The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18

Frank c. Brown has returned from
Colorado trip.
The sidewalk in front of Crosby Bros
store is being relaid
The attraction at the Crawford Sun
day viii be THE Stain of Guilt
DR.. and Mrs. w. S Bowen have re-
turned from an outing in Colorado.
Barbecue by an expert tomorrow.
Grocers' picnic Don't bring dinners.
Beef,pork and mutton at the barbecue
at East Grove, Vinewood tomorrow.
1t is expected that State Superintend-
ent Dayhoff will be in his office this
week.
A Topeka clothing merchant recently
traded $4,000 worth of clothing for a
fiat in Kansas City.
The Kansas City papers state that A.
L. Green and j. G.. McRae OF Topeka
We're in that place Monday.
George A. Clark returned home Fri
dav and up to noon today had not
started on another fishing trip.
o. P. Updegraff, of Topeka, will be
the official starter of the races at the
Kansas state fair at Topeka in Septem-
Der.
President ]. E. Frost of the CONNER
cial club leaves this week for Gales
burg and Chicago to be gone three
weeks.
judge Hazen is still frogging or fish
ing somewhere in the wilds- He will
be home to open court and adjourn on
August 81.
This is the day that Sheriff Lucas
starts on his little journey to Frisco
after a prisoner and a nice fat fee from
the county.
Lena Merritt has asked the district
court to divorce her from William Mer-
rift. She charges that he drove her
from home.
Prince Hall Grand chapter of the Or
der of Eastern Star will meet Wednes-.
day in Representative hall for three
days session.
A big picnic for the Sunday schools of
Topeka township is being arranged 20
be held at vinewood during the first
week in September.
A 50-barrel oil we'll was struck on pro-
perty belonging to ]. ]. O'Rourke and
G. F. Morrow, proprietors OF the Throop
hotel, at Chanute.
Governor Bailey will speak at re-
union at Belleville on August %. On
September he will be at CORTLAND,
also in Republic county.
H. A. Heath of the Kansas Farmer
has purchased the home of George w.
Clark, at 921 Fillmore street. Mr.. Clark
will move to Oklahoma City.
1t is easy to recognize the people who
have returned from real camping trips
from those who have not by their coat
lated both a coat and vest.
Judge w. G. Holt judge of the court
of common pleas of Wyandotte county,
has forwarded to Governor Bailey a
bundle of endorsements for his appoint
ment to succeed himself as judge.
The synod of the Tinted Presbyterian
church will take place in Topeka this
week, commencing tonight. A conven-
tion of the Y p. G. U. will be held at
the same time.
Arthur Kane is the most accomp-
lished pianola operator in the city. and
his contemporary. Roy Crawford. is an
expert pianist when it comes to play
ing with a theater orchestra.
"A large pane OF glass, one of the larg-
est in town. was smashed in the new
Devlin building al 702 Kansas avenue
by a careless workman Monday. The
man dropped hammer against it.
]. R. Mcknight. whose father is Sen
ator G. w. Mcknight of Junction City,
is now employed in the Pierre National
bank in South Dakota. Young Nh Nc
Knight has many acquaintance here.
The application for a writ of habeas
corpus for John Nelson, who is in Jail
in Montgomery county. pending a de-
cision of motion for a new trial in
case in which he was convicted of man
slaughter, was refused by the supreme
court. The arguments were made Mon
day afternoon in chambers before Chief
Justice Johnston and Justices Greene
and Burch,
Charlie Hodges. of the Santa Fe Of
fees, returned last evening from a
camping vacation among the Minnesota
lakes. Mr.. HODGES says the bass were
plentiful and gamy. They were what
il known as the small mouthed bass
and much harder fighters than their
Kansas relatives. In size the fish aver
age about four pounds. There was a
party of Topeka fishermen on the water
every day, some of whom are expected
home this evening