The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01

In the Santa Fe store department to be-
come stenographer to Mr.. E. B, Boyd,
general freight agent of the Rock Island
in this city.
A Topeka society man says he has
guessed the girl who is to be represented
on the Karnival buttons and says he will
give the whole thing away unless some
one sees him.
Frank Edwards who has been working
as roundhouse caller for the Santa -Fe
in this city, left today for La Junta,
Col, to take a similar position at the
roundhouse there.
The city street cleaners have been care
less in leaving the cutters around the
transfer station corner in bad shape. So
many people come to this corner that the
debris collects rapidly.
Mrs. T. B. Sweet has applied to the
board of county commissioners to have
the taxes of Chesney square refunded.
Why not present that much to the city
with best compliments.
Humane Officer D. F. Wyatt has re-
ceived complaints that a cofored boy in
the southwestern portion of the city is
shamefully abusing a goat. He uses the
animal to haul garbage.
George Smith, the colored man who was
struck in the eye with beer glass
thrown by Heavy Walker in Ben Jor-
ddA > pace, ten Gays ago, WAIA pAOOdDAS
lose the use of his left eye
The Karnival Knights will meet at sos
and 507 Kansas avenue next Tuesday
night to make arrangements for the big
Hamilton hall meeting which will be held
Wednesday, September 8.
Colonel Wyatt reports good progress in
his work on the living flag. Several hum
dred more children are needed and they
are requested to meet next Tuesday aft
ernoon at Hamilton hall.
NJ. Bundy a motorman of the Topeka
railway, and patrol driver under the Re-
publican administration, is dying at the
home of friends in Parkdale. He has an
advanced form of kidney disease.
People living on West Huntoon have
complained to the police about the inces-
SAINT noise made by boys from Tennessee
town who gather in the Metsker field and
hold noisy meeting late at night.
When all bills are paid tbe grocers and
butchers will have about $500 for charity.
The ladies of the First Christian church
have rented the room at 722 Kansas ave-
nue. to use for dining hall during Festi-
val week.
Anthony Peecher. the colored man whom
Rock Island Special Agent s. Watts shot
last year while he was in the railroad
yards pleaded guilty this morning to
stealing a set of harness and was fined
SO by Judge Atchison.
w. c. Edwards, Jr., Max and Ray War
dali and Frank Smith left Topeka June
last on bicycles. They rode to New
York city by way of Kansas City, Chi
cago, Pitsburg and Erie, arriving in New
York and returning to Topeka by rail.
The county commissioners will not
build the retaining wall around the court
house this year. The commissioners say
lCf h0V
saved so much that they can't carry
out needed improvements; but taxes are
no lower.
H c. Taylor of Lyons was in the city
today transacting business and visiting
with the politicians. He said: II am
more interested in business that politics
at the present time. Our part of the
state is in fine shape.
Aaron B. Charlesworth has commenced
an action in the district court against the
Rock Island Railroad company for $1O,15o
damages. He says that on May 81, 1897,
he was wheeling earth in a wheelbarrow
across a narrow plank and that he fell
off and was badly injured.
There will be no guessing contest on the
identity of the young lady whose face APP
pears on the Karniva1 Knights souvenir
button. The whole energy of the Knights
will be made toward selling a large num-
Der of the buttons. Inc young lauy ;
identity will be revealed at the Karnival
Knights ball.
There will be a meeting of the children
who will take part in the Children's day
exercises Festival week at Hamilton hall,
on Friday morning at $3.50 o'clock. Hun
dreds OF children will be needed in these
exercises, and ali the children of Topeka
are requested to meet at Hamilton hall
Friday morning.
Another Indian got drunk in Topeka
last evening. His name was J. E. Scam
lon and he belongs to the Pottawatomie
tribe. He had long hair, was large, and
was crazy drunk. Nearly every day
drunk Indians are found in Topeka but
there has not been a single case of con-
viction for selling liquor to Indians The
United States marshal here doesn't seem
to be tending to business"
Prof. A. f. Palmer, instructor in elo-
cution at Washburn college, has been
granted a leave of absence for one year.
He will study English and oratory at
some eastern university. A substitute
for his classes has not yet been selected.
The chair of modern languages has been
filed by the election of Miss Pauline
Wiess, a graduate of Penn college. Iowa.
She succeeds Miss Anna H. Adams, re-
signed.
The Modocs will give one of their