The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-20
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Major Tom Anderson is in Chicago.
State Auditor Cole and family have gone
10 Colorado.
The pond at Gage park is half covered
Topeka people are figuring for their sup
ply Of winter coal.
NJ. 3. Nicholson, of Council Grove, was
IN Topeka yesterday.
The creeks are so low that frog hunt
BrS find plenty OF game
J. c. Elliott is talking OF q hunting and
Fishing trip to Arkansas.
The Latter Day Saints are holding meet
lngs near the fair grounds
F. P. Lindsay attended the meeting of
the national Republican league
Philip Fox, of Manhattan, is visiting his
Father. AdJutant General s NJ Fox
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dudley have. returned
from a visit with their son in Colorado.
Topeka has candidates for jobs as gen
Brals in the event of a call for troops
The rain last night spoiled picnics ar
ranged for today, but 1t helped Kansas
corn.
The seating capacity of the new audi
korium viii be 1000, and the stage will
seat 800.
Dr. T. c. Biddle. superintendent of the
4 short visit.
Republican of Jackson county, visited the
city yesterday.
The Kansans who attended the national !
meeting of the Republican league, will
return Sunday
One hundred and seventy-ive tons of
coal are being put in the federal building
Tor use this winter.
J. B McAfee performs the marriage
ceremonies in the probate court during
Judge Dolman's absence
A man who was not well posted pre-
scented a school warrant to City Clerk
Bquires yesterday to be cashed-
Frank Dudley has been assigned for
service with the FIFTEENTH infantry, and
will probably see service in China
Lieutenant Philip Fox, who has been
turn to his home in Manhattan today.
Chief Engineer W. E. Dauehy of the
Rock Island, passed through Topeka last
night en- route to Fort Worth, Texas.
Miss Mary Gilmore, a. niece of Mrs. c.
J. Brown, who has been attending Beth
any, has gone to her home in Ohio.
Alice Cunningham has sued Golden s.
Cunningham for divorce She complains
that he does not treat her properly.
l. Blackman threatens to put the price
of paving down to IS cents. Paving bust
ness figures begin to look like bargain
sales.
A frequent incident at the bulletin
boards is the reading by men for those
who cannot read the news thereon dis
played.
The new auditorium has been so well
supplied with exits that in the event of
fire the house can be emptied in two
The rain last night ought to make the
price of corn go down. 1t was on ac-
count OF alleged bad prospects that the
H. H. Embry has returned from Dodge
ConnecteS vvitb The freieIf 5e1ar+menf Of
the Rock Island
The first lot of pavements contracted for
Pleted by September 15, and the second
lot by December 1.
The iron plate crossings used in the new
paving contracts cost $3.50 per set. A set
is three pieces. the center one having the
name of the street it.
f. O. Popenoe, the owner of the Cap
ttal, had conference Wednesday with
the Burton managers, in the office of
State Treasurer F. T. Grimes.
A Topeka young man whose girl is
spending the summer at one of the water
ing places, goes down to her house every
evening and sits on the veranda-
Troutman & Stone brought suit in the
district court yesterday against w. H.
and Dean Sage for $3.50 claimed as com
mission for selling some property
ATopeka colored man has put up a hand
some home in an aristocratic neighbor-
bors.
The paving of Fillmore street is pro-
crossing rapidly and Will soon be COM
pleted. There has not been a complaint
Med concerning this paving for two
Dr.. William Maclay Lyon, who is doing
hospital work in Chicago, has been as
signed as assistant surgeon to the Swift
employed.
J; w. Connolly was fined $50 in the
vicious dog The judge suspended a part
Of the fine on condition that the dog
Chas- French, formerly foreman of the
Santa Fe blacksmith shop. will leave in
similar position on the Frisco road at
Springfield, Mo.
One reason of the reduction in the cost
OF paving Is that plenty of brick can be
had now, while it was very doubtful II
the brick could be obtained when the for
mer contracts were let
One of the soldiers who passed through
Topeka yesterday missed the soldier
train; He took the next passenger train
acf r.h nit lie
troop at Fort Grant, Arizona
Ray and Max Wardall. who went to
that they are doing well with stamp pho
Iographs, the 16 for a quarter kind
They have studiosiin the principal cities.
J. L Grubbs, OF the Santa Fee brass
foundry. who has been suffering with
appendicitis and who had operation
getting along nicely and will be able to
return to work soon
1t is not strange that the Lowman Hill
tered by marauderS who broke the locks,
several times this summer, and there was
q crowd of loafers around the building
the night it was burned.
A government inspector is making the
offices Of the United States marshal.
United. States attorney, clerk of the Unit
ed States court and the other offices up
stairs in-the federal building
Secretary II. T. Kelly, of the Republican
state COMMITTEES IS now doing, great
expect to leave the position of assistant
state treasurer until September l, but the
work of the committee demands much of
his time.
The Republican state committee has
sent f. G. Ferris, of Moberly No. the
campaign literature which the Kansas
committee is sending out in this state.
Ferris writes that THE Kansas Commit
tee is an earlier bird than the committee
in Missouri, where organization seems
to have been perfected. -
NO ROUGH RIDER SECTION.