The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-29
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWS

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Topeka hunters are still waiting for
the wild ducks.
The government thermometer ranged
between 80 and SIS Tuesday.
| Work on several buildings in Topeka
| is delayed because of a scarcity of glass.
new billiard table has been placed in
the rooms of the Topeka Athletic asso-
citation.
Work is progressing repidly on both
ends of the -City-Topeka electric
| line.
The Independent forces drew good
crowds at their street meetings last
ni-ht.
]. J. schenck, Democratic candidate
for county attorney. spoke at Valencia
| last night.
Topeka hardware dealers haven't
brought their hard coal base burners
out of retirement.
"A Modern Magdalen'' will be at the
Grand tomorrow night. The advance
sale has been large.
It is said that late fall presages a
cold winter This is not given on the
authority of the weather man.
The K. U. second football team will
come to Topeka next Saturday to play
the Topeka high school team.
Nearly all the state officers and en-
ployes about the state house are pre-
pairing to go home to vote next Tues
day.
Ida Lewis filed suit in the district
court Tuesday asking for a divorce from
William H. Lewis on the ground of nom
support.
stood that this 'spelT' of pleasant wealth
er will last till Christmas unless bad
weather sets in.
Miss Jessie Adams. state secretary of
the Young Woman's Christian associa-
ton, is in Salina to attend a convention
of the association.
Gen. Wilder S. Metcalf was in Kansas
City Tuesday He has discarded his
Panama hat for the winter. Tl-is is not
I a weather indication.
Secretary Barnes of the State Horti-
cultural society, says the Kansas apple
trees have produced about a half crop
this year, which is greater than was ex-
pected last summer
B. G.. Baird, a former Santa Fe ma
chinist now in a hospital at Los An
geles, Cal, is slowly recovering from a
serious attack of typhoid fever.
w L. Rounder a laboring man. wants
the city to force Charles Lindsey. the
sanitary policeman, to pay him $1.65
which he says Lindsey owes him.
Mr. and Mrs. E. n. Strong, of En-
poria, are visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strong were both students
at Washburn college several years ago.
Rev. D. Miller, lately appointed pastor
of the United Brethren church at Hol-
ton. was in the city on his way from
Lecompton where he has been attending
the conference, to that place.
William Donnelly and Robert JONES'
who were fined S1O0 apiece in police
court on September 10, have filed re-
quest to be releas ed. as they have no
money. The council will act upon the
request.
Chairman Albaugh now believes there
will be 315, 600 or 100000 voters who will
go to the polls next Tuesday. If they
! Ta ST legal ballot however if
will not be counted among the total
votes cast
Elmer Motifs, who was arrested on the
charge of stealing coal, was sent to the
| county ia;l as he was unable to secure
bond It seems that Motifs offense may
be punished by "a life sentence in the
Denitentiary.
Teamsters and team drivers of the
! city will meet at 42O Kansas avenue at
8 o'clock Saturday evening for the pur-
pose of organizing union. Organizer
! Ceilley already has the charter for the
organization.
E. D. McKeever brought many suits
against the Western Union under the
isn't ousted from his position as assist
ant United States attorney for such
| outrageous conduct.
East Seventh street may be paved be-
tween Madison and Monroe The Vine
wood Park railway is paving its right
of way on this street and the council
can order tie remainder of the street
paved if it so desires.
A recuisition has been issued by Gov
ernor Stanley on the governor of Iowa
for Harvey Meachem, who is wanted iii
! Marshall county to answer to a charge
of horse stealing. He is under arrest in
! Cherokee county, Iowa.
P F. Killilae. a telegraph operator in
the offices of the Boston & Maine rail-
road at Cambridge. Mass, left today
for his home after a visit of a month
with his uncle and aunt Mr.. and Mrs.
E. F. Fuller, living in the east part of
the city.
E. S. Hotchkin, candidate for clerk of
the district court on the Democratic
Ticket, made a prohib4tion speech at the
| First Methodist church Sunday evening.
The Democrats say they are trying, to
lead 1Shel'' Curtis. the Republican in
cun1bent of that office, into deep water,
The greatest campaign story yet told
on L. A. Stebbins is that he has perse-
/ cuted the Western Union because the
| company would not obey the state law
and reduce it's rates. The voters are
just aching to get at the man who does