The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-01
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Captain McCaDe lectures this evening
Four drunken men were arrested by the
police Saturday night
ReuIah chapter, o. E. s, gave a recep-
ton Saturday evening.
The Interstate oratorical contest will be
held May 10 at Columbia. Mo
The Topeka high school oratorical con-
test will be held next Friday evening.
Tomorrow evening the Enumeration
concert will be given at Hamilton hail.
The Woman's Republican association
will meet Thursday with Mrs. P II.
Coney.
TeIepathist Sidney A Gaylor lectured
last night at Lincoln Post hall upon his
favorite subject
The Ralston Health club will meet this
evening and discuss distilled water and
the best way TO procure it
]. H. B. Taylor, who has been a guard
at the state penitentiary under Warden
Lynch, has returned to Topeka
Three students of Ottawa university
walked to Topeka to attend the oratori-
cal contest They rode home.
The West Side Reading circle will have
E \. Anderson, 100 Tyler street.
On account of the large amount of
moisture now in the ground the electric
car tracks are becoming very uneven
Bishop NcCabe. who lectures at Hamil-
ton hall tonight. secured his reputation as
a lecturer under the title of Chaplain"
Patrolman Murphy is. the youngest man
per- 800
Judge Hazen has sentenced Fred Ellis
tiary for snatching pocketbook from
lady.
Labor Commissioner Bird will test the
eight-hOur law as applied to employees at
the state house this week by causing the
arrest of the state officers.
Tom G WiIkerson- who was under sher-
if during the administration of D. N
Burdge. has been sentenced to thirty days
in jail and to pay fne OF 800
An enterprising Topeka photographer
has secured portraits of all the legislator
and has large frame containing them
raIeavr If n nj
The Topeka free silver Republicans will
meet at VIM. r. Hazen's office Wednes-
day evening to take action regarding the
primaries TO be held March 49,
A picture OF Miss Minnie Methot, who
will play the violin at the Grand Satur-
day evening, appears in the March Nun
Six high school orators viii contest at
the Topeka high school auditorium Fri
day evening, for the honor of represent
ing Topeka in the state high school con-
The Baker university students have
made arrangements for two special coach
es to take them TO the interstate orator.
cal contest to be held at Columbia, No,
May 10.
John Macdonald says: 81 have just re-
turned from indianapolis where saw
grounds. It's handy. but I don't like the
looks of it"
There have been several disastrous fires
suburb decided to organize a volunteer
fire department. A charter for the organ
Street Commissioner Ramsey has taken
advantage of the moist condition of the
ground and has had some judicious grad
Lent begins on Wednesday.
Thomas Wagstaff. Of Lawrence. was the
played here observation-disclosures he is a
student of Blackstone his work back of
the curtain was highly complimented.
Please. Mr.. Seaton, let Us have an OPP
portunity to say whether We want an au-
ditorium in Topeka or not. Mr.. seaton
should not use his high place as a. state
legislator as attorney for a theatrical
manager
A mass meeting of Washburn students
Will be held the latter part of this week
to decide who shall be elected to the
office Of secretary treasurer of the Kan
sas State Oratorica1 association A con-
test is expected
Word was received from Perryville Sat
urday afternoon by the police department
that a cOlOred man named JAS Murphy,
was wanted there for forgery. He had
forged a check for 1885 at Perryville- A
was wanted and arrested him Murphy
was taken back to PerryviIle today.
The funeral services over the remains
of Col F. S Stumbaugh. were held yes
terday afternoon at the English Lutheran
the services Appropriate music was fur
Iished by the church choir There was
large attendance OF intimate friends: The
Topeka bar was Wei represented the in
terment was made in Topeka cemetery
Q. P. Updegraff has returned from Kan
horses at the J. w Robertson & co.
stables. on Twenty-thfrd and Grand ave-
nue. Mr.. Updegran has lately became
member of the firm of Robertson & Co.
At this sale over 200 horses of all grades
were sold during the four days of the
sale.
Miss Lottie Bowes did not spend Sun
day at her home in Topeka as II was re-
ported she would Instead OF taking the
train for Topeka yesterday morning, she
left Kansas City for St Louis, at which
place the NetherSOie company opens
weeks engagement tonight. A large num-
Der OF the young actresses friends and ad-
InIrerS called at her home on Madison
street yesterday afternoon. but were dis
appointed to find that she was then on her
way to St. Louis. Mrs. Bowes spent the
City.