The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-07

mechanical plant for the state imbecile
asylum.
c. A. Fellows returned last evening
from Colorado where he is building
roundhouse for the Santa Fe at Pu-
eblo and a freight house at Colorado
Springs.
The State Temperance union has
adopted the poster method of advertis-
ing prohibition and is putting up
large number of posters in many Kan
sas towns.
The Topeka Choral society will begin
rehearsals tonight for the Nordica en-
gagement. The members of the So
ciety will meet at the auditorium of the
high school.
Wednesday afternoon at 23O the La
dies Aid society of the First Congre-
gational church will give thimble
party at the home of George c. Beach,
SIT Tyler street.
According to the plans for the re-
frescoing of the state house rotunda,
the frieze will be decorated with mural
paintings instead of the nightmares that
now decorate" it,
''Papa's Baby drew small audience
to the Crawford last night. The farce
was of that variety which is only a con-
glomeration of songs and dances. Tne
songs were especially good
The contractors who are engaged to
finish the state house will be required
to push their work and get it done with
in the time specified in their contracts.
instead of allowing it to drag.
Mayor Hughes is getting dubious as
the decision of the supreme court draws
near. He puts a big capital 'IF'' before
any remark he makes touching a more
distant date than Saturday, January
IL
B. F. Pankey visited Mayor Hughes
yesterday, and discussed the question
of telephones for the city hall and other
city buildings. The new company will
put in telephones free of cost for the
city.
Rev. E. B. SIade. who is holding meet
ings at the United Brethren church, is
creating a sensation by his preaching.
Monday night five person professed
conversion. The services continue all
week.
the council last night that he would
get passes for them from Topeka to
Wichita for the Municipal League con-
vention. Eight or ten of the council
men will attend.
At the Episcopal church at Emporia
Sunday the ceremony of institution was
observed when Bishop F. r. Millspaugh
for the Diocese of Kansas Instituted the
new rector of the parish, Rev James
Johnson Purcell.
The patrons of rural free delivery
route No. have again shown their ap
probation of the services of their car
rier, w. H. Comstock, by making him
a present of a set of harness. Only re-
Gently he was presented with a pair of
horse blankets and a laprobe
Lawrence Journal: Chief Stahl, OF
Topeka, says he will pay no attention
to the orders of Judge Hazen, because
Judge HaZen is wrong in his decision.
This is believed to be the first time in
the history of Kansas that the district
court has been reversed by a police
man.
formal call for the meeting of the Re
publican state central committee, to be
held at the Copeland on the morning of
Kansas Day, to fix a time and place
for the Republican state convention. 1t
win probably be held here in Topeka,
early in June, as usual.
Samuel r. Howe has decided to make
the race for councilman in the Fifth
ward The petition asking him to stand
for reelection was very largely signed
mis- Hope, the negro candidate, was Off
c1ally Endorsed last night at a meeting
held in Chiles' hall, by colored men Of
the Fifth ward.
Emporia Gazette: Frank Jarrel and
Charley Barnes of Topeka, two of the
best newspaper men in Kansas, are
hguring on buying the Republican or
on starting a new paper here in the in
said to be encouraging them. The
friends of Miller believe if they had an
organ here they could carry the county
and as they regard this county pivotal,
they are willing to invest in a news
paper. They have the good wishes and
right hand of fellowship from the Ga
zette