The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. Frances Chambers and daugh-
ter Matte are expected home today
from Chicago and South Haven.
The w. c. T. Z. will meet at the
First M. E. church at p. m. Monday.
Mrs. E. A. Ernest has returned from
Marysville where she has been in at
tendance upon her mother who was
seriously sick
Mrs. L. Marker, sr., mother of Mrs.
Richard Ash and Mrs. G. c. Stoker,
is seriously sick at her home at 127
Jefferson street.
The Y. NJ. c. A, colored depart
ment, will be addressed by D. w.
Crawford tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock, 406 Kansas avenue; subject,
Japan
The East Side reading rooms will be
! thrown open to the public on Tuesday
afternoon instead of the evening. This
is on account of failure to secure suit
able light.
Topeka wins this afternoon and
Sunday, at least this is the prediction
of 10, 900 should come out Sunday"
says Burget, ito watch the winning
ball of the White Sox.'
1--WE must have young blood in our
team" said President Tom Sheard of
the ball team last evening as he
signed the release of the only young
ster on the team, Center Fielder Hisey,
whose batting average is 1872.
Governor Hoch left for Lincoln,
Neb., on Friday night. He will at
speak on Sunday. He will not be
back in Topeka before Monday noon.
On next Saturday the state board
of education will meet at the state
| house Beyond lot of routine mat
ters nothing important is on the pro-
gramme. I'VE haven't very much
work to do" said Supt. Dayhoff this
morning. 1.-THE principal matter will
be the making up of the questions for
| the next examination.
The Auburndale Bible class of the
Young Womens Christian Association
will hold their last meeting for the
! summer in the parlorS of the First
Presbyterian church Monday after
| noon. Mrs. c. F. Menninger will give
an illustrated lecture on the review
| lesson. The first half of the review
was given Monday afternoon. July 81,
| and was largely attended by an ap-
preciative AUDIENCE This meeting is
open to the public and will begin
promptly at o'clock
Assistant United States Attorney Ed
McKeever returned from Junction City
this morning where he has been trying
a liquor case before the federal COM
missioner.
Coroner r. V. Hardy, of Grant
county. Okla, telephoned the police
last night that two young negroes,
supposed to be from Topeka, were in
stantly killed and badly mangled by a
Rock Island train. at Medford, that
county. From papers found on the
bodies it was inferred that the dead
men were Topeka. residents, but their
names were not learned.
Ike Kicker, who has been a guest at
the county Jail for the past 126 days,
has filed petition with the county COM
missioners asking that he be released
and allowed to pay the remainder of his
fine and costs on the installment plan.
He was convicted and fined 800 and Civ
en- 80 days in jail on two counts charg-
ing him with maintaining a nuisance
and selling liquor contrary to law. These
are two cases where Attorney Redden
scored and there is an extra cost bill
of s25 taxed on each of the cases. The
commissioners did not act on the petit
ton but placed it on file.
George Bennett. Ira Prickett, John
crumbine and Roy Adams, four young
white boys from Parkdale, were, ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Truancy
officer Eaton on charge OF breaking