The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-03
LOCAL MENTION.

Harry BOne Went TO E1laWaLha 4ueS-
day.
A. E. Prescott. deputy United States
marshal, returned from Leavenworth
last night
George sharitt, clerk of the United
States district court, has returned from
I4eavenworth.
The annual school meeting in KAN
sas school districts this year will be on
Thursday, July Is, at p. m.
Jennie Beattie was taken to the pest
house Tuesday night with smallpox
There are now two patients in the hos
pital.
Contractor J. 3. Belts is at Burling-
ton, trying to make contract with the
county commissioners for some new
work there.
A. j. Perry, of Nortonville, Kan, is
in the city today on his return trip
from the Indian allotment in the In
dian Territory.
Col A. G. Stacey, editor OF the Re-
publican of Yellville, Arkansas, is in
Topeka on two weeks visit. He is
at the National.
Revival meetings are being conducted
near the corner of Quincy and Fairchild
streets, in North Topeka, by EVangel-
list r. H. Gourley. Meetings will be
held all day the Fourth
The elevator in the federal building
was closed again today and the en-
ployes in the upstairs Offices were COM
PEELED TO ci1InD Lle steps On LL1S Tue
hottest day of the season.
Sergeant Con Of the police force has
returned to duty after an absence OF
about two weeks. His mother has been
and is still dangerously i'll, and Mr.
Golf has been attending her.
The Kansas school teachers head
quarters at the n. z. A meeting at
Detroit will be in room II. Hotel Cadil-
lie Every Kansas teacher who attends
should register in the Kansas book
The names of the property owners are
being put into the pavement plats for
Fillmore. West Sixth and Kansas ave
nue. today These names have to be OBJ
tanned from the county registers books
J. H. Kingna an, of Topeka. who was
taken from Rock Island train with
the smallpox at Wellington about three
weeks ago, was yesterday released
from quarantine, and pursued his way
to Oklahoma.
The Topeka Gun club had a shoot at
their grounds Tuesday afternoon, using
% blue rocks per man. Following was
the score: Perkins. Is; Hazen, 10: Eli
oft, Is; clearinghouse, II; Hungate, ID;
Hutc hings, 16.
Chief Stahl has smashed the six cases
Of beer captured at the road house,
pIevined by H Kicker, who was this
morning fined 5000 and so days in jail
for maintaining a nuisance.
Fire Marshal Wilmarth has issued
$50. 600 worth Of building permits during
the month of June This is three times
as many as were issued ia June, 1900
The total is made up almost entirely by
small amounts for dwellings.
The Rev. DR.. Goddard, of 1878 Blu
chanan street. has been invited to fill
one of the pulpits in Salt Lake City
the Sunday the official EpWorth league
train over the Rock Island stops in that
city en- route to the national convention
in San Francisco
se.l rs M
age. will be investigated by Probate
Judge Pagan and Will be sent to the
girls reformatory at Beloit If she is
found to be incorrigible. Police Matron
Thorpe makes the complaint against
her.
The pavement OF East Seventh street,
between Quincy and Monroe, was com
pleted today. The pavement gang which
has been working on it viii lay off till
Monday, when it will begin laying brick
and Tyler, near the Moeser cold storage
warehouse.
Harry Cigler was to have appeared
in the city court this morning to stand
trial for stealing a sack Of sugar from
the Shawnee grocery. He did not come
and warrant was issued for him. He
was placed under 500 to appear for
trial July 10 and went to jail in default
of bond.
Norman selby. or as he is better
known, KID MCCOY, the prize ugnLers
was in Topeka Tuesday night He was
simply passing through on his way to
Mulhall Oklahoma, for a hunting ex-
petition with an old friend, Jack Null
hall. Mccoy was accompanied by J. +.
Stubs, of st. Joseph. Mo.
The report Of the Topeka free employ
ment agent, T. S. Williams, shows that
Topeka sent out 426 harvest hands, and
81 more through the state office. The
number of applications for general en-
ployment received during the month
was "a. This makes the total number
of applications received during the
month 567.
Il Kicker. the alleged master Of cere- /
monies at the Road House" which was
raided last Saturday night. was found !
guilty on two counts in police court this I
morning. On the charge Of keeping a /
disorderly house he was fined $50. and 1
on the second, maintaining a nuisance. |
he got 5000 and so days in jail. Both |
cases were appealed
The colored people of Topeka will /
celebrate July 4 at the fair grounds. |
The celebration there is IN charge Of 1
the colored Presbyterian church At 10 /
G elock in the morning all the eolored /
school children, led by Jackson's band. |
will march from the auditorium to the l
fair grounds. In the afternoon there |
will be speeches by w 7. Vernon. pres