The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-23

location in Topeka as a weekly organ
of the Kansas Democracy. It is said
that he will come here next week to ar
range matters
Ben Duffield Santa Fe man from
Newton, was brought to Topeka yester-
day and placed in the Santa Fe hospital
He is believed to be coming down with
typhoid fever
The Central Congregational church is
making arrangements to lay the foun-
dalton for its main building this fall
The work on the church will progress
only SO fast as the money to pay for
it is in sight
The Union Pacific railway filed an
application yesterday with the free en-
ployn ent agency for SO men to be en-
ployed in construction and track work
near Manhattan. The road will raise
It's grade at this point to prevent fur
ther damage from floods.
The supreme court has refused writ
of habeas corpus to DR.. J. c. Brown
field who was a witness in the Jessie
Morrison trial and got arrested for per-
jury IN consequence. He asked the SUI
preme court to turn him loose, but the
court refused.
President Norman PlaSS of WaShburn
| is on his way home. He will assist in
the pending arrangements for the con-
soIdation of Washburn and the Kansas
| Medical college The medical college
wants Washburn to assume mortgage
OF $1,000 with which the institution is
burdened- 1t is believed that the con-
solidation of the two schools will be
| effected.
The Vinewood Park Railway COM
| pany will replace the Colorado sand
stone paving blocks in front of the post
office with brick, and the blocks will
| be used by the city to pave the alley
In the rear of the Throop hotel. The
Vlnewood company is obliged to use
brick in front of the postofice because
| That street is. paved with asphalt
| Ind L. h. ia Il
Oscar Swayze of the clerks Office made
| a wager this morning on the name of
| the highest mountain. Mr.. Swayze
| brought up an atlas and the first search
winner. Swayze was not satisfied, and
| a further search proved his assertion
that it was Everett. Who wins?
| Charles ]. Watson and Maude G.
Kemper, of Maple Hill, were married by
| Rev. j. Il. McAfee in the probate court
| rooms Tuesday afternoon. At the close
| of the ceremony Rev. Mr.. McAfee reci-
| ted his celebrated instructions to young
married folks and the court house peO-
| pie borrowed enough rice from the bar
rel in the poor commissioners store
room to give the couple the necessary
| rice shower.
| A curious circumstance was brought
| to notice the other day. 1t illustrated
| that taxes are not always equitable in
| the best of cities inasmuch as wealthy
| Topeka man had not been paying taxes
| on his home residence property for sew
| eral years. The block in which he lived
| had been assessed a certain amount
| each year, and his neighbors paid his
| property tax. It is said the man him
self never knew his taxes were being
| paid by others.
An active campaign has been begun
for an increased membership in the
Semi-Centennial Civic Improvement as
| ISOLATION. The membership fee is 2e
cents. All members will be expected to
do all in their power to help in the
work of the Improvement of the city
and will be entitled to buy flowers and
seeds at wholesale prices. The official
paper of the society will be the Home
and Flowers 81 publication that may
be secured the first year for Is cents
Send names TO Major T. J. Anderson.
James A. Ramsey, the Topeka con-
| tractor, has been having some trouble
| with the Fort Scott street railway
which the Fort Scott city council had
/ to take hold of and straighten out a
| a recent n eetings Apparently the etrcA
railway wanted Mr. Ramsey to pave it,
tracks for nothing, and Mr.. RAMSEY
could not see it that way. The mattel
was finally fixed. up, and Mr.. Ramsey
| will do the work. Mr. Ramsey has
large contract for street paving at For
| Scott.
Ella and Maynard Towne, children O
| Mrs. TOwne, an lola widow, wer'
brought to Topeka yesterday and PLACED
in the orphans home under very sal
circumstances. Mrs. Towne was suffer
ing from disease which necessitated
| very dangerous operation. She would
not consent to the operation until he
children had been given a home. TIL
woman has been taken to Kansas City
|