The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
LOCAL MENTION.


r. NJ Ruggles Joined the new lodge Of
Ell1s at Leavenworth last night
The home Of Horace f. Goode1 near
Tecumseh was burned yesterday
A new fiat is being built at the corner
of Seventh and Topeka avenue
The validity Of the hack ordinance will
be tested in the district court Monday.
f. v. Evans and J. Harvey Firth, at
torneys from Emporia, were in the city
today.
Chief Stahi will have rs special police
to preserve order at the polling places
tomorrow
The night policemen win be on duty
tomorrow at the polling places to pre-
serve order.
John Waters and w. H. Ruff were the
conductors cf the Elxs' special to Leay-
enworth last night.
Little Flossie Norton. the child act
ress with this Aubrey stock company, is
the best seen here for some time
The Aubrey stock company will play
.SaphoT at the Crawford tonight with
Lillian Rayer as Fanny lie G1ande-"
Watson's strong quartette viii play at
the Church of the Good Shepherd, North
Topeka. at the Sunday morning service
The sale OF seats for James X Hack
ett's enga cement at the Crawford in
"The Pride of Jennico,' viii commence
Tuesday
The Aubrey stock company win play
Turned Up as a matinee tomorrow,
and Lost in New York as a night per
Torrance
The Modes go to Strong City Tues
day TO open the new opera house there,
and Marshaifs band goes there for a
concert Wednesday
The sale Of seats for the engagement
Of blanche Walsh, at the Crawford Fri
day and Saturday Of next week, viii
commence Wednesday.
The police are looking for Carl Smiley
who was sent to the insane asylum Sat
urday and who has already escap ped.
Must be easy for patients to escape
The fire department was called at. 1
O'Clock this morning to $40 West
Twelfth street. where an incendiary
fire was started in a wood shed
Victor Merely, the comedian OF the
Aubrey stock company. is stin seriously
sick at the Thr0op hotel He has had
ia hemorrhages in the past three days.
Charles GorTnley. bandmaster of the
Twentieth Kansas. and since band
master Of the Thirty-seventh volunteer
Infantry, il now with Marshalrs-
The fire department was called at 6
o'clock last evening to 407 East Crane
street, for q fire caused by SCOT falling
on the roof Of the building. The dam
age was slight
Mrs Myrtle Webster. who cut her
husband $ throat yesterday. was found
~ - I1A IA tile tNDOaLE court
yesterday afternoon. Webster VIII prob
ably recover.
H. NJ HadIey was yesterday awarded
the contract for the plans for the new
Lowman Hill school house by the board
or education. The cost of the building
VIII be about $4,000.
The statement that the K. & L. or s.
would entertain members Of that order
from Kansas City on March was a
mistake. The Kansas City Security
lodges viii not be here until March T.
The police swooped down On three
joints OF the small kind. yesterday. and
&lnI F1gg, William McA1ichapl. better
known as stump" and Maiinda Par
ASH We're locked 10 for selling liquor.
There seems to be more interest in
politics this year than there was two
years ago. The registration today shows
tnat lsu9 women ana 4,045 men have
registered Two years ago not half as
many voters had been registered
Rev I'D. NJ. Fisk will deliver a lecture
A. the Auditorium this evening for the
benerit. Of the Topeka Orphans home.
Ills subject VIII be Progress Of the
nineteenth Century and he will show
a hundred and fifty Illustrations
The minimum temperature IN to noon
TO-DAY was A. and the maximum S. The
vino was moderate to ia miles an hour
from the south. The forecast Is gen
orally fair tonight and Saturday. Cool
er The promise Is for good weather
On primary day.