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The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-30
SIX PERSONS KILLED.
Horrible Railroad Wreck at
Paterson, N. ].

New York. Nov. 30.-The eastbound
Buffalo express of the Delaware. .Lacka-
wanna & Western railway while stand
ing outside the station at the Van Win
l1le street crossing at Paterson, n. J.,
last night, was run into by a swiftly
moving accommodation train bound
from PhiJlipsburg, N. J., to Jersey City.
At least six people We're killed and
there are now 20 injured at the hospital
in Paterson, several of whom may die.
The dead, as far as at present known
are:
MRS. MARY ROE. wife of David
Roe. of Ithaca. n. Y. and two daugh-
ters.
WALTER WELBROCK. Cornell COL
lege, Ithaca, N. Y.
MILLER CRAIG, New York city.
UNKNOWN WOMAN.
The injured include:
Miss Agnes Mcdonald, oxford, N. Y,
both legs broken.
Samuel Mendhelsson, Wilkesbarre,
legs broken.
Miss Mamie Doyle, Binghamton, arm
broken and crushed.
Miss Lizzie Kane. Binghamton, feet
crushed.
David Roe, Ithaca, husband of the
woman killed, right leg crushed.
Oscar Aronson. Scranton, Pa, legs
crushed.
John White. Ithaca. leg broken, bad
ly cut by the glass
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AT THE PLAY LAST MIG HIT

It is a sad commentary on the taste
of theater-goers that such 'prOduc-
tions'' as THE Wealthy Widow Wig
giles" seen at the Crawford theater
Wednesday night, are given sufficient
encouragement to gain for them an ez-
istence. To the credit of Topeka is the
fact that the audience of last night was
decidedly limited The performance
amounted to the act of obtaining money
under false pretenses, because theatri-
cal features are supposed to contain
some measure Of entertainment.
Tie piece is advertised On the pro-
grammes as a roaring" farce, and
Miss St. George Hussey, the star
whose name appears in black letters.
acquits herself admirably as far as the
roaring part is concerned. Miss HUs-
sey has a voice that any woman should
be ashamed to display in public, but
Miss Hussey does several things in pub
lie that could not be reasonably eN-
pected of other members of her sex
None of the people ..supporting" her
show any ability, with the exception Of
the veteran VINO has the part of a but
Ter, ard combine with her in imposing
on the theatrical public, or at least that
part Of it that is present at the per-
fOrmanceS
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ner of the partition. through the door,
andstruck a counter without apparently
touching anything within the Office.
Even the glass sides of the Office We're
not broken.
The strong box in the safe was pried
out and carried out bodily 50 that the
Madame Barabini, a music teacher, who
has rooms over the store. says she heard
the explosion and also heard men walking
around. but as she is accustomed to hear
ing men at work in the store until late
at night, she supposed the proprietqrs
We're finishing uD the work caused By
their Thanksgiving trade, and that they
had dropped something heavy on the
floor. She thinks the robbery occurred
some time between 2:30 and O'Clock.
An electric light was burning in the
office near the safe all night but by
~tooping over the burglars could not have
been seen from the street on account Of
the wooden part of the partition.
The method of operating at each place
indicates that the burglars We're old
hands at safe blowing and knew the me-
chanism of each safe at glance. They
selected the night before THANKSGIVING
for operating on grocery stores, knowing
that the. stores would have a large
Thanksgiving trade too late to deposit
the receipts in the bank
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CLUB is OPENED.
A Pleasure Home For Ladies
and Gentlemen.
Informal Opening Took Place
Last Night.
PROMISES OF SUCCESS
Starts With Strong and En-
thusiastic Membership.
Unmarried Couples Are Re-
ceiVed on Conditions.

