The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-16

Topeka hVerymen are particularly
busy at present.
Newt Fluke, prominent business
man of Lawrence, was in Topeka We'd
nesday
A H Christ, J. J. Henderson and H
G. Larimer were in Kansas City We'd
nesday
The Oldest street cars of the city rail-
way are being dismantled and taken out
of service.
A o. U. w. lodge No. sos of Oakland
will give a lawn party tonight near the
| lodge room in Oakland.
F. S. Savage. advertising agent for
| the Santa Fe, has gone to Ottawa to
attend the Chautauqua assembly.
General Wilder S. Metcalf has return
eG from a trip in the east upon which
he has been absent for three weeks past
Marshalrs band will give a concert,
postponed from last week. at the corner
of Eighth and Harrison streets Friday
night.
A strawberry patch of one half acre
situated south of Topeka on the Rur-
lingame road netted the owner over
$500 this season.
The members of the committee APP
pointed to investigate the condition or
the state asylums will likely submit its
report this week.
A small fire occurred in the drying
rooms of the Topeka wooden mills, in
Oakland Wednesday. 1t was put out by
the bucket brigade.
Cider Smith says: These heavy
showers beyong to the period of the 14th
and another period of the 21st and Will
keep us in water for some time to
come"
The baseball teams from the Santa Fe
freight auditors office and the general
freight department Of the same road
will play Saturday afternoon at Low
man HILL
~. c,t.o.1o- ,,,-,.xv 81 tho cta+o hoard
of health thinks that with the coming
of dog days, there is likely to be an
epidemic of malaria and typhoid fever
in the state.
Attorney General Coleman Wednes-
day authorized the Title, Guarantee q
Trust company Of Scranton. Pa, to do
business in Kansas. The company has
a capital of 100000.
The railroads have granted another
extension in the one cent rate for har-
vest hands, making it hold over until
Monday, July 20. The first extension in
the rate viii expire Friday
General Nelson A. Miles, who was
in Topeka a short time Wednesday
morning. passed through the city again
last night on his way east after spend
ing a few hours at Fort Riley.
City Attorney Spencer is at work on
license ordinance intended to cover Ii
quor selling drug stores. A resolution
was adopted by the council at its last
meeting ordering its preparation.
A Topeka grocery firm recently
bought ten half Nbroken horses to use on
delivery wagons. A runaway a day
has since been about the average. The
broken eggs have not been counted.
The baseball team from the Santa Fe
ticket auditing department will play the
storehouse team at Oakland Saturday
afternoon. A good game is expected as
both teams are about equally matched.
A company of society people is being
formed to buy one of the Thousand
Isles for a private summer resort About
all that has been done toward the pro-
ject is to find a name for it. It will be
called king Budd."
II. u. Nudge, general manager of the
Santa Fe, was unable to attend the
funeral of his predecessor, Mr. ]. j.
Frey Mr.. Nudge is out on the west
ern lines of the road with Third Vice
President Kendrick.
The Coronado Tent City band which
toured principal cities of the west early
this spring for the purpose of advertis-
ing California for the Santa Fe railroad
has completed the trip and is now play
ing at the Coronado Beach hotel in Los
Angeles.
Senator George w Mcknight of
Geary county has sent to the state
treasurer his check for $1,000, the
amount received for serving in the spe-
cial session. He did not give the money
to the relief fund because he agreed to
serve without cost to the state.
According to the Des Moines Register,
John MacVicar, who has been living in
Topeka for the past two years, will re-
turn to Des Moines and run for mayor.
Mr.. MacVicar's headquarters IS life in
surance general agent will be trans
(erred to Des Moines. He was once
mayor of that city.
Three additional sections, to accom-
modate 500 more telephones, have been
purchased and are being put in place
on the switch boards of the Independent
Telephone company. This addition will
give the central Office capacity of 1000
phones. A new toll line switchboard IS
to be installed shortly.
The annual report of the management
of Christ hospital for the year ending
May 81 prepared by DR.. B. D. Eastman
shows S,462 days of pay service during
the year and 4,706 days of part pay. The
charity work of the hospital during the
period was equivalent to the mainten-
ance of IA beds daily.
The Kansas State Millers' association
held a meeting Wednesday at the Cope
land and elected the following officers
Great Bend president: George NJ. Ran
DALI Wichita, secretary: David Bowie,
Topeka, treasurer. A J. Hunt of Ar
kansas City and Herbert Hackney of
Topeka were chosen as delegates to the
Millers National federation which meets
this year in Chicago.
The Atchison Globe says: "A man
named Shehan arrived at the Orphans
home from Topeka Monday to give his
four children to the custody of the
home. When he found that he would
have to sign away all rights to the
children, he refused, and took them
away with him. A parent entering chill
dren at the home is compelled to sign
a paper agreeing to make no objections
if any one adopts them"
Charters We're granted Wednesday as
follows: Taylor Fuel. Light & Power
company, Gas City, Kan, capital S75-
600; Rea-Patterson Grain company, Cof-
feyville, Capital, $1,000; Wallingstein-
Cohn Dry Goods company, Wichita, cap
ital $150000; State Bank of Coffeyville,
capital. $4,000; Wathena Fruit COM
pany. capital, $1,000; Haviland Grain
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