The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-28
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs Annie L. Diggs has an article in
the June Cosmopolitan.
r. B. Welch win be the Decoration
day orator at Pleasanton
The Kaw seems to be determined to
smash q few records itself.
Marshall's band will give a concert at
Garfield park tomorrow evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Snyder are visit
ing Mr. Snyder's father, Colonel J. w.
Snyder. in Wichita.
Oscar Ringel. q successful business
man of North Topeka, has closed out
his mercantile stock and Will engage in
the clothing business in Wichita.
Marriage licenses have been granted
by Probate Judge Hayden to e. i.
Sherwood and Carrie Smith, and TO
Ben H. Hallock and Daisy D. Davis.
There will be but one delivery of mail
in the city on Saturday, Decoration day.
The postofice will be kept open until 10
o'clock. The rural carriers will make
deliveries as usual
Governor Bailey mas offered a reward
of 5000 for the apprehension of W. P.
DickersOn, the absconding cashier of
the Toronto State bank. which was
wrecked few weeks ago
Charley Finch of the Lawrence Ga
zette is bound to have something to
worry about Now he is afraid that
when the floods subside a regular old
fashioned drouth will set in.
there is not much current in the
stream, it would only have to go a foot
or so higher to take out the flooring Of
a large number of bridges
Street Commissioner Snyder was
obliged to barricade the new bridge
which was built a few months ago at
Auburndale. The bridge was not prop
erly constructed and had gone to pieces.
The executive council decided not to
let the state paper and stationery con-
o+ XVa7r7r1faxr hpc1f1ca of the b.
sence of Attorney General Coleman and
State Auditor Wells. The bids VIII be
opened on the afternoon of June 5.
Gear" Storrs' campaign of news sup
preston is making him famous He is
receiving the ridicule of all the news
papers in the state The Atchlsoh
Globe advises people to keep away
from Topeka until Storrs and his cpl
denic are suppressed. The Kansas City
Star also takes g. shot at the czar.
The river above the street car bridge
is four or five inches higher than be-
low the Melan arch bridge. The fall is
within a space of fifty feet. If yot
get down close to the water on the up
per side It is quite noticeable. The rea-
son is that the river is spread out more
above the bridge and comes down from
above faster than it can flow through
the space allotted for it.
A suit was filed in the United states
circuit court today by DR.. Edward W.
Greenlee of Argentine, Kansas. against
the Union Casualty & Surety COM
pany for the sum Of $1,000. Greenlee
charges that he held an accident insur-
ance policy in that company and that
being injured in a street car accident
in Kansas City he was refused any al
lowance on the contract
The high water of the Kansas river
has made the Sardou avenue bridge inn
passable. although the damage there is
not so serious as that wrought by the
nigh water of a year ago This time
the North Topeka approach IS under
water. A driver for J w Jones & Son,
second hand men, attempted to cross
the bridge about II o'clock this morn
ing The north approach was covered
with water but he tried to drive
through, when one of the wagon wheels
went into a deep hole. The driver un-
hitched and came back to town through
Oakland. A year ago a span Of the
bridge was washed away