The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-27
LOCAL MENTION.

/ Railroads report generally fair wealth
| er over all lines.
State Senator Frank Vincent of Hutch
inson is in the city
There will be no meeting Of the Wo-
mans league Thursday afternoon.
l. G. Deppe of the Rock Island water
service went to Kansas City yesterday.
9. D. Purdon, assistant chief engineer
sas City.
Rev. W. G. Todd left this afternoon
for New York city, from where he will
go to Porto Rico.
Floyd Evans was arrested this morn
ing for riding his bicycle on the side
walk. It cost him 81.
The county commissioners have appro-
priated 500 to be used by Police Matron
Thorpe as an emergency fund
w. S. Parkhurst went to Oklahoma
City today to look after the land there
which belongs to Topeka parties.
The city building force which is so
much interested in politics has quit pol
itics long enough to get in days work.
James Ramsey. ex-chief Of police. went
to Oklahoma City to bid on the city
building which will be constructed there
this summer.
A new case OF smallpox was reported
to the sanitary Office this afternoon 1t
was at 1910 Harrison street and the name
of the patient is J. Chapman.
Warden J. B. Tomlinson of the state
penitentiary came over from Lansing to-
day to work for his lSinsman. r. Il
Rees for railroad commissioner.
Mr.. Hail. who formerly worked for
the Sims Grocery company, has pur-
chased the grocery store at the corner
Of Second and Kansas avenue
Miss Adeline n. Meek and sister
Blanche arrive tomorrow from Los
Angeles. Cal. to visit their aunt, Mrs
NJ J. McCarter, 722 Madison street.
Mrs. Anna Duffy was allowed $50 by a
jury in the probate court yesterday af-
ternoon for services to Mrs. Mary Bos-
well, as nurse. She asked for $500.
Il. Poppy, the section foreman who was
struck by q. Rock Island freight train at
Elnont Monday afternoon, continues to
improve He is stiI at Stognont hos
pitaI.
Harley Moore and Dave Smith, two
boys who run away from their homes in
Kansas City, were arrested by Officer
Ring last night. They will be sent home
this evening.
The exact number Of women register
ed will not be known before tomorrow.
Ten clerks are working on the books in
the commissioner of elections office
copying the names
The programme Of Unity club Friday
evening is as follows: Reading, J. w.
Robinson; vocal solo, Miss Erol Buck
master; paper, The Passing of Re-
alism." w. H. Cowles.
The first camp fire of the new @. 9.
Gage lodge G. A. r. will be held at K
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Quincy street, Thursday evening Capt.
J. G.. Waters and Dr.. A S. Embree will
be the orators
The Eleventh infantry from Atlanta.
Ca, and Washington, D. c., viii pass
through Topeka Thursday and Friday
over the Rock Island. The regiment will
sail from San Francisco on Easter for
the Philippines
Chief Of Police stahl returned from
Auburn this afternoon where he has been
looking for the man who attempted to |
assault little Esther Grotewol. He mace |
a thorough search Of the country around |
Auburn, but found no traces of the man. |
G. J. Fleisch. who has been IN the
business department Of the 'state Jour |
nal'' for the past year, left this afternoon |
for Denver, Col, where he will take a |
position as stenographer in the passen-
ger offices of the New York central ana |
Lake Shore railroads
Joseph Lang, aged so years, was ar
rested this morning on the charge OF De
ing insane. Lang lives at 43O Chase ave
nue.. 1t seems that ne was arrested on |
account of the complaint Of his wife be- |
cause they had some trouble this morn
ing. The man IS not insane and It is evil
IDENTIFY a family quarrel
Beginning with April 1 county clerks 1
will make their quarterly reports of fees /
collected to the auditor of state, instead I
of to the state treasurer, as former y
The last legislature did away with this
anomaly by passing a law sending the I
reports to the proper department for
auditing.
Governor Stanley has issued Tequisi-
ton on the governor of Nebraska for
Mike and Lee Berry The Berrys are
wanted in Phillips county for burglar
ling the home OF A. H. Trusdale on Ee-
cember q, last. The Berrys live over the
border at Alma, in Harlan county, Ne
braska.
Superintendent of Insurance w. v
Church has issued licenses to the Ger
mania Fire and Life Insurance COM
panies of New York These are re-ad-
missions as the Germania companies did
business in Kansas up to five years ago
Other new licenses issued are to the fo.-
lowing. Northwestern Life and Savings,
and Des Moines Mutual Life OF Des
NToines. Iowa; Security Fire Insurance
COMPANY OF New York: Merchants Fire
and Marine of Boston, and the Palatine
Of London