The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-05

his residence on Lincoln street into the
house with his mother at the old
Taylor place at Sixth avenue ana FOLK
street.
Assistant Quartermaster General ".
w. Dennison left this afternoon TOT
Cleveland to open up headquarters at
the Hollenden hotel for the Kansas
delegat ton.
A horse driven by Mrs. J. N Graft
was frightened at Second and Jefferson
street last night by automobile. he
overturned the buggy but Mrs Graft
was not injured.
The road house nuisance is growing
more aggravated. County Attorney
Nichols has apparently not yet discoV-
cred that they exist-but then election
is a long way off
Judge c. E. Foote has had plans
made for a. $4,000 residence next to the
governors mansion once upon time
Judge Foote had designs on the execu-
tive mansion himself
Capt Clad Hamilton who was ex-
pected to respond to a toast at the
Twentieth Kansas reunion did not 60
on account of the press of work in the
attorney generals Office
VIM. Boast, formerly of MenOlxen was
in Topeka recently and sold 1000 BUSH
els of corn he had stored at his farm
He got S. cents on the track. Mr.. Boast
now lives in Kansas City.
Bennett r. Wheeler has named his
aGQ1L1On TO the city investment EQ44-
ton This is too suggestive Of plu-
tocracy to suit the people outside Mr.
Wheeler's immediate circle
An Indian who stole a pipe and re-
volver from a fellow passenger at the
Rock Island depot last night, at once
started a smudge in the pipe. and went
out where the owner could see him.
Rains after the drouth brought the
melon yield up to high mark in this
part Of the state A number of local
cry day to town, and the quality is
fair.
Mrs. f. J. Franklin Of this place, Mrs.
z. @. English, Enid, o. T.. and Mrs. f.
c. BOorman, Los Angeles, Cal, went to
Carbonate Wednesday for months
camping out at the mineral springs
there.
The fire department was called yes
terday afternoon for fire in pile Of
weeds in the DOuthitt tract. WOrkmen
were burning off the place and some
one got excited and called the fire de-
partment.
George A. Lawrence, who took the
comedy part of 1.-The Late Mr.. Early
at the Grand last night with the South
ern Stock company, is as funny as
many Of the comedians who are billed
as eccentric and are stars
Seventh street is Uttered with stone
and brickbats between Western avenue
and Clay street. One of them caused
William Eberle, assistant county treas
urer to be thrown from his bicycle with
the result that his collar bone was bro
ken.
The second carload Of lumber having
arrived, work will at once begin on the
rehooring of the Sixth street bridge
over the Shunganunga. 1t is thought
that the work can be done in such a
way that the bridge will not be closed
to traffic.
Leslie E Wallace. a reporter for the
Capital, has been given the job of pri-
vate secretary to Congressman Charles
Scott Of lola. Mr.. Wallace will as
sumo his new position about November
1. He was formerly private secretary
for Senator Baker.
There is a new automobile in To-
pelxa- 1t belongs to a Kansas City
packing company, which made the mis-
take of expecting to startle Topeka
with novelty There are nearly as
many automobiles in Topeka as there
are in Kansas City.
A Topeka amateur, Osborn Parrish,
sang ny Lo Baby Kin Mine" between
the acts of the Southern Stock company
last night. Before he appeared a mem
Der Of the company warned the audi
ence not to throw things The warning
was given just in time
The Kansas Fire Insurance company,
which was granted a charter on Tues
day, has elected the following officers:
A. H. Burtis, Garden City, president;
Il L. w eutWOIlIt IOp6kas vice pTeSl-
dent; E. f. Bagley, Topeka, secretary;
D. A. Mulvane, Topeka, treasurer.
Rev Wesley Vail. who has been pas
tor Of the Church of God here for the
past few months, viii leave Friday with
his wife for Kansas City where he will
hold series of meetings for four days.
At the end of that time they will go
east, Rev. Mr.. Vail assuming the pas
torate of the churches of his denom-
ination at Washington and Eureka, Ill
Both We're formerly connected with the
Salvation Army in Topeka.