The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-21

Baldwin and ]. B. Marshall, Jr., have
withdrawn from the Times cornet con-
test in favor of John B. Marshall, ST.,
leader of Marshall's band.
E. w. Benedict, agent for the Odds
mobile automobile, has been running
about the streets through the six
inches of snow with his automobile as
we'll as If it were a cutter.
This snow is just what was needed
to make the Midwinter exposition in
tune with the name" said Topeka
man this morning as he slipped and
slid over the icy sidewalks.
D. r. Hfte appeared before Judge w.
c. Hook of the federal court here, yes
terday and announced that he intended
continuing the case against the Kansas
Mutual Life Insurance company
James M. Simpson, the new collector
of internal revenue, will move his fam
lily from his farm in Mcpherson county
to some city in the near future, prob
ably either Topeka or Leavenworth.
j. F. Connaughton, a Santa Fe opera
tor at Atchison, was married yesterday
to Miss Marie Butler, of Topeka The
marriage took place at Atchison- Mr..
Connaughton formerly lived in Topeka
The Ladies' Aid society of the Cen
trail Congregational church will hold
the annual meeting at the home of Mrs
Charles Kitchell, 217 Woodlawn avenue,
Potwin, on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock.
just been granted are the following:
c. A Magill Mercantile company, King
man, capital $4,000; Crisfield Home
Protective association, Crisfeld. no
stock.
Charles Samson, of this city, owns a
yearling steer which weighs 1,500
pounds. He expects to take the steer
to Chicago to exhibit it before the Ma
tional Live Stock association as "a 2
year-old.
People living near Washburn college
are getting tired waiting for the city to
put in firs PLUGS on the line or wate ef
paying for fire plugs by private sub
scription.
good many people are voting for
Mrs. Frank Watson the contest for
the Innes cornet to be awarded to the
most popular cornet player: Mrs. Wat
son plays the cornet in the orchestra
at the Crawford opera house
DIR. J. T. Mcfarland says that DR..
ture on American Pessimism" at the
First NJ E. church on Friday evening OF
this week is a brilliant orator, and
urges the public to hear him.
The Rossvillee Shawnee County News
says: Mr.. Albert Parker, Topeka's
new mayor, has entered upon the siren
uous life.' With the place hunters to
satisfy, and his fool friends to pacify.
he will certainly earn his salary.
One of the jokes of the city municipal
squabble for offices is the fact that J.
J. Hostutler, a sanitary policeman, has
rendered his resignation to the mayor.
Mr.. Hostutler was not appointed by
the mayor and had nothing to reagn-
Roy Sellover, who just arrived from
Kansas City and has been living at 154S
Kansas avenue, brought with him to
Topeka a case of smallpox. He is now
confined at the detention hospital There
are now three cases of smallpox in the
city, besides the cases at the hospital
When J. c. owen was spoken of for
a position on the police force the point
was raised against him that he lived
in Shorey, a half mile west of North
Topeka. According to the Stahl idea
Owen lived too near Topeka He should
have moved to Auburn, 20 miles away
instead of Shorey, only half a mile
from Topeka
Charles Sardou and Carl Tickle. en-
ployes of the Edison electric light plant,
did the wiring for the outside electrical
illumination at the Midwinter EXPOSE
rum building is outlined in a blaze of
light from the incandescent globes that
have been placed there. 1t was admired
by all who attended the exposition last
night.
This is the way people entertain at
Rossville, according to the Shawnee
County News: Mr.. William Bond, one
of the pillars in Rossvi1le townships
social and financial fabric, entertained
a select number of friends last Sunday
at his splendid country home just west
OF town. A most maSn1HcenL repdSL
was served comprising all the delicacieS
known to the modern epicure."
The reorganized board of county COM
missioners is taking on airs. The MEM
bers, three of them, have roll top
desk at the court house in partnership.
Haines, the Oldest member, has the
center of the writing space and four
pigeonholes. Rain, the next Oldest
member, gets the writing leaf at the
right end and three pigeonholes, and
Harrison, the youngest member, gets
the writing leaf at the left end and
two pigeonholes.
All the grocery stores of Topeka will
close at 1890 tomorrow, Wednesday.
January %, and will remain closed dur
ing the remainder of the day and even
ing. The stores will be closed to enable
the local grocers to attend the meet
ings of the State Grocers' association
in the afternoon and the banquet at
Metropolitan hall in the evening. ]. S.
Stern has circulated an agreement to
close, that has been signed by over 20
local grocerS.
Atchison Globe: Judge w r. Smith
and Hon. F. L. Vandegrift celebrated
their birthday in Topeka last Friday.
They were born on the same day, and
they claim that they are only forty
seven years old. Frank farrell, who
has known both of them many years.
is shifting at this claim of forty-seven-