The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08

superior skill in the game of cooked
| hat
E. c. Gibson, the man who tried to float
bonds for the lower dam" in Topeka
! two years ago, has been arrested in New
York on the charge of serious embezzle-
ment.
A Topeka business man recently tried
to get someone to ride a tricycle. around
town during the day with an advertise
ment on it. No one could be got to
do it.
Frank Mawhinney. for many years a
conductor for the Topeka Railway COM
pany. has severed his connection with
the company and has gone into the coal
business.
Butchers in Topeka say that the Luet-
gert trial in Chicago has not affected the
sale of sausage in Topeka in the least.
In Chicago the sales of this article fell
off largely.
A. ]. DOoley, who was burned out the
other night, is used to such things. a
year ago his house was demolished by a
cyclone and he was burned out a year
before that.
A man who lives near the fair grounds
is attempting to collect from the Com
mittee of Fifteen the price of a goose
which the plug-ugIies in the state militia
stole from him.
The Washburn college lecture course
will open this season on October % with
the Clara Schumann Ladies' Orchestra of
sixteen pieces, assisted by Mile. Henri
eta Edica, soprano.
The Model Supply Store yesterday sent
up a scientific kite with a large sign
reading: New Model Supply store; Mil
Inery Opening" The advertisement at
tracted much attention.
E. H. Madison of Dodge City is in town
visiting the Santa F'e and Rock Island
offices, making an effort to have the rail-
road passes which We're stolen from Mike
Sutton at Dodge City replaced.
Susan Decker has filed suit for divorce
from her husband. Ash Decker, in the dis
trict court. They were married in Au-
gust, 1885, and a month afterward. Mrs.
Decker states, her husband abandoned
her.
Every morning the ex-policemen meet
uptown and discuss the latest scandal
about officers who have their jobs and
hold a sort of memorial meeting in which
they cOnhde to each other their common
troubles.
Harry J. Adams and family have re-
turned from California. where they went
to benefit Mrs. Adams health. Her con-
dition was but little improved. Mr.. Ad-
ans is a son of Judge F. G. Adams of
the State Historical society.
Bickerield and Brown, the two circus
hands hurt at Hutchinson Wednesday
morning and brought to the Santa Fe
hospital in this city, are not as seriously
injured as at first supposed. Their in
juries consist of severe bruises.
The C. A. R. delegation from Topeka
will go to Leavenworth over the Santa
Fe. 1t is expected that about 500 will
go. Practically nobody from Leaven-
worth came over to our festival. Leav- !
enworth needs to be converted.
Whenever a sudden death occurs a
whole flock of professional jurors gather
about the undertaking rooms where the |
coroner is to hold the inquest. Some of
them usually succeed in getting sum-
moned as jurors and draw 81 each from |
the county.
Clement Bell of Abilene has written a |
letter to Coroner Westerheld, in which |
he said: THE body found at Spencer is
without doubt that of Glenn Suffern- He |
was at my house August "A, and the de- |
scription given of the body is that of |
Clem Suffern."
The athletic association at Washburn |
college was reOrganized yesterday with |
the election of L. A. Halbert as presi-
dent. The official board will be made
students. The association is formed on
a shareholding basis.
Mary Z. Robertson and William Rob
ertson are the latest couple to ask for
divorce at the hands of Judge Hazen. In
her petition Mrs. Robertson states that
for the past two years her husband has
failed to provide for her and their five
and on these grounds asks for
a separation.
A Topeka floral company made four
small cedar wreaths for use in kniShting
the victors of the sixteenth century tour
nament at the fair grounds last Friday
and presented a bill of 81 to the Com
mittee of Fifteen. The committee last
night cut the bill down to 40 cents and
ordered it paid
A travelling man approached a police
man yesterday morning on Kansas ave-
nue. between Sixth and Seventh streets
and said earnestly: Say, can you tell
me where I can get a good glass of
beer?" The patrolman shook his head
and said: 4 don't know that there are
any such places
There will be a practice game of foot
ball tomorrow afternoon on the Wash
burn college grounds. to which admission