The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-02
LOCAL MENTION.O

Ida M.Thompson has filed suit agalnst
y. Z. Hall for the payment OF $500.
John NJ Wright returnets today from
ks3Sas Cit5s where he Epe1t Mew
Years.
The English Luthelen Church sent
free tickets to ffty poor children for
their cantata last week.
The Sunday schools of Barclay
shipped box Of new clothing and books
to the poor children Of Topeka.
W. S. HAYNES, John Emery. John Glib
son and Red Emons were arrested yes
terday on the charge of drunkenness.
The liquor cases OF Ed Ryan, Frank
Crist and o. KemptOn were heard in po-
lice court today. No decisions were
The court of appeals has adjourned
and the judges left for home today. The
business of the court will be finished by
January Il.
An organization will be completed at
629 Kansas avenue tomorrow evening
Of a branch of the Women's Interna.-
tional Union Labor league
The regular monthly business meet
ing Of the Sons of the King will be hetl
in the Guild parlors at 3 o'clock. Sat
urday afternoon, January 8, 1901.
Dean ]. w. Sykes is arranging to give
a stereopticon lecture on the Passion
Play for the benefit Of the Sons of the
King about the middle of January.
Mrs. S. A. Sullivan, formerly Of To-
pela, died at Kansas City, Kan. Mon
day at the age of 76 years. She was the
mother of L J. Lucy of the state print
ing office.
The limited fast mail came into To-
peka on time this morning for the first
time. 1t left here four minutes late, and
reached Emporia eight minutes behind
schedule.
Chas. Ridgeway, assistant superin-
tendent of insurance, injured his leg in
stepping from the train at Lawrence
yesterday. He will walk on crutches
for a few days
Holders of Ladies' Music club season
tickets are entitled to admission to the
illustrated lecture given by Mr.. n. N.
Brigham. at the First Christian church
tomorrow night.
The Joseph Hoefner murder case has
been continued until Saturday, January
at o'clock This was done in order
to give employees of the Santa F'e shops
an opportunity to attend
The county commissioners held their
regular meeting today. Nothing of i'm
portance was done. The monthly meet
ing will be held next Monday at which
time claims viii be allowed.
Motion for a new trial in the Crook
Wright robbery case will be argued in
the district court Friday. Arguments
for the Page whisky case from Wa
baunsee county will be heard January
The motion for a new trial in the
Maris and Wilson cattle case was being
argued in the district court today. The
defendants have been convicted of sell
ing mortgaged cattle worth about 3d.
COO
Fred c. Trigg says that it is a mis-
take that he expects to leave Kansas to
work for the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper
company. His brother has secured the
position with the Kellogg people, and
Fred Trigg will stay in Kansas and en-
gage in the newspaper business
J. r. Miller is a candidate for door
keeper of the coming Legislature He
served in the house during the war
times of '93, would like to serve one
term in time of peace and will make a
lively effort to secure the place. He is
a brother of Congressman J. NJ Miller
The county treasurers are remitting
money collected for taxes and interest
on bonds to the state treasurer. The
amount received Monday was SS7. 900.
The county treasurerS are supposed 10
remit this money before the tenth of
the month, but it win be April before it
is all sent in.
E. A. Fisher. who was operator and
ticket seller at Hutchinson, on the Rock
Island, has been promoted to be dis
trict freight and passenger agent to
succeed @. A BaScOm. It is the posi-
ton of operator and ticket seller, thus
vacated, to which G. A. Matthew'S OF
Topeka, succeeds
Thursday night the Democratic F'lam-
beau club will hold its annual election
of officers. Arrangements are being
made by the club to hold its nineteenth
anniversary on January %. The mat
ter is in the hands of a committee for
arrangement, and appropriate eXer-
discs will be prepared and a dance VIII
be held in their hall, Alb Kansas avenue.
]. S. Furason was arrested last night
at 9 o'clock on the charge of keeping
a gambling house. Chief Stahl with
officers Donovan and Walker entered
the place. which is situated on Quincy
street between First and Crane, and
arrested B. B. Anderson, Lee Ellis. W.
H Redey A w. Monday, W. A. An
derson and Frank Lewis. They OBJ
tanned nothing except a few cards.