The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-07
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The Shawnee County Teachers institute
opened today.
The T. A. A. W. members rode to Meri-
den yesterday.
Governor Leedy spent Sunday at his
home in Lawrence.
The regular meeting of the city council
will be held tonight.
John Sargent never missed a band con-
cert by MarshalFs band.
DR.. A. A. Raub will try to defeat DR..
J. NJ. Westerf1e1d for coroner.
There will be an aIl-day temperance
rally at Garfield park Wednesday.
A. K. Wilson spent Sunday with his
wife, who is visiting friends in Ho1ton.
Prof. B. F. Aver of the high school will
conduct the institute in Brown county.
If the rest of the new bridge looks as
well as the piers the people will be salts
fed.
Frank Bevelle of the Santa Re freight
department, has gone to Colorado on
visit.
The German play at Washburn to be
given by the students is scheduled for to-
night.
ton of 800 barn at 800 East Sixth
street.
Superintendent Davidson of the city
schools will go to Yates Center to spend
the summer.
Miss Anna McCandless of Cottonwood
Falls, has returned home after visit in
North Topeka.
The National Reserve association win
give an entertainment tonight at Knights
of Pythias hall.
United States Marshal NeeIey's son,
Frank has undergone a successful opera
ton for appendicitis.
Tomorrow evening the Festival chorus
will give a public concert at the First
Presbyterian church.
Miss Lucretia Grosvenor is spending
a few days with Miss Ethel Short at
her home at 911 Madison street.
The officers of the United States court
have gone to Leavenworth to attend the
session of the court at that place.
G. w. Heron Will at once commence
the erection of two one-story store build
ings at Jackson and Seventh streets.
T. Botkin, department commander of
the Kansas G. A R., has returned from
attending a regimental reunion in Ohio
VIM. R. Taylor of New Orleans who
purchased the machinery of the old
gar mill is sending the equipment to Mex
leo.
A Topeka lady wants to know how the
term used in speaking of base ball en-
thusiasts as fans originated. Can any,
one tell her?
MarshalFs band played the State Jour
nal march at the opening of the concert
yesterday. It is the best of the three
composed by Mr.. Marshall.
C. E. Hewitt of Pasadena, Cal, has no
titled the secretary of the L. A. w. rae
ing board that he will follow the Kansas
circuit bicycle races this season.
Mrs. Ida Asbury. coIored, has had her
husband arrested for attempting to kill
their 3-year-old child. The couple had
a fight for possession of the infant
Topeka tennis players will make an eff
fort to have the state tennis tournament
held in Topeka during Fall Festival week.
Emporia is seeking to have it held there.
The Women's Republican association
will meet in state convention in Topeka
June Il. Each association is entitled to
a representation consisting of the presi-
dent and three delegates.
Wednesday evening Topeka lodge No.
IT, R. A. M. will hold a special commune
cation at which the third degree will be
conferred, with several past grand mas
tiers in the different stations.
The Topeka Equal Suffrage association
has adjourned for the summer subject to
call of the president. When cool weather
comes next fall they will meet again to
consider momentous questions.
The Topeka people who will camp dur
ing the Chautauqua at Forest park, OF
tawa, will leave the first of next week
and remain until the assembly closes.
There will be a large crowd from the
capital city.
In the West Fifth street burglary
scare Saturday morning in which Mrs.
Anna Cunningham shot burglar, De-
tective CaprOn said he could trace spots
of blood east Fifth street and north
to Fourth and Jackson streets.
In the base ball game Saturday between
the employees of the Hall Lithographing
company and Crane & Co., the score was
II to 9 in favor of Crane & Co. The bat
teries were: Halls, Hawkins and Heck;
Cranes, Tom Mackey and Daley. The
game was played in Metsker's addition.
Upchurch lodge No. pa A o. U. w.
has elected officers as follows: Master
workman, AIva Forde; foreman, W.
Dransfie1d; overseer, S. L. Martin: rec
order. S. c. Garwood; fnancier, G. A.
Wieneka; receiver, T. B. Brown, guide,
J. D. Hickman; inside watchman, A. NJ
Hoener; outside Waterman, -; medi-
cal examiners, DR.. ]. P. Lewis, Dr. S. a.
Boan, DR.. J. B. Hibben, DR.. a. Rupin.
DR.. H. A Warner, DR.. C. A. Mcclure;
trustees, H. c. Lang, J. H. Reed and
John c. Cady.
Father Adams is dead. Many Topekans
will remember the kind-heartedold gentle
man who used to live here and was the
founder of the Adams Chautauqua circle
which meets in the First Presbyterian
church. He was an uncle of Mrs. Homer
Boughton of lilo Topeka avenue and
made his home with her while here. For
several years past he has been in feeble
health and recently his mind was affected.
Mr.. ]. w. Adams was a wealthy man and
was somewhat of a philanthropist He