The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-18


Dogcatcher Rankin's third trouble
with a dog owner occurred Wednesday.
A citizen named Carson was the pos
sesOr, but as usual in such cases, not
the owner of a couple Of CANNES. Ran
kin called in his official capacity and
requested Mr.. Carson to pay Sc into the
city treasury, as funds were running
short and the city officials had voted to
raise their salaries. Mr.. Carson in
formed the collector that he was of IN
sound mind if he took him for a person
who would pay tax on two dogs who
belonged to other parties and were at
the present time sojourning with friends
in the country. Mr.. Rankin then inVi-
ted Mr.. Carson to state his case to the
police court, which he did. The court
saw the case from a different stand
point, and therefore fined Mr.. Carson
IS, which fine was RENTED providing
he would pay a corresponding amount
to the dogcatcher by August 1. Rankin
is raking in the dogs which were over
looked by former collectors, and seems
to be going against the rules by earning
his salary. He is always armed with a
smile that is ehildlixe and bland and
never gets wrathy when the dog owners
demur and say mean things about him
as they often do. That's where he has
the advantage when they get into court
Mrs. Rachel Brown was next. Attor-
ney Reed was prepared to defend her to
his last drop of perspiration but the
case was continued to July q, and Mr.
Reed may keep his eloquence bottled
up till then
The police raided a small joint in a
barn at BIT East First street just as
the sun went down Wednesday evening
and captured one John Steinrauf at the
bat.
This morning in police court he
proved by three witnesses that he was
simply helping himself to a glass of
beer while the bartender, Homer Cum
dollar.
Frank Lawson, who is the proprie-
tor of the place, has joined his bar
tender in a mad rush for the Comancbe
would occur this morning.
Stetnrauf who is cigarmaker and
works at Holtwicl1's cigar factory at
III Kansas avenue was discharged
without further parley
Here is a case of bad company caus-
ing nights rest in the calaboose.
While the court was suspending
fines on the Pigs, a buggy load of blue
coats called on Mr.. James Inman at his
hacienda 233 Jefferson street When
Chief Stahl and his brigade landed on
Mr. lnman last week. they went in
style, also in hack They informed
him at the time that they would call in
balloon next time. This information
SO ll1S1eO OH James, ltidL ne was Baz-
ing through the skylight when the Off
GERS drove up in an ordinary buggy. It
was everlastingly too late when the
guardsman up on the draWbridge sent
a tardy yell skyWard and slammed the
portcullis. Sir Pavey sunote the weak
defense with his mailed clod-crumbler
and it gave way with a rush. So did the
inmates of the castle. Sir John Hentz-
Ter did a Japanese walk around while
Mr. Inman did a neat prOmenade-au
with the key. Several other guests Of
the stronghold did various wall and
window climbing stunts to divert the
stern guardians of the law, all to no
purpose. The key, covered with the
sweat of honest toll, rode in state in the
'sBlack Maria Mr. Innan came later
in the buggy which had borne the tri-
umphant enemy, berating his captors
for base deceiverss greyhounds and