The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-18

will exemplify the work before the grand
lodge Monday night.
People living on Sixth street near where
robbed viii ask to have a street lamp
placed the corner
The omnibuses that meet the trains re-
fuse to carry passengers of the paved
streets during the muddy weather. They
are sure to get stalled.
John Otis, a son of ex-Congressman
Otis, is in charge of a creamery butter
exhibit on Kansas avenue. He is an as
sistant professor at the state agricultural
college.
Bert CONFESS. a former employee of the
Santa Fe offices in this city, is now with
Daniel Frohmans Prisoner of Zenda
company. He takes the part of Captain
The six colored girls in the city jail. by
their work this week sewing carpet rags.
earned one dollar. Police Matron Thorpe
invested the money in needed articles for
the ward.
The state live stock sanitary commits
sion was called to Blue Rapids Thursday
to investigate some new and peculiar dis
ease which has appeared among cattle
One of the new buildings on the east
side of Kansas avenue near Eighth was
considerably damaged by the water leak
ing through the roof during the recent
heay rains.
to allow people to visit female prisoners
at the city Jail visitors nave stolG s
ward, which is the cause of the order
The official order to place the flag on
the federal building at halt mast was re
nation had been received through the
Journal four hours before ana the nag
already flying as directed
The State Journals flag was at half
mast yesterday during the funeral at Ha-
vana of the victims of the Maine eX-
ed from $3.50 to o'clock. The nag on the
federal building was also at half mast.
At present there are about twelve fami-
NJ rTt,o1-be savs tha+ at a home on Lime
e-Hr F1rINx vEv.az a
a mouthful Of food in the house: 1t was
in the family Of a respectable white man
Recently several coIored people have
asked Police Matron Thorpe to get small
colored children for them to adopt. The
supply of colored foundHngs is very small,
but now Mrs Thorpe knows Of ihree CO.
lively six months, four years and SIX
years
managers at the Soldiers home at Dodge
City, has written Governor Leedy stating
are responsible for the blowing up OF. the
Maine. he viii be ready to start for CUBA
As hours.
A large audience was present at the
AriOn concert Wednesday evening There
were selections by the AriOn Singing So
selections by Steinbergs orchestra, piano
duet bv Messrs Mueller and Lewis, and
q auartette selection by Messrs- Joe Hell
Mich. Ernest Eisner, Chas. Marine ana
L. butcher.
Special meetings Will be held beginning
this evening in the Third Christian church
under the auspices of the Christian Citi-
zens' league. DR.. A. S. Palmer and local
pastors win make the addresses The
meetings will be held every evening. con-
tinuing into next week Sunday evening
the meeting will be held in the Third
Presbyterian church.
A few days ago q, woman left her baby
on a trolley car at the transfer station
while she went to get a transfer. While
she was gone the car left The conductor
carried the baby north far as Fifth.
when he gave it to the conductor of a
southbound car and it was turned over
to Transfer Agent Frank Stitt. He had
to take care Of the baby until its frighten-
ed mother returned for it.
Mr.. L. NJ Crawford. now manager of
the Del Conte Italian Grand Opera COM
pany, has written the Journal asking for
a suggestion for the opera to be put on
here BY the company. The company is