The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-17
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Rev Guy Miner leaves this week LOT
Franklin Mass, to reside.
America will be given this evening and
tomorrow evening in the Casino at Car
field park.
son were visiting at the Veale ranch near
Swissvale last week
A meeting of the Army Relief society
will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:3O
O. clock at the state house.
E. c. MacLennan and his mother have
purchased lot sos West Tenth street ana
will erect a six room cottage.
Mr. John NJ. Terrence, chief clerk in the
car service department of the Santa Fe,
has returned after a visit in Chicago.
Mr.. E. E. Macleod, assistant general
passenger agent Of the Rock 4fsi a mas
Rev NJ. C. Long of the Third Presby
terrain church has gone to l0anv!iIe, KY
his mother.
At last there is to be a wall built around
the county court house yard; County Sur
veyOr John P. Rodgers will Super1ntend
the construction of it.
Rev J. L. Griffin of Houston, Tex, the
colored evangelist, arrived in the city yes
terday with ten singers and will hold re-
vival meetings in the open air.
Captain W, H. Norris auditor of state ate
where he has been for the benefit of his
Mr.. Frank Thompson, teller of the Cen
trail National bank, who has been danger
ously i'll with appendicitis, is reported to
be improving.
The county commissioners have award
ed the contract for supplying coal to the
court house, jail and poor farm colonel
d der w. F Hughes was the successful bid
johnson Jordan, one of main witnesses
Kan He is under bond to appear at the
Collins trial witness, and says he will
be here.
Colonel ]. w. F. Hughes is an enthusi-
astic poultry fancier. He is building a
new poultry house at his residence which
will be 24x40 feet, with the latest improve
ments in this line.
I'm Gay Coney Island will open the
+rfa al in Pif ~ 81
81. The Merle Bell Opera company,
which was to open here the first of that
later.
L. T. Bang, a travelling salesman of EN-
poria, has filed a bankruptcy petition in
the grocery business, and his creditors
are two wholesale merchants with whom
The search for. Samuel Baughman. the
Rossville school teacher, is being contin-
clues as to his whereabouts. Miss Martha
Baughman of Max, Neb.. sister of the
missing man, has arrived to help in the
search.
Earl Anderson of this city, who is with
the Twentieth United States infantry, has
from Santiago de cuba Under date Of july
p, in which he describes the battles. He
escaped uninjured, although in the thick
est of the fight.
Ella Buckner of Smoky Row brought
her husband, George Buckner, to the city
the charge of disturbing the peace. Buck
ner was locked up on the usual charge.
This is about the 147th time he has been
arrested by the police.
T. B. Dervant, the man whom the po-
lice arrested as a lunatic, has been sent
away. 1t was found that he was suffer-
ing from a wound received in an Indian
war, which has poisoned his system, max
ing him appear like a maniac. His mind
is clear, but he has but little control of
his muscles.
The building occupied by Warren NJ
Crosby & Co will be enlarged to make
located at 613 and 615 Kansas avenue
Yesterday the contract was awarded to
Scott & Easier. to build an addition at the
rear to be 5Ox21 feet No new departments
will be added. but more room will be given
to the cloak and ready made garment de-
partmentS. The work Will be rushed to
completion.
Chief Strauss and Colonel Beck of the
terday in which the chief stated his in
tention of stopping the rowdyism being
practiced by the colored soldiers in this
city. The colonel became indignant but
accepted the statements and went away.
Chief Strauss has issued orders to his
| men to prevent any disturbances of this
kind by promptly arresting the soldiers.
They will be tried in police court and
fined instead of being turned over to the
camp,