The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20

Rev. Frank H. Allen, of Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Miss Maude- Findlay stenographer in
the office of the state treasurer, is at
home because of a quarantine enforced
while her sister is suffering with Cuban
chickenpox-
Miss Maggie AxteIl. who spoke at the
Y. w. c. A. rooms Sunday afternoon. re-
Gently returned from the mountains of
Tennessee where she has been engaged
in missionary work.
Mr.. Donald Rose, who was formerly
employed in the general freight office OF
the Santa Fe in this city, has been ap-
Central at Salt Lake City.
H NJ. Wise who has twice been tried
/ court. the jury disagreeing each time,
and who has been in Jail awaiting his
| third trial, has been released on bond
The county commissioners will open
/ bids on March 80 for the construction of
/ of 60 foot, two span, steel tubular pier
/ bridge to be erected over Goodno crossing
of Little Soldier creek in Menoken town
ship.
The Kansas annual conference of the
Methodist church will be held in kans IS
/ City kas., beginning Wednesday, March
/ q. and continuing over sunday Blshop
/ Warren. of Denver, who is known as an
/ excellent speaker, will preside.
J. C. Lowe, of Washington. whose boom
for governor exploded before IT got out
of his own county, has abandoned that
ambition, and is now seeking preferment
as a delegate to the national convention
from the Fifth district. Mr.. Lowe is
Democrat.
There will be a game of basket ball to-
night at the Y. NJ. c. A gym nasium be-
/ tween the Haskell Indians and the To-
peka Y. NJ. c. A. Thus far this season
( Topeka has defeated all corners and there
4 is a good deal of interest in the result OF
/ tonights game
/ Chief Ramsey proposes keeping the hoy
/ prisoners in the second floor of the iaIi-
J A great cry was made few years ago
I about having the prisoners of different
/ ages kept together, and the second noor
( addition was built for boys, but has al
/ ways been used for women, and II IS
about time that something should De
done.
/ Some of the associates of w. A. Vol
/ ford the shopman who recently died IN
/ the Santa Fe hospital, took exception to
/ the statement that the deceased had no
/ friends in Topeka The statement re-
/ legally entitled to take charge of the
1 estate of the deceased. His focmer asso-
GATES speak very highly of Mr.. WoltoFd-
Bishop Albert Mack, of Kansas city,
African Baptist church next Sunday. The
| meetings will continue for eral weeks.
| Mr.. Sheldon believes that the people Of
/ Kansas ought to give a. million DuShelS
of corn to relieve the famine sufferers
of India
Kansas will have a big exposition In
| 1904 in celebration of the fftieth ann.Ver-
! sary of the organization of the territory
| of Kansas. Steps IN that direction nave
/ already, been taken The EOpeka Com
/ mercfal club has presented the matter
| to the executive council of the state, ana
| the latter will issue call for the Or
! ganizatiOn of a committee to promote Ine
! enterprise in "A short time The commit
I tee will be composed of one member from
each county in the state. The plan : to
/ hold the exposition in Topeka 1t will De
| a big exposition of everything that goes
to make Kansas good state to live in
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