The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-08
LOCAL MENTION.

James. McMillen of Salina is In Topeka
today.
E. V. Peterson of Norton was in the
city Sunday.
F. T. Burnham sof Beloit was at the
Throop Sunday.
c. H. Gamble was down from SaIina
this afternoon.
Webb McNall of Gaylord registered at
the National this morning.
J. williams and E Branna of Par
sons were in the city this morning.
Guy Ludington, of the Santa Fe fire
department, is taking layoff on ac-
count of illness
There will be the regular meeting of
the commercial club Wednesday even
ing of this week
The board of charities today let the
contract fer the plumbing. heating and
sewerage system at the Parsons insane
asylum to the Foley Plumbing company
of Leavenworth for $24,989
At the Wednesday evening meeting of
the Commercial club. committees will
the interstate commerce law and upon
the movement for a non-partisan tariff
commission.
Miss Mile Vogel and Mr.. Carl KRAFT
ger of Alma, were married last evening
at the home of the brides parents, Sec
ond and Van Buren, streets, Rev Eggert
of the German Lutheran church off1cia-
ted.
George J. Barker of Lawrence, repre-
sentative-elect in the state legislature
from Douglas county and candidate for
speaker of the house. was in Topeka
this afternoon arranging for his cam
paign for that position.
A young man named Edward Thomp-
son was arrested Saturday night for
stealing a jug of whisky. not from n
joint, but from a farm wagon on Quincy
street. The owner had planted 1t in his
vehicle and then gone after a Chaser
Alice Goff colored. age 81 years, died
last evening at o'clock at her home
1O1 North Jefferson street of heart dis
ease. The funeral will be in charge of
Benevolent society No. but all of the
arrangements have not yet been
made
the woman burglar who operated in the
family of DIR. WATSON and others last
week. A man committing a similar
offense would have been caught before
this time, which goes to show that the
male burglar is not as clever as his
female imitator.
Beulah chapter No "a, Order of East
ern Star, held a memorial service at
Masonic temple Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. Dean Kaye of Grace cathedral
gave the memorial address. Tributes
were given to the memory of Mrs Hat
tie Fellows by Mrs. M. L. Sargent; A.
M. Callahan by d. w. NeIlis and Isaac
T. Lockard, Rev. ]. B. McAfee Music
was given by Mrs. Brown and w. M
Shaver.
Manager r. S. Brigham is sending q
great mass of advertising matter over
the state announcing the Midwinter ex-
position 1t is planned that an attrac-
tive feature of the show will be an cleo.
trical effect which is being arranged fer
now, and which will excel anything O.
that kind that has been given in To-
peka. Additional floor space is in de.
mand; an ice cream manufacturing
company of Albany, Ca. Is on a desl
as is also the Campbell Tanning Mil
company of Detroit. Mich.
The negro joint at Fifteenth and
Quincy street is ALLEGED to have beer,
opened with a grand BALI Saturday
night The police conferred Saturday
with Iesidents of the locality and prom
ised them that the joint should not star.
up in business, but that they could not
prevent them holding a dance unless
some one swore out a warrant for the
proprietors of the place charging then,
with keeping disorderiy house Parties
who were in a position to know said
yesterday that the Joint had not started
although the dance was pulled off as PEI
schedule.
S o. Mcdowell of Columbus. grand
chancellor of the Knights of Pvthfas
of Kansas: General ]. H Lyon OF Ieay-
enworth. brigadier general of the Uni
form Rank of the Kansas knights and
w. A. S. Bird of this city, supreme rep
resentative for this state. appeared at a
union meeting of the three knights of
Pythias lodges Of the city Saturday
evening and gave addresses on the gem
eral progress of the order. Grand Chan
cellor Mcdowell was escorted from the
avenue by the Gala company, uniform
rank Of this city, and by the knights
of Pythias band.
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