It is the custom to say that such
functions as the opening of the Elm
wood club last night took place in a
"a blaze of brilliant light but a de-
parture distiuctively new in annals Of
chroniclers was apparent on this oc-
casiOn, the darkness being banished in
the good old way by gas and electric
lights. There was also a fire in the
furnace.
OF course a good deal might be said
about the lovely gowns" of the ladies
and the conventional black worn by
the men but these things happen so fre-
quently in Topeka that they are at
once accepted and recognized as part
Of the daily habits of the people.
But the starting in business of the
new family club last night in addition
to the hattering social conditions sur
rounding it, was important in anO her
way. The first venture indicates that
1t Will prove successful With money
in the treasury sufficient to meet the
urgent demands of the beginning; with
some put aside for a rainy day; a club
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Lewis Daron, Dover n. J., face and
body badly cut.
Louis Fred, Scranton. Pa, legs crush
ed, and head bruised.
Charles Remsen. Brooklyn, thought
to be internally injured.
William c. Ossell, Chicago, leg crush
ed.
Daniel Maxwell, HacketStoWn, n. J.,
seriously bruised and cut.
The Buffalo express was waiting for
a moving of a local train that had been
delayed at the station, and the Phil
Hpsburg accommodation was following
the express, but short distance be
hind.
The two rear cars of the express were
broken to pieces, most of the passen-
gers in them being either killed or in
jured. The engine of the PhillipSburg
train was completely wrecked, the engi-
neer and fireman escaping by jump
ing.
The engine plunged into the rear car
of the express. a Pullman day coach,
and plOughed through the heavy tim
berS almost its entire length. This car
was lifted from the track and pushed
the next 20 the last car. also a Pullman
carrying off its end and almost com
pletely telescOping it. The engine of
the Phl1HpsburS train was torn to
pieces. The wrcclage caught fire, but
the flames were soon extinSuished.
Within a few moments police re-
serves, dremsn ana great crowds of
people came to the rescue OF those in
the terrible tangle of wood and iron.
From the wreck came groans and
shrieks and prayers for death or de-
Hverance. It was intensely dark at the
scene, and as the broken wood was ta-
ken out of the wreck it was thrown to
the side of the tracks. Then it was set
on fire TO furnish light for the rescuers.
The hremen, police, train hands and
several score of citizens turned into to
rip the fearful pile to pieces It was
desirable to draw the engine out but
this could not be done because it would
result in death to some of those i'm
prisO0ed in the debris
Before the wreckage was attacked
there was body of a man hanging
half way out Of one of the rear win
dows on one side and q woman hanging
from n window on the other side Both
were in rear seats in the rear car and
when the engine hit the car and tore
through II their mang1ed bodies We're
crushed through the windows and hung
between the sides of the car and the
engine.
one man was found standing upon
his head in a corner. held fast by the
He was takeI. out unconscious and it
was thought he was dead. but he reviV-
ed and proved 70 he slightly injured.
Lizzie Kane. of Binghamton y. Y.
was found with her feet held fast be
tween two heavy beams. The remain
der Of her body was clear but she had
to lie there suffering great agony while
the men We're trying to get her out bv
digging down through a heap Of broken
wood and iron 20 free the upper beam.
Agnes Mcdonald of oxford. y. Y. was
taken out with great difficulty Her
legs were fearfully crushed. She suf-
fered terrible agony during the half
hour IL took to free her
David Roe. who IS in the hospital
with his right leg badly crushed be-
came frantic whe1 he found that his
wife was not iu the hospital. de be-
ieved she was killed. but he was not
told so.
one Of the men killed IS thought to be
Miller Craig. Of New York pass
ticket book found on his body indicates
this.
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MIR. BAKERS ZINC MINE.
The Kansas Senator Has Luck In His
Mining Deals.

Leavenworth Kan, Nov. 9O.-Shortly
before starting for Washington Senator
Baker with E. W. Snyder, his partner in
a zinc mine near Joplin, No, received a
good Offering for their property. Mr.. Sny-
der left for Missouri to close the sale of
the mine. Neither would state the price
offered for the mine or the amount of
their investme but it is said that they
We're offered nearly double what it cost
them.
ore has been taken out of the mine
since August. Senator Baker has been
lucky in mine Investments and this, is
profit since his election as senator. He
had some Colorado mine property that
he took for a bad debt a long time ago
that he made S6O.G COO on two years ago. 1t
is reported that he made about S20U40 on
the zinc mine.
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IT is A SIEGE.
Beers Have Given Up Attempt
to Take Lady smith
By Assault, and Are Awaiting
Course of Events.
AN OPERATOR ESCAPES
And Sends a Message to Butler
From Weenen.
Joubert Said to Have Reiterated
to ColensO.

