The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-04


this place was burglariZed last night or
this morning. An entrance was gained
by prying up a window. The money
drawer was broken open and $24.32 ia
ken.
NESS CITY-The Ness City creamery
has been sold to the parties now oper-
ating the McCracken creamery. They
have pledged themselves to put in a
separator here and establish two skim
ming stations in the county besides. The
churning will be done here.
INDEPENDENCE was expected
that the Fourth ward school building
would be ready for use on Monday next,
but telegram was received from Kan
Sas City yesterday stating that the iron
columns could not be shipped until Fri
day or Saturday and this will prob
ably cause delay of a day or two.
LAWRENCE-At 6 o'clock last night
Frank Wilmoth, one of the men en-
plOyed in the barb wire mill at a fence
making machine, was quite severely
hurt. He was getting some wire, when
a large pile of it fell on him. rendering
him unconscious and causing him to
sustain serious injuries.
WELLINGTON-Er Blood.
prominent farmer living near Haysville
was in the city yesterday looking for a
tramp who had stolen an overcoat, a
suit of clothes and a school voucher for
S120 from him Saturday night. a man
answering the description of the tramp
was seen in the Rock Island yards yes
terday.
LEAvENWORTH-The new Populist
police board held long meeting yes
terday afternoon and decided to reduce
the pay of all patrolmen from $50 a
month to $50. They also put the pay of
the captain, sergeants and detectives
from SIS to $50 William Shouse was
appointed captain and William Dodge
day sergeant.
BAXTER SPRINGS The Baxter
Springs new bank to be known as the
traders bank, which will open for bust
ness in few days. in the building for
merly occupied by the Drovers' and
FARMERS bank, will have probably the
best fixtures of any bank in the south
west Everything will be new and up
to date The fixtures will cost in the
neighbOrhood of $4,000.
IOLA-Harry Miller was badly in
jured here by an explosion in a mill
plant. The boy was running the en-
CINE when the explosion occurred. He
was thrown through thin board parti-
ton and was carried quite a distance
by the force of the explosion. His scalp
was cut and he received bad bruises on
the legs, but no bones were broken.
ATCHISON-The indications are that
few women will vote in Atchison this
spring. Only a dozen or so have reg
1stered, and unless some spirited fight
develops for some local effect, they will
not register The men are not regis
ter1ng, and will not until the bill now
pending in the legislature to unite coun-
ty and municipal elections is disposed
of.
WHITING-On Monday the sports in
ana about Whiting capped the climax
by bringing home 215 rabbits and sew
erai hawks, crows, owls. Woodpechers,
sapsuckers and other birds. They We're
organized into two armies, ten men on
each side. Will Donovan was captain
or the south side and Major General
Reter Oleson captain of the north side.
me hunt began before daylight and
continued as long as they could see to
shoot.
LAW RENCE-The ladies of the
Kappa fraternity Of Kansas university
have arranged to give a clever theater
party along towards the last of this
month Five members of the society
with one member from each of the 9TH