The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-16

appointed teacher in the colored school !
at Guthrie, Oklahoma. She was a
prominent witness in the Collins trial. |
J. S. Sproat, former proprietor of the
Star grocery, has purchased stock in
the Parkhurst-Dayis Mercantile COM
pany He has desk at the Office and is
looking after the tobacco and tea de-
partments
The Wells Fargo Express company
has notified its employees that hereafter
it will pay the expenses incurred by
employees in furnishing bond. The COM
pany also pays the premium on the
bonds for the past year.
Delegates to the Republican conven-
ton and travellers from Oklahoma yes
terday were wearing novel buttons.
The buttons are about three inches in
diameter and give the yield of all the
different crops in Oklahoma last year.
The second section of one of the
tFusses at the city hall was raised yes
terday and put in place. It required
but thirty minutes to raise it while it
required two hours to raise the first
one. When the men become more ac-
cuStomed to the work 1t will be adj
vaneed rapidly.
William Harris, who has during the
past eight months held the position of
managing editor on the Plaindealer, has
| accepted a position with national ne
gro publication in Washington, D. c.
| Chas. s. Hunter, a teacher from Mis-
souri, will succeed Mr.. Harris on the
| Plaindealer.
The referees in bankruptcy for Kan
sas have been reappolnted by Judge
Hook. They are: J. G. Slonecker, To-
| Milliken, Salina; T. B. Wall, Wichita.
/ Their present term of office win expire
| July Il and the reappointment is for
two years from that date
A woman delegate to the Knights and
/ Ladies of Security council remarked
/ yesterday to her companion as they
came down the stairs: Don't tell me
| anything more about women talking at
| sewing societies and church socials. 1
| never saw such a lot of old gabbers as
| those men up stairs are. They make
| me nervous
Rev W. l. Grant, L. Spaulding, Rev.
| Geo. F. Brown and Thos. Wellington
| yesterday called on Governor Stanley
and secured his acceptance of an invita-
ton to make an address on next We'd
nesday evening, the 10th, at Shiloh Bap-
fist church, corner Buchanan and
Twelfth streets. The meeting will be
public and every one is invited.
The Hall Lithographing company Is
about to publish a wall map of the
city of Topeka This will be the first
official map of the city ever published.
The high standing of the Hall people
Will insure the accuracy of the map and
the high quality of the production The
| attractive posters Of the Topeka horse
show now displayed were Autographed by
this same firm.
The st. Johns A NJ E church has
been having a hard tussle with a $1,000
debt. A committee consisting of the
| pastor, the Rev. G. H Shaffer, A. T
Smith and A. Bass were appointed tt
solicit and receive subscriptions. They
! have been assured that if they are able
to raise half, the other half would be
made up by Topeka parties. The com
mittee win make a report to the mem
| bers of the church on Sunday. The ser
vices in the morning and evening will be
conducted by DR.. A. II. Attaway Of
Lawrence.
The Central Congregational church
will observe Childrens day tomorrow
at IL o'clock. with a programme O
song and recitation. Glasses will b.
graduated from both the primary anC
intermediate departments, certificates
to be conferred by Prof. D. l. McEach
ron, the superintendent of the Sunda!
school. A vocal solo will be rendered
and short talks given by Mrs. Hard.
and Mrs. McEachron. superintendent
respectively, Of the primary and inter
mediate departments. also by the pas
tor. An interesting day is promised AM
the public is cordially invited.