The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-14
SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

Burr Lalzin has joined the Hoo Hoos.
Geo. Stansfield has purchased new
Geneva tandem.
L. L. Roby has lately been appointed
manager of the LeavenWOrth Hnseed
oil works.
Ed Little returned from Abilene Fri
day afternoon dressed in his uniform
as a lieutenant colonel.
A Topeka lawyer has put several pa
pers of carpet tacks in the path cyclists
have made across his park.
Mr.. James Lewis, editor of the Kins
ley Graphic, has been installed as pri-
vate secretary to Gov. Leedy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Dustin are the
parents of a daughter. Mr.. Dustin is a
well known Santa Fe emplOye.
Mr.. w. K. GiIIett, formerly general
auditor of the Santa Fe, visited San
ia Fe officials in this city yesterday.
John Wilkerson has been on the track
of Thomas, the Fowler ranch murder
er, for week, but has lost trace of
him.
Mr.. ]. ]. O'Connor has resumed his
duties in the dry goods department of
the New Model Supply store, after a
visit in the east.
L. D. LeweIling has returned from
Kansas City, having accompanied Mrs.
Lewelling that far on her way to visit
relatives in Iowa.
Guy Morgan, who was a medical stu
dent during the winter in this city, is
first lieutenant of the Clay Center COM
pany of volunteers.
J. S. Collins, who was murdered Fri
day morning, was always in demand
to take charge of funeral arrangements
on behalf of bereaved families.
The "Old Maids Convention enter
tainment. which was to have been Civ
en- at Hamilton hall last night, was
postponed until next Monday evening.
Mr.. w. E. Hodges, general purchas-
ing agent of the Santa Fe, was in the
city Friday on his way to Galveston to
look after a large consignment of lum-
ber.
w. w. Harvey, brother of Lieut.. Gov.
A NJ Harvey has moved to Topeka
from Ellsworth, to take care of his
brothers law business while he is away
in the war.
Mr.. James Lewis, who succeeds Ed
Lite as private secretary to Governor
Leedy, is a former schoolfellow of Bish-
op Millspaugh. They attended school at
Faribault, Mimi, together.
Topeka Republicans have been invit-
ed to Lawrence next Monday night, at
which time the ratification of the NOM
ination of ]. D. Bowersock for congress
in the Second district will take place.
David Martin, E. c. Little, L. c.
Boyle and w. P. billiard have dissolv
ed their law partnership and each will
continue in the practice on his own ac-
count.
Adolph Burns, Arthur Tut and Dick
Bennett three young boys, ran away
from their home at Lawrence and came
to Topeka to see the soldiers. They
were arrested by the police and will
be sent home when their parents reply
to Chief Steele'S letters.
Chief Steele recently sent out a large
number of postal card descriptions of
the man Thomas, who was wanted at
Maple Hill for murder. About twenty
of the cards were returned by the post
office with the following note printed on
'fNO Such office in Kansas
Someone pulled the rope connected
with the fire bell Thursday night at
Oscar Woolverton's subscription party,
given at Hudson's hall. The rope ex-
tends from the bell tower down through
the hallway, leading to the hall. But
one tap was made, and then the fright
ened person disappeared and was soon
lost to view among the dancers.