The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-06

tain the kind of new apparatus required
and the probable cost.
Workmen are busy making the in
terror improvements on St Joseph's
German Catholic church. 1t viii re-
quire most of the summer for them to
complete the changes.
George B. Harrison. who formerly
lived in Topeka but who now is con-
nected with a Kansas City trade paper
was in Topeka yesterday on business
with the Santa F'e railway.
James D. Cowdrey, operator in the
Chicago offices of the Postal Telegraph.
has returned to that place after a visit
of two weeks with his brother r. E.
Cowdrey, of Quincy street.
John Player. consulting superiutend-
e. of motive power, has gone to
Franklin, Pa, to complete arrange
ments for his removal to that city as
soon as his term Of service expires with
the Santa Fe, June 1.
Christian Endeavorers and Epworth
Leaguers from all over the city have
been invited to attend an entertainment
which the young people of the First
Cumberland Presbyterian church are TO
give Wednesday evening.
The board Of county commissioners
yesterday awarded the contract for
furnishing ice to the court house and
county jail to H. L. Peppnyer of the To
pelka Ice company. His bid was 10 cents
a cent less than the next lowest
Street Commissioner Griggs says that
the Shunganunga creek bridge at Van
Buren, street is in need of repairs and
that better protection from trespa sserS
should be given to the street depart
ment supply house at the bridge.
Superintendent Goodrich of the city
electric light plant filed full report Of
the condition of the plant with the city
council last night. Mr. Goodrich holds
that it is not practicable to attempt to
light the city buildings, as it would in
volve the purchase of a large amount of
additional machinery.
The boys athletic club of the east
side gave a cred able athletic exhibit
ton Monday evening at their rooms.
423 lafayette street, to an audience of
about sixty-fve people. Those who took
part were Galen Crook, Hugh Porter,
Clarence CARL. VIII Walters, Chas.
Thompson, and John Repp. The club
VIII give a series of public drills during
the summer.
The government bulletin says Of the
conditions last week before the rains
A warm week, the temperature ranging
5 to 10 degrees above the normal daily,
and with much less wind than the pre-
yiOus week The rainfall was generally
light; many of the central and western
counties received no rain and few
only traces of rain. Better showers Oc-
CURED in the eastern counties, with
heavy rains in Coffey, Anderson. BOur-
bon, Crawford, NeOshO, and Wilson.
Rain is seriously needed over the state.
Atchison Globe. Cy Leland is having
trouble because he once gave the To-
peka Capital a thousand dollars; he is
now being sued under the double liza
bility law by a paper company which
holds a big bill against the Capital IN
der former mana cement. This is the
universal experience of politicians who
help" newspapers; they get into
trouble. There have been several Ia
mentable experiences Of a similar char
acter in Atchison. A certain citizen OF
AtchisOn went to great trouble wears
ago. to help a certain newspaper man.
The newspaper man is still abusing
him in the columns of the newspaper
on which he is employed.