The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-26
LOCAL MENTION.

Major Shreve, the custodian Of the
auditorium, is reported to be not eX-
pected to live. For some time he has
been suffering with jaundice, and for
the past ten days has been confined to
his bed. He has been gradually getting
worse and now his life is despaired Of
Three men applied to the fire en-
ployment agency for harvest field in
structiOns today. One was from Ken
lucky, one from Iowa and one from
Ohio. They viii be sent out together
tomorrow.
superintendent Henderson of the San
ia F'e mechanical department went to
Chicago today He said before leaving
that there is no development in the
bOilermakers' strike. He stated that
five more new men went to work at
Needles yesterday, and that things were
looking very favorable for the COM
pany.
A number Of seats in the Auditorium
were broken during the Populist con-
Vention. The delegates found it convent
ent to stand I'D on the seats and yell
occasionally, and the custom proved
disastrous to the seats
The Santa F'e has purchased 800 re-
frigerator cars which were formerly
owned by the Santa Fe Fruit Refrigera-
tor line. The latter concern Is q private
corporation which has been doing bust
ness over the Santa Fe lines
Jean Hearick, the 8-year-old son Of J.
A. Hearick, broke his right arm just
above the wrist Tuesday The child was
playing in the hayloft when he fell from
a joist to the floor below, a distance of
several feet DR.. Peers set the fractur-
ed arm.
Two street carloads OF happy. yelling
children went out near Washburn col
legt this morning to spend the day
The picnic was given for the younger
members of the North Topeka Baptist
! Sunday school
William Meredith. employed by the
/ Edison Light company, is quite sick
| with malaria fever at his home, 140l
/ Kansas avenue.
The plan of the Bates building, soor
/ to be erected at Sixth avenue and Jack.
son street, is being changed from a two
story to a three-story structure Tit
third story viii be occupied by A. o
Z. ". lodge No II.
Mrs. Mary z. Lease lectured in Car
/ negie hall, New York city last Thurs
| day night. She writes a Topeka FRIEND
that every seat in the house was filled
Mrs. Lease viii deliver a number o
lectures in New York state this sum
mer.
Mrs. VIII Perry of Garnet is VISITING
her brother-in-law, Theodore Perry, il
this city
The annual. picnic of the Topeka scottisl
society VIII be held next Saturday after
noon on the Washburn college campus.
Two divorce suits were filed in distric
court Wednesday AFTERNOON Mrs. CARR
Douthitt started proceedings against he
husband, James Vincent DouthItt on tn
grounds OF desertion. The petition anege
that the husband had been away from hi
wife one year and is now a resident o
California. The other suit was filed b.
Mrs. Christina Digginer. and she has
most strenuous married life to break ava
| from. She alleges that her husband. Gee
Digginer had habit Of beating her FIRE
( Quently and she wants her maiden name
Fogelquist, and thinks her husband shoul
pay the costs OF the suit.
An article on "Ironquill' by Frank T
! MacLennan Is published in this week
Saturday Evening Post.
The south bound Missouri Pacific trail
was delayed several hours today owing {
a breakdown of the engine while switch
ing last night and is was found necessar
to send TO OssaWatomie for another loco
motive.