The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-08

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Blanche Walsh. who played More
than Queen" at the Crawford two nights
and a matinee two seasons ago, will be
at the Crawford January 30 and 81 IN
her big new producAon, THE Daughter
Of Hamilcar."
The election of officers for Topeka
cOnsistOry No. :. A. A. S. r.. VIII be
held Friday evening in the Masonie
building. The midwinter reunion of
Scottish Rite bodies will be held here
on January IS and %.
Those who tried to make short cuts
3 through the state house grounds yes
terday reiterated the oft-made assertion
that trying to sCud around corner OF
the state house on windy day is WORSE
than trying to round Cape Horn.
The Vinewood Park railway has COM
menced the construction Of the abut-
ments for its Twelfth street viaduct
across the Santa Fe and Missouri IA
cific railway tracks. About 10 teams
are at work on the big fill leading up
to the abutments.
+ Mrs Pearl Patterson has asked the
district court to divorce her from Thos
Patterson because he is insanely jealous
of her and suspects her Of infdelity
whenever she so much as leaves the
house for five minutes.
There really ought to be some one to
preserve order at the Crawford theater
There was so much cOmmotion during
the first act of David Harum" that 10
one could understand half that was said.
People We're seated during the entire frs
act People talked and doors slammed
A case of scarlet fever was reported
Wedn esday afternoon in the family of
7. L. Pugh. Nina Pugh, the patient, is
a 10-yeaf-old school girl who has been
attending Garfield school AS a pre-
caution against the spread of the dis
ease, Garfield school was closed and
viii be fumigated.
There VIII be a meeting of the Demo-
cratic Flambeau club this evening for
the annual election of officers. A pro-
eramme has been arranged and David
/ Overmyer viii address the club. This IS
known as Jacksor's Cay in honor of
/ President Andrew Jackson. patron saint
of The Democratic party.
The Vinewood Park railway has do
mated site for a hospital at VineWOOd
park to the Modern San Maretains of
America a Topeka organization hav-
ing for its object insurance against &C
4 cident or sickness. The plan is to erect
/ a sanitarium, or hospital at NineWood
park. and send the policy holders there
/ when they need treatment: $4,000 will
/ be spent in building the hospital
There was quite a serious fire last
4 night in the hay NOW of the barn in
/ the rear of J. H. Schlegel's meat mar
! ket, 907 West Sixth avenue. Three
/ horses were in the barn when the fire
! started but were gotten out safely.
! The damage to the barn was about $3.50.
! OWING TO me ul&Q vino 1t required IaSL
work on the part of the department to
prevent a devastating blaze in the west
/ part of town.
When William Allen White went to
! the Thunder Mountain country he car
ried with him revolver which was
taken from the desperate Esstelle. AS
soon as White told the history of the
gun he was at once exalted to the
I highest pinnacle Of fame by those who
/ knew OF his wonderful connection with
the "desDeral." Estelle James, Lame
! Johnny, Bill DOOlin. Emmett Dalton ct al
/ are considered q notch above Roosevelt
by many people not a thousand miles
! from Thunder Mountain.
At the meeting of the Topeka Scot
/ fish society last evening in the 9arlors
of the Y. NJ. c. A. building it was de-
cided to hold the Burns anniversary en-
OF January a. For last evening gath
ering an excellent programme of music
and speaking was given. At the close
Of the programme the Scots witnessed
some athletic exhibitions in the gymuas-
ium given by the young men of the as
ISOLATION
A good attendance came out for the
district conference held at the First
/ Methodist church Wednesday afternoon
and evening at which Bishop David H
/ Moore and others made addresses. II
the afternoon Rev. J. A. Stavely, Rev
o. NJ Bowman and Rev W F. Oldham
smoke. At the evening meeting Bishop
Moore spoke about his missionary work
in the Orient. He presented some coins
dug up at kiukiang, China, which are
being sold for the beneEt of a college
fund. The coins are ]. 200 years old
New officers for the Baptist new
church workers were elected yesterday
afternoon as follows; President Mrs. J
w Campbell; vice president, Mrs. H