The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14
LOCAL MENTION.

The habeas corpus proceedings in the
probate court over the possession of
Hubert p. Barnes. a 10-year-Old boy,
were begun this morning. The parents
have resorted to law to secure the child
from VIM. Johnson, who lives near
Auburn, who has been keeping the child
and claims that the board bill has not
been paid.
May Belle Jordan, dark complexioned
and fourteen was gathered by the
strong arm of the law this morning for
assault. 1t is said that without any
preliminary introduction she smOte and
slightly injured Lydia Deahl, little
white girl, while the latter was going
home from school, 1t is not the first
time May Belle has been called upon
by the police. She seems to be about
as tame and domesticated as a. wildcat
and f0Olishly fond of a fight The
father of the little girl who was assault
ed said when he secured the complaint
that the colored girl had used a knife
to night with, but had not seriously in
Jured the victim.
The bills issued by Chief Donovan
Offering reward for S25 for information
leading to the finding of the body eli
Mrs Stafford have been distributed
around the country and posted on all
the bridges on the river below Topeka.
O. p Updegran viii sell at his farm,
two miles west of North Topeka 80
head of horses, including Honor and
senator Updegraff, on Thursday. March
Chairman H Ward Page of the Re
publican city central committee has
appointed the following members as
the executive committee of the Orga-
nization; o. p. Davis. First ward; J.
A. Alexander. Second ward: c. V Wolf
Third ward; F. G. Dreaming, Fourth
ward; Capt. c. H. Titus, Fifth ward;
M. l.. Field, Sixth ward. The chair
man, secretary and treasurer of the
central committee are ex-officiO mem
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meeting of the executive committee
has been called for three o'clock this
afternoon to make plans for getting
out the Republican registration of the
town There is proposition to levy
campaign assessment upon the Repub-
lican candidates for this purpose but
the assessment viii be light if made at
all The committee treasury is in good
shape TIE registration books will be
put out in convenient places over town
next week in order to conveniently han
die the rush that is bound to come dur
ing the few days before the registration
is closed
The Post International Casl1et com
pany of New York viii send a repre-
sentative, W L. Douglass, to Topeka
during the coming week for the pur-
pose of Investigating the possibilities
for the location of a branch establish
ment here He viii be looked after by
the Commercial club while here.
Assistant u S. District Attorney Ed
McKeever has returned from the SEES
sion of the district court at Wichita
where a number of small indictments
were issued by the grand jury. Be
fore returning McKeever went down
/ into Oklahoma to visit his brother at
[ Enid. Mr.. MckeeVer's brother is also
something of a politician and has just
! been honored with the Republican
nomination for city attorney. Enid is
Republican by a small majority. Ms
] hos inst into fna
sion of q claim and is in a Quandary as
to whether he should relinquish his
nomination for city attorney or move
out of town onto the claim. The land
IS worth about $4,000
DR.. Marie Seeah Of New York viii de-
liver a free lecture on the Science of
Life" at Lincoln Post hal at p. m.
/ Sunday.