The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-06

accusing the Gazette of being a
knocker.''
The Detroit Free Press has an article
about Cider Smith. the State Journal
weather prophet.
The divorce case of George Miller
against Belle Miller has been transferred
from the Usage county court to the
Shawnee county court because Judge
Heller is disqualified to hear it. Judge
Hazen called on Judge Heller to hear
/ the Vinewood railroad injunction cases,
and this is where Heller gets even.
County Attorney Nichols has decided
that the county commissioners have the
right to make a 10 years contract with
the Edison company for heating the
court house. The company may extend
the steam mains to Fourth street If
contract can be made with the county
commissioners for heat in the Cour-
house and county Jail.
Members of the Foster Humane soci-
ETY. held meeting this afternoon at 8
O'Clock for election of officers and to
! talk over plans for the new proposed
new building which the organization
hopes to erect on the west side of Kan
streets, for the care of animals that
need attention.
The annual memorial services of the
| Benevolent and Protective Order of Eiks
will be held Sunday afternoon at the
/ lodge rooms in the Masonic building, at
]
the eulogy, and there will be appro-
pirate music by the Amphion quartette
and Steinberg's orchestra. The public is
invited to attend the services.
A Rossville correspondent writes as
/ follows to the Mail and Breeze: Profess
sor William Vanorsdale of Silver Lake
was in the city Saturday last greeting
old friends. Mr.. Vanorsdale has been
rendered the position as deputy county
clerk and has accepted He will not
begin his duties in the clerks office,
however, until after the expiration of
his school at the Lake"
George w. Martin has been called to
Kansas City by the news of an accident
to August Schermer.. Mr.. Martin has
for two years been Schermer's guardian.
Schermer vas injured by a train and is
said to be a man of some property. He
is an old soldier and sometimes acts
little queer" He was for a time in the
Dayton, o., Soldiers home, but for a
year has been wandering about the
country.
The literary people of Topeka will
scarcely agree with Prof. Triggs of Chi
cago university who announces the fol-
lowing as his ten favorite books:
Locke on the Human Understanding:
Robert Elsmere;" Rants "CritiQue of
Pure Reason" The Stovepipe of Ma
varre;" Young's Might Thoughts"
Darwin's Origin of Species" Owen
dolyne of Old GreencastIe;'' Burton's
Anatomy of Melancholy The Hidden
Hand; The Story of Mary MacLane."
The following are the fees collected
by the various state departments during
the last fiscal year: Oil inspector $19,-
544; grain inspector, So, POS; state au-
ditor, 81, 464: secretary of state, S12 S95,
clerk of supreme court, $14.133 state
bank commissioner, $S,eSS; stenograph-
ers, $2715:. live stock sanitary commits
sion, 81 ,260: Normal school, $5469; char
ter fees, $4,000; fees for examining in
surance companies, $2263; 2 per cent
I tax collected nv a sim NJ raF
/ insurance from insurance companies.
$1e3.625.
A petition containing 271 names was
/ filed with Mayor Parker Friday. asking
him to suppress the Joints which are al
| legged to exist in the Fifth ward. The
petition is signed by Fifth ward resi-
dents headed by Samuel T. Howe, and
the joints are located as follows: 1903
Kansas avenue: 140S Kansas avenue, liza
East Fifteenth and Fourteenth and
Quincy. Mayor Parker says: There
are no joints in South Topeka. Chief
Donovan heard that one was to be es-
tablished and he notified the owner Of
the building that he must not rent his
property for that purpose
Ensign John Howard of the Salvation
Army has issued the following an
nouncement for Sunday evening meet
ing at the hail. BIZ Kansas avenue:
The Salvation Army seems to be The
attraction these cold nights, and espe-
cially so on each Sunday night, when a
most special programme is arranged.
This Sunday night the special feature
will be preaching by a Highland lassie
/ in costume. She is a renowned preacher
and an orator, also a direct member OF
genuine Covenanter family. Don't
| miss her: she may never come your
way again. Come early and secure Il
| good seat. There'll be a red hot stove
and a red hot meeting guaranteed
Folks with weak nerves and disbelievers
in live meetings not admitted. The hall
Is at 312 Kansas avenue. The doors will
be open at 730; meeting commences at
BIS. Come and bring a friend"
At a recent meeting of the Labor
Temple association of this city officers
were chosen as follows: President, N
B. Burge; vice president, J. P. johnson:
treasurer, w. L. A. Johnson; secretary,
A. Thorson. The organization was form
ed a few weeks ago for the purpose of
erecting slabor temple in this city, in
which the various labor unions may
| have their headquarters. In it every
| Union of the city is represented and on
| the board of trustees there are three
| classes: those holding the position one
two and three years. These were elect
| ed at the above named meeting as fol-
lows: For the first year, John Sieg.
mund, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen;
Peter Riach, carpenters and joiners; j.
| W. Pixley, building trades council: two
| years, w. L. A. Johnson, boilermakers;
L. Olmstead, RochdaIe COOPERATIVE as
ISOLATION; J. w. Woodding. BARRIERS;
three years, c. Guerdon, building labor