The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
LOCAL MENTION.

L. F. Randolph, editor of the Norton
vile News. is in town today
Charles NJ. Sawyer OF Horton, Is in
Topeka today.
J. S. Mowatt and Samuel Pollock of
Arkansas City, are at the Throop.
s. C. Chockwell a lieutenant in the
U. S. army from Fort Riley, Is visiting
in the city.
George Buckner, the negro held for
highway robbery, is out on a $500 bond
furnished by his father
Tom Widner, the mail carrier on
Kansas avenue, between Sixth and
Tenth avenues. Is OF on his yearly va
cation.
Bishop Isaac Lane, Of Jackson Tenn,
will preach tomorrow evening at the
c. M. e. church, corner Fourteenth and
Van Buren, street.
The Modoc quartette will furnish
music for the Burton meeting tonight.
SQuires, Lacey and McKirahan.
Members of the Asbury NJ. E. church
secured a warrant today in city court
for Horace Lambertson, colored, who
created q disturbance at the services
Sunday.
d. E. Carruthers reports that vanda1s
have stolen the American Beauty rose
bushes from his sons grave in the To-
peka cemetery. He has offered SO re-
ward for the name of the thief.
The Santa Fee reports slight wreck
near Coolidge Saturday afternoon, in
gines were smashed up to some extent.
About $500 worth of repairs on each en-
CINE win be necessary.
David Wallace, who lives at 1918
North Harrison street. was taken to the
county jail this morning where he will
be kept until he can be tried for insan-
ity. He has decisions but seems to be
harmless.
A man named Vest has got himself
into trouble with the United States gov
eminent for selling liquor to Indians.
He was arrested by Deputy United
is now confined in the Shawnee county
Jail
A. E. Sweet of Las Vegas, the newly
appointed assistant general manager of
the Santa Fe, arrived in Topeka yester-
day and is being instructed in the du-
ties Of the office by the retiring fncurn-
bent, D. E. Cain. Mr.. Cain will leave
for La Junta Tuesday to assume the du
ties of general superintendent Of the
western grand division.
Charles Humbert and Ada Overman
secured state warrant today for Pat
rick Ohara and John Aravis, whom they
charge with burglary. Humbert's joint
was looted the night of the Sd of July
and everything portable was stolen, in
Guiding beer pumps, bottled goods,
are implicated in the looting.
DIR. Charles Hammond, who has just
returned from several days stay in Ok
lahoma, reports dry weather there. The
tasseIs of the corn are turning brown.
and rain must come within a few days
to insure a good crop. There was quite
a stand of wheat. most of it having
been threshed. On the whole, despite
dry weather, things are looking pretty
fine in Oklahoma, says DR.. Hammond.
William Derr of Valencia was bound
over to the district court today for as
sault. On June 27 Derr assaulted Mar
Gus Snoddy with knife during a row
over q fence. Derr is the road over
seer Of that district, and the controver-
sy was about the width of lane. Snod-
dy was not injured by Derr, but object
ed to the argument put up by his en-
envy, and had him arrested Derr gave
the $500 bond required for his appear
ance.
The new building soon to be erected
for the Mills Dry Goods Co. will not
have skylights, but instead light will
come through prismatic glass windows
placed in each story, front and rear.
The present and the new building will
be connected by large archways; there
will be 1900 feet additional floor space
when the two are united In front the
two buildings will look like one, as the
division line will be obvfated by a So
foot cornice, making the building stand
out distinct from the rest The contract
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