The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-20

Milton Bickle, at present the deputy
street commissioner for North Topeka,
Will probably be retained in his present
position by the newly appointed street
commissioner, G. H Criggs-
The ansas-CoIorado suit in the
for argument next Monday E. F. Ware.
one of the attorneys assisting Attorney
General GODDARD, is now in Washington.
Three joints were raided Wednesday,
one in the rear of the Chesterfield hotel,
j. L. Brown presiding, and William
Gays place at 231 North jefferson
street, and ChaS. Wallace at FOG East
Crane street.
The school at Potwin was closed and
fumigated yesterday. 1t was thought
that it would be best to do this and
avoid the possibility of contagion from
q case Of scarlet fever recently reported
among the pupils.
Cooley and Lindsey have started a
new joint. They gave a sale note to the
National Cash Register for $135. The
first thing a well regulated joint has to
have is a cash register in order to keep
track of the profits.
The people who are pushing the Nor
dica entertainment at Wichita are
afraid Wichita will not turn out very
well to hear the singer and they will
connect Hutchinson, Winfield, yelling
ton and some other towns by telephone
A. l. Studer, superintendent of motive
power and equipment of the Rock Is
land shops at Horton, was in Topeka
Wednesday. While here he announced
that actual work has not yet begun on
the reconstruction of the planning mill
recently destroyed by fire.
The Adamson Manufacturing COM
pany of Chicago, the firm which pro-
poses to build s. mill at Independence
to manufacture sugar out of sorghum,
has been admitted to do business in
Kansas. 1t has a capital stock of $275,-
600.
list revival has been reinforced by Cider
Ransom. of Topeka. who will begin
preaching tonight. 1t is said that Elder
Ransom beats anything that has yet
preached at the church, and the revival
will now be hotter than ever.
The PrimarysSunday School Teachers
union will N eet at the First M L.
church on Friday evening, February p,
programme beginning at 1880. The les
sons will be given by Mrs. w. III.
normal work Thomas H. Balm will take
up Old Testament history
It has been announced that the To-
peka exchange of the Missouri and Kan
sas Telephone company may be in1prov-
ed. Now that people have had the ben
eft of the Independent telephones and
know what good services is the K. & M.
company will certainly have to do
something or go out of business.
On a motion made by the county at
for passing forged check on A. Sam
uels was dismissed in city court this
morning and the defendant was rear
rested on the other charge of working
the same graft on the Hub Clothing
company. He will have a hearing on
the 2Sth.
Yesterday afternoon while loafing in
the postoffice an East side youth got
busy at cutting his initials on a marble
window SILL not seeming to know that
he was liable to a 500 fine. Officer
James brought him before the custo
dian, and it is safe to say that he did
not enjoy the brief but earnest talk
he had with Mr.. Leland. His ignorance
was all that saved him.
Snow is scarce in town, but quite
plentiful outside. Messrs. Guilford
Dudley and w. L. Gordon used a wagon
instead of a cutter to go out to Brad
ford Miller's sale yesterday, and had
an experience. They encountered
snow drift which upset the vehicle and
dumped them in the snow, and then
the team used Mr. Dudley for a snow
pillow and cleared the road nicely.
The new medical law is to be tested
in the supreme court. DR.. NJ. w. Will