The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-08
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. G. T. Mattingly leaves today for
Chicago being called to the bedside OF
her daughter, Mrs. W. 7. Amos.
The Branch Alliance OF Unity church
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. j. T. Barkley, 621
Harrison street.
A meeting of the inaugural reception
committee has been called for 430
o'clock Saturday afternoon in the Com
mercial club rooms.
James AIuliin. who has been suggest
ed as the Republican candidate for
councilman from the Second ward says
he does NOT want the office. He says he
is in favor of retatnIng Joseph GriIey
in the position
One Of the East Sixth avenue cars fs
wearing a sign which says, Football at
the Auditorium" It is a composite and
the result of the tearing off of a part
of the advertisement of the poultry
show and the exposure of an old sign
The Burgomaster" company, which
played at the Crawford last night,
missed the only train to Topeka yes
terday morning and had to come ovel
on a special The company and scenery
arrivel at $40 p. m, but in spite of their
late arrival the curtain went up on
time.
A printer named Dick Bell was ar
rested last night for creating a dis
turbance at AS Kansas avenue, Where
some girls have rooms He broke the
&ldSS OUT OIL d QOOI anu tul Ills IdllNS
on the broken pieces before he was
quelled by officers.
Mrs. L. H Holtwick entertained z
few friends at her home Wednesday
afternoon. Those invited weres Mrs.
Manahah. Mrs. Schaefer. Mrs. H. Z.
Holtwick, Mrs. Fred Matthews, Mrs.
John Sebold. Mrs. H Ripple, Mrs. Fred
Strickrott. Miss Durein and Miss
Strickrott.
Tonight the members of the State
Poultry association VIII hold the elec-
ton of directors for the coming year.
The place of holding the next show viii
also be decided. Topeka has made the
poultry show and the other towns in the
state are making a scramble to get il.
The union relief committee of the 7
0. o. f. met last evening in the parlors
of No. 40 I. O. O. f. to organize for the
years work Alr Williams OF lodge No.
20 was elected chairman; J. NJ Shella~
barger Of lodge No 79 was made secre-
tary and Thomas Balm of lodge No. 1
was elected treasurer.
One Of the most active of1iceseekers in
Copeland county just now is Otto 3.
Irelan who was assistant reading clerk
for the house two years ago, and IS
making campaign Tor election as first
clerk. Ireian has a lot of friends left
over from two years ago who recOllect
the carrying powers of his voice and
want to see him made reading clerk for
the coming session.
The board of managers of the Kansas
society of the Sons of the American
Revolution have been called to meet in
the rooms of the State Historical so
ciety on Saturday, the 10th instant, at
$50 The proposed revision of the con-
stitution will be considered and prob
ably some provision made for the OBJ
servance of Washington birthday ana
the annual banquet. Nearly score Of
new members have been added during
the past year
Marshal Fred Stonestreet of the court
of Topeka today arrested Samuel Alex
ander, colored. on a warrant issued in
August, 1901 At that time Alexander
assaulted another cOlored man named
AlonzO Conley with a razor, and the
warrant charges him with attempt to
murder. Alexander escaped and has
been living for year and a half n
New Mexico. Meanwhile the man who
was injured has recovered from his
wounds and It is thought that the case
will be dismissed.