London, Nov. 30.-The war Office to-
day makes public the following dispatch
from the officer commanding at Cape
Town under the date of November 29:
Kimberley, all well to November IS.
Rail and telegraph open to AIodder riv-
er. Gatacre reports, November Is, that
the situation is unchanged"
The war office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Butler,
dated Pietermaritzburg, Wednesday,
November %:
Mitchell, telegraphist, has just
made his way out of Ladysmith to
Weenen, whence he sends the following
message:
" On November 9, we beat back the
Beers with great loss to the enemy.
Our total casualties were remarkably
small There were only eight men kill
ed during the siege by shells, and in all
the battles, etc, only a hundred men
have been killed or wounded.
. I left Ladysmith the night of No
vember %. Since November no at
tempt has been made to attack Lady
smith in force
'Estcourt-The Twelfth Lancers are
reported to have attacked Piet Retiefs 5
force at Weenen and to have inflicted
great loss on the Beers.
General Hildyard's trOps bivouack-
ed last night at F'reTe.
Two Beers have been captured.
"One of them a doctor, entered the
British camp under the belief that it
was a BOer bivOuack.
General Joubert is reported to have
retreated to COlensO yesterday by way
of CheVialy. He Travelled in an Onni bus
drawn by six horses. 1t is rumOred
that he is hurrying back to oppose Col
onel Baden-POwen. Two escourt trains
arrived at Frere last evening There is
| great rejoicing at the reopening of the
line.
"Boer prisoners report General Hill
| dyard's night attack with Colonel D.
Steele paralyzed the burghers, whose
| loss was thirty killed and over a hun
dred wounded"
The authorities here are unable to
explain the reference to Colonel Baden
| Powell contains in the Estcourt dis
patch.
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MoDDBR RIVER LOSSES.
British Killed and Wounded Probably
Number 800

New York Nov. 3O.-A dispatch to the
World from London says:
The casualty list of the Nodder river
fight is awaited with the keenest
anxiety.
A rumor is current that the English
losses, including both the killed and
wounded, probably We're 500.
Distressing scenes were witnessed
about the war office where relatives of
the officers and men engaged in the
battle waited in agonizing suspense for
news.
1t is understood that the war office
received the first rough estimate Of the
casualties at p. N. but refused to
give out any infOrma ton.
The inflated language Of General
Methuen's dispatch eXcites unfavOr-
able comment. The World cOrrespOn-
dent says in military circles that Lord
Methuen is prone to such ebullience.
From his account alone. SO far as it is
published, it is impossible to ascertain
upon what grounds Lord Methuen
claims this to be q victory.
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ment is inspired with the prospects of
success.
on the first floor of the club. the
house was rented furnished just as
the Foster family left it, and has a
hOme-like appearance, a parlor, a re
ceptiOn room exclusively for women, a
dancing hall, library, conservatory for
flowers and a charming dining room
are at the disposal of the guests and
members. Upstairs there is a billiard,
pool and card room, adjoining which IS
a smoking room and a den" This den
is Just the kind of a place man will
seek and with a friend or two, dis
pose in twenty minutes of all the great
problems before the American people,
while the fragrance of the clubs cf-
gars floats in a haze over their heads.
Cigarettes are barred.
Judge T. r. Carver, who represented
the club in explaining the plans and
prospects, said among other things
that the members who patronized the
club, by purchasing their cigars in the
club house, were entitled to all the
privileges Those who bring cigars
into the club house, will be expected to
smoke in the stable" he said.
TT has been decided continued
Judge Carver, that one-tenth of the
members shall consist of unmarried
men. However, ct the end Of six
months, unless they change their way
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-30
ALI BABA SATISFACTORY.
Audience Pleased With the Perform
ance bv Local Talent

