The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

duty They were married in Mason
county. Illinois, in 1873, and have been
separated four years. Mrs. Botkin is
now living in Topeka, with her two
children
The annual past masters rite of Sloan
lodge No. 225 of the MasOns was held
Monday night and the third degree was
conferred upon Erastus H. Crosby. c.
W. kouns acted as worshipful master
and Bestor C. Brown, just elected grand
master of the grand lodge, was rendered
an informal reception. He is a member
of Sloan lodge.
Tuesday evening the senate adopted
the report of the ways and means com
mittee recommending the appropriation
Of 100000 for the Kansas exhibit at the
worlds fair at St Louis. Mcmillan and
Kennedy, members of the committee,
favored an appropriation of only $4,000
and introduced minority report to that
effect.
On Thursday evening an entertain
ment consisting of a stereOpticOn lecture
and a literary and musical programme
hall on Quincy street under the man
agement of Washington union No. l.
Patriotic Legion of America. This Is
the new fraternal organization formed
here last fall.
A meeting was held at the Methodist
church last night to talk over plans for
the organization of social settlement
work in Topeka The movement is non
SCttUI4 di- DDG6CnGS were ulaQE last
night by Mrs. l. E. Thorpe, J. Z. Mss
ley, T. E. Stephens, DR.. Mcfarland,
Prof Carter and A. M. Hanson. The
building at Fourth and jefferson streets
viii be used as headquarters for the So
cial settlement work.
Speaking of the man who turned in
fire alarm Monday night, the morning
paper says: This person told the chief
that before he had removed the key
from the box from which he turned in
10 q n7- ao I'D Il r,F 20
horses hoofs as the department was
leaving the fire station" All of which
would be very nice were it not for the
fact that aikey cannot be removed from
a fire alarm box until the firemen come
and take it out
Apparently the investigation of the
supposed scandal in connection with the
purchase of the quarter section of coal
land from the Green heirs at the penn
Tertiary at LeayenWOrth will not re-
quire much time. In fact the committee
appointed by the state senate to look
into the matter seems to have gotten to
the bottom of the facts during its stay
IN LeaNenWOrth Wednesday, The COM
mittee, by an examination of the Green
heirs and an inspection of the agree
ment drawn up between them and the
directors of the penitentiary. assured
itself that whatever money was paid by
( the state would be received by the own
ers of the land. The committee tooh
some evidence upon the value of coal
/ ldiu, nut mas moi YET given Its report.
Leavenworth paper of Tuesdays
date contained the following: AT the
opera house last night the sheriff.
/ Stance Meyers, attached the box office
receipts to satisfy judgment against
the local opera house management.
/ While the sale of seats for the san
Toy company was in progress the
cash box containing IS was taken. The
ticket agent began to sell tickets in
| the hallway. but the sheriff prevented
this. Finally the doors were thrown
open and many who had not purchased
! tickets entered the opera house and
picked out the best seats. The man
ager of the San Toy company was
much ehagrined over the affair, and
at first refused to have his company
proceed with the play. He finally de-
cided to put on the performance, and
it was 9:15 o'clock when the curtain
arose. The claim was about an ad-
vertising bill The manager of the
evening paper called at the opera
house to see what the sheriff was doing
/ just as the play started, and it is said
that the opera house manager seized
him and pushed him into the street,
thereby causing a second diversion. No
1 one was injured