The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-04

In case she struck light!
A1gernon S. Rankin was in Kansas
City Tuesday on business.
How would you like to be the coal
man in the good old winter timer?
John E. Hessin of Manhattan. former
~ state senator, was in Topeka Wednes-
day
Judge Hazen granted Moore Bird a
divorce from Maggie Bird Wednesday,
afternoon.
The Gordon-Shay grand opera COM
pany will sing III Trovatore" at the
Grand tonight.
DR.. F. c. Spinney of Omaha, former
president of the Bankers union, was IN
Topeka Wednesday,.
The All-Star bowlers will bowl during
the afternoon and evening Monday
against the Topeka cracks.
Clara Williams fled suit for divorce
from Richard Williams in the district
court Wednesday afternoon.
This was the kind os morning when
the bedclothes show special affinity
for the person who is compelled to rise
at $3.50.
The Gordon-shay Grand Opera com
pany goes from Topeka to Kansas City,
then to Omaha. Des Moines. st. Paul
and Minneapolis.
James H. Lathrop, Populist candidate
for governor, has filed his statement of
election expenses, and says he made no
campaign and spent nothing
Jake Sheppard. formerly county attor-
ney of Bourbon county, and a prominent
Democratic politician in southeastern
Kansas, was in Topeka Wednesday.
Col. Fred Close was in Topeka We'd
nesday from Hays City. He said notn-
ing about his lost lieutenant governor
ship nor the gold shale situation in
Trego.
The government thermometer ranged
between 81 and IA Wednesday from
O'Clock in the morning till O'Clock last
night. The drop between was slow but
steady.
Mrs. Bertha Kunz Baker, who gave d
dramatic reading in Topeka not long
ago, appeared at the Brooklyn, N. Y.
institute Saturday night and read
Il Aiglon.''
Major A M. Harvey has returned
from Brandsville. Mo, where he visited
his wife and family who are at the home
of Mrs. Harvey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. ". Cone
1.-The Honorable John Grigsby," which
is to be played at the Crawford Friday
night by James Neil and company, was
played in Topeka by Sol Smith Russell
two seasons ago
The Ottawa Republic: Miss Grace
Hopkins. who plays Anna in Way
Down East dined today with Miss
Grace Smith. These young women were
once schoolmates at Bethany college in
Topeka"
"A. - Mitchell, IL. BISHOP ana W.
Hindman of Lawrence were in Topeka
Wednesday. Mitchell and Bishop are
lawyers of that place, and were here to
be admitted to practice before the SUI
pfene court.
James Neil. who comes to Topeka in
THE Honorable John Grigsby,' is the
man, who a year ago. backed out of
taking the Elks' initiation in Washing
ton because he said no man could re-
ceive the work and be a gentleman
Asa Prendergraft, plain drunk, who
was arrested by the police recently
has the entire Salvation Army on mis-
trail. It is said that he disturbed a re-
Agious meeting at Salvation hall. They
have secured a state warrant for him Ill
the city court.
Considering the street exhibit, the Ma
hara MINISTRIES did very well. They in
PRODUCED several new features in vau-
deville, which was about all there was
to the show and seemed to please the
audience, which came high, on the sec
ond and third floors.
People who drive horses should use
some care in hitching them this cold
weather. Several animals were noticed
about the streets Wednesday, suffering
severely from the cold wind because
those who had them in charge had
taken little if any care in blanketing
them.
There seems to be considerable dis
asension at the State university whether
the first or second eleven shall come to
Topeka Saturday to play Washburn-
It's a safe bet that Washburn could
beat the K. u. first team if Washburn