The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-12
LOCAL MENTION.

Elizabeth Owen filed suit In the dis
trict court yesterday against Nepni
Owen for divorce. Failure to provide is
the plea.
ing his vacation in Plattsburg, Mo-, and
his place is being filled by ex-Policeman
Charles Botham. who is q deputy
sheriff.
Quite number of the members of
Topeka Council. Knights Of Columbia.
sist in exemplifying the degree work at
that place.
d. Rodgers, accused OF stealing a bull
from Jas. Magee, farmer. waived pre-
liminary examination in the city court
today. and was bound over to stand
court.
The case against A. Martin, the young
man arrested two weeks ago for picking
the pocket of a Kansas City man named
Toothaker on train. was dismissed in
city court this morning upon the re-
quest of the prosecuting witness
Aunt Iane' Davis the old negro
woman who sells. refreshments on
Smoky Row. has evidently been over
taken by a wave OF prosperity. She
paid a $50 fine this afternoon for keep
ing tipping shop open on Sunday"
Sealed proposals will be received by
the county commissioners of Shawnee
and Jefferson counties. who will act
Jointly, from bidders for the contract OF
repairing the west approach to the
October 3. at noon. The two counties.
by a previous arrangement, will share
the expense OF the repairs equally.
The Parkhurst-DavisM Mercantile COM
pany has filed suit against Sylvester
Fowler, who formerly ran a grocery
store at Rossvi1le, Tor the sum of 1897 06,
which they claim Fowler owes them.
They bring suit on the grounds that
l. x<11 1T tnI0
property into cash. and intends to de-
fraud them. His wife and the Bank
of Topeka are ALSO named as defend
ants in the suit.
There is chance that the Oppenhei-
mer Midway will not leave Topeka Sat-
urday night as per schedule A firm do
ing business under the name OF Pat
terson & Brainerd. of Chetopa Kan,
have filed suit in district court against
L. Oppenheimer for $738 95, which they
claim to have loaned him in cold cash.
They want the money. and call the at
tentiOn of the court to the fact that the
defendant Is about to remove his pro-
prty this means his midway "out Of
the jurisdiction of this court
W. K. Jackson Is the name and
farmer the occupation given by a
sure thing" CRATER brought into the
police station last night from the fair
grounds. Jackson ran gambling de-
vice known as fish pond" where the
fish bearing q number which is lucky
or unlucky. usually the latter. Jack
sons wife was arrested with him. but
her name was taken off the book later
The man had $91-25 in silver in valise,
and paid a $25 fine for gambling this
morning. 1t is not known why he was
arrested; perhaps because he did not
pay his mite into the treasury of the
managers
Two local baseball clubs ended their
seasons Thursday, the Auburndale and
the Y. NJ c, A. teams. Both teams have
good records. The Auburndale team
has played twenty-one gmes this year.
winning fifteen of them. Their per-
centage is .713. Dickinson won thirteen
of the sixteen games he pitched, Calkins
won one of his two. Hanson lost both Of
his contest and Miller lost his one game.
The team played with such teams as
the Oakland Blues, Y. NJ C. A., the
Flambeaus and Spencer, Kan. Dickinson
lost his three games to the Pfckups 11-9,
Wakarusa As and the Y. NJ C. A. by
proving themselves better mudcats- than
the Auburnda1e team yesterday defeat
ed Dickinson on the Lowman Hill
grounds 9-5. Gill the star pitcher won
all of his nine games by good pitching
with good support He played gainst
some Of the best of the local teams.
Fred Bronson captained the team
through the past season.