The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03

mentioned to him he winks his eye ana
says that's right"
The latest convert to ping pong in
Topeka is James E. Larimer, deputy COM
missioner Of elections. He became an
expert in one night.
The Miller Grain Drill company of
Newton, was incorporated yesterday
with a capital of 500, 900. It will man
ufacture grain drills.
A contract to put in the marble stair
way skirtings on the first floor of the
state house has been granted to a Mil
waukee firm for $4,000.
The track team of the Topeka high
school is in Kansas City today to com
pete with the St. Joseph and Kansas
City high school teams.
The county commissioners yesterday
afternoon awarded the contract for re-
pairing the horse barns at the fair
grounds to John H Klopfer for $3.50 q.
General Manager Nudge, of the Santa
Fe. has returned from New York city
where he has been attending a meeting
of the American Railway association.
William H. Storms has been called to
Walnut Grove, H., by the announce
ment of the death of his mother. Mrs.
J. H. Storms, who form erly lived in To-
peka.
The Kansas members of the Mystic
Shrine will have a special train from
Kansas City to the imperial meeting of
the Shrine in San Francisco next
month
The Mystic shriners of Kansas City
have selected the Rock Island as the
official route to San Francisco at the
time of the pilgrimage of the Shriners
June to T.
Rev. P. Price, pastor of the First
| African Cumberland Presbyterian
church, has called q meeting of garden
ers for Saturday, May TO- to pray for
rain and good crops.
Uniforms for the Knights of Pythias
band have been received lately from the
factory. They will be worn by the boys
on their trip to the grand lodge of that
organization at Wichita this month
Rev. S. c. Coblentz, pastor of the
/ United Brethren church. left today for
Dayton, o., and Harrisburg, Pa, to at
tend meetings of the missionary and
church erection boards OF which he is
a member.
Stanton Durant, the man who was
convicted of stealing Sc cents from the
pOstohice at Bendena was taken to the
federal penitentlary yesterday by o. 3
Deputy Marshal McGrath. He is SEN
fenced to IS months Imprisonment
A negro employe of the Pacific steel
gang that is working near Lomax was
caught stealing from another and the
injured man used a gun on the thief.
The shot took effect in the mans body
above the hips and is probably fatal.
Memorial services for Mrs NJ. c.
Franklin, formerly Mrs. Hubbard of To-
pelzas who died at Chillicothe, Mo.
April 20, viii be held al the Wesleyan
Methodist church, corner Of Third and
Jefferson streets, Sunday at $3.50 p. m.
Topeka millers have filed a statement
I with the board of railroad commission
/ ers, asking that hereafter the railroads
/ be compelled to give due notice before
| raising the minimum carload The
minimum has recently been restored to
/ q 600 pounds.
Members Of the Topeka City Troop
/ met last night at the Commercial club to
I form reorganization of the Troop. A
I drill win be held on Wednesday evening,
May II. at z o'clock at the west approach
! to the state house A ladies' riding
school may be organized.
The author of a spelling book which
an eastern publishing house wants the