The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-14

day night, arrangement of players. etc.
Fifty-six players have already entered
for the first tourney, and the outlook
for a successful season of whist Is very
flattering.
Not an arrest has been made by the
police for the past two days.
Representative John Francis is up
from Allen county today.
H. F. Mason. iustice-elect of the su-
preme court, is in Topeka. Mrs. Mason
is accompanying him.
Senator Porter, of Crawford county,
came up from the Third district yester-
day afternoon and was hobnobbing
with State Auditor Cole. Dick" Sand
ers and other Third district RepubIi-
cans
Atchison Globe: The report that the
Missouri Pacific is back of the candi-
daey of Chester l. Long. for senator. is
pronounced by b. P Waggener to be q
fake, faxed for political purposes.
T. ]. Norton. who was Topeka cor
respondent for the Kansas City Jour
nal ten years ago, but who resigned
and went to Chicago to practice law.
has recently been appointed solicitor
for the Santa Fe in Arizona.
The primary Sunday school teachers
union will meet on Saturday afternoon,
November Is, at 8 o'clock. at Central
Congregational church. The lesson will
be given by Mrs. King. Mrs Hardy will
Mckee will give physical exercises.
Fred voeth. the North Topeka man
who was recently arrested on an in
sane warrant and then turned loose.
wandered around all last night, and was
picked up by the police this morning
chilled from exposure. An effort will be
made by his friends to send him to the
soldiers home.
E A. Enright, of Wyandotte county.
has entered Rev. w. A. Crawford. of
.1r,ie,
of the house during the coming legisla-
ture. Rev. Mr. Crawford was an En-
right supporter in the Wichita conVen-
ton when Enright was running for gov
ernor last summer.
The chief of police has received a
marked copy of a New Jersey paper
with a story about the adoption of an
auto patrol wagon. Chief Donovan does
not favor an auto as a means of trans
porting criminals or minor offenders. as
he thinks they would do most anything
just to get a ride in a devil wagon"
Mr.. A J. Kelly, of Eskridge, who has
been visiting his sister Mrs. Hill, of
Potwin, left today for Columbus Ohio
He will also visit relatives in Wash
ington, D. c., and Toronto, Canada,
after which he will go to his former
home in Long Island. Mr.. Kelly has
been resident of Kansas for the past 80
years.
NJ. c. Campbell. chairman of the
says that there is considerable cattle
itch among the cattle in the southwest
ern part of the state, but he thinks that
the commission has the trouble well in
hand and will soon have it stamped
out.
The city hall is almost deserted today.
All of the city officials and councilmen
who can leave town are at Leavenworth
attending the meeting of the Municipal
league. Topeka expected to have the
largest delegation of any city in Kan
sas. 1t has twelve representatives
there.
A club will be organized at the Y
M. @. A. this evening among the
bookkeepers of the city. Its purpose is
to bring. the bookkeepers of the city to-
gether for social occasions and the
study of the problems which book
keepers constantly meet in their pro-
fess3on.
Parkdale school was closed for fumi-
cation Thursday. Two cases of diph
iberia and one of scarlet fever were re
ported from various parts of town. The
cases of diDhtheria are at 1919 Park
street. Auburndale. and at 140S East
Eighth street. Parkdale. There is scar
let fever at POI Berwick avenue, Au-
burndale.
Rev. Matt S Hughes, pastor of the
Independence Avenue NJ E. church.
Kansas City. Mo. has been engaged to
deliver his lecture, The Evolution of
Woman" at the First Methodist church
of this city the evening of November
81. Rev. Mr.. Hughes speaks under the
auspices of the Brotherhood of st. Paul
of this place
The Annuity Union held a box social
al Lincoln Post hall last evening. The
attendance was large despite the wealth
er. D. c. TillotsOn was the auctioneer
who sold the lunches. and they brought
a goodly price The largest price was
paid for a handsome box furnished by
Mrs. Ed Moore. City Clerk Squires tried
to corner the lunch market. and pur-
chased s-x.
A few days ago H. B. Tracy, fore
merly assistant attorney general wrote
to Judge West asking if the attorney
generals department had recently
handed down" a certain opinion 4
would inform you," wrote Judge West
in reply. that this department neither
handed down nor handed out the opinion
to which you refer. 1t promulgated
it,
The mothers and teachers of the Cen
trail church primary Sunday school will
meet in their kindergarten room on Fri
day afternoon, November p. Mrs. w
A. Harshbarger. Mrs s. A. Scott and
Mrs. Wahle have been asked to fur
nish music for the occasion. Mrs. z.
A F'reidenhagen will read a paper on
"Child Study and Religious Training"
The programme will begin promptly at
3 o'clock
Isaac NJ Cox. of Cloud county. has
sued the Burlington railway for $4,000
damages IN the Cloud county district
court, and Thursday the case was on
application of the railway company
transferred to the United States circuit