The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-24

It's locals We must go for
between % and So degrees Monday
This is the last day of school at
Washburn before the spring vacation
begins.
]. J. King and R. E. Valentine were
admitted to the bar Monday by Judge
Hazen-
Spring onions, lettuce, radishes ct
al from the hot houses are on the
market.
Important-The old wooden shack has
been moved out of the parking at Sixth
and Topeka avenues.
Have you found two people today who
saw The Chaperons' and agree in their
criticism of the performance?
The jury is at work again in the dis
trict court, all of which suits the jury
men for they receive 50 much per day.
Today the county commissioners are
looking over the tax system used in
Wyandotte county and Kansas City,
Kansas.
There is a large grouped picture of the
| celebrities of the Topeka bar and in the
number is the picture of a. man who
was never known to try a case.
Sheriff Lucas returned Monday from
Las Vegas with Alexander McLamore,
the colored man wanted on the charge
Of attempting to murder his wife.
T. J. Crouch has been nominated by
the Democrats to take the place of A. F.
Idornef as candidate for member of the
board Of education from the Third
ward. Mr.. Horner declined to serve.
The Suburban san Toy and 1.-The
Sultan of SuIu'' are all playing in New
York this week. All these were in To-
pel1a this season before going to New
York. the latter two being new to the
melo.
Col. Lugton, the elevator aeronaut at
| the federal building, is developing a
/ tendency for weather prophecy. He pre-
dicted yesterdays storm, although he
said it would be worse than it really
was.
County Clerk Newman went to kan
sas City today and he will remain there
/ severaI, days looking over the county
clerks office and the system used ia
looking after the business in Wyan-
dotte county.
A drayman who keeps a forlorn look-
| ing outfit on a Kansas avenues corner is
authority for the statement that he has
averaged in earnings s. per day for the
4 past three months. Appearances are
certainly deceitful.
Frank Snyder has volunteered to
manage the buggies for the Republican
candidates on election day. Snyder
knows more about contributed" bug
gies than anyone else in town and he
viii take charge of all of them
Miss Loueua Rudolf is at work in the
county clerks office collecting statistics
for the census bureau at Washington.
relative to the indebtedness and tax
alton in Shawnee county. 1t will re-
quire two or three weeks to complete
the work
1t is interesting to see how small a
job Will bring a flock of politicians 10
Topeka. For the past week they have
lowered about the capitol like hawks
waiting to Dounce on the railroad COM
nlissionershiD as soon as it puts I'D its
head.
Chairman H Ward Page of the Re-
publican city central committee has a
list Of 175 persons believed to have re
peated" in the primary election, and
also to have registered more than once.
An effort will be made to shut them out
of the regular election
There will be no more plays at the
theaters this week until Saturday when
"A Trip to Chinatown" will be given
at the Grand matinee and night and
Isl Plunkard" will be at the Crawford
afternoon and night and on the streets
in a brass band parade in the morning
The executive committee of the Re
publican city central committee held
short meeting last night to talk over
the progress of the registration and de-
cided to put the hardest work from now
on in the Second ward in the hope OF
beating Joseph Griley for the council.
People who purchased season tickets
for the Choral unions entertainments
moneys worth. They will get into the
Nordica and De Reszke concert at the
rate Of about SO cents per head. Other
people may have to pay as high as s.
a seat
The gas experts say that the annual
consumption OF gas in Topeka IS 50 per
cent less per capita than the average
for the United States. If the legislative
gas could be measured. Topeka would
so high above the rest of the country on
per capita manufacture. however.
Charles Winburn wants it distinctly
understood that he was not a delegate
to the Democratic city convention. He
says that some of his friends have been
jumping onto him for being a Heery
man all of which he denies. He says he
is taking no part whatever in politics.
An Independent telephone is being put
into the Auditorium. 1t is for the use
of the commissioner of elections, but it
is located just inside of the door leading
from the commissioners Office to the
main audience room of the Auditorium
The number of the new phone is 1885,
and it viii be a great convenience dur
ing the coming election
A Leavenworth paper says: IS. e.
Spencer. the man who was arrested ia
Topeka last Saturday by Sheriff Stance
Myers and brought here. defendant in n
peace warrant proceedings, was ar
raigned IN the city court this morning
At the bar Spencer stood mute and a
plea of not guilty was entered by the
court HIS bond was nxed at 500, but
in default of the same he was COM
mitted to the county TAIL
The funeral of Martin MohIer Mon
day afternoon was attended by hun
tireds of Mr.. Mothers old friends and
neighbors- The services were conducted
by the Rev. A. NJ. Reynolds, pastor Of
the Westminster Presbyterian church of
which Mr. Mohler was a member. as
sisted by the Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon.
After the religious services, the Masonic
burial services were held, and the re-
mains were taken to the Topeka Gene
terry for interment. All of Mr.. Mohler's
children, together with his brother and
sister, and several grandchildren, at
/ ~fraT funeral