The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-30

Sheriff Cook announces that w. Stone
is not a deputy sheriff as has been rep
resented by Stone.
Capt. John Seaton of Atchison has
returned home after spending several
| days at the reunion.
DR.. William Mckee of Dayton, Ohio,
will preach at the United Brethren
church Sunday morning.
w. P. Coles of Great Bend is visiting
with relatives at No. III Morris ave-
Sam Wall, well known Indian from
Mayetta, has gone to Oklahoma to at
tend to some land in which he is inter
ested.
The miIliners windows always attract
attention among the ladies, and some
men are often times seen looking at
them.
The Albert Parker residence has
reached it's foundation on West Eighth
avenue It was moved from Quincy
street.
Arthur Greene. a graduate of the
State university law class Of 1899 is
now practicing at Oakley. He is in the
city on business.
Bethany seems to have lost none of
it's popularity. The young men promen-
ade around the outside of the grounds
just the same as ever.
Topeka is getting to be quite a sport
ing town, considering the number of
prize fights which have been talked of
during the past few weeks.
In the last issue of the Rams Horn
announcement is made that the paper
has secured the services of Charles NJ.
Sheldon for new serial story.
Are you collecting premium stamps?
II not you will be sorry when you see
all those beautiful things at the prem
linn stamp store, S25 Kansas avenue.
One of the electric cars got off the
track at the corner of Crane and Jeffer-
son streets Friday afternoon and delay
ed traffic for a short time on that line
Appendicitis seems to be coming in
to fashion again. Five operations in
one week is the record of one Topeka
hospital for this disease.
Some men hate to serve on juries and
make all manner of excuses to avoid
serving. Other men are equally as So
hcitous about getting on
Little Egypt of Seeley restaurant
fame, is touring the country with a
vaudeville company this season, and
will be in Topeka the latter part of the
season.
One of the speakers at the reunion
said: THE old soldiers are going, going,
going and they will soon be gone and
he brought his fist down the table
like an auctioneer's hammer.
Otto Lieurance of Tecumseh acct
dentally shot himself and his cousin
Friday while handling a revolver. Both
the wounded boys are expected to re-
cover.
There are a great number of places
in town in which the sanitary depart
ment could find plenty to do towards
cleaning up the city before cold weather
sets in.
Many people who couldn't tell a game
of golf from game of Skinny, are seen
on the streets these days with q golf
suit on with loud striped stockings, and
they always look wise when any one
mentions golf.
The Thatcher building is admirably
adapted to the needs of a printing
purpose and Crane & Co. makes the
third large printing firm to locate there.
Jim Simpson arrived from McPher-
son yesterday in time to attend a con-
ference with J. r. Burton and some
political managers of Buttons cam
paigns.
A reception will be held for George z.
Trigg at the United Brethren church,
corner Of Twelfth and Quincy streets,
Sunday evening Trigg recently re-
turned from the Philippines.
The Prudential Investment company
has brought suit in the district court
against J. H. Goddard to secure pos
session of "A lots in Jenkins Morris
addition.
Rev. L. z. Sellers of Emporia and
Rev w. S. Priest, formerly of Atchison,
are candidates for the pastorship of the
First Christian church in this city. Mr..
Harlan's successor will probably be
appointed within a short time.
1t is said that Mrs. Sandy Short, who
was recently released from Bedwell's
asylum and later from the poor farm,
is considering bringing a suit against
the city and county officers connected
with her arrest and trial for insanity.
She claims that property in her pos
session at the time has been disposed
of.
Attorney General GODDARD has declined
to permit the use OF his official title in
a suit to determine questions raised by
compliments against the plan of as
sessment adopted in Wyandotte county.
The suit was to compel the packing
houses and other big corporations to
bear their share of the burden of tax
alton.
The grocery store at Seventh and
Chestnut streets was robbed a few
nights ago of several watermelons.
Some people can not enjoy them unless
they steal them and if they can not
steal them out of a field they do out
of a grocery. No arrests have been
made