The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-14

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Many of the country schools in Shaw
nee county will open September Z.
Tom Boyd and Richard Shakeshaft
Will go to Larned tonight to hunt
chickens.
The United Brethren church at Big
Springs was struck by lightning We'd
nesday night.
The rains have damaged the country
roads and the roadmasters are unable
to keep up with the work.
The coal companies are having their
wagons reprinted and made ready for
a strenuous winter campaign.
A dispatch from Lynn, Mass, says
that Mrs. Nation will hereafter spell her
name Carry instead of Carrie.
MarshalPs band will give the sixth of
their series of free concerts this evening
at Eighth and Harrison streets.
President Plass of Washburn college
has gone to Chicago to buy new furni-
ture for the observatory building.
The city railway has made good time
in relayiEg it's Kansas avenue tracks.
1t now has ten blocks nearly completed.
John Collins is now the leader of the
band at the penitentiary He has
studied music since being confined at
the prison
City Attorney Charles F. Spencer re
turned home Thursday afternoon from
a months vacation trip to northern and
eastern points.
One of the things which the Vine
wood park people plan to have next
summer is the electric swing now in
use at Kansas City park.
The St. Louis worlds fair directors
have granted the request of the Native
Sons and Daughters of Kansas that
September 20 be set aside as Kansas
dav.
Police Judge Hamilton fined a colored
ali
court yesterday on charge of stealing
a bicycle. johnson 'swapped' the wheel
for a watch.
Levi Murray, a young colored man,
was arrested for stealing half dozen
bananas from Louis Charowhas Thurs
day. The case will be tried in police
court this afternoon.
The men who work on the city street
force want their pay increased from
$3.50 to 81, rs day. They will probably
file formal request with the council
for such an increase.
George Anderson and his son Orville
are sick. They carry the Nalenc1a-Do-
yer rural free delivery route when they
are we'll and now that they are Sick
Mrs. Anderson is carrying the mail.
w. T. Mcknight of Topeka is attend
ing the Northwestern District Baptist
Sunday School convention at Wichita.
Rev. c. b. Fishback and Mrs. NJ. d.
Jones of Topeka are also in attendance
at the convention.
The county commissioners allowed a
$50 appropriation to buy new filing
case for Shelby Curtis Office in the
court house. 1t has a lock on the door
and Curtis now keeps his whisk broom,
paper cutter and cigars locked UP.
When City Attorney Charles Spencer
got home from trip on the St Law
renee and a few other historic streams,
he was dressed in heavy clothing and
wore vest 1t was rumored that he
didn't wait to go home to change but
began shedding his raiment In the Of
fees of his friends along the way.
The city schools are to open September
"a which is Tuesday. The Kansas state
fair which lasts a week, begins on Sep
TENDER IA and there will be balloon as
tensions. The chances are that the pu-
pills will not learn vast amount dur
ing the first week.
The recent rains have retarded the
work of repairing the big 50-foot well
at the city waterworks. Each rise OF
the river has undone the work already
completed. 1t is thought, however, that
the biz we'll viii be ready for service
within a few days, provided the river
will stay where it belongs.
E 3. Conant, dean of the Washburn
law school. has returned to Topeka, and
has his headquarters at the National.
1t has been decided that the school shall
rent the building now occupied by
Doughertys shorthand school on West
Eighth. and all of the classes VIII be
held there, so that the students will
have easier access to the law libraries
! of the city.
The announcement of the marriage of
| c. H. Mitchell day clerk at the Nation
al hotel, to Miss Lillian Telford, who
was for a time stenographer at the no.
tel, which took place last April was
made yesterday. 1t was, naturally, a
surprise to their acquaintance. who are
numerous Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell left
yesterday for a journey through the
/ western states. They will probably not
return to Topeka His friends at the
/ hotel undertook to administer to Mitch
/ ell the usual persecution but he shut
himself in his room until time to take
the train
Coughs Up a Spear of Hay.