The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEws.


Samuel F. Findley. of Denver. Colo.
is visiting in Topeka
The following Topekans were reg
istered at Kansas City hotels yester~
day: c. D. Stout and wife. ". G. KEEL
ley and G. J. HeatheringtOn and wife
Weldon L. Flicl1inger has been APP
pointed postmaster at Valencia. The
new postmaster takes the place of h.
r. Kirk, who resigned and moved away
on account of the food.
Dora Della Stoker. a Topeka girl, has
graduated from wellesley college TAX
ing the degree of Bachelor OF Arts
Other Kansas graduates of this school
are Florence Barth, Atchison ana
Louise Brinkman. Kansas City.
The directors of the State Fair associ-
alton viii meet tonight at the CONNER
cal club rooms to take up the question
of exhibits with the representatives of
the various industrial associations Of
the state.
Arthur ]. Whitmore, who is known
by all the politicians as chief clerk in
the office Of secretary of state will have
a similar position with State Printer
Clark when he assumes his new duties
next week.
Thomas Stevens was sentenced by
Judge Hook of the federal court yester-
day to a term of four years and a half
in the federal penitentiary because he
made an assault on the guards in a riot
in that penitentiary in 1902.
Atchison Globe: Lawrence will have
to admit Topeka is not so bad The re-
lief fund of S35,6O0 has been apportioned
by Governor Bailey, and WyandOtte
county gets more than half Douglas
county lawrence gets S3937. and
Shawnee county (Topeka) $500.
The relief committee of the CONNER
cial club is having no end of trouble
in locating al Of the boats brought 30
Topeka from ST Joe and Ottawa for
use during the flood. Several have been
stolen, and it is believed have been
painted over to prevent Identification.
Women who wish to go west to work
as cooks during the harvest time may
buy tickets at the rate of one cent per
mile. the same as men who are going to
work in the harvest fields. There is re-
ported a scarcity of cooks, and those de-
string employment should communi-
cate with L. B. Gerow at the state
house. The excursion rate is good from
all points as far east as Chicago to all
points in Kansas.
MarshalTs band may go to Lawrence
/ the Fourth of July. A Lawrence paper
says: w. f. March received a letter
! this morning stating that Marshall's
J band of Topeka would be glad to come
1 here on July 4, and play for the dedica-
ton of the court house provided they
would be allowed to give a concert in
the afternoon or evening. This is a
I generous OFFER and it ought to be ac
cepted. It would not cost much to have
the opera mouse Tor SuCn occasions AS
i Mr.. BowersOck has always been ready
to help out on such occasion. Our own
band. it is understood. has a chance to
go to Ottawa"
The state military board at the meet
ing in this city yesterday decided to add
q machine gun to both the light artil-
+ lery batteries of the K. N c. stationed
4 at Topeka and Wichita. The Khaki un-
] forms for the members of the SOm-
panies have arrived and word has been
i received from the war department at
/ Washington that the new Krag-Jorgen-
son rifles will be shipped within two
weeks. The board has decided upon a
+ banner to be known as the governor s
/ banner" to indicate the place occupied
4 by that dignity when marching in pa
rades with the militia.
Probate Judge Hayden issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses Wednesdays:
Ralph r. Price. Manhattan, to Ro-
berta A. Simpson, Topeka; John w.
Everett Bellvue. to Edith l. Page, TO-
/ peka; Fred T. Challis Topeka, to Flor
ence f. Haltemann, Topeka; Joseph r.
Skipton, st Joseph, No. to Pauline NJ
Mayer, Topeka: Daniel Lane, Topeka, to
Maude A. williams, Topeka; Arthur
/ c. Van Vliet. St. Joseph. Mo, to Grace
! B. Van Houton, Topeka; Joseph ".
+ Parks, Rossville to Aonda E Smith,
4 Topeka; Francis l. Andrews, Denver
to Pearl e Sample, Topeka; John A
jenkins, Topeka. to Grace ingalls,, To-