The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-30


H. A. Hodgfns, of Topeka, is feeding
q thousand head OF sheep near Sea-
brook.
Congressman Curtis will speak at
Republican meeting at Forbes school
house in Menoken tonight.
The government thermometer ranged
between IS and 81 monday 1t is be-
ginning to act like winter.
Judge. Hazen granted Mamie Painter
a divorce from Claude Painter Monday.
The divorce was notscontested.
The Roosevelt decorations in the
Auditorium are nearly COMPLETED. and
present a splendid appearance.
The Y NJ c. A. has tent at Fort
Riley where all is done that is possible
for the comfort of the soldiers who are
there.
Preparations are being made for tax
M. e. church on an '.encampment" next
summer.
Tonight the Independents will hold q
meeting at Iordan's hall in Tennessee
town. ]. w. Gleed. Rev. William Helm
and Rev. NJ T. Hooks will speak.
Evangelist Fred H. Anthony, of Leav-
enworth, will preach at S13 Kansas ave-
nue., North Topeka. Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday evenings at 7:30 o'clock.
The annual meeting Of the Topeka
Athletic association will be held next
Monday evening. when the board of
chosen.
A demurrer in the suit of the Central
National bank against A. Steinberg to
collect a note of 5000 was decided in
favor of Steinberg Monday afternoon
by Judge Hazen.
The conduits for. the Missouri and
Kansas Telephone company are, being
placed under ground in the parks on
one side of the street outside the bust
ness district of the city.
The street railway. company will run
extra cars for the. benefit of the wo-
men who attend the Johnston-Garvey
reception between the hours of and
p. m. Wednesday afternoon.
There was meeting of the board OF
directors of the railroad Y. M. c. A.
fications of the new building prepara-
tory to letting the contract.
The jury in the district court decided
the suit of w. E. Corbett against the
Alliance Cooperative Insurance COM
pany for $1,1S4 claimed due on an un-
paid policy in favor of Corbett.
Deputy U. s. Marshal Frank McGrath
has arrested Thomas Stephens. an ex-
convict, who was released from the PEN
itentiary, on the charge of assaulting
guard while prisoner in the prison.
1t is almost impossible at this time
to rent desirable house and Office
rooms in office buildings are scarce.
More than a dozen new buildings of
considerable size are now being built in
| the business part of the city.
What has become of that new license
ordinance which the city council has
been threatening to pass? Is S. A.
Swendson, chairman of the license COM
mittee, too busy writing UP lectures on
Mayor Parker and the Democrats to
attend to business?
The city attorney has instructed the
| city engineer that he has authority to
close streets to the public when paving
is in progress. City Engineer McCabe
has therefore had some placards print
ed to in such cases. The placards
read, CLOSED by order of the city en-
| gineer." ~
There will be meeting Of the team
| sters and team drivers at APO Kansas
avenue this eveping for. the purpose ct
| putting forward the work of organizing
a union. Organizer Ceilley has received
the charter for the. stonemasons' union
of Lawrence, the charter membership
being sixteen.
M. E. Workman and Anna Crane. a
l5-year-old Topeka girl went to Osaw-
kie yesterday to be married because the
groom's mother opposed the marriage
Mrs. Workman learned that the couple
had gone to Osawkie and repenting sent
a message for them to return and be
married at her home.
The streets and walks committee of
the city council met Monday afternoon.
and decided that the Vinewood railway
SnOulQ De required to lay its track on
Madison street to grade. This will ne
cessitate a cut Of about three feet. and
will also involve considerable expense
for the city in reducing the remainder
of the street to the same grade.
The Sunday school workers of the city
will meet for their annual gathering at
the home of Mrs. C. A. Wilbur. 1863
Fillmore street, on Saturday afternoon.
October 4, from 3 to o'clock Music
will be IN charge of Miss Bundy. The
latter part of the afternoon will be en-
joyed socially. Short talks will be made
by Mrs. r. Beecher Preuszner of Law
renee, Rev. c. M. Sheldon and Mrs. IA.
A. Tiee.
The Morey stock company has pasted
some posters about town announcing
that Cleopatra" will be given with
scenes exactly the same as those de-
picted on the billboards. Gracious! this
must not be. One of the dancing girls
from the land along the Nile in the pic
lures is clad with a pleasant smile, q
scarf pin and necklace. The police
must be on the alert when the oroduc-
ton Is given.