The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWs
NE supreme court Is Ia session todav.

Ihe supreme court Is in session today.
| F. P. Lindsay went to Chicago yester-
! day on legal business.
The weeds in the state house grounds
/ are being cit. Hurrahl
/ June 10 the Westminster Presbyterian
/ church will call a pastor.
The Newton G. A. R. reunion will be
( held September 9 and 10.
L. w. Lewis the Santa Fe contractor
! Of Emporia is in the city.
J. Myers. commercial agent of the Rock
/ Island at Wichita was in the city today.
The Ralston Health club of this city
has Joined the State Federation of clubs.
/ The interior of the city Jail room is be
ing whitewashed and the premises clean
ed.
/ Grocerymen say that strawberries will
reach bed rock prices tomorrow or Thurs
day.
J. 3. Doncyson. of the pension office. is
in Kansas City, attending the baseball
games.
Topeka fishermen have caught several
large cat fish near the Rock Island
bridge.
R. s. Arid will ride in the L. A. W.
National circuit races at Kansas City,
June 19.
Some of the Santa Fe office fans view
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alarm"
Prof. E. o. Excel who leads the music
at the endeavor convention is noted mus
zeal director.
NJ. a. Low has endorsed the plan of E.
W. Benedict for cooperative stable on
the west side.
Dana McVfcar has returned from New
York city where he attended the Column
bia Law school
a G. Potter of the firm of Warner &
Potter. has returned from a three weeks
visit in Chicago.
D. a. MuIvane appeared in the district
court yesterday in knickerbockers and he
won his case too.
Mayor Fellows has appointed T. F,
Doran as one of the delegates to the
Denver Commercial congress
Judge Beekman of Arkansas City who
is in Topeka says that the wheat crop in
that section will be unparalleled.
John G. Woolley who was to deliver a
temperance lecture in this city last night
was sidetracked and did not get here.
If the employees of the state house were
as Jealous guarding the grounds they
are the interior of the building at night,
the flowers might not be stolen.
Dave Leahy. for years with the Wichita
Eagle, has arrived in Topeka and is al
ready engaged in the work of special cor
respondent for the Kansas City Times.
George W. Banter, chief clerk in the
passenger department of the Rock Island
and z. n. Duncan, travelling passenger
agent have gone to Chicago on business.
George Higgins who has been circula-
ting Major Anderson's petition for pen
sion agent, says that he has found but
three men who would not sign the petit
ton.
William Morrisey Santa Fe roadmas-
ter, has purchased lot 1872 and the east
half of lot 1870, East Tenth street. from
l. Steinberger of St. Louis. The price
paid was $1,000.
Marcus Pollasky. a Chicago attorney.
is a candidate for president of the Ma
tional Republican league. the office to be
filled at the national convention in De-
troit in August.
J. S. McClure's horse and buggy, which
were stolen from in front of the First
Presbyterian church Sunday evening were
found late at night in Quinton Heights.
The horse had been driven hard
Mrs. J. E. Lucas, mother of Under Sher-
if Bert Lucas, is planning TO build new
house this summer between Sixth and
Seventh streets on Lane. 1t will be a six
room cottage and viii cost about $500.
Mrs. Sadie Sutherland was yesterday
divorced from r. F. Sutherland by Judge !
Hazen. Sutherland was formerly employ
ed at the Santa Fe shops in this city
but left town last December. The charge
was non-support.
Mrs Amanda Gale was arrested for as
sault on complaint of Peter Anderson yes
terday afternoon. The assault was the
result of an attempted evfctment of An
derson by Mrs. Gale. Justice Chesney
will try the case.
Every member of the Christian Endea-
vor society is requested to be present at
the reception at the First Presbyterian |
church tonight Every visiting member
is also requested to wear a card bearing |
his or her name and place of residence.
Laura Smith the colored woman who
robbed Dick BroOkins of SO and skipped
her bond while awaiting sentence for pc |
tit larceny, will stay in the county jail
Center Sunday and sentenced yesterday.
General Superintendent Nudge of the |
Santa Fe leaves this afternoon on a trip |
of inspection over the company's lines in
New Mexico. He expects to be absent |
more than week, but if it is possible to |
complete the work in hand he will re-
turn to Topeka Sunday.
As the Dunkards were returning home I
from their Sunday school convention (
about 40 of them boarded a Santa Fe |
trolley car and when it was set in motion |
they began to sing their hymns. People |
along the street looked in wonder as the !
travelling church passed them.
The Topeka police department for the |