The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-10

Washington Star.
The next holiday event will be Hal
1 lowaen-
There was $7s5,s5s in taxes collected
by the county treasurer last year.
] w. H. Burke's trial for highway rob-
berry is set for Monday in the district
court
Walter Kelley has been taken to
Christ hospital. He is suffering with
typhoid fever.
William Bradbury says he will not be
candidate for representative from.
Shawnee county.
DR. ]. T. Mcfarland win read an edi-
torial upon the Probate Court and the
Drug Stores" from his pulpit In the
First NJ. E. church Sunday evening.
Rev. c. A. Finch, of the First Chris
tan church, viii speak at the Belvoir
school house Sunday afternoon at Ais
o clock. Sunday school will be held at
3:i- O'Clock
Robert Merrick. who is in the employ
OF the Mexican Central railroad in Old
Mexico, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. B. Merrick. at Fifteenth ana
Mulvane streets.
The Fatal Telegram in Gavitt's stock
exchange affects the stock market and
causes the ups and downs of the aspir-
ing stock brokers. A 35 cent set white
cards for 25 cents at all book stores.
Red Bird, the horse that won the
free-for-au pace at the fair, did not get
inside the money at Lexington. KY. in
the 2:19 pace. Red Bird is owned at
Manhattan. He is the fastest thing
Manhattan ever had.
A. S. Barnes. formerly of Topeka but
now agent of the Wells-Fargo at Leav-
enworth, is in topeka on his way to
Phoenix, Ariz, where he will spend a
three months leave of absence to re-
cuperake.
The press agent of the Polk school
football team is ToSnnnSihIa 11o
following: Polk school defeated Har-
rlson school Friday afternoon by the
score of Is to 0. It was a square and
fair game
Rev. S. T. Mcclure of Topeka, IS re-
ported to have been one of the oassen-
gers of the steamship Moore one of
the vessels which Weathered the recent
severe storm and tornado which. swept
over the great lakes. No lives were lost
Secretary George E Lerrigo of the y.
NJ. c. A Will give a talk at the Young
Women's Christian association rooms on
jackson street at 4:15 D. m. Sunday Ali
young women are invited to be present.
A crowd of about fifty good natured
NOISY travelling men with a days fun
ahead of them went on the 7:30 O'Clock
Santa Fe train to Kansas City this
morning for the return baseball game
to be played between the Topeka L c.
L. council team and that of the Kansas
City lodge. They are to be entertained
at the Coates House by the Kansas
City travelling me1i.
Judge John A. Riner, who is occupy
ing Judge w. c. Hooks bench in Kan
sas pending the appointment of a per-
manent successor, is an enthusiast upon
the golf field. He spent several days III
Topeka this week dividing his time be-
tween legal business and the Keith
tract golf links. Judge Riner left today
for LeaVenworth where the October
term of court opens Monday.
State Commander Henry T. March of
the Maccabees has returned from Sioux
City, Iowa. where he has been the guest
of his mother for the past seven weeks.
Mr.. March went north on a vacation
during the latter part of August anu
fell i'll of typhoid fever which COM
PEELED the extension of his stay consid-
erably Mrs. March has returned nome
from spending the summer on the Pa
cific coast.
State superintendent Dayhoff has
made ruling with reference to the
new state law regarding compulsory
education in which he holds that boy
attending the Topeka Y M. c. A. night
school four nights in the week need not
be compelled to give up his daylight
employment. The Y. NJ. c. A school
will open next Monday night and it is
expected that the junior department
classes will be well filed The number
of study nights has been increased
from three to four and classes will be
held on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings.