The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-16
LOCAL MENTION.

F. III. Foster is in Shreveport, Louisi-
ana, on business
Ex-Congressman W. J. Bailey, OF Bur
inga1ne. is in the city today
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Lagerstrom are the
parents of a son, born at noon today
Senator Pestana was in the city TODAY
attending to a case in the supreme court
Two plain DRINKS were before the 20
lice court this morning. They were both
fined So
A W. Dana has been called to Yer
mont on account Of the serious illness
of his sister
The permit Of E. b. Walker to sell in
toxicating liquors has been renewed by
the probate court.
The will Of Mrs. Lucy Bass was pro-
bated this morning. She left 800 to the
new Baptist church
Tomorrow is St. Patrick's day and The
event will be celebrated on Monday by
several organizations
Chief Clerk Lobden is working on the
transcript of the house journal. The
printers copy is in the hands of the
state printer for publication
NJ c. Campbell, F. H. Chamberlain
and Fred Cowley, constituting the live
stock sanitary commission, are holding
a meeting in the state house
Judge Hazen has the question Of
whether the property Of the Knights ana
Ladies of Security is exempt from taxa
ton or not under advisement.
There are but nine cases Of smallpox
In the pest house. The sanitary depart
nent today released II cases of small
pox and scarlet fever from quarantine
Dick Bradshaw and John Lang, color
cd, were brought from Kansas City to
Topeka last night to answer to the
charge OF assaulting Policeman Hutton.
The fire department was called at S:37
o'clock this morning to the home of Mrs.
Isabel Waldron, 301 East Eighth stree.
for a small fire started by a gasoline
stove. The loss was trif1ing.
Twenty-Five Lawrence men called in a
delegation on Governor Stanley urging
the appointment of Oscar Learnard as
city judge in the new court to be estab-
lished there A V. Sharp is the other
candidate and the appointment is expect
ed soon.
Mrs. Thorpe was sent for this morn
ing to come and attend a case where "A
boy was burned and the parents were
too poor to send for doctor The boy
was burning waste paper and accident
~ burned himself. He is but years old.
His face was SO severely burned that he
could not eat
Bailiff John Coyne. Of the district
court, Will make merry tomorrow. He is
an Irishman, tomorrow is st. PatricES's
day and also the birthday of Coyne. So,
Coynes seven children and his sever
grandchildren viii gather round tire
hearth stone and celebrate the day of The
good old saint and the birthday of the
bailiff- COyne has spent a good many
DlrInodyS. me HfSt ne spent was IN n
town on the Emerald isle so he will wear
green tomorrow in earnest
Sylvan Klein, who is about the best
known jOintist and sport in the city, got
drunk last night and attempted. to clean
out Frank Longs restaurant. He went
into the restaurant and got something to
eat. After he had finished eating he
started out without taking the trouble to
settle his bill The night clerk reminded
MIN that 1t was customary to pay for
food consumed in that place, and Mr.
Klein objected to being insulted by be-
ing asked for money. lie knocked the
clerk down. The cook came in to see
what the trouble was and Klein began
throwing things from the table at Rim
with the view of keeping him at a safe
distance
TOUGHER te-fter having watched the