The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-06
FROM KANSAS TOWNS

FROM KANSAS TOWNS
General and Personal News From All
Over the State.
SCOTTSVILLE-B r. Ghdden and
family and w. F. Lipke, who have
been substantial business men here ever
since the town started, will leave in a.
week or two for Guffey. Col. where they
have extensive mining interests, while
l. F. Wilson, who has been succeeded
as postmaster of ScottSVilIe, will locate
in California. with his family.
ATCHIsON-Th general revenue
fund of the city of Atchison is bare and
city officers have not received their
April salaries Mayor Donald will not
sign their warrants until there is suf-
fcient cash in the general revenue
fund with which to pay them
COOLIDGE cattle business in
eastern Colorado and western Kansas
has reached high water mark. There
is more demand for calves, StOckerS
and feeders, and they are selling at
higher prices than at any time in the
past ten years. The shipment of fat
cattle to market is large.
EMPORIA-Jacob Buck of Usage
City, who has taken the Emporia can
ming factory. today made a contract,
Mercantile company of Salina to FUR
niSh them with twelve car loads of
fruit and vegetables of Lyon county
products canned in Emporia.
BURLINGTON is hav-
ing a cleaning for the first time in
years County Attorney G. NJ. Christy.
who is a Populist. scared the crap
shooters so badly that they have taken
to the woods, and a crowd of those
who We're playing in the woods have
been arrested. The joints are supposed
to be closed, and the man who can get
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a mighty good stand in with the joint
ist.
EMPCRIA-Last evening the fire de-
partment here was destroyed. About 9
O'Clock While several of the fremen
were in the second story room playing
the penitentiary who keeps a livery
sta BILE across the street, discovered
flames in the fire department building.
The fire alarm was sprung, but before
the teams could be got out fire brands
were dropping down around the horses,
and it was all the men could do to save
the engine and hose cart. The building
is a total wreck. fully insured.
ATCHISON-Man John Seaton
has delegated the booking for the Atch-
isOn theater for next season to Manager
FflIey of ToOtIe's theater St Joe. The
two houses will be booked in unison,
insuring all the good attractions for
AtchisOn.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS H. V. Hinckley
and assistant J. II. Rodgers came in
last evening from Topeka and this
morning commenced the work of sur
veying the grounds and line for the
new water plant. Today was taken up
with a preliminary survey of the pipe
line and of the laying out of the two
acres of land the city will buy from
Chappeu on which to locate the pump
ing station.
NEWTON-The Newton Mill & Ele-
vator company will al once proceed to
enlarge their property to 4-story
building. giving it a capacity of 400 bar
rels of flour per day, giving 10 more men
employment and envOlve an expendi-
ture of SO, 900.
RTTRLINGTON-Th Coffey county
normal institute will be held in this
city commencing May 81, and closing
July 8. Prof s. w. Black, principal of
the Pittsburg schools, will be conductor.
EX-COunty Superintendent George
Schenck and Prof J. NJ. Pieratt, of this
county will assist
EMPORIA-The annual session of
the grand chapter of Kansas, Order of
the Eastern Star will convene in this
city on Wednesday, May u. in Masonic
temple. The meeting will last three
DAYS. and large attendance is antici-
pated.
WICHITA-The commencement ex-
ercises of the city normal school oc-
Cured last night, a class of eight girls
and one boy completing the course. The
commencement exercises of the high
school will take place tonight, a. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Mary E. Lease being one of
the graduates. The class numbers 81.
Pepperel to be Reinstated
At the next meeting of the Democra tic
state committee w H. L. PepperelI of
Concordia, is likely to be reinstated as
secretary Pepperen has been secretary
of the committee for years but was com
PEELED to reHnquish the office last sum-