The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-02
LOCAL MENTION.

Miss Gladys Randall who has been
spending her vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Randall, left
Friday to resume her studies at st.
Marys academy at Monroe, Virginia.
Representative Charles E. Hall, of
Russell county. was in Topeka today.
Governor Hoch returned this morn
ing from trip to Baxter Springs He
will start Sunday afternoon for Den
yer, to attend the National G. A. R.
encampment.
Charles Burt, of Topeka, and Olga Oh
son, of Ottawa, were married this morn
ing by Probate Judge Hayden.
County Clerk A. Newman returned
this morning from a weeks rest at Ex-
celsior Springs.
Jewell county, the last county to
report its results on the decennial
census, was received today by the
clerks who are working in the state
census bureau under the direction of
Secretary F, D. Coburn of the depart
ment of agriculture. There are thirty
books of statistics from Jewell county
which must be tabulated and COM
piled. 1t will be a considerable time
before the results of the census will
be known.
L. NJ. Penwell will leave Sunday for
Denver to attend the meeting of the
Western Funeral Directors associa-
ton on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The First Congregational church
will resume evening services Sunday
evening. The pastor, the Rev. Fran
els L. Hayes, will deliver an especial
sermon in regard tosLabor day.
C. B. Samson has taken out a
building permit for the erection OF
a $4,000 residence at 31S Topeka ave-
nue.. The dwelling will be frame.
County Superintendent John w. Car
ter handed the appointment of r. w.
Eaton to the board of county commits
sioners yesterday as truancy officer.
J. A. Ramsey, who has been acting
as truancy officer for the past year,
has been appointed as principal of Sill
yer Lake schools. The two offices OF
county truancy officer and probation
officer will be combined and the en-
tire work of both offices looked after
by one man.
George Arthur who was arrested
some time ago charged with robbing the
Mckinley club" of whisky and cigars
was convicted in the city court this
morning and given a Jail sentence of sc
days, and costs, which amount to Sic
more.
Fred Davis, who was formerly a driver
of a wagon for the Peoples Ice COM
pany, has filed suit against the COM
pany for $25 wages due. The company
claims that during the time he was drlv-
ing a wagon for them he sold ice on
credit and they are holding him respon-
sible for these indebtednesses.
Mrs Dan Finnie entertained the Opal
and Necktie Social club last evening
Mrs. j. Kelly will entertain the club
next Monday.
John G. Martin, who is wanted in
Neosho county for the heinous crime
! of removing the burr from the man.
head of the boiler and otherwise weak
ening vital parts of a saw mill engine
| for the alleged purpose of causing the
engine to blow up and kill Guilford
| Bolander, the engineer, is under arrest
| in Kansas City, and Governor Hoch to-
day issued a requisitiOn on Governor
Folk for the purpose of bringing
| Martin back to Kansas. 1t is claimed
that Martin had a grudge against Bo-
| lander, and tried to even it up by fix
| ing the engine SO that it would ex-
| plode when fired up. The result was
| that Bolander's hand was mangled, and
he sustained other serious injuries
On account of favorable weather con-
ditions and the action of the council in
refusing to consider belated paving petit
tions this years paving contracts will
be completed entirely before the second
week of September This is an unprec-
edented occurrence. Usually the paw
ing drags along until we'll into the win
ter months. With the exception of the
l block between Third and Fourth streets
on Tyler street and a short stretch OF
| the pavement between Huntoon and
| Thirteenth streets on Van Buren, the
contracts have been completed. Twenty
two blocks of pavement will have been
laid with the completion of these short
stretches.
Assistant City Engineer VIII King
and Mrs. King will