The Topeka state journal., 1898-08-03
Druggist Lake Ordered to Re-
turn His Permit
Because He is Charged With
Selling Liquor
WITHOUT A RECORD.
Other News of Interest at the
Court House.
A Marriage and a Divorce Dis
posed Of.

Probate Judge Dolman ordered Drug
g1st W. F. Lake to surrender his per-
nit to sell Intoxicating liquors at 732
Kansas avenue or stand the cOnse-
quences of a prosecution on the charge
Of maintaining a nuisance. Judge Dol
man received information yesterday
from Chief Strauss that liquor sales
had been made at Lakes drug store
which were not recorded. The chief
furnished him names of persons who
had bought liquor there and whose
names did not appear on the license
book furnished by the probate court
He Immediately Notified Lake of this
fact and ordered the return of the
license. Lake today went to the pro-
bate court with an attorney and made
inquiries about the case Attorney
TillOtsOn said: we are just lnVeStl-
eating this case and can't say whether
the license will be surrendered or not
Chief Strauss has been working on
the cases of other drug stores in To-
peka and he intimates that there may
be other licenses called in within few
days.
o. c. Neiswender of Silver Lake to-
day went to the probate court TO Sc
cure a marriage license, laid down the
key to his house, and when Clerk Gar
rard handed him the license, he was SO
happy and confused that he Walke4
out leaving the key on the window sill
pick it up, knocked it off the edge ana
it fell into q, cuspidOr.
When o. c. NeisWender WedS Llda
Cutbirth and starts for his house ne
may find the door locked against him.
But it is probable that he will come to
earth before that and return for ms
key. He is 28 years of age, whlIe tne
bride-to-be is 25 years, and they both
live at Silver Lake.
The license for the marriage without
the filing of the suit for divorce is IKE
the dinner without the desert.
Bette Frisbey has sued her husband
Norman B. Frisbey, for divorce She
states that they were married at 10
peka October 8, 1895 She says that She
has always been a dutlful ana lONlHS
wife but that on May 27, 1898, her nus
band persuaded her to make VISIT TO
her parents at Omega, Kansas, ana tnaI
while there he packed up the housenoIu
goods and shipped part OF them 70 neI'
and that since then he refuses 10 nNe
with her. She asks for absolute divorce
and $25 attorney fees.
IT is probable that the z. R. B. Dry
Goods store difficulty will be settled IN
a day or two and the store reopen.
Some of the claims against the stock
have already been settled ana heSolles ds
tiOns are now pending for the rest OF
them The goods attached by Marsnal1
Field of Chicago are now safely locked
in the vault at Sheriff Cooks once:
They were taken on a claim OF SaUOO
and are said to be worth over $4,000.
The total number of liquor sales re-
corded by the Topeka drug stores for
the month of July was ABA: This IS
largely in excess of the usual NUMBER,
due no doubt to the closing of the JOINTS
nv chief Strauss The number of re-
corded co liquor sales for July, 1897, was
!. .5S8. This year they have been as fol
lows: January, 1880; February az: az:
March. 1852; April, 2,062; May, 1,95O;
June, 1858; July, ABA.
Business was so dull today in the
cot down the delinquent personal tax
books and did some extra work The
district court is not now in session ana
but little business is being done by the
sheriff.