The Topeka state journal., 1897-05-20

street. is chairman of the entertainment
committee for the state convention OF
the Y. P. S. c. E. to be held in Topeka
June 1 to 4.
There is still some talk about asking
the city council for permission to run a
switch to the Masonic building. 1t is
time wasted to ask the council for such
a concession.
Santa Fe Brakeman Clarence Reece left
this week for Toronto Can, to attend
the national meeting of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen as a delegate from
the Topeka lodge of the order.
The Santa Fe shop employees of this city
will hold their annual picnic on June 10.
tt has not yet been decided where the
picnic will be held, but it will probably
be at either Kansas City or Forest park,
Ottawa.
George Dupree. the colored man who
was arrested at his place, 1908 Kansas
avenue by the police charged with SELL
ing Intoxicating liquors was yesterday
found guilty in police court and fined
800. He will appeal the case.
T. E. Pounds of the Bank of Topeka has
entered the race for the nomination for
county clerk subject to the Republican
primaries. This makes three men in the
field for that office: NJ. E. Stoker and
John Wright, the latter being the present
deputy clerk.
Martin Finney. the Fourth street milk
man, recently found a brother whom he
had not seen since leaving ireland, At
years ago. The brother, Dan Finney, is a
farmer and has lived on a farm seven
miles southwest of Topeka for the past
thirteen years.
A drunk farmer at the boxing enter>
tainment at the Crawford Opera House
last evening insisted on demanding that
a 24-foOt ring be constructed on the
stage for the contests. The whole stage
was cleared for the occasion and
ropes stretched. The appearance of po-
Hceman put a stop to the demands of the
farmer.
Garnishment papers have been filed on
the City Real Estate Trust company in
a suit brought in the district court by
Orlando Mason to recover judgment of
81 900 from COleridge A. Hart. The judg>
ment is against the defunct Topeka In
vestment company, of which Hart was a
stockholder. Over that amount is said
TO be due Hart from the City Real Es-
tate company.
A motion for a new trial in the case
of the state against Calvin Hayes, the
commission merchant was argued in the
district court yesterday, and will be
passed upon by Judge Hazen Monday.
Hayes attorneys attempted to examine
several members of the jury which con-
victed Hayes of embezzlement for the
purpose of finding out how the verdict
was arrived at. but this Judge Hazen
would not allow.
The Frohman-Depew company will
open a three nights engagement at the
Crawford Opera House next Monday
night. Guilty Without Crime" will be
to-date specialties will be introduced.
The company played in Lincoln, Neb., re-
Gently, and the papers there praised it
a popular price company. The prices
will be 10. 20 and 30 cents. and the rule
in regard to ladies' free tickets will be
observed on the opening night
Martha e. Sweet yesterday afternoon
secured a license to wed William Jones
from Probate Judge Dolman. William
accompanied Martha to the probate court
but he is man of 60 years of age.
deaf and of defective vision, he is not
particularly active and allowed his prom
ised wife to arrange matters with Judge
Dolman. Martha is 3S years of age, and
showed that she is something of a busi-
ness woman by borrowing So from Jones
to pay for the license and afterward
consigning the $3.50 change to her own
pocket.
Mrs. Emma Busby has filed an answer
to the answer of her husband in the suit
for divorce brought in the district court
some days ago. In his answer William
Busby stated that he put his wife out of
the house gently because she attempt>
ed to break the furniture, and that she
afterward broke every pane of glass in
the house. Mrs. Busby now states that
there were no panes of glass or anything
else broken except glass door, and that
this was shattered in her attempt to gain
admfttance to the house in which the
man she still dearly loved" had secluded
himself.
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