The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-29

yesterday while practicing for circus,
and broke his wrist.
Topeka Is better off than some other
towns in Kansas. There was death
from smallpox at Fort Scott this week
and Topeka hasn't case
Will Hilton. stenographer for General
Manager Fl r. Nudge. Of the santa
Fe, has returned from two weeks
visit to the northern states.
The Topeka Athletic association base
ball team viii play Fort Riley soldier
baseball team Monday afternoon, La
Dor Day, at Washburn park.
William J. Lang, supposed to be
crazy, was arrested yesterday by Pep.
uty Sheriff Hal Williams He VIII be
examined by the probate court
l.. NJ Crawford has leased Dr. T.
Sinks opera. house in Leavenworth and
viii transfer all his bookings from the
Crawford Grand to that house.
The official seal of the state board Of
medical examination and registration
bears the imprint of a sunt1ower IN
stead Of the states sad astra' device
County Attorney Nichols will go to
Chicago this afternoon with D. r. Hite
to take dispositions in the 50 insurance
cases brought, under the antitrust law.
Ercie Bigley. who was put into the
reformatory about a week ago, is try
ing to get a pardon on the ground that
his mother is very sick and likely to
die.
,
Rock Island general freight agent, Will
leave for Denver Saturday to attend the
monthly meeting of the Transmissourl
association.
Two or three Topeka men are keeping
to their rooms and not receiving COM
pany, having been bruised up in a free
for-au fight at the south road-house
Sunday night.
The Excelsior Coke and Gas company
has vet filed no bill with the city
clerk against the city of Topeka for
gas used during the past m onth, or the
month before.
Mr. G. n. Thompson. of Fairbury,
Neb., was in the city. on business to-
day. He will leave for Denver, Pueblo
and other western points on the Rock
Island today
The Sons and Daughters of Justice
gave an enjoyable ice cream social on
the lawn of John Graft in Oakland
Wednesday evening. Music was fur
! nished by the X. F.. band.
State Auditor Cole will have 10000
| copies of the new tax bill prepared by
the state tax revision commission
printed and put in the hands of county
clerks all over the state for distr1bu-
ton.
City Engineer Jas. McCabe has re-
ceiVed an inquiry from Minneapolis,
Mimi, in regard to city ownership Of
uring taking up the lighting bust
ness.
Petitions opposing the location of the
/ city dump in Oakland are being clrcu-
| lated by George l. Stone, Alvin Dodge.
Byron White, Judge Disney and Reese
VanSant. So far they have been hber-
| ally signed
The oyster season is open in Topeka,
! the first consignment having been re-
ceived here this week. Owing to the
small demand the price is about the
same as when the season is at its
height.
The Spanish-Am erican war pension
claims have sent the amount expended
for pensions up to S13S, 531, 4S2.84 for the
fiscal year ending June 80 1yol- Uncle
Sans pension rolls are steadily on the
| increase.
Yates Chesney appeared before JUS
tice Disney in Oakland Wednesday at
J ternoon and pleaded not guilty to sell
ing liquor on IA counts as charged by
! Assistant Attorney General Redden. He
/ will be tried September g.
Allan Sells has effected a, combina-
| ton of all the rival circuses in town,
| and the big united show is now hold
ing forth at rs Quincy street every
day The new trust has raised the
price of admission from two to five
cents.
J. H. johnson, of Holton, will prob
| ably be assigned to do the cattle in
/ specting at Arkansas City next Mon
day by the live stock sanitary commits
sion 1t is thought one inspector can do
| the inspecting at both Fort Worth and
Arkansas City. Johnson is inspector at
Fort Worth now.
The Santa Fe hospital physicians
doctor one another so much at their
tennis games that frequent apologies
are necessary to guests who sit on the
benches and watch the game A visitor
1 addressed as doctor must not look
! bored and must say mo apology neces-