The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-03
LOCAL MENTION.


w "A. Seller, Of Crane & Co., IS SER
iously i'll at his home on West Eighth
avenue.
There was no session Of the police
court this morning as no arrests were
made last night.
Rural route No. which heads from
the Washburn station carried 1884
pieces Of mail last month.
Fred Simmons was arrested this ar
ternoon charged with selling liquor.
This is the first joint case of the week.
Another Indian from the reservation
got drunk this afternoon and was ar
rested The 10 Indians who are crack
ing rock seemed glad to see him.
James A.Quade, manager of the 'Buf-
falo Bill' show, is in the city on BUSH
ness relative to the attachment which
was served on the show Monday night.
A freight wreck at Macon, Ill, caused
the delay of several hours in westbound
trains yesterday. Several refrigerator
cars went. off at a switch point and
blocked the single track.
A coon, one of the four legged kind.
was found on the street by one of the
letter carriers this morning and was ta-
ken to the postoffice. He furnished con-
siderable amusement for the clerks.
At noon about sixty visiting engineers
were here for the B. of l. L. meeting,
from points on the several western
roads for a radius of 200 miles. Repre-
sentatiVes came from as far as Chicago
on the east and San Marcial on the
west.
The Stone mansion about three-quar-
ters of a mile west of Washburn college
Will be dedicated for use a Bible
school next Sunday, October Z, by the
Apostolic congregation The meetings
begin in the morning and will last
throughout the day.
Miss Louise Hopper, who has been
stenographer for Edward Wilder, treas
urer of the Santa Fe for several years,
leaves today for Los Angeles, Cal, to
accept a position with the auditor of the
Santa Fe-Pacific railroad Miss Clara
Ebright viii take the place vacated by
Miss Hopper
Sergeant Ernest Kuehn, Of the Third
u S. artillery, Light Battery F, passed
through Topeka today from Fort Riley
on a three months furlough. Sergeant
Kuehn is making the trip of about 900
miles on his bicycle. He was on duty
at the Topeka recruiting station for.
several months last year.
A full attendance of the members Of
the Topeka Whist club is desired next
Monday evening, October s, at the an
nual meeting and election of directors
The members of the board whose terms
expire at this time are DR.. w N West.
Z. L. Copeland, a. D. Washburn, J. F.
Scott, H. Cashley, W. Z. Thrapp and
L. c. Bronson.
At the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers' meeting in the Auditorium this
evening J. G. Waters has been put on
the programme for an address in place
of J. D. NJ. Hamilton, claims attorney
of the Santa Fe, who telegraphed re-
grets at his inability to attend. from
oklahoma City, where he was called on
official business.
Police Matron Thorpe, who lives on
Van Buren, street, stored ton of coal in
her coal house in May and locked 1t up
for the summer Last week she had her
stoves put up, congratulating herself on
ready fuel, but when she opened the coal
house she found nothing but coal dust.
A board had been removed next the al
ley and all the coal removed.
Preparatory to beginning the contem-
plated improvements in reduction of
grades and Strengthening track on the
Emporia. "cut-off" General Superintend-
ent C. F. Resseguie went over the line
today on an inspection trip. +. Mccain
and Mr.. Mcclellan accompanied him
The work is expected to be begun within
a short time after the inspection is made
and the engineers plans, now nearing
completion, are in.