The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-13

United States labor commissioner, to
| deliver an address here at the annual
| meeting of the State Labor society in
| January.
Louis Bennett a member of the street
force, was badly hurt by a heavy cross
ing stone which fell on his foot while he
was working at Fifth and Western ave-
nue.. He will not be able to work for
several days.
The Bird Canning factory is using
the north portion of the building form
company since the old plant on Monroe
street has been purchased by the Wolff
Packing company.
Gaylord S. Lucas. U. S. A., for the
past two years stationed In the Philip
ents, Mr. and Mrs w. S. Lucas, has
gone to Fort Russell, Wyo, where his
battery is stationed.
The board of health met last night
for the purpose of esta blishing it's claim
for So apiece against the city. A few
minor changes were made in the con-
tract to be signed with the owners of
the deslccating works.
The city jail is a dangerous loafing
place as the officers delight in playing
with loaded guns. The jailer shot a
hole in the wall yesterday, and Officer
Pavey followed suit by discharging a
revolver into the floor.
M. o. Charlesburg known to the po-
lice as "the terrible Swede,' was threat
ened with the asylum when he faced the
court Tuesday, and the prospect so un-
nerved him that he has been unable to
eat his quota of jail hash since the
time.
Representatives of the new Mutual
Ice and Cold Storage company are can
wasting the town in the interests or
that institution. The schedule of prices
has not been announced. but has been
arranged for. The company expects to
have its plant in operation by April 10.
Mayor Hughes has received assurances
from the Union Pacific officials that eff
forts will be made to prevent the block
ing of street crossings liz North Topeka.
IF the ordinance is enforced it will have
a beneficial effect" writes H. E. Palmer,
the assistant superintendent of the road
A practical joker scared Mayor
mayor and his wife were away from
home. The joker knocked loudly on the
door and demanded admittance, saying
that he was convict pursued by the
officers. The hired girl summoned the
police.
Artist Albert Reid has just finished
the fourth of his series of football pic
lures, the Little Indian" the same ba-
byish face, with a look of determination
on his viSage, and a feather in his black
hair. One of his shin guards is torn
but he still has the ball.
The state board of charities has an
nounced with great flourish that ar
engagements are being made to give the
inmates of the state charitable institu-
tiOnS a fine Christmas dinner. That has
been the rule for the bill Of fare on
Thanksgiving and Christmas for 80
years or SO at the state institutions.
Chief of Police Stahl and Sylvester
Worcester, the Pauline farmer who was
held a hostage by the escaped convicts
same regiment in the union army.
Neither, so far as is known, had been
held as prisoners of war heretofore.
Chief Stahl and ex-Deputy Warden of
the Penitentiary w. A Thompson made
a wild chase to the Riverside farm
north of Topeka Tuesday afternoon, to
capture three of the escaped convictS
from the penitentiary who were re-
ported there. 1t turned out the sup
posed convicts were three boys from the
city who were hunting.
State Treasurer Grimes has laid aside
his notwithstanding f-funds stamp
and the state will pay cash hereafter.
The fees which have just been turned
into the state treasury by the various
state officers have materially helped out
the general revenue fund, and these
with other money that is coming in will
tide the treasury over until the new
taxes begin to arrive
A sample of green wheat received by
H. D. Jet of this city from his ranch
in Wellsford, Kiowa county, measures
20 inches. This was an average sample
of the whole field. In Kiowa county,
wheat is reported to be making sucn
it down. Last year there was raised on
the Jett ranch an average of % bushels
of 621a pound wheat to the acre.
Chief Stahl and a couple of officers
armed with Winchesters, halted a cou-
pie of Washburn boys last night about
10 o'clock out west of the college The
boys had been to Seabrook to visit their
fair ones, and were returning home.
The chief apologized, and said that he
thought they were convicts. He stated
that he had officers scattered about for
several miles west of town. laying for
some suspects who had been seen in
that vicinity.
The Denver Republican says: 1.-THE
game scheduled for next Saturday be-
tween the D. A. c. eleven and the Has
kell Indians has been called off by the
latter. In the telegram sent to Man
ager Parvin yesterday there was ex-
PLANTATION of the act, except that the
season was late and the Haskell sched-
ule was full Mr.. Parvin at once tele-
graphed for further reasons, but re-
ceived no reply He expects to hear this
morning, though he does not anticipate
anything more definite than the short:
Can't play The athletic club eleven
will therefore be compelled to face the
Wheel club men the next Saturday
with no further practice against good
teams" The reason that the Indians
will not go to Denver is that they play
Missouri university next Monday.
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