An audience of fair size saw a Topeka
cast In Ali Baba' at the Grand Opera
house Wednesday night The entertain
ment was under the auspices OF the An
Order of Red Men and the Daughters
of Poca hontas, and was directed by Mrs
+. B. Meredith. Considerable ability was
shown in the various roles. and the Per
fOrmancc proved altogether satisfactory
The principal parts were taken as fol-
lows:
Ali Baba, merchant .---.------.---
.............-... Mr.. Jay Farms worth
Cassim his brother ....-.-. Mr. Lon Rep
Cogia Hassan, robber captain 1850.
Observation-Disclosures. Mr.. Harry Butterfly
AbOu Fisticuffs his lieutenant ..----
.................... Mr.. John Flemmins
Abdallah, a young slave .:.-..--.-;-
.....:....;..-.;; Mr. Frank WelghtIn43an NAV.
Morgiana, Ali Babas slave :------..
.....-..---:.. ...------ Miss Maud Brown
Robbers. slaves and attendants.
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putv FaiIs to Keep out WooL.

Toronto Ont Nov 3O-Until this
week Ontario dealers had not sold a
pound of fleece wool to American deal
ers since the Dingley duties went into
effect, but owing to the reduction OF
supplies and the great advance in price.
overcoming the formerly prOhibitive
Dingley duty. nearly the whole wool
clip of the present year was sold this
week to New England mills About
twenty different lots, amounting to L.
900 eco pounds, were sold for export at
IS cents to 20 cents. There remains in
Ontario now only about 250,000 pounds
of fleece wool. suitable tor EXPORT.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-30

New York. Nov. 30.-New Yorks four
hundred Is liOnizinE a full-blooded Apache
Indian civilized savage. who. bg the
way is well known iE Chicago. especially
in the Hyde park section antonio Apache
he IS and Mrs. John r. DreXei enter
tanned him a the horse show. Apache
is most distinguished and interesting
person. His sran0 father was Cochise.
the famous Apache chief from Arizona
county there is Uamed for MIN. Tho
county Itself is as large as Connecticut
The sheriff Of CocEise Is Il great man.
L took United States troops month and
q few oeatha 70 calL--re Luo-Iza-
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SALOONKEEPER HELD UP.
Two Men Entered the Saloon of Doc
Thomas and Secured $65.

GaIena, Nov. 3O.-Last night two men
entered. Doc Thomas saloon in the Bot
tom and ordered drinks Thomas turn
ed his back to fill their order and when
he faced them again the men had him
covered with two guns and requested
him to hand out his money.
Under the circumstances Thomas had
nothing else to do but hand over the
cash, after which the two men backed
out of the room and disappeared. They
secured S65 The officials were notified,
but have no clue to the highwaymen.
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ASTfJnTO BUILD.
Waldorf Eas Not Abandoned
Aunerie- Entirelv.

ew ! no n . " y IMAM I W aiuoId y /
eight story brick ..nd stone building 70
be erected on thS site of the Star theat5r
at Broadway and Thirteenth street. The
Star theateI1 is the last of the many
which fourished below Fourteenth street
twenty-five years ago, and was one time
the leading theater Of New York. There
Lester Wallack acted in his prime, and
for many years. It was the scene of the
early triumphs of Rose COghlan. Henry
J. Montague, George Holland and a host
of others. In recent years it has been a
cheap combination house.
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Donors Name Secret.

Philadelphia, Nov. 30.-A gift of $780,
900 for the erection and equipment Of Il
splendid new laboratory of physics for
the University Of Pennsylvania was
announced today by Provost G. G. Har-
rison. The donor is a public-spirited
Philadelphian, whose name is with
held for the present. Secrecy viii not
be maintained long. however. as tnis
S25O, 600 is ready for Immediate use and
a new laboratory. bearing the donors
name. wil! be erected without delEy.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-30

The party composed of Mr.. and Mrs.
ThOs Ryan. Mt and Mrs. James L.
King, AIr. and Mrs. A. r. IingafeIt and
Mr. W. F. Evans which left Topeka on
last Sunday in private car No. 100 has
returned. While away the party visi-
ted Mountain View and other territory
points. The trip was a business and
pleasure trip combined, and was taken
mainly for the purpose OF allowing MI
Ryan to visit some of the towns in the
territory which had some bearing on
the recent Indian affairs.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-30
New Jereev,s ohief Tndnatrv.

Trenton, \. J.. Nov. 30.-The report
of tine secretary of the state on cor
porations for the month cf November
shows -het To s,s-1,.5,i, were. e~re7.-
ed and S32,S00. collected in fees. As
compared with November of last year,
the corporation business shows a large
da"~@---- near1v S7ne Orn r., faa- 3sA....-
received at that time. Among the com
panles chartered during the past month
was the Franklin syndicate. of Brook
die
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-30
To Make 100000 Denosit.

Boston. Nov. 30.-The New Zealand In
surance company Of Auckland is prepar-
ing 10 make deposit of $500 900 I'm Massa-
chusetts and do a conservative business
in New England for Il time Eventually
the company proposes to branch out and
operate. in number Of large western
cities. but for the present az least its
business VIII not be extensive J. a.
Hanna. Inspector of branches from the.
home office. is now in yhe United States.
He was I'm San Francisco week ago and
upon leaving there expected 10 make a
number of stops on his way east.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-30
GEN. HUDSON FOR SENATOR
Henry Allen Nominates the Fighting
Editor

In discussing the proposition suezeefed
by J. =. Burton that rhe state converl-
ton Of Republicans nominate the cardf-
date for state senator y. j. Alien nornlu-
ates J. r Hudson for the senate
In the editorial which he published on
this subject Mr- Allen brings 1fr Hudson
into the contest a fart WhIcn has not
been noted nr the politicians.
Although the domination ls maze f- q
vague way. yet such fs the tenor x -fr.
Aliens rernaFlra
The Doldest political move J. X. rsurton
has ever made d. the one fr secure =
rDrninatiou ~ fne candidate Tor sanleifryr-
~ the ftepuDlicau state Convention
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-30
MANY ATTEND.
Topeka Sends Large Delegation to
Kansas City.

A large number of Topeka people VIII
witness the big football game between
the Kansas and Missouri teams at
Kansas City this afternoon Trains on
all roads 1ut of Topeka this morning
for Kansas City were well filled
What is expected to be a hard fought
game will be seen on the Washburn
college grounds this afternoon. 1t viii
be the yearly contest of the WashouTn
team and the team of Indians frcdn
Haskell university. The. Topeka game
will be called at $40 O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-30
BILLY DEFORD WILLLEAYE
Soon Move to Chicago to Take Place
at Democratic Headquarters.

William A DeFord of Ottawa has
given up the idea of running for con-
gress in the Second district and has
arranged to give up his business in OF
tawa and viii soon go to Chicago 10
take g. position in the headquarters of
the national Democratic committee uu-
der J. G. johnson.
Mr.. DeFord viii not leave Kansas un-
til after the first of the year.
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of living and bring into the club their
wives, the directors have been author
lied to put them out and seek in their
places men who are willing to comply
with the rules and regulations. But
this is not a society for the promotion
of matrimOny,'' he said. TT is for the
purpose of building up men and this
is one of the noblest methods we can
employ"
Judge Carver stated that the club
has set apart Wednesday evening for
the players of high five Friday even
ing the devotees of whist are to have
the right of way. Saturday evening
music Will be provided and those who
care to dance will have that privilege
The music last night by Steinberg ;
orchestra made the old feel young and
the various stages Of life were well
represented in dancing.
The remaining evenings of the week
will be occupied with entertainments OF
a musical and literary character, a sort
of continuous performance being car
ried on for the benefit of the members
The officers and directors of the club
X c; Wasson. President.
II Fl N + BqRfPFake' ~ b5FfdI TgrsasuTsF- gGezs4a,
Directors-F. L. Wear. T. f Carver. II
D. Crosby. L. C. Wasson. W. II. Wilton.
l. W PooIittle Jnq- r; Moon; p: WI WI
Ger Sc - 6. T. Holman r. N Boneorake. W.
House conan.ittee-Geo F. Sharitt
Chairman. T +. Carver. W. H. WhittOn.
f. Wilder. II. Hackney.
Eutertainment committee L Cope
land. chairman Nr1. Iae9e---ss. =. =.
crosby. l. w DoOlittIe, II. L. Shirer.
Those present at the opening Of the
club were as follows:
DR.. and Mrs. A. L. .Aikire. Mr.. and
Mrs F N. Bonebrake. Mr.. and Mrs. F.
P Bacon. A Rergen and daughter. Mr..
ma -,iIs- Asa.s94l-l4.- ...4-.
H. D. Crosby. Mr. and Mrs. E L Cope
land, MIR and Mrs D. z Cain. Mr.. and
Mrs H Clarkson- Mr- and Mrs T P
CulleF- Mr.. and Mrs. w T. Crosby. Mr.
and Mrs. r. H. Crosby. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Davis Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Eswart,
Dir. and Mrs Charles Straw bridge Mr..
and Mrs F. p. Edison Mr.. and Mrs. W.
T. Ecl1e-t. Mr.. and Mrs J. T. Frost. DR..
~. w. Gavitt and daughter Or. and
Mrs. G. II. Guibor. Mr.. and Mrs. T. r.
Carver Mr. and Mrs A a Hurd- MIR
= T. Holman Mr. and Mrs y. Hack
nee-. Mr.. and Mrs. J. 5. Sprcat. Mr.. and
Mrs. w c. Garvey, Mr.. ard Mrs. George
HACKNEY. Mr. and Mrs. c.. W. kouns. Mr.
and Mrs. w. Littledeld. Afr. and Mrs. J.
f. Moon and daughter. Helen. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. II. MacLennau. Mr. aud Mrs r.
A. McNeal. Nfr. and Mrs. George II. No
bic. Mr.. and Mrs H. T. dinner. Mr. and
Mrs. Z. W. Poindexter. Mr- and Mrs.
A. A. Rodgers. MIR and AIRS w. r..
Schoch. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Shirer. Mr.
and Mrs. C. r. Sharitt. Mr.. and Mrs O..
y. Skinner. ar. and Mrs. r. s. Thomas.
Ir. and Mrs TE. II. Thompson Mr. and
Mrs i. q. Thompson, Dir. and Mrs. Ed
ward Wilder. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Whit
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. l. c. Wasson. Mr. and
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Mrs. L. s. Woolverton, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wolf Mrs. Alice Clugston, Misses
Otis. Mary Frost, Jean Frost, Georgian
ma WaSSOn, Roberta WaSSOn, Bergen,
Scott. Wright, Whittelsey, Ewart, Lulu
Ewart, Gayitt, Anderson. Brewer, MessrS-
1. W. DOOlttle, F. W. Dennis, Park Ew-
art, Ga1en Nichols, 9. A. Wolff.
Mt and Mrs. Charles Haines, Sapetha;
Miss LOtue Anderson, Portsmouth, o.;
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New Principal of Instrumental Music
at Bethany.

Mrs. A. F. Horton, the new principal
of the piano department at the Col
lege of the Sisters of Bethany, arrived
yesterday. Mrs. Horton has been for
a number Of years principal of the de-
partment of music at the State univer-
sity, VinCennes. Indiana.
She is now ready to meet all pupils
desiring to enter the department for
the new session, which begins next
week
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-30
Laree Cocking Main.

A cooking main was successfully pull
cd off in Quinton Heights Wednesday
night. It was in charge OF Walter
Cochran and VIII Gregory. and about
Der Of birds were pitted against each
other and cousidera ole betting was in
dulged in There was no interference
by the officers.