the state
ticket this year.
The successful candidates in Topeka
are being overwhelmed with cOngrat-
ulatoly letters.
The date of Washburn's annual ora
torical contest has been changed to
Saturday, June 6.
A young man who thinks he is tough
carries a beer label in his pocket with
which to shock his friends.
The city failed to convict Stump"
3Tc0Iichael in the district court for sell
ing liquor at his cider stand.
The Galena Park and Driving asso-
citation, with a capital stock Of $500,
has been chartered at GaIena.
E. A. Wagner is elated over a report
that workingmen in his gold mine in
Colorado have struck a rich lode.
Topeka's r. B. Gemmel. Santa Fe
superintendent OF telegraph figures in
a current magazine story as one Of the
characters.
E. r. Ridgley. the Populist nominee
for congress in the Third district claims
to have converted Coin" Harvey to
free silver
State superintendent Stanley viii ad-
dress the Labette county high school
at its commencement exercises this
evening. The school is at Altamont.
The cat crop at the state house is
suffering from the moving of the board
OF public works cottage 1t is being
taken across the south side of the
grounds.
H c. Fellows assistant state super
intendent viii deliver an address Fri
ercises of the Friends academy at
Washington, Kan.
There We're but thirty present at the
preliminary meeting of the I. o. C. T.
last evening at the First Baptist
church and permanent organization
was deferred a few days.
Judge John Guthrie, who assists At
torney General Dawes in impeaching
the validity of the bonds. viii not argue
the case before the supreme court
Tuesday, but will submit it on brief.
Judge Lee started on a robust round
Of delerium tremens but Jailer Hop
lzfns piled whisky and Quinine and
brought him out of it. Lee is being held
at the prison to keep him from drink
ing.
The Edison company was compelled
to string four blocks of wire and poles
to get two wires for an alternating cur
rent into Hamilton hail for Prof.
Blake's lecture on the Roentgen ray
this evening.
Judge D. A. Valentine viii assist
County Attorney Stafford in presenting
the bond injunction case to the supreme
court on June 2. He is retained by H.
@. Speer the bond purchaser, and is
confident of winning.
Jane Cox, who was adjudged insane
Tuesday, has been refused admission
to the asylum because Of lack of room
in the Woman's department and viii be
taken care of by her brother, Frank A
Cox, on Seward avenue.
The state executive council yesterday
failed to select a successor to Charles
AIohler, late assistant engineer at the
state house. saying one was not needed