The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-30
LOCAL MENTION.

Governor Northcott will speak Thurs
day night at 704-6 Kansas avenue to the
Modern Woodmen-
The Ladies Music club will meet with
Mrs. L. S. Ferry tomorrow afternoon
when Prof Penny will lecture on the
Music of the Greeks
A special car today brought to To-
peka some of the officials of the Illinois
Central railway. They are here to visit
the Santa Fe shops and the Baird port :
able machine shops, where Archie
Baird's patents are manufactured.
Justice Burch has appointed Gale
Jones as his secretary, thereby contin-
uing him in the place. Mr.. Jones served
Justice Ellis in the same capacity, and
as soon as Mr.. Burch was nominated
nearly everybody Joined in asking him
to continue Mr.. Jones as his secretary.
and he acceded to the request.
A party of Colorado Southern railway
officials were in Topeka today, and Wis
tied the Santa Fe shops and officea,
They were Frank Trumbull, presidents
Chas Dyer, general superintendent, and
Supt. Paxton of the. mechanical depart
ment.s Mr.. Paxton was formerly general
master mechanic of the Santa Fe Gulf
lines.
The last batch of $50 booze sellers was
gathered Monday. According to ideas
entertained by the administration. joints
are becoming too numerous. and 1t is
alleged they will be fined $100 each per
month as q freeze-out. This will be
done under what is known as the club
house section, which permits a fine of
500 without the 80 day attachment.
Maggie McCarroll, the 14-year-old girl
who was accused of removing some
small change from the cash drawer of
Alba's chilli shop, was fined s. in police
court last evening for petit larceny, and
held until her mother raised the money.
The police accused the girls mother of
being cognizant of the thefts made by
the daughter. but she strenuously denies
that such is the case.
The semi-annual time card meeting OF
the Santa Fe main lines commenced this
morning, and all the division superin-
tendents of the system east of Albu-
querque are present. General Supt. D.
E. Cain of the western grand division
is also here. Mr. Cain is well known In
Topeka having served here as chief
clerk for the mechanical superintendent
and assistant general manager.
man named G. G. Dean who lives
on North Tyler street, was arrested
last evening for stealing a bicycle from:
o. A. Keene, druggist, who was out
fishing near the Reform school. Dean
brought the wheel to town and attempt
ed to pawn it to D. Capland for SIS. He
was subsequently arrested by Detective
Pavey and turned over to the state, the
valuation put on the wheel by the owner
making the theft case OF grand lar
ceny.
A souvenir of the department of Kan
sas to the thirty-sixth national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
has been published by Department Com
mander Henry c. Loomis. 1t is the
form of a thirty-two page booklet, and
contains half tone portraits of G. A. r.
| officials, national and state, also Secre-
tary of Agriculture F. D. Coburn's story
| of Kansas, with statistics and illustra-
lions showing the growth and improve
ment of the state. The book bears a
| handsome cover design by Albert T.
Reid, a drawing of veteran holding a
banner which bears the title.