The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-15
LOCAL MENTION.

The colored musicians of Topeka will
meet tonight to talk over the plan OF
organizing a union.
County Treasurer Philips has made
his report for the last quarter ending
July %, which shows a substantial in
crease over the preceding quarter.
The heat prostrations yesterday in
cluded John SCHUYLER and Glenn Deutcher,
of the Santa Fee shops, and J. E.
Hewitt, aged IS, of 313 East First street.
Prof. Inman 3. Page, of the Langston
university of Oklahoma, will make an
address to the colored ministers in con-
vention in North Topeka this week at
the Auditorium tonight.
Seven Indians managed to get drunk
yesterday. Notwithstanding the alleged
fear of the jointists. One Indian told
the police that a companion had pur-
chased A quarts and pint of booze at
one place.
The body of Ed Simmons, the co1ored
boy who was drowned Wednesday near
the Sardou Avenue bridge. was found
this morning by parties who were con-
Quoting the search. and taken to
Stoker's undertaking esta Adjustment.
W. Eaton was found guilty in city
court yesterday of making an assault
on A. Faust. and was fined SIS and
costs Both parties are farmers living
west of town, who had trouble over the
purchase of furniture by Eaton from
Faust's wife, without the approval of
her husband.
Charles Ceilley, of ST. Louis, organizer
of the American Federation of Labor,
has induced the proprietors of the City
Hand laundry to sign an agreement
that the laundry shall be a union con-
Germ TOR one year. The laundry agrees
not to pay less than 81 a day to all the
girls employed.
Two divorce suits were filed Thursday
evening. Mrs. Mary Redgate wishes to
be divorced from Geo. w. Redgate be-
IL,
son says that his wife Clara has bad
habit of staying out late at night. and
that she also recently stabbed him with
table fork therefore he would like to
be free.
Mrs. Cornelia H. Curry filed an in
junction suit in the district court yes
terday to prevent the Vinewood Rail
way company from condemning right
of way through her Highland Park pro-
perty. A former injunction, filed by an
other party. includes some of the same
land mentioned. A temporary restrain
ing order is asked to prevent the com
missioners appointed by Judge Hazen
from condemning the right of way.
John Pears and John Bradshaw had
preliminary trials Thursday before U. S.
Commissioner r. F. Hayden on the
charge of selling liquor to Indians
Pears was released on the charge of
selling liquor d to Indians, the evil
dence was not strong enough against
him, but his bartender, Bradshaw, was
held On that charge. Pears will be
prosecuted for selling liquor without a
government license and that will be
made a count against Bradshaw also.
In city court today Sam Hanna,
waiter at the Throop hotel, was bound
over to stand trial for highway robbery.
The complaining witness, Grant Lewis.
told how he bad been robbed in the
Rock Island yards on the night of July
1, and had never seen his assailant
| again until last Saturday night, when
| he recognized him in North Topeka
| joint In attempting to capture Hanna
| without the aid of the police, Lewis beat
| him over the head and fired at him with
a revolver
| d. N. Burdge, Santa Fe detective
| secured a. search warrant today for the
baggage of the five colored people, two
| men and three women. who were ar
| rested as Migrants and street walkers
| last Monday night, and are serving a
| ten day sentence at the city Jail The
| baggage, consisting of three trunks, was
| brought to the police station and search
| ed but the sought for articles, a watch
| and some clothing. stolen from a Santa
| Fe train near Ottawa, were not found
| A Mrs Cunningham, mother of the young
| man who lost the property, assisted in
| the search The same baggage was
| searched by the sheriff at Ottawa. while
| the people We're stopped on suspicion.