The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-30
LOCAL MENTION.

E. B. Merriam is at the Manhattan
hotel, New York.
County Clerk A. Newman is attending
a picnic at Meriden today.
F. H. Holder of the chair of history
of the University of Kansas, is in To-
peka today.
Silas Rain. chairman of the board of
county commissioners. returned We'd
nesday from Excelsior Springs, where
he has been spending few days
w. Lawless was arrested today on the
charge of maintaining a nuisance He
was out of town on a fishing trip when
the place over his livery barn was raid
ed Tuesday night.
A roster of all the G. A r. posts in
the state is being prepared by the de-
partment commander. 1t shows the
number of the post. location. number of
members, and names Of principal Off
GERS.
VIM. Swenny has appealed from the
decision of the Greenwood county dis
trict court in a foreclosure suit in which
Sarah Garead Hill was plaintiff in the
lower court. The plaintiff recovered a
judgment for $4,000.
Assistant State Treasurer Ritchie
says that dollar bills are gradually TAX
ing the place of silver dollars as the
circulating medium in Kansas. There
are now about as many paper dollars
as silver dollars in circulation.
At $3.50 last evening Joseph Ecken-
rode OF Topeka, and Miss Carrie Trezise
were married at the home of the bride
on Clay street. Rev. J. Trezise officia-
ted The young people will be at home
in Topeka some time in August.
william Friend. who is charged with
being a member of the gang who as
saulted L. c. Collins at Vinewood park
last Sunday, came to the county Jail and
surrendered. Friend is the third man
arrested on the charge since Monday.
The Atchison Globe says: Miss Miriam
Sheldon went to Topeka today where
she will join Miss Maude Bates of that
city and Mr.. Baker of Manhattan. To-
gether they will make a trip to a swamp
near Granville for the purpose of
studying the fora there.
The game that was to have been
played between K. G. Nelson's nine and
Bees this afternoon will be played Fri
day on the Washburn college GROUNDS:
The game was postponed on account OF
rain. The Bees will probably play the
T. B. c. team on Saturday
The streets and walks committee OF
the city council will not meet tr1day,
owing to the sickness or CHAIRMAN
Weber The meeting will probably be
held Monday afternoon. Councilman
Weber has been very sick and was able
70 he down stairs for the first time to-
day.
Ren Cohn. who has been in the mail
ing room Of the State Journal for the
mast twelve years. and In charge of the
Recruitment for long time, will shortly
co to beaumont, Texas. to go into part
iIership with his brother. S. Cohn, who
manages the circulation of the Beau
mont Journal.
Mrs. L. E. Thorpe, police matron and
her daughter, Miss Nellie Thorpe, left
today for a ten days vacation in COL
orado. Mrs. June Chapman will be in
charge of Mrs. Thorpe's work at the
prison until she returns in addition 70
conducting the free kindergarten at the
social settlement building.
In the Leavenworth county district
court Chas. Schwake secured a judg-
ment against the Kansas City North
western railway company for $3.50 for
damage done to his property by the rail-
road when 1t laid its tracks in the alley
back of his land. Today the railroad
appealed to the supreme court.