The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
FROM KANSAS TOWNS.
General and Personal News From All
Over the State.

General and Personal News From ALI
Over the State.
BELOIT-The Northwest Kansas
Methodist conference decided, without
dissenting vote, in favor of the ad-
mission of women to the general con-
ference, and voted largely against a
change of the present ratio for repre-
sentation at the annual conferences.
OTTAWA-Dr. Riggs, of the Ottawa
university, has been chosen one of the
examining board for the final spring
examinations at Rochester university,
New York, and will leave here so as to
be present there the early part of May.
OTTAWAlThe base ball team of the
Ottawa university has made arrange
mentS for the following games during
April and May: April Is the team will
play WaShburn. and April %, Kansas
university. Both of these games will
be played here. In the early part of
May they go to Lawrence and play the
St. Marys, May 3; Washburn at Tope-
ka, May 6.
ABILENE-J. s. Hubbard. who has
been in charge of the NJ. & K Tele-
phone company's business in this city
for nearly year past and who's has
done much to build up the business
here, will leave about April 1 to take
the management of the exchange at
Emporia.
NAVARRE-A colony of farmers
from central Dickinson county leave
here today for Minnesota to Law out
and colonize a tract of land in the
northern part of that state. Among
them are Charles SOmmer one of CEN
tral Kansas best ball pitchers; George
Jones. Nels Sherman, r. Bassler J.
W. Hornberger and their families
WICHITA-The Kansas Creamery
company, which has factories in the
northern part of the state TODAY com
pleted arrangements for the ablish-
ment here of a large factory. Swimming
stations will be located throughout
southern Kansas and Oklahoma.
WICHITA-The Burton roller mills.
of Burton, Kan, burned at 9 o'clock
Saturday night, both building and con-
tents being a total loss. The loss is es-
timated at between $12,O6O and SIS, 600
There was no insurance. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
WICHITA-A 12-year-old son of Ia
cob Drum of Valley Center, met with a
serious accident at that place yester-
day. He, with party of boys of
about his own age, was running along
on top of box cars, jumping from one
car to another. At one place the cars
were uncoupled and stood six feet
apart. The boy fell between these
cars and has since been unconscious
most of the time.
TROY-Last Tuesday Sol Miller the
some alarm was felt, but since then
his condition has steadily improved and
today he was able to walk around his
room. There has not been time in
all his sickness when he was not able to
direct his employees in their duties. The
dropsical trouble in his feet and legs
has almost entirely disappeared and he
no longer has much difficulty in get
ting his breath.
FORT SCOTT-Harry Adams charged
with having killed and burned the
bodies of the four McFadden brothers.
at Frontenac, has been acquitted, after
four days trial Ben Wilmington of
Pittsburg, Kan, who was held on the
same charge, was discharged. Adams
was Immediately rearreSted. charged
with arson, in setting fire to the house
in which the boys were burned.
PAOLA-Colonel Edward I.ynde is
| dead at the home of Judge f. w. Rob
| inson of Paola, of heart trouble. at the
| age of rs years. Lynde was colonel
| of the Ninth Kansas cavalry, and was
| for many years prominent in Kansas
affairs.
SALINA-It is rumored that Governor
L4eedy will probably appoint Olef For
sse sheriff of this county, to succeed
Jacob Malmgren, who committed sui
| eide in Kansas City tuesday. Forsse
was.one of Malmgren's bondsmen, and
Il
| made an agreement with the other
| bondsmen to make good Malmgren's
4 accounts, if they are not correct, in re-
| turn for their Endorsement for the va
cancy He has served one term as
I sheriff of this county
/ OTTAWA-R. S. Hood was driving a
| fra ctious horse here Saturday to an
| open buggy. on Seventh street. near
| Oak. when the animal became unrnan-
| ageable and the old gentleman was
| thrown from the buggy to the sidewalk
and his skull crushed. He was car
! ried to a house near by and expired III
| a few moments
! OTTAWA-At a meeting of the Paola
| chorus Saturday night there were 81
| singers present and all were very en-
| thusiastic in the work They will all
come over in a body to join the grand
! jubilee here in June. A large number
| of the Osawatomie singers Joined this
! chorus and will also appear with them
OTTAWA-The new home for the OF
| tawa Commercial club is about com
| pleted. 1t will comprise a suite of five
rooms.
ELLIS-Gen. Artz returned from the
| east and says work is to commence or
| had some trouble in procuring a drill
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