The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-07

is a candidate for superintendent Of in
surance. was in Topeka last night.
Arthur Massey never wears a hat If he
can avoid 1t. He says gap nts better
and is therefore more comfortable
Lincoln Post has adopted a resolution
indorsing the candidacy of o. H. Coulter
for department commander of the G. A R.
The Crawford theater will be dark until
next Tuesday evening, when Digby Ben in
ton.
Judge Riner of the United States circuit
court speaks IN very low tone, even
ions.
Q. K. .swayze says that he would like
to have the legislature pass a law prevent
corridors.
Rev. D. D. Boyle. who used to be pas
tor of the First Christian church. is hav-
ing successful career as a travelling
The Republican state central committee
spent $4976 for kilograms. OF this amount
the Western Union received $42o.66 and the
Remember the Maine" one of Lincoln
J: Carriers productions, viii be the attrae-
nesday evening.
Mr.. James Walker. Jr.. transfer agent
OF the santa Fe, is in the city arranging
for the annual meeting of the stockhold-
Miss Kate Adams has resigned her posi-
ton as exchange editor Of the Kansas
Anna NIcCabe.
3; H. Macke, the man who is charged
with running away with $4,000 from the
Indian reservation, looks as If he is not
more than q years old.
Mr.. G. w. Bingham has purchased for
$500 lot q Madison street, lot 451 Brooks
ave, lots 210 and PIP Lawrence street and
lot 459 Tyler street.
Whenever two or three Populist states
men from over the state come to Topeka
about an extra session
Kansas day, January %, comes on Sun
day this winter, and the Kansas Day club
will hold its banquet on the Saturday
night preceding.
Private Secretary. Lewis has returned
the last snow storm did not extend out
into the Seventh district.
Governor Leedy issued Sc commissions
to notaries public during the month of
November. This is an unusually small
A Topeka business man says that he
prefers to be located in a block where
kind of goods handled by him.
Glenn Fairchild says that he gave $500
statement of campaign expenses.
Dr. J. H. Hibben, who served Topeka as
city physician for several years, is visit
ing friends in Topeka He is prospecting
in his profession in Kansas City.
and Considerable live stock was begging
at several houses in Topeka today. It is
said that the boys father makes him beg.
A man with stock in gold mine to sell
has been trying to dispose Of it to some
of the state house people, but since the
election they are feeling too poor buy gold
mines.
"A 1Opehd WOIIdn WHO WIS recently mar
ried frequently forgets, her present name
when she goes to order groceries, and
starts to tell the groceryman her maiden
one of the things that puzzles a man
their names. 1t is as mysterious to them
as the initials after a lodge officers name
The lawyers who are attending the su-
to the Collins trial whenever they get time.
Secretary COburn has received from John
J. ingalls, 1i an autograph COPY Of Senator Senator
is a great adInirer of the little poem and
will have it framed
Paul Hurd of Abilene a nephew of A.
A Hurd, won his first case in the federal
court Tuesday He defended man y no
was charged with sending an improper let
ter through the mails.
practically worthless. There are too many
'-incidentals'' and payments to private in
purpose they are used.
The Wichita Eagle refers to General
Hudson 'Brigadier General Joseph
Hudson, who is back from the war, and
whose sword has been turned into a hoe
and his helmet into soup tureen."
In one respect J. c. Postlethwaite, who
wants to be superintendent Of insurance.
is similar to Governor-eleet Stanley. He
Sunday school for the past 25 years.
The governors office is in receipt of let
not understand why their recomnenda-
lions for office are returned to them and
asking to have the matter explained
A party consisting of w. A l.. Thomp-
son, NJ. a. Low. F. c. Gay, H. P. Dillon,
Dean Low, Mr. Warrener and G. h Fargo
of Chicago have just returned from
hunting trip to the Indian Territory.
The fee buyers doing thriving
business at the Collins trial this. week es-
pecially with the Lawrence people When
ever Lawrence person gets off the stand
they buy in the witness fees at once
In sorting out the Endorsements which
have been received in the governors Of
fee in the past two years the clerks yes
Kelly and w. c. Webb, both of whom are
Chief Of Police Strauss plays the slot
machines just like other people and it will
be interesting to know whether mis- name
will be included in the list of witnesses
the council ordered him to furnish TO the
county attorney.
When the door is opened into the district
court room where the Collins case is be-
ing tried the whiff that comes out is as II
a sewer had burst. Judge Hazen should
admit no spectator who has not a certifi-
ca tie of having just taken a bath.
The steam rollers belonging to the Gil
sonite company have been standing out
in the state house grounds taking all the
bad weather for the past two weeks, wait
ing for the snow to go on, so that the re-
laying of the walks can be continued.
Nearly all of the state bank commits
siOner'S department has been subpOenaed
a witnesses in the criminal prosecution
against Harry Mason, who was president
of the defunct Marion bank in the Marion
county district court next week
Yesterday a special order was received
at the governors office from the ad14tahI
general of the war department al " ASH
ington announcing that Raymond -:
Dawes of the Twentieth Kansas, a son OF
r B. Dawes, had been discharged and
little later it was learned that ne nao alsG
in Honolulu before starting Tor nome -ine
Washington the day after he died at Homo
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