The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-09
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city.
A city bowling league is to be organ
F. G. Henry of Las Vegas, was To-
pekaL visitor Tuesday.
G. w. Closson. Santa Fe ice and fuel
contractor is in Chicago.
The fremen now wear red suspenders
as part of their uniform.
The American Mercantile company, Of
Belleville, has been chartered.
The West Tenth avenue pavement to
Lincoln street has been completed.
There is an unusually large number of
prisoners in the city jail at present.
Work on the third story of the fire de-
partment and city hall has commenced.
Mr. W. G. Cain, of Tyler, Texas, is Wis
city.
A number of Topeka Masons are at
tending the Knight Templar conclave at
Wichita
The first merry-go-round of the sea-
son has made its appearance on Kansas
avenue.
The track on the Washburn car line be-
tween Lincoln and Buchanan street is be-
ing relaid.
city Clerk squires has been allowed the
services of an extra stenographer for a
short time.
D. T. Mervine, superintendent of the
Wells-Fargo company, in Kansas CITY, Is
in Topeka
The South Kansas coal company. con-
trolled by f. E. and N. S. Wear, has been
Incorporated.
Topeka avenue has been repaved where
the car tracks were removed almost to
Twelfth street.
The North Topeka asphalt pavement is
in a very bad condition. 1t is full of dan
gerous holes.
The pavement on Eighth avenue in
front of the Church of the Assumption, is
being repaired
The young people and many of the older
m L7ln if a cirpnS is headed
towards Topeka
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris of En-
poria spent yesterday in Topeka They
are now in HOlton.
The city officials are making prepara-
tons for building a large amount of new
sidewalk this summer.
The Republican county central commit
tee will meet next Saturday at the old
court house to reorganiZe.
The Topeka Union Epworth league will
hold a song service Friday night at the
Oakland Methodist church.
George w. Clark and Mrs. Clark have
gone to Hutchinson to attend the grand
lodge of the Eastern Star.
W. H. Barnes. secretary of the state
horticultural society, has returned from
a trip through western Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Strauss, of 1911 West
Fifteenth street, are the parents Of a
baby girl, born Monday evening.
The advocates of the temperance com
missioner idea are talking of starting a
paper to advance their scheme.
postmaster NTQLnI1G Will Doom rural ITe6
delivery at the state convention of Kan
sas postmaster week after next.
Jennie Pollin has asked the district
court to divorce her from John PoIlin.
The husband is charged with drinking.
People with strawberry shortcake APP
petites are beginning to weary of that
delicacy and are coming back to pie.
A large number of G. A. R. veterans
have passed through Topeka today on
their way to the Holton encampment.
An orchestra of fifteen pieces will fur
nish the music at the jubilee services at
the Church of the Assumption, May II.
Governor Stanley was in Olathe last
evening delivering an address before the
graduating class of the Olathe High
school.
City Physician Peers extra allowance
of $500 per month on account of the
smallpox epidemic: has been discontinued
John Redmond, editor of the Burlington
Jeffersonian, was here today on his way
to Holton to attend the state encampment
/ of the Sons of Veterans
The Commercial club meets tonight.
| Some very important business will come
up and there should be a large attend
| ance of business men present.
Major T J. Anderson is in Wichita in
| attendance at the grand commandery OF
! the Knights Templar He will go to the
Holton encampment before he returns tC
| Topeka.
The north wall of the federal building
east of the rear entrance has been taker
down level with the ground, and work
| will now commence on the west end Of
| the wall.
Two years ago tomorrow Topeka, cele
| brated Dewey Day" and people came
| here from all parts of the state to see
the Kansas regiments parade before lea-v
| ing for the front.
The Willing Workers club of the col
| ored Cumberland Presbyterian church
| held a mock Republican state convention
! last evening at the Odd Fellows hall Oh
| Eighth avenue west.
Fred Jones, a boy living near the Cope
| land hotel, fell under a house moving
| truck on which he was climbing yeSter
| day afternoon, and the truck past owe
both feet, crushing one of them.
| Father Bernard Hayden, of Solomon
City. and Father Louis J. Head, of ST
Louis, will act respectively as deacon AM
subdeacon at Dean Hayden's jubilee mas
on the morning of May II.
G. c. Clemens addressed the anti-pol
tax believers last night Councilman Mer
gan was at the meeting. He made
speech and said he had always beel
against the poll tax ordinance
Rev. A S. Worrell, of Louisville KY
will deliver a sermon each day at tn
state convention of prophetic student
and full gospel believers, which will be
gin tomorrow at the corner of Fourth an
Jackson streets.
On account of leaving Kansas to locat
permanently elsewhere, F. ]. Hankla'
residence, S15 Western avenue. is for sale
This is one of the most carefully con
structed homes in Topeka, covering a pei