The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-02

at Fifth and Kansas avenue yesterday
and the conductor climbed to the top
of the car, held the trolley arm against
the wire and the car was run to the
barn for repairs.
The destitute family for which Police
Matron Thorpe asked some aid, live at
113 Madison street. Some help has been
given them, but they are in need OF
more, and Mrs. Thorpe says they ara
very deserving.
G. c. Clemens went to Kansas City
today, where he will speak tonight I'M
der the auspices of the Kansas City
tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow
night.
MarshalPs band will maintain a strict
rule in regard to letting out Garfield
park for special occasions. that no Ii
quOr will be sold on or near the
grounds. All the better class of people
will stay away if it is made the resort
for DRINKS.
c. B. Merriam was a victim of the
first of April. He went into a candy
store and helped himself to some choc-
oIate nougat. to find. after it was partly
masticated, that the nougat was a poor
quality of soap.
Dayman, an Ottawa Indian who play
ed first base on the Carlyle Indian
school team, was in Topeka yesterday
looking for an easy berth on a base ball
team He went to SaIina from here.
and unless he succeeds in getting on the
team there, will go to visit his people in
the territory.
The following are the candidates who
have been attending the session of the
Scottish Rite Masons this week and the
ones who have taken the degrees: D.
C. Hewitt, Thos. A Verlin. James Roll
10, S. c. Heyman, J. w Wilson. C. s
McCBntock and T. D. Humphrey OF
Topeka, Dwight Harrison, Downs: J.
S. Parks, Beloit; S. D. Graham. Man
haitian; c. w. Thompson, Joseph Glib
son and Fred Day. Onaga; r. c. Nc
Clure, Argentine: d. D. Johnson, Atch-
ison; F. G.. Powell E. r. Fulton, AIaryS-
vile; S. G.. Britton. Lebo.
Katie Ferdinand, the young Danish
girl from Peterton, who was arrested
on the charge of stealing $50 from the
residence of ]. w. Tincher, where she
was working, yesterday pleaded guilty
before Justice McCnntock and was
fined SO and costs Her father, who IS
a miner at Peterton, was in Topeka, but
he says he is not q bic TO pay her fine
An effort will be made to have the girl
sent to the industrial school for girls at
Beloit.
Last evening Hamilton hall was filed
with people who went to see the ms tai
Iation of officers and the entertainments
furnished by Columbia council No 50.
Knights and Ladies of Security Mrs
A 8. Palmer, who has recently come to
this city, trained several OF the iadleS
for a new play, entitled "Old Maids
Convention" In it Madame Dubus'
rejuvenating machine was exhlolteo.
which created mucn run AIlSE LIS
part of the entertainment the new ON
GERS were installed
An explosion of a dental vulcanizer
occurred yesterday afternoon at 4-zO
O'Clock in the Office of DR.. c. B. Lyon
which wrecked the small laboratory
Dr. Lyon and w. w Willard were
standing near the yulcanIzer Wnen tus
explosion occurred, and their escape
was miraculous. The noise of the e,-
pIosion could be heard for several nuA-
5red feet and it attracted a large
crowd. The explosion was caused by a
leak in the vulcanizer. which gave me
high steam pressure a change 70 exert
itself on the apparatus