The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-22

removed at the time the wound was
dressed. with the result that Mr.
Sprague has suffered considerable pain
from it The operation will not be a
dangerous one.
Prof. H L. Miller has charge of the
high school at present during the alb
sence of Prof. L. D. WhittemOre, who
is engaged in the preparation of his
Latin textbook which will be intro
duced into the Topeka high school.
The streets and walks committee
have accepted r. T. Kreipe's hay
market proposition, and Mr.. Kreipe will
supply a place for market on Quincy
street between Fourth and Fifth The
city scales will be moved to this point.
The hotel men of the city held a
pink tea" at the Copeland Saturday
night, to which a number of their
friends were invited. The hotelkeepers
of Topeka are sociable lot, and have
one of the most effective local organl-
cations of any city of the west
Twenty-one members of the United
Brethren Sunday school joined the
church yesterday. February q was the
conclusion of a series of illustrated
have occupied three months with the
purpose of interesting the children in
joining the church.
William M Reasoner, of Colorado
| Springs. probation officer, has written
Mrs. Thorpe two lengthy accounts of
of Colorado, and hopes the next legis-
| lature will make it possible to organize
such courts for the work with youth
full criminals in Kansas.
At II o'clock Saturday night the fire
| department was called to the Rock
Island passenger depot and extinguished
a small fire in the wall between the
waiting room and toilet room. 1t was
necessary to tear out part of the wall
to get at the fire. 1t is supposed to
h a1~ierf r1af tod frOY7 electric
an overheated steam pipe.
Miss Selonia Street, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Street, and one of
the popular young women in colored
society in Topeka, was quietly married
to Mr.. Fray, of Wichita, Kas., by the
Rev. S. M. Hall on February 16. Mr..
and Mrs Fray have many friends in
this city who will be pleased to learn
of their marriage.
Caucuses to make nominations for
delegates to the county convention next
Monday night will be held tonight in
each of the city wards. The places
will be as follows: First ward, fire
station; Second ward, council cham
Fourth ward, police station: Fifth
ward, Industrial hall; Sixth ward
Lowman Hill school.
The marriage of Sarah ]. Wilson TO
John D. Jack of Burlingame, took place
| Saturday in the probate court Mr..
| Jack is a mine operator in the Usage
county field and lis well to do. He is
the defendant in an appealed case for
! contempt of court, now before the SUI
| preme court, growing out of his refusal
to answer questions asked by County
Attorney TIungate in the trial of a case
| brought under the antitrust law, In
which several mine operators were
made defendants.
The Western Police Matrons associ-
alton is already busy arranging for IFS
| third annual convention, which will be
held in July, at St. Louis. All the po-
| lice matrons of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas
Nebraska. Wisconsin, Minnesota, ilii-
nois and Colorado, are expected to be
| present. The officers of the association
/ are: President, Mrs. L. E. Thorpe, To
peka, Kan; first vice president, Mrs