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

w H Anderson of Abilene was in
Topeka this morning.
c. c. Coleman, attorney general-elect
was down from Clay Center today.
The work of repairing the Granville
bridge commenced today.
A C. Mccall. Rock Island trainmas-
ter at Harrington, was in Topeka Thurs
day night
Five members of the Temple quar-
tette of Boston were in the city for
few hours Thursday evening
c. S. Locknane of Wetmore. deputy
organizer of the Modern Woodmen Of
America for Kansas. was in Topeka
Thursday evening.
Several members of Miss Whittiesey's
classes attended the funeral of Miss
Mabel Graham at Wakarusa to-
day. Miss Graham was graduate of
Miss Whittlesey's class.
The Swedish Lutheran church, on
Fourth and Tyler streets. in the hands
of the painters, is being handsomely
frescoed. The congregation is holding
regular services in the church basement
while the work is being done
The Shawnee county vote from the
Dodge City soldiers home mas been re-
ceived by County Clerk Wright The four
voters cast their ballots for the straight
Republican ticket. except the vote as
follows: A. T. Lucas for sheriff 3 votes.
Galen Nichols, county attorney, votes
for amendment No. l, vote; against
amendment No. / 1 vote: for amend
ment No. ,, 1 vote; against amendment
No >. vote; against amendment No. 3,
l vote.
In the Cole building on East Second
street have been housed some of the
animals belonging to the Sells ami
Downs show. There are two dronle-
daries, a camel, a water buffalo. and
the female elephant from Ceylon; she
is 40 years old, weighs tons, and in
her lifetime mas killed five keepers. just
like other circus elephants. All the an
imals will finally be placed in the
Sells barn on Quincy street.
The county commissioners are in
trouble about TIE Maple Hill bridge
which crosses the Kansas river and con-
meets Shawnee and Wabaunsee coun-
ties The bridge was built by private
subscription. Tho two counties contrib
uted toward it. Now the river is wash
ing out the approach on the Wabaunsee
county side and Shawnee wants Wa
baunsee to bear the expense of the re-
pairs necessary. But Wabaunsee wishes
Shawnee to oay some toward it. The
river continues to work out the approach
and the county officials still keep on dis
agreeing
William Snyder, fire chief of the
Santa F'e in Topeka, is concluding pre-
parations for the ball which the de-
partment is to give the evening of
November 20 in defeating the new
shop plant of the Santa Fe 'ere- Cen
eral Manager H u Nudge has been
invited to lead the grand march, and
g large number of other officials viii
probably be in attendance. It is ex-
pected that between 500 and 900 couples
will be in line for the march which
starts at r:ne O'Clock that evening
Visitors VIII coma rom 81 far east as
Fort Madison. "a. ard west as far as
La Junta. Colo.
There will be display of flying me-
tecrs tonight, commencing shortly after
midnight and lasting two or three hours.
Observer Jennings is preparing to make
official observations of the display. This
is the regular November flight The sci
entists explain it by saving that this
world os ours gets in the path of the
rollicking. tollickins meteors every No
vember. 5ust the same as some political
candidates get in the way Of a land
slide in November. It is claimed that
the metcors ARE quick and are able to
sidesteD and not come in contact with