The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-17

send to Kansas City and hire a gang
of Orient graders who are now out of
work.
Topeka knights of Columbus will go
to Severance Sunday to assist their
Kansas City and ST. Joseph brothers in
instituting a council of that order there.
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Thomas Ryan has returned to Wash
ingtOn from his vacation and is acting
during the absence of Secretary Hitch
cock.
The Shawnee Building and Loan as
ISOLATION has helped over 1000 people to
own their homes. Ask the secretary
about it at his Office, lis West Sixth
street.
Charles Hendricks new magazine.
1.-THE Ticket Broker" appeared for the
| first time yesterday. 1t is a 16 page
publication devoted to the interests of
| ticket brokers'
State Oil Inspector S. o. Spencer has
turned into the state treasury $1,273.25,
collected by his department during
June. The expenses of the department
] were under $500.
Governor Stanley has appointed M.
| c. Linscott as justice of the peace in
Milford township, Geary county, to
| fill the vacancy caused by the death of
J. D. Mcdonald.
| If you are thinking about making any
| sort of change this summer for good
meals or cool rooms you should see the
| National hotel. Chas. L. Wood will tell
| you of the benefits.
| There will be no prayer meeting at
| the First Methodist church tonight on
account of the lecture on the Philippines
| at the Kansas Avenue Methodist church
| by DR.. Homer StuntZ. 81
| G. c. Clemens is hunting for some
| one to take his place on the Socialist
1 state ticket He says he wants a chance
| to earn a little money instead of putting
| in his time running for Office.
| Colonel Major Jeltz was anxious for
| Clerk of the District Court Curtis to
| appoint his daughter to the position of
| assistant but Curtis refused. No changes
| will be made in the office force.
! The Republican eagle which will
| hereafter appear at the head of all Re-
| publican tickets will be one of the sort
/ with wings raised and neck out
J stretched looking for new worlds to con-
| Quer.
Charters have been granted to the
| Kansas Union Oil. Gas and Pipe Line
| company of Chanute, capital 500. 900, and
to the Narka Building and Loan associ-
| alton of Narka, Republic county, CAPT.
| tai. $4,000.
| Topeka is improving wonderfully in
| the matter of carriages. Many people
| are buying elaborate and up-to-date
rigs, and the display on the downtown
| streets these summer evenings is very
| creditable.
Some of the harvest hands who are
| going home from the harvest fields COM
plain that they made practically moth
ing because the supply of hands was
| far greater than the demand in the To-
| calities where they were sent.
0. P. Updegraff is home from St Paul,
Mimi, and Denver. Col. AT St. Paul
| Mr.. Updegraff was master of ceremon-
| les for the horse show, and later went
| to Denver to act as starter in the race
| meet held for two weeks there.
Dave Fudge is the euphoneous name
| of youth who was brought to the Re-
form school yesterday by Sheriff Myers
of Lawrence. Young Mr.. Fudge has been
waiting for two months for place to
| be left vacant in the institution here.
D. o. McCray calls to mind that il
was just year ago that the Topeka
Water company issued a ukaSe to the
to use so much water because the river
was so low that the supply was cut
short.
The Y NJ. c. A. tennis tournament
will occur July %. Entries should be
| made before July %. The tournament
will take place on the association courts
and Will include handsome prizes for
| the first and second place in both sin
| giles and doubles.
United States District Attorney J. S
| Dean has surrendered his private office
| at the federal building to w w. Smith
Senator ]. r. Buttons private secretary
who is here attending to the sena tors
correspondence and sending out litera-
ture concerning the last congress.
For the Democratic convention to bs
| held July 10 the following delegate.
have been named from the second pre-
cinct of the Fourth ward M. w. Saxon
Henry Schwalm A. A. Vogel and Geo
Benson. Alternates: H. b. Lowe, Mi.
chael Cornell, T. II. Pennekamp an6
1 Archie Lord.
The Atchison Globe says: ssMajol
| Tom Anderson is still fooling with sing
| ing He has just made a contract with
Mile Zelie de Lussan to appear at To.
| peka in December, her compensation te
| be $780, Major Tom Anderson has LOST