The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-07
JorTINos ABOUT THE CITY.

The county commissioners are holding
their annual meeting today.
DR.. L. H. Mum has been appointed
member of the Topeka board of pension
examiners by Pension Commissioner
Lockren.
Phineas Griggs and his wife have
transferred to James Turner quarter
interest in the mill property on lots 81
and % North Kansas avenue.
The Typographical Union No. 121 en-
dorsed J. G. Samuelson of Topeka, for
labor commissioner yesterday. It was
the first time the printers have endorsed
any man for office III many years.
In the legislature which convened
twenty years ago this week, in 1915, S.
B. Bradford, now of Topeka. was the
representative from Carbonate. He
was the youngest man in either branch,
being p years old then.
The Junior Epworth league of this
city held large meeting last night in
the Parkdale Methodist church. Stella
Harding led the meeting, which was
largely attended and the best and most
successful meeting the Juniors ever held.
Probate Judge Elliott has received a
letter from Lucius Q. Mason of Adrian.
Mich a brother of the late Mrs A. D.
Matson, in which he urges that the estate
shall not be turned over to Matson until
more is known regarding the death:
The January term of the district court
begins next Tuesday and all the re-
mainder of the month of January Will
be occupied with criminal besiness
There il no set docket for the remainder
of this week. The court will take up
miscellaneous matters.
In the divorce case of P. Martineau
against Mrs c. Martineau, the defend
lad a0lxxpr today in xuhioh II
accuses her husband of abandonment
and asks for aIimony during the pen
dency of the suit and for the costs in the
case. The motion was passed until next
Monday.
The case of the state against Dr. ]. H.
McCasey, for assault, Will be tried be-
fore Justice of the Peace c. P. Bolmar,
Wednesday morning. McCasey is
charged with assaultng DR.. Anna Knei-
berg. The whole board of charities, from
Mrs. Lease to Waite, and large number
of attendants have been subpPn8d. 1t
is suggested that DR.. McCasey may
tell his side" of the rottenness at the
insane asylum.
B. P. Waggener, attorney for the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway, has demurred TO
the petitions against his company by
Francis Glenn, Eliza Johnson and Mary
Duncan, on the ground that they do not
constitute SufncIent cause Tor action. Inc
women went to buy ticket of a Mis-
souri, Pacific station agent, and allege
| that he swore at and abused them, even
threatening to kill them.
| R J. Mackey and W. ]. Kelsner, who
| bought DR.. Burkett's Topeka drug store
stock, brought suit last week in Justice
| Growers court against Sheriff Burdge
personally, to recover $26. The sheriff
| sold the homeopathic medicine case of
| the drug store to satisfy claim of this
amount of the Brush electric light. The
sheriff proceeded under an attachment
| Justice Grover decided in favor of
| Burdge and against Mackey & Kelsner.
| The Topeka bar association held
meeting this morning at Judge Hazen's
suggestion to consider changes needed
/ in the rules of the court The loudest
complaint was in the matter of INSULT
cient notice of lawyers when a case or
motion is set for hearing. The only no
tice is on a printed sheet posted on the
court room door It was suggested that
the STATE JOURNAL be requested to
print the assignment of cases a week in
advance. The JOURNAL will
Davis and TOrrey Withdraw.
| CHEYENNE, Wyo, Jan. il. c. Davis
and J. l. Torrey. prominent candi-
dates for the United States senatorships,
| withdrew from the contest today, making
| the election of ex-senator F. E Warren
and ex- Congressman c. D. Clark almost
assured.