The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-31
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. C. A. Pelton's home at 1888 Lane
street was robbed by sneak thieves and
$40 taken.
Isnea Froth. OF Lynchburg. Ohio. who
has been visiting with his friend, J. N.
Dumenn and family for several days.
has returned home.
Prof. E. NJ. Wiese viii lecture at Lin
coin Post hall at .. m. Sunday. on
The Saxon Druid or Prtestess Swan
hide
Mayo Crum. the son of U. S. Marshal
Lit Crum is home from Wentworth Mi
itary academy. He has attended school
at Wentworth for two years and viii
complete his studies there next year.
A free fight occurred at the negro
dive on Crane street last night As q
result Ben Jordan and Lulu Jordan are
laid up today on account of their in
Juries.
The case OF Jennie Miller against the
Rock Island railroads has been begun
in the United States circuit court here
She asks $4,000 damages for the loss Of
the life Of her son In an accident At
Holton-
The Santa F'e boiler snop baseball
team defeated the Cricket Hollow team
az LowTnan Hill at nine O'Clock yester-
day by score of II to 10. Batteries:
Boiler Shop, Jeffet and Snyder; Cricket
Hollow, Calvin and Martin.
While Mrs. DR.. John B. Dykes and
her two daughters of Lebanon. Kansas.
their home took fire and was complete
~ burned dSWn. The Dykes home was
considered the finest in the town Of
Lebanon. Mrs. Dyke has returned to
Lebanon.
There win be a meeting on Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock of all the COM
mittees appointed to represent the
lodges of the city in the conference
about the frateTnal hospital which is
proposed to build in Topeka The meet
ing will be held at the lodge room OF A.
Q. y. W. No. 3, AIS Kansas avenue.
Edward B. Justus. an Oklahoma con-
Wet in the Kansas penitentiary, has
filed an application in the supreme
court for writ of habeas corpus. The
ground on which he claims a writ is
similar to that in the Terrell case, fled
some time ago, that Kansas authorities
have no right to hold an Oklahoma man
a prisoner, especially outside of Okla
homa- The application will be heard on
July 2, the same date as that for the
Terrell case.
Eighty members Of the Topeka Choral
society participated in the musical en-
tertainment at Kansas university at
Lawrence last evening. The Topeka
chorus assisted the Lawrence Choral so
ciety in singing Dudley Bucks Coming
of the King" The two societies re-
hearsed together in the afternoon, the
piece, "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast, one
Of the pieces that Will be sung here next
week.
Mayor Parker will appoint as success
SOr to Miss Hattie Holman, who recent
ly resigned the position OF assistant city
clerk Miss Grace Miller who has for
some time been serving as q clerk in
the city clerks Office, and who for three
years has done a large portion Of the
special assessment work Miss Banks
will be appointed to take the place of
Miss Miller. These appointments were
both made at the recommendation of
City Clark Squires.
Charles Talbot, colored man, Is
planning to sue somebody for DANA ges.
| Whether it will be the city or the Bank
Of Topeka is not certain. Talbot was
walking along West Sixth and stepped
on the iron lid of the Bank of Topeka
coal hole. The lid tipped, and precipi-
tated him into the hole up to his shoul-
ders. He claims that he broke the
bones in his foot, and fractured one of
the bones in his leg. He has engaged a
/ lawyer to look after his interests.
z. Gruhn and his wife Ia re resigned
their positions as superintendent and
lfmatrOn of the city pest house. They
win remain in charge of the institution,
however until it is moved out of the
fair grounds. Gruhn recently demanded
that the council give him a raise in pay
from $50 to SIS month. City Physician
Judd says that he talked to members of
the board of health and council about it,
and found that Gruhn could not get the
raise. He told Gruhn the situation, and
| CruAn said he would Quit