The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-13

into requisition by the cool nights a
few weeks ago was all discarded last
night. The thermometer stood above ~
all night.
new institution, which has opened for
business at Eudora under the sanction
of Bank Commissioner Breidenthal
Not one of the members of the Lam
bardi Italian Grand Opera company.
which comes to Topeka the first of
the week, can speak a work of English.
It has been found that the white
horse driven on the patrol wagon frac-
tured a bone in his leg when he fell
some time ago. Another new horse is
necessary.
Hoyt's "A Texas Steer will be at
the Crawford theater on Friday even
ing of next week. James r. Mccain
is now playing the part of Maverick
Brander."
If the Twentieth Kansas boys do not
reach home the first of November those
of them who reside in cities of the first
or second class will not have an OPpor-
tunity to vote, as they will not be reg
istered.
Several people have handed in their
names and signified their willingness
to entertain members of the Twentieth.
Not willing to exactly, but anxious.
They demand the right.
Miss Bonnie Curry, who was clerk
for Speaker Protein Benefiel in the
house of representatives last winter,
is Coneyville's maid of honor at the
Fort Scott carnival this week.
The committees having in charge the
minstrel show, to be given by the Dem
ocratic Flambeau club, will meet to-
night at the club rooms to talk over
and perfect the plans for the show.
After serving the city faithfully for
many years, Bill, the old bay horse of
the patrol team, was sold for $50. He
died four days after he was sold. There
seems to be no reward for a faithful
horse.
James J. Corbett is now a resident
of Topeka He is not the pugilist. how
ever. but a newspaper man who has
been employed with the Ottawa Herald,
but is now with the Mail and Breeze.
People are warned to be on the look
out for counterfeit quarters. 1t is said
that q great many of them were put in
circulation at the Kansas City carnival,
and some of them have found their
way into Kansas.
Evan Phillips of Circleville. o., is Wis
iting in Topeka, the guest of his
brother, w. w. Phillips. There was
reunion when the two men met yester-
day, as they had not seen each other
for forty-nine years.
1t is said that the southern Kansas
girls who organized a society and agreed
to marry none but members of the
Twentieth Kansas will come to Topeka
in a body TO look the men over and
make a few selections.
John Stanton, state house architect,
one of the leading members of the fam
beau club. set up the cigars to the
entire club at its last meeting, in view
of the fact that new girl has come to
People who have business with the
United States circuit court are hoping
that when the improvements are made
in the federal building, arrangements
will be made for running the elevator
all the time
Some people have a peculiar idea of
what constitutes fun. A young man
who attended the Industrial School en-
tertainment, last evening, and sat in
the rear of the room, INDUCED in pro-
longed hollow handed clapping after
each selection, much to the disgust and
of others.
Judge Hazen has granted a divorce
to Mrs. Wilma Matoon from Hugh Ma
toon. Mrs. Matoon claimed that her
husband said she wasn't his equal in
teIlectually, that he wanted her to go
boarding house while he took their lit
tie boy home to his mother and kept the
boy there.
c. P Whiteker has received a teIe-
gram from his brother, Lasson Whitek-
er, who is a member of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment, saying that he had
arrived in San Francisco Wei and
hearty. He was reported killed on APP
ril q. and his folks so notified, but a
few weeks afterwards, he turned up in
one of the hospitals, shot through the
body, but with good nursing he is now
able to be around again.
There will be an important meeting of
the grocers and butchers at the rooms |
Of the Commercial club this evening
The committee appointed to look after |
the different details of the banquet to !
be given to the Twentieth Kansas regi- |
ment, will make their reports, of what |
has been done up to the present time, |
and other important business will come |
before the meeting for consideration. |
Several new plans will be presented, |
and things of interest to the grocers |
will be discussed at this meeting.