The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
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the faculty of the wentworth Military
academy.
J. s. Mcclure of 3O9 Clay street attend
ed the services at the First Presbyter-
ian church last night and when he went
out he found that his buggy and horse
had been stolen.
Chief Steele has returned from Leaven-
worth and brought with him John Isham.
who is charged with stealing a bicycle
in Topeka. Isham had enlisted in the
regular army.
DR.. J. R. Fay. formerly superintendent
of the Santa Fe hospitals and dispen-
saries, will locate permanently in Cha
mute, Kansas. DR.. and Mrs Fay win
leave Friday for Chanute-
The Gilbert divorce suit which has been
dragging on the district court for over
year, has been dismissed by the plaintiff,
DR.. J. I. Gilbert. 1t is probable that an
other suit will be instituted later.
Johnnie Devote, an orphan years of
age, was yesterday adopted in the pro-
bate court by Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Mahaf-
fey of Berryton. The child was in the
| care of the Childrens Home society.
The Festival chorus will rehearse the
Creation tomorrow evening and on
Wednesday evening the contest numbers
will be practiced on. The concert will be
held at the First Presbyterian church on
June s.
Cyrean council No. 8. Colored Masons.
of Topeka, won the blue ribbon in the
competitive drill participated in by sew
| eral councils at St. Joe Thursday night.
The members of the council returned to
this city yesterday.
Miss Eleanor Colcord of 312 Clay street,
is confined to her room with a severe at
tack of Inflammation of the eyes the re-
suit of poison Miss ColcOrd has been un-
able to see for three days but is iInprov-
ing.
There was a Memorial service at the
United Brethren church last night under
the auspices of the Young Peoples So
ciety. Mrs. D. L. HoastOn's eulOgy on
the American flag and an grafton by Miss
Barbara Worley were much enjoyed.
David Asbury, whose wife, Ida 3. As
bury, is suing him for divorce, has filed
motion in the district court asking Judge
Hazen to issue an order permitting him
to visit his minor child, Edith Asbury.
The child is in the custody OF her mother.
w NJ Adams, the Oakland painter, who
is said to have attempted a criminal as
sault on the person of Elsie Decker, the
6-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A D.
Decker of Cottage Grove, has been bound
over to the district court by Justice Guy.
The Memorial exercises arranged by
Rev. Father Hayden a the Church of the
Assumption chapel yesterday afternoon
were largely attended. Besides addresses
by Judge Guthrie and William Gibbs, an
excellent musical and literary pro-
granme was rendered.
There is much complaint throughout
the city this spring of the depredations
of flower thieves. There is a law in this
state which makes the theft of flowers
a criminal ofense, and persons who make
a practice of stealing flowers are liable
to criminal prosecution.
A farm team hitched to a wagon Sat
urday afternoon became frightened at
Third street and Topeka avenue and ran
off. Mrs. J. c. Adair who was driving
the team, was thrown out and her fore
head cut in the fall. The team demolish-
ed the wagon and were stopped at the
reform school.
DR.. L. B. McCurdy, the liverynan, Sat
urday discharged an employee named Bert
| Erwin for not attending to his duties at
the livery barn on Fifth street. Erwin
returned there Saturday evening and
made a disturbance, attacking Sam
| Adams, another employee. DR.. McCurdy
! ordered Erwin out of the place and upon
! his refusal, thep ropTietor threw him out
/ Erwin was arrested by Sergeant Owen.
| George NJ Stone the artist has fin
| ished magnificent ufe-sized portrait OF
Mrs. Claiming J Brown. of 1851
| Topeka avenue, wife of the ex-clerk of
! the supreme court. Mrs. Brown is con-
| sidered by many to be one of the most
stately ladies in the city. The likeness
| is excellent. Mr.. Stone is now at work
on life-sized portraits of two Leaven-
worth ladies, the daughters of Banker
/ Ravens