The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-25
LOCAL MENTION.

c. H. McEwing of Garnett, is here vis-
iting his brother-in-law, G. H Oman.
City Treasurer Hale treated all the
thirsty city officials to lemonade this
afternoon.
A K Trimmer. of the Cove county
Republican Gazateer, and family are
visiting friends and relatives here.
John VanVechten has returned from
Lawrence where he has been doing
some grading for the new pavement
there.
A concert company composed of negro
students of the State university will
give a concert this evening at St Johns
NJ e. church.
The board Of education held a meet
ing Monday evening and awarded the
contract for new heating plant for
Lincoln school.
Mrs John Cleveland is working in the
city clerks Office. She will be engaged
there for about a month, until the pave
ment rush is over.
The street commissioner force is re-
placing a cobblestone intersection at
Fourth and Monroe with an intersec-
ton of vitrif1ed brick
Worth, Tex. where he will take a posi-
ton with a Chicago grain commission
company, as travelling representative
for Oklahoma territory and part OF
Kansas.
Clarence and John Hacker and James
Talbot, a nephew of Major Shreve, Wis
tied Mr.. Shreve and his daughter, Miss
Kansas City on the excursion
Representative Henry Clay Dooley
was here and filed two suits in the SUI
preme court today One was an appeal
by the Coffeyville Gas and Min
ing company from damage
verdict awarded James Oncapher. 1t
originated in an explosion there five
years ago and is the last of fourteen
suits that came out of the accident
United States District Attorney l. z.
Lambert came in from Washington this
afternoon. The statesmen whose pres
ence in the capital last week caused SO
much excitement are ali back now.
E. M Jolley left last night for Fort
G. w. Bellamy and S. H. Wright,
two prominent Oklahomans, were in
this city last night, guests of J. J.
O'Rourke, proprietor OF the Hotei
Throop. Senator Bellamy was prest-
dent of the territorial senate last win
ter Senator Bellany and Mr. Wright
ran Up from Kansas City, where they
were looking after some telephone in
terests-
Members Of the Democratic F1am-
beau club celebrated last evening the
birthday anniversary of Mrs. D Mark
ham of Soldier township. wife OF the
second vice president Of that organiza-
ton A short literary and musical pro-
gramTne was given at the hall, 413 Kan
sas avenue after which a supper was
served to the members and their wives
and families The remainder Of the eve
ming was spent in social converse.
At a meeting here Monday afternoon
Of the trades extension committee OF
the Commercial club, initial steps were
taken in the movement to induce the
Missouri Pacific railroad company TO
build a line connecting the present
branch from Topeka to Fort scott with
the Central Branch line at a point about |
sixty miles northwest OF Topeka The /
route at first planned upon for the pro- !
posed extension was for line running |
northwest from Topeka through Potta-
watoraie county and Westmoreland. the |
county seat. Another route which Is 1
now being worked for Is west through /
Shawnee county, through Wabaunsee |
county and Pottawatonlie county. pass
ing through Dover, Maple Hill and Wa !
mego and Westmoreland. G. J. Watson.
representing the Maple Hill Commercial |
club attended the meeting.