The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-27
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

DR.. Eva Harding has returned from
the west.
Monte Christie" will be at the Craw-
ford tonight.
The government thermometer got. up
to 70 yesterday.
Frank Hagerman of Kansas City was
in Topeka Monday.
NJ. J. Cheney has gone to Lincoln,
Neb., to engage in business.
Sloan lodge will hold a special COM
munication Thursday night.
The Kansas musical festival will be
held al the Auditorium June 3 and 4.
Clad Hamilton is holding down the
attorney generals office at the state
house alone.
The foundation for the chimney of
the new Santa Fe power house has been
almost completed.
Col "Bil' sapp was in Topeka yes
terday. He came because the Republi-
cans had evacuated.
Mrs S. A Umpleby of sos Jefferson
street goes to Trinidad Colo, today for
a weeks business trip.
Santa F'e shopmen have raised about
$4,000 toward the erection of the new
railroad Y. NJ c. A. building.
Miss Florence Anderson has returned
to her home in Emporia after a brief
visit with Miss Elsie Hart of 6S7 Bran
ner street.
The branch of the National Anti
LIuSl league tl1dj mas DGeH formed Ill
Topeka IS circulating a pamphlet the
purpose of which is to destroy the
power Of the trusts.
The meeting for the organization OF
the pickle plant company to operate at
the old sugar mill east of the city has
been postponed until Friday
The state house elevator is not run
ming. prize of IS has been offered for
anyone who can find the state historical
rooms by way of the stairways.
Col. VeaIe is the Alexander Selkirk of
the state house now that everyone has
round to the sea he is lord of the fowl
and the brute
State Labor Commissioner w L. A.
Johnson has returned from Jewell City,
where he went on account of the death
of Thomas keegan, who was killed in a
coal mine shaft by a rope breaking.
State House Architect Stanton is the
only man on the works" at the state
house. He is testing iron stairways,
trying elevators, bossing the scenic ar
lists and acting as general ring mas
ter.
All Spanish-American war soldiers
are invited to meet with Armstrong
camp in room SO, Columbian building,
at 1870 o'clock p m, Tuesday, May q
to complete arrangements for Memorial
day services. +
Frank NJ. Sturgeon, a Kansas City
mail carrier, has been arrested by
Deputy Marshal McGrath on the charge
of stealing money from mail which he
had taken from the pOstoffice for dis
tribution He will plead insanity.
City Engineer McCabe has secured a
set of record books such as are used in
Kansas City, Mo- to keep records of
the asphalt pavement repairs. The
books are SO arranged that the exact
location and size of each repair can be
given.
The contract for the construction work
at the fair grounds viii probably be let
this week. Repair work is in progress
I already. The committee in charge OF
! the work of soliciting funds for the
/ fair are meeting with more than usual
success.
The county commissioners have re-
fused to assist in paying for the main
! tenance of the Kansas avenue bridge,
although the title to the bridge virtual
/ ~ rests with the county The city will
J have to make whatever repairs are nee
! essary on the bridge.
J. B. Belts of this city. who has a
contract for the erection Of barracks at
I Fort Riley is in trouble with his work
men. Fifteen stonemasOns W. , were on
the job, together with twelve masons
| tenders, went on q strike yesterday
claiming that they We're not getting the
amount of wages agreed upon. There
was evidently q misunderstanding about
the price which Mr.. Belts was to pay.