The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
LOCAL MENTION.

H. E. Ball, of Galena, is in the city
on business.
F. E. Spetter and Tillie A. Reedy were
married this morning by Probate Judge
| Pagan.
Elizabeth Gehring, who was picked ur
! by the police, was adjudged insane in
| the probate court this morning.
Superintendent Geo. R. Henderson of
| the Santa Fe returned today from AL
| buquerque where he has been attend
ing a meeting of master mechanics.
The regular meeting of the Fortnight
| ly club will be held this evening in the
Columbian building. Mr.. ]. D. McFar-
land will read a paper on college Edu-
cation
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Watson, who
have been playing in the orchestra at
| the Century theater, have returned to
Topeka. Mr.. Watson win again lead
| the orchestra at the Crawford.
S. Younkin, the father of NJ. E.
| Younkin, engineer. at the city building,
| died yesterday of a complication of dis
eases at Los Angeles, Cal. S. Younkin's
| home has been at Larned for a good
| many years.
| Elder Logee, the boy who was arrest
| ed last week for stealing a horse from a
farmer south of town, waived examina-
ton in city court this morning, and was
bound over to the district court under
a $500 bond.
Charles Hoffman, who runs restau
rant at $40 East First street, went out
in the country 16 miles last night to get
some cattle. He got UP about o'clock
in the morning, and fell down stairs,
breaking his nose, his arm, and dislo-
eating his collar bone.
A Washington dispatch announces
that Frank F. Ffehtner, of Topeka, has
been appointed baker in the Ponca
Indian school in Oklahoma, and that
Lorena Fechet, of Holton, Kas., has
been appointed assistant matron at
Rainy Mountain school. Oklahoma.
Perry Mundin, whom the police wish
sent to the Reform school because of
minor depredations, was called for trial
in the probate court this morning. His
father testified that he was Is years old.
The probate court can not sentence per-
sons Is years old over to the Reform
school, and the police will have to pro-
coed otherwise against the incorrigib1e.
William Barnes, foreman of the Santa
Fe machine shops, has been selected to
go to Pittsburg, Pa, and represent the
Santa Fee railway in the inspection OF
the 40 new locomotives which are being
built for the Santa Fe by the American
Locomotive works. He will be absent
several months. No successor to Mr..
Barnes has been named.
William Plue pleaded guilty in the
district court this morning to grand
larceny and was sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary. Plue was sleeping
with Roy Pratt. He got up in the night,
took Pratts watch, overcoat and cloth
ing and skipped. He was found in Iowa
and brought back on requisition. He
decided to plead guilty rather than
stand trial
Lillian Wilder Keller brought suit in
the district court this morning for d.
vorce from Walter c. Keller. Mrs.
Keller states in her petition that they
were married in April, 1893, and that
for the past two years her husband has
failed to support her and a year ago
abandoned her. Mr.. Keller lives in De-
catur, ILL., and he denies every one of
her assertions in his answer.
Governor w. E. Stanley will entertain
a party of his friends from Wichita at
the football game on Washburn field
Thanksgiving day. They are Mr. and
Mrs. j. o. Davidson and Mr.. and Mrs.
C. L. Davidson. They will take Thanks
giving dinner with Governor Stanley
and family and will afterwards go to
the Ottawa Washburn game, where
carriage space in the center of the field
has been reserved for them.
Lola Roeber, one of the IS victims Of
the raid on Lou Arnold's road house |
which occurred October 5, was turned |
over to the county Jail for safe keeping |
today by Mrs. Rachel Coon, the woman |
who signed her bond for $500 at the time |
of the arrest. The girl was decoyed to |
the Jail under the pretext of re-arrang |
ing the bond, and then suddenly found |
herself a prisoner. Mrs. Coon-Rich- |
mond was evidently afraid the girl |
would leave the city and took measures /
to protect her $500. The Roeber girl was |
taken by surprise, and created a scene |
at the Jail.