The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-31
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Ex-Jailer A. W. Hopkins has purchased
a restaurant
United States District Judge Foster is
in Kansas City.
Attorney W. H. Light has located in
business in Colorado.
The Santa Fe has asked for bids for
eight ten-wheel passenger engines
The Shawnee Horticultural society will
meet tomorrow at the court house.
Rev. J. D. Countermine will take charge
of the First Presbyterian church May 1. F.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Topeka Advocate will be held next
Monday.
Attorney General Boyle is the only state
officer who takes off his coat when he
works.
Webb McNan and the governor have
more visitors than any of the state house
Booksellers in Topeka say that there is
an unusually heavy demand for books of
all kinds now.
DR.. Henry B. Hogeboom, assistant sur
geon at the Santa F'e dispensary has for
mally resigned
G. w. Starr. superintendent of termi-
itor yesterday.
The Topeka Equal Suffrage association
tomorrow at D. m
1; A Strauss has been app99inted deputy
association for the west.
Weather Observer 7. B. Jennings has a
self-registering barometer at his office in
the Columbian building
The annual congrega tional meeting of
Westminster Presbyterian church Will be
held next Tuesday evening.
Frank Clark has two rare old paintings
at his cabinet shop which were taken
from old cathedral in Mexico.
Ned Osborn will try his hand in crinni-
nal law by defending B. Hughes at the
coming term of the district court.
NJ F. Rigby win build addition to his
place of business this summer He will
add % feet to the back of his room.
There will be no meeting of the Retail
Grocers' association tonight, the meeting
having been postponed until next week.
The county commissioners are trying
to find out whether the old Kansas avenue
bridge belongs to the county or the city.
Wsber G T0esFs a hays re 56d w the
move their store to the new location this
week.
State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal
is removing from Sixth and Fillmore to
the Small property between Fourth and
Fifth on Tyler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Conkling have return
ed to Chandler, o. t., after a visit with
their two daughters who are attending
Bethany college.
board of agriculture has returned from a
four weeks visit in Osborn, Kan, where
he owns a large farm
Ex-State Treasurer Atherton who has
been in the. city the PRINCIPAL part of the
time since his term of office expired, has
gone home to Russell.
The committee appointed to call a tenn
PeTan 2ieJ mass fo Phe nee to protest aganst
the meeting will be held
Chief of Police Henry Steele and eX-
Police Captain Peter Gish are warm per
on the old Lewelling police force.
John Steinrauf has asked to be released
from The county jail; where he is confined
used to be a painter in the Santa Fe
Walter Dupree, who is charged with
burglary, will be defended by Sam Bar
mum and II. L. Herald. who have been
appointed for that purpose by Judge
Hazen.
Fred Ellis and Ed Jones. the two col
hand store of II. S. Pruessner at 1859 North
Kansas avenue. have been bound over to
the district court.
has returned from visit with his baby
the family in St. Paul, or what was for
merly known as Usage Mission.
Eliza F. HUFF was granted divorce
terday afternoon. The suit was brought
on the ground of non-support. Mrs. Huff
is a waitress at the Chesterfield hotel
Tomorrow the police change on the pa
troll beats, six of the night men going to
day duty. 1t will be Day Sergeant Dono-
van and Day Jailer Jones and Night Ser
April.
"A Citizen writes a very long article
torium be built uptown. The Journal
suggests that if "A Citizen will give $10,-
600 for a site the auditorium will be built
uptown.
Frank Forrest. the sergeant-at-arns of
the legislative committee appointed to in
vestigate the alleged bribery charges, has
arrived in the city and is preparing to
begin work Tuesday, the date set for the
first session of the committee.
w. E. Thompson. who was bond clerk
in the office of the state treasurer while
o. L. Atherton held the office is a candi-
date and is said to have excellent
prospect for the appointment as assist
ant United States marshal for Kansas
The Coliseum, Chicago's great meeting
place is built at Sixty-second street, about
eight miles from the business center of
Chicago and yet some people are COM
planning because the auditorium is to be
built six blocks from the heart OF To-
peka's business quarter.
Harry Gregg and his "Fourt' street
gang" companions broke the door of May
Elders house at SIG East First street
badly that il will be necessary to put in
a new door and casing Gregg father has
FASTENED to have these repairs made to
avoid the ernbarra ssnent of having his son
held for burglary.
Oscar Kempton and Walter Music. two
of the "Fourt' street gang who are at
the city prison, refused to work yester-
day and were put in the dark cell in the
basement. They tried to break a hole
through the floor. supposedly to escape.
a warrant charging them with attempted
iail break king will probably be issued.