The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-15
FROM KANSAS TOWNS.
General and Personal News From All
Over the State.


LEAVENWORTH- This evening Miss
Dolphin, superintendent of the city
schools, with about forty of her teach
ers, Will leave for Horton, Kan, to at
tend the annual meeting of the North
west Kansas Teachers association. The
teachers have obtained a rate of one
and one-third fare for the round trip.
HUTCHINSON-The Hutchinson Mil
itary band will soon begin its street
concerts. to be continued once a week
through the entire summer. The first
concert will be given one week from
this evening, at the corner of Main and
Sherman, and will be followed upon
each Thursday evening thereafter.
NEWTON-The members of the New
ton fire department presented Chief
FOltz with a gOld-headed cane at their
annual meeting last night. The cane
was engraved upon the head. present
ed to Jos. FOltz by Newton Fire De
partment, April u, 1897
ABILENE-The G. A r. post dis
cussed the coming meeting of the en-
campment and Abnene's chances for it
in 1898. Owing to the fact that Man
haitian is already in the field it was de-
Cided not to antaSOnlZe the chances OF
our neighbOr, and it is probable that
Abilene will not go into the race.
FORT sCoTT-Governor Leedy'shrst
board of police commissioners for this
city has retired and the new board,
composed of J. P. RObens. J. w Bow
lus ard w. D. LOwery, took charge. y.
3. Shipp was appointed police judge,
he having been the fusion candidate for
that office at last weeks election. Ross
Williams was reappOinted chief of pO
lice and all old policemen we're reap
pointed
SABETHA-The Dunkards of north
eastern and southern Kansas met in
convention Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, April 10. Il and Is. The
convention comprises One-fOurth of the
membership in the state and about $50
delegates are in attendance.
SABETHA-The Northeastern Kan
sas B. Y p. L. met in convention in
this city last Friday, Saturday and
present and a rOusing convention was
held. The next meeting Will be held
at Hiawatha.
LAWRENCE-Two little negro boys
named James and John Darts were ar
rested last night for the burglary of
Cured in Lawrence. This morning the
boys confessed that they had entered
the store and taken the plumber miss
ed
PARSONS-James McGlassen, the
we'll known cOlOred porter on the NeO-
sho division of the NJ, X q T. railroad
shot and killed his wife yesterday af-
ternoon about o'clock and afterwards
attempted to take his own life by
shooting himself in the head, the ball
making only a scalp wound.
EMPORIA-O. NJ. White received
letter today from Adjutant General
Metcalf of Lawrence concerning En-
poria's band. Mr.. Metcalf says that ne
has offered the position of First Regi-
ment Kansas National Guards band to
La wrence. but that they may not ac-
cept it. He also states that if the offer
is not accepted in few days, the En-
poria band Will be given the position.
SALINA-The following reverend
gentlemen are at the Catholic parsOn-
age assisting Father Maurer hearing
Easter confessions: Rev. b J. Hay
den of Solomon, Fathers John Leary,
Chapman; A. J. NOvacek. Wilson;
John Mcnamara, Abilene; c. DragOun,
Cuba; Emmeran Kausler, Victoria.
NEWTON-The annual conference of
the Methodist stewards of the Newton
district has been in session today at
the home of Presiding Elder Howe
Rev. H Watt of the Methodist Episco-
pal church of this city is presiding. The
principal duty of the board of stewards
of 70 q he