The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-27
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Mrs. E. v. Adams is very i'll at her
home In Oakland.
DR.. Chas Casswell, of Holiday, spent
yesterday in the city.
w. A. Slo0 is ill at his home, ILL.,
West Thirteenth street
The government thermometer got up
to II Tuesday afternoon.
The Slater company will play Among
the Breakers, at the Grand tonight.
Christ hospital has just put in one of
the finest operating tables in the state
day for an operation at Christ hos
pital.
Mrs. Rosa Blythe is recovering from
severe operation at Christ hospital last
week.
The social to have been held at the
Church of the Assumption last night
was postponed on account of the rain.
T. E. Stephens, formerly secretary of
the State Temperance association, will
speak Thursday noon at the Santa Fe
shops.
w. c. Ralston, assistant in City Attor-
ney Spencer's office. goes to his home
near Burlington Friday to spend his
summer vacation.
The newsboys and paper carriers have
been given tickets to the show at the
Grand tonight with the compliments of
Mr.. Slater and A. S. Kane.
COUNCILMAN II. .. NICHOLS IS a canQ1-
date for the position of clerk of the city
court. E. B. Good, the present clerk, is
candidate for reelection.
Mrs. Eva Phillips, of Auburndale, I'M
derwent dangerous operation at Christ
hospital Sunday. Her condition now is
such that she is expected to recover.
J. w. Cain, employed in the tests de
partment of the Santa Fe. returned
Tuesday evening from Tyler, Tex,
where he has been visiting his parents.
The T. B. C. baseball team and the
team from the insane asylum will play
on the Washburn grounds Thursday
afternoon if the rainy season is over by
that time.
This has been a big tomato year, but
the best of the crop seems to have been
marketed. Those being brought in now
are not nearly SO good as those of tive
weeks ago.
DR.. J. c. McClintock, wife and daugh-
ter sailed from New York Friday for
Liverpool, England, on one of the White
Star line steamers. They will remain in
Europe several months.
7. E. Kellam Book company, which last
January secured the contract to fur
nish the county with stationery. has
transferred the same to the Moore Book
and Stationery company.
Claude Fox came up from Waconda.
Mont, three weeks ago for an opera ton
at Christ hospital. He has left the hos
pital, and is visiting at the home of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. d. w Fox.
Dennis Spear, the Indian who murder
ed his wife and mother-in-law. was ia
ken from the county Jail yesterday by
Deputy Sheriff Philip Hass of Holton.
and will be tried in the district court at
Holton.
Warrants were issued in the city court
Tuesday for the arrest of A. Douglass
and James Kershner charged with as
saulting Henry Robb at the Grand OPP
Safr ferI,f xrvfk {x,@a
to kill.
Henry and Rosi1la MCGEE filed suit
in the district court Tuesday afternoon
against Ernest Rost, a contractor, for
$15,0O1:9S damages for the death of their
son, Homer MCGEE, who was killed
while working for Rost.
A telegram was received last evening
from Colorado Springs announcing the
serious illness of Robert Lewis Dolman
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Dolman. Mrs;
Kane, mother of Mrs. Dolman, left at
once for Colorado Springs.
George H. Bower of Auburndale, who
was seriously injured internally last
week by fall from the addition being
built to w. w. Mills residence. 1907
Topeka. avenue, has passed the danger
| line and is on the road to a slow re-
covery.
H. s. Montgomery objects to the an
nouncement that he is connected with
the Santa Fe Watch company and that
understood that he is not an aristocrat
| and that his son owns the automobile
Peter Sherer gave bond in the sum
| of 5000 in the city court Tuesday as his
| promise to keep the peace Harry Smith
| swore to the complaint because he said
| Sherer threatened to either kill or mall
! treat him. George w. Crane signed
| Sherer's bond.
County Surveyor Rogers has submit
| ted plans and specifica tons to- Captain
| River, of LeavenwOrth, showing how he
can march his troop of cavalry from
Leavenworth to Fo- hiley Imagine 9
captain in time Of war writing to the
| surveyors of various counties asking
| how his troops could get through the
| county!
| According to the annual statement OF
| the condition of the lodges of Kansa.
| for the year ending June 80, just ISSUED
| by Secretary w. H. Kemper of the /
Q. Q. F., there has been total gain OF
1,2O6, bringing the whole membership VI
| to 2S,236. The loss by death and sus
pension for the year was 1,217; the as
| sets 1917. 652. So.
The preliminary hearing of CAST
Curtis and Matt Cave. together will
| the bartenders, Woods and Clough, wa.
| held Tuesday afternoon before UNITED