The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01

month of May made 10 arrests. Cash
fines collected by the department were
S745. fines worked out $555. The total pay
| VOL and miscellaneous expenses for the
month were s, sS415. This will necessi-
tate an appropriation by the city of
| 81, 239.15.
Robt Nevin, who is supposed to be a
I Kansas City burglar, is in the county Jail.
He refuses to go back to Kansas City
without requisition papers His pal. Jas.
Harris, was arrested here Sunday night
and yesterday sent back to Kansas City
with Detective Sanderson- Nevin has en-
ployed Eugene Hagan.
Del Valentine of Clay Center has been
brought to Topeka and will remain at the
home of his parents until he RECEIVERS
from injuries sustained in a serious acct
dent which occurred to him in a runaway
several weeks ago. Mr.. Valentine was
badly used up at the time but is now able
to move about on crutches-
N H Black of the Santa Fe passenger
department at Chicago has been trans
ferred to Topeka, having been sent to
Chicago from this city some time ago.
He arrived today and will resume work in
the rate department at the general Of
fees. He was accompanied by Ernest
Newlin, a mailing clerk, who will work
here.
There is a beautiful Mexican lily in full
bloom at Christ hospital 1t is a beau
tiful flower and rare for this region. Sat-
urday evening it began to open and is
now in full blossom. There are many
more buds on the stocks. The lily was
planted by Sam NcKibben and J. H.
Marsh. April Is. There are several more
of these plants at Christ hospital and
they will soon bloom.
Tho CT,-iS4f9., Eru6aa x-OT- SocfafIr Of tho
Central Congregational church Sunday
passed resolutions favoring law and order
They incorporated in them the pledges
that all in the society who voted would
lend their support only to those who
would enforce teh laws, commended the
newspapers for the stand they had taken
in prohibitory matters, and resolved that
they were unalterably opposed to having
open saloons in Topeka during the Fan
Festival.
An informal reception will be rendered
to Miss Gertrude Solomon and Gaitha
Page, the only two colored graduates
from the high school this year at the
Shiloh Baptist church next Wednesday
evening, June End. A programme is an
nounced. Among those who will speak
are Prof. c. F. CIinkscole, Revs. p. W.
Barker, J. r. Ransom. J. NJ. Brown and
DR.. Olden. Music will be furnished by
mandolin club and the choir The pubic
is invited.
The Rev. G. D. Olden thinks the police
commissioners should stir themselves in
the matter of the prohibitory law. He
said: The police commissioners should
not only see that every whisky joint and
club house in this city is closed tight, but
should also ascertain how the tough ele-
nent lives without any visible means OF
support. I believe such an investigation
would enable the good people of this city
to go to bed at night without fear of be-
ing robbed before morning
The demurrer to the plaintiffs petition
in the case of T. E. Denoyer against John
r. and Joab Mulvane was sustained by
Judge Hazen in the district court yester>
day evening. and the case thrown out of
court Denoyer was with Joel P Rods
the agent of the ATulvane's when he was
shot by DeBarrows on the Mulvane
ranch at Rossville and received a charge
OF shot in his face and hand. He brought
suit for S3.00s damages. holding that he
was acting under the direction of Rods,
the Mulvanes' agent, and that the latter
were responsible for his injuries.