The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11

confer the second degree for Shawnee
lodge No. 1 on Tuesday night
Judge G. w. Cunningham, of the SUI
preme court, has been chosen by the old
soldiers committee to make the Memoir
ial Day address at the Auditorium.
Harry Bone hasn't got that executive
garden made yet He says he proposes
to call out his notaries public to aid in
the work as soon as it is convenient.
The stone pavement between the
tracks of the city railway on Tenth
street was repaired with cedar blocks,
to swell and bulge.
Some regular army officers will come
to Kansas shortly to inspect the equip
ment Of the Kansas National Guards
preparatory to supplying them with
new Krag-Jorgensen rifles.
Won Ogden Vogt of Beloit. Wis, who
was recently elected general secretary
of the United Society of Christian En-
deavorers. is nephew of J. H. FOUGHT
and Mrs. K. F. King of Topeka.
The moon is scheduled to go into a
partial eclipse tonight. or this after
noon, as the whole affair will take place
before dark, starting at Ais, being a its
height at 5:54, and clearing at 1872 to
S:z1
There are now hfty-one penitentiary
convicts out on parole. A great many
more paroles than that have been grant
ed, but the others have received their
final discharges at the expiration of
their terms.
State Auditor Wells has gone home to
Erie. The election to decide whether
Neosho county shall have a new court
house will come up on Tuesday, and Mr..
Wells is very anxious to have it carry
in the affirmative.
The Republican city central commit
tee Will have SIS or 500 left in it's treas
uFy after the last bills of the campaign
J have hpan cpff1a6 q will
probably be pro rated back to the can
didates who put it up.
In the list of marriage licenses issued
IN Kansas city yesterday appears the
Adams, both coiored. of topeka. The
Duoree woman won fame as an ANA
teur homicidist a few years ago.
A registration certificate from the
state board of pharmacy has been is
sued to Miss LOttie Kelly, daughter of
r. B. Kelly, the druggist at the corner
of Sixth and Lake streets. Miss Kelly
Will work in her fathers store.
The detachment of Roosevelt's Rough
Riders under Captain Hugh Thomson,
which did such heroic service at san
Juan Hill, will be seen in this city when
the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Broth
ers shows exhibit here.
The suit to test the eight hour law,
which the Kansas supreme court de-
cided by UNFOLDING the law, and which
was appealed to the United States SUI
preme court, will come up for hearing
in the latter tribunal the latter part of
this month.
Ouika Meers. the greatest equestrienne
that England has ever supplied to the
circus world, has returned to this coun-
try to ride this season with the Adam
Forepaugh and Sells Brothers shows
which will exhibit here on May 9.
Talk about Kansas prosperity! The
FL Dorado Republican says: An up
country farmer has engaged city
architect and win shortly commence a
$4,000 residence on his place, while an
other up country farmer is getting out
the plans for a $4,000 residence
Cyrus Leland's name was drawn yes
terday among the names taken from the
jury box in drawing the venire for the
jury before which will be tried the case
Of J. A. Rosen against the estate of
Cecilia Palmlund. Leland, however,
escaped service because he is a repre-
sentative from DOniphan county.
Adjutant General Kelsey says that the
uniforms of Governor Railey's staff will
be the regulation blue instead of olive