The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-03

board, the school term was fixed at
nine months, a levy of Is mills for
school purposes was voted and the
meeting recommended that the princi-
pal be paid $50 a month and the salar-
les OF the subordinate teachers be
raised.
SMITH CENTER-The Smith Coun-
ty National bank will begin the first of
the week the erection of a new brick
bank building at the corner of Main
street and Kansas avenue, the
ground now occupied by that institu-
ton. The frame building on the south,
also their property, will be torn down.
BURLINGAME-Th o. M B. lodge
has opened up again in the same old
stand but with different officers. This
time they are imported. It was clearly
shown at the last term of the district
court that the object of the lodge was
more than to merely carry on an edu-
cat1Onal campaign against the prohibit
ton sentiment. 1t was shown that the
prohibitory law was violated.
SMITH CENTER-The date set for
holding the soldiers reunion this fall
has been fixed for Oct 4th, 5th and 9Th,
at this place. 1t is probable that there
will be an old settlers reunion in con-
nection the 18th.
SENECA-The different woman clubs
of Seneca have taken the initial step in
a very Iaudable worl1-teh forming or
organizing of a society for the purpose
of establishing a city library. The en-
tertainment and picnic on the Sd is
given for the purpose of gathering
funds for the scheme. There is a chance
here to form the nucleus for a city Ii
brary.
BURLINGTON-Mr. James Davis
will fill the place behind the Morris
House desk after today. For the past
two years Mr.. Davis has managed the
Central House, and his large patronage
attests his ability to cater to hotel
trade.
FORT SOOTHING notable we'd
dings occurred here yesterday-Mr. Os-
car DoweI of Oklahoma, was married
to Miss Annie Byron, and Mr.. Walter
Robens to Miss Stella Russell
MINNEAPOLIs-W Hartley, sr,
is busy with his wheat cutting this
week. He is running his binders night
and day and on Sunday. He has a
large acreage and he and his boys will
have 10000 bushels of wheat for sale.
MI Hartley has 40 acres of volunteer
wheat that will yield 20 bushels to the
acre.
SALINA-The United States geodetic
survey party has just located a camp at
Waldo, Lincoln county, and from thence
will a base line through Kansas
and Nebraska. E. E. Torey and D. A.
Lewis of the party are in town today
shipping equipments from their storage
room to Waldo.
ABILENE-J. B. Ehrsham & Sons of
Enterprise yesterday received the con-
tract for grinding forty rolls for the
Sa1ina Mill and Elevator company.
Two car loads of machinery were re-
ceived yesterday for the mill.
FRANKFORT-Sam Graham lost a
fine riding horse this week. He had
tied him to an iron hitching weight
The horse became frightened and ran
away, his feet becoming entangled with
the weight. He fell into a deep ditch
and broke his neck.
OLATHE-Mr. Lamb, the new ap-
pointee as steward at the state deaf
mute institution hereafter looking over
the ground concluded that the position
of steward and the perQuisiteS were
not satisfactory to him, he accordingly
took the train for his home at yelling
ton.
ELLSWORTH Theo. Sternberg has
purchased the gasoline engine used at
the state irrigation plant at Goodland
the past year, the price being $15o. 1t
is a 10-horse power engine, and, al
though a second hand one, is very
cheap.
Beggs' Diarrhea Balsan, is a purely
vegetable compound and cures where