The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-05

City, accompanied by Mrs. Lobdell;
She brought me down so that I could
help her spend my salary" he ex-
planned.
Cyrus Leland, Jr., says that the Simp-
son he referred to as the go-between
i'm the deal whereby he gave the Daily
Capital 81 600 to keep 1t alive was the
eK-boss, Ben F. Simpson, instead of j.
NJ. Simpson.
A street car wreck occurred at Sixth
and Jackson street Saturday night Out
going West Sixth and Oakland cars met
squarely at the crossing and the front
vestibules Of each car were demolished.
No one was hurt.
The Trego county gold shale million
aires and Mayor Parker held a meeting
in the rain on the corner of Seventh and
Kansas avenue this morning The dis
cussiOn was either about the appoint
ment of new dog catcher or future
horse race.
Part of the trench which is being dug
for the new Santa Fe sewer caved in
Friday night making about a days
extra work for the diggers. The hole is
u feet deep and 20 inches wide and the
nature of the ground is such that it
gives way easily.
There win be a regular meeting ot
the Shawnee county medical society in
the parlors of the National hotel this
evening at o'clock "Cystitis" will be
the subject of a paper by DIR. L. NJ.
for general discussion.
Sheldon Evans, who for three years
has been employed in the office of Cen
eral StOrekeeper Hilton of the Santa F'e
last as mailing clerk. has quit that po-
sltlon and saturday went to the Rock
Island William Hunt Will fill the va
cancy caused by his resignation.
Topeka was given third place in the
triangular field day meet at Kansas
City Saturday which was participated
Topeka, Kansas City and St. Joseph. St.
Joseph won by total Of 80 points;
Kansas City followed with q total of 35
points and Topeka made a total of but
p points. Topeka however carried off
three first. three second and several
fourth prizes.
Delegates to the Western Unitarian
conference which holds its fiftieth an
niversary in Chicago Tuesday, WedneS-
day and Thursday of this week have
been elected to represent the Topeka
church of that name as follows: Rev,
A Wyman, Mrs. c. E. CaVert, c. H.
Gaunt and B. F. Shumate. Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale. the noted Boston
to be given at the Auditorium hotel
Thursday evening.
The Topeka district convention of the
/ Woman's Foreign Missionary society
will be held on Wednesday, May z, in
/ the lecture room of the First Methodist
/ church The session will open at 2 D.
m. with a devotional service followed by
a program and business meeting. The
/ evening address win be delivered by
/ Mrs. Mary G. Mind Of Detroit, one of the
4 best platform speakers OF the church.
/ Mrs. Mind will also occupy the pulpit
Of the First church on Sunday morning,
/ May II.
A familiar melodrama. 1.-THE Waits OF
/ New York" was presented a the Craw-
I ford Saturday night Katie Emmett a
+ young maiden of about forty summers,
as usual, played the lead as Willie. the
/ little newsboy The singing of the Ger
/ man pair, Hans Schniederhoft and
4 daughter, was especially good, they be-
i ing called back for three encores. The
rest of the company was fairly good,
though they did not have very much
/ to do. The company played to a small
audience. the larger part Of which came
! in after the show started. It is rumored
that Kate Emmett viii have new play
next season.
Locomotive 1929, one Of the new Prai-
4 RE passenger engines on the Santa Fe.
I performed the remarkable feat Saturday
of running 525 miles-the distance be-
/ tween Chicago and Topeka-without
/ more than brief rest of pos
/ sibly two hours at Marceline, No Leav-
| ing Chicago Friday night 1t brought the
I limited through to Marceline where II
was cut out and allowed a short breath
ing spell, and again attached to No ]
which is pulled into this place Satur-
day afternoon. This is exceptional as
an engine is supposed to run regular on
the through trains between Topeka and
Fort Madison, and Fort Madison and
Chicago.