The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-01
LOCAL MENTION.

Ben Garland, of Wichita. was in the
city today.
Judge j. K. Griffith, of BurIingame,
was in Topeka this afternoon.
J. J. Hail. sheriff of Navajo county,
Texas, was registered at the Throop this
morning.
The United States circuit court con-
vened this afternoon at O'Clock. Judge
Hook spent Sunday in Kansas City.
Helen. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Frank Willard, at Ill Greenwood ave
nue., Potwin, is reported to be sick with
scarlet fever.
Francis NJ Brady, formerly county
attorney of Labette county and prom
inent politician of the southern part of
the state. is in the city.
For the first time since the rebuilding
of the postoffice, the electric light fix
trues have been connected up with the
Edison wires, and now the offices are
all supplied with both gas and electric
light.
There will be an election of officers at
the meeting of Woodmen of the World
camp No rs, tonight. The meeting place
is AIS Kansas avenue, and after the cleo
ton oysters will be served Visiting
members are cordially invited to at
tend.
Tuesday evening Topeka will have a
German Lutheran church. Rev. H. Hal
German Luthern church. Rev. H. Hal
lerberg of st. Louis will talk in the sign
language to the 0edI InuIeS OF the city,
and afterwards will translate his
marks to the people VINO have ears to
hear
At last Chief Wilmarth has succeeded
in buying horse for the new aerial
truck Il cost $3.50, and came to Topeka
in bunch picked up by James Wall in
various parts of surrounding counties
1t is a gray, six years old, weight 1900
and Chief Wilmarth thinks it well
worth the price paid for him. This is
4 second horse the 6an9 TT
ment. the other one being out at station
No "A. The new horse is of a stOcky
build, and would not be picked out by
a casual observer as a running horse.
However he came up to all the tests,
and in a few weeks will be ready for
service. Chief Wilmarth says that in
ten days the horse can be trained to
jump under the swinging harness in re-
Spouse to the gong.
Frank Kalfee. the alleged hold-up
artist, who is sojourning in the county
Jail, stood for his portrait today He
lined up against the wall and put OR
a pleasant look for the occasion, asked
no questions and made no demur to the
proceedings. The photographs, front and
profile views, we're taken by John F.
Strickrott, the local view photographer,
for the Union Pacific railroad company.
There is d suspicion afioat that Kalfee
might possibly be an ex-train robber
wanted somewhere, and his photo will
be distributed to see if he can be recog-
does not sulk. but takes his fate as a
matter of course, and expresses his be-
lief that he will be cleared of suspicion
1t his preliminary hearing.
Any person with an overgrown desire
to fight can now find accommoda tons
at home Joe Donne1lv IS in town, and
open to investigation and willing to
make date with most anybody Mr..
Donnelly, who has held for some time
the position of physical instructor of the
Kansas City Athletic club. and has good
recommendation from many sources, is
not looking for gore. He is a peaceab bly,
inclined athlete who knows how to in
struct others in the manly art of self
defense and also in the way of ;---Drov
ing health by the exercise route. Physi-
cal culture is his hobby. but not to the ex-
clusion of boxinS. He IS in the we1ter
weight class, weighing 145 pounds He
has been a physical instructor in several
eastern cities for Il years, and has box
ed with several well known prize fight
ers during that time.