The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-23
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


The Alliance Advocate is at pre- sent strug-
CLING with financial difficulties. 1t is now
in the hands of II. A. Heath, the trustee
for its creditors and it is hoped that under
Mr.. Heaths management 1t may survive
and be kept in DIR. McLallin's hands. j. Z.
Limeburner, business manager, is in the
east trying to raise money. The Advocate
was started with little or no money and its
growth has been phenomenal. DIR. Nc
Lallin's editorial course has been fearless.
and has gained him many friends, well
us ,I,,, enemies The paper owes $1,000 o., OF
Otis
An exchange of blows between George H.
evans and David Mulvane took place in
The two had just left the court room,
where the Evans Kepley stone case was on.
AFTER st loud and angry argument, Evans
vane jumped back. He struck at him
again but Mulvane lodged and struck
$. b. bradford caught Mr.. Evans by the
coat collar while Sherman Rowles pulled
Mr.. Muivane away in another direction.
Chester I, Long, who is promising
young republican in the Seventh district
Lodge, was once Topeka boy and studied
law with johnson, Martin & eKeler.
Register of Deeds s. J. Bear is thoroIy
dissatisfied with the action of the commits
sioners in ordering him to move his office
to another part of the building in order
to make room for the county treasurer's
office.
Red and yellow, the royal colors of Spain
were draped and festooned all over the
interior OF the Grand opera house last
evening, for the Isabella carnival and ball
The audience was large and brilliant one
Chief Justice A. H. Horton came before
the occasion. He announced a series of
scenes as prelude to the Isabella ball.
two heimetted Spanish halba p@nLe fChsrie
Dick and Fred Cole revealing Christopher
Columbus OBestor G. Brown with one
hand on a globe. The next tableau intro
duced King Ferdinand Henry L. CalD
and Queen Isabella (Mrs. Nellie Scott,
daughter Of A. $. Johnson) Her costume
was beautiful. 1t had been made in Bos-
ton. The next tableau brought to view
George and Martha Washington CRalph
appealing to the king was Represented by
Mr.. c. S. Downing, Mrs. A. Il. Quinton
Mrs. \: S. Quinton, Miss Myra Williams
Miss Florence Crawford, Miss Ruth Farms
worth and Mrs. James L. King; The Span
They were DIR. West Cliff Holbert. T. S.
Hand. A. Il. Quinton and Eugene Quinton
The triumph of Columbus .,i introduced the
Charles Holman; the Indians Charles
McGabe. Frank Crane. Eph: kepley; Harry
Al. Evans) The final court scene brought
IN the courtiers and the monks CIV. j.
Black, Seymour Davis. and Charles Don
nelD. The Alhambra Mandolin club dress
ed like Spanish students gave a selection.
The members of the club are II. L. Law
renee. Joe Kraemer, Frank Sheldon, War
rem Akers. Fred Bonebrake, Harry Richie,
Charles Upton, Will Norton, G. X. Ebert
and Clay Lyon. The Spanish dancers were
beautiful. They were Misses Mary Cross.
Jessie Edison, Ruth Redden, Nettie Thomp-
son, Mrs; c, S Downing, Florence Greer
Johnson, Lulu Manspeaker, May
WATSON, Jennie Stringham, Miss
Robertson, Glenna Cross and Miss
Littlefield. Chief Justice Horton then
announced that the grand ball was opened.
a representation of the Santa Maria. Column
was Illuminated. The box parties: Mr.
and Mrs Del Keizer. Mrs J. X. Hudson
and Miss Anna Hudson. In the next box:
Judge and Mrs. Horton and Miss Alice
Prescott. The next box contained Mr. and
Mrs. A A Robinson. On the left side. the
rear box, were ID. w. Mulvane and Miss
Margaret Mulvane. Mr.. II. b.. Harrington
of Leavenworth. Miss Mary McCabe and
DIR. N. NJ. Nye. w. A. Anderson and Mr..
and Mrs. Dick Hite In the front box were
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Strong. Mr.. and Mrs.
H P. Dillon. Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Wheeler
of the upper boxes were Mr.; and Mrs;
Charles NJ. Hovey. Miss Cora Burling and
Mrs Lawson. Another upper box contain
ed Sheriff J. NJ. Wilkerson and John Will
burn.
Among the many society people in the
audience were Mr. and Mrs. r. ]. Kellam.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sims. Mr.. and Mrs.
A X. Rodgers, Mr.. and Mrs. =. L. Soner,
Mr.. and Mrs !; w Gleed; Mr., and Mrs
Mrs walker Combs. Mr.. and Mrs. H. o.
Garvev Mr. and Mrs Grin T. Welch, Mr..
and Mrs W. w. Curdy, Daniel Crosby: c.
NJ Foulks. G. +. Jilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old T. Chase, Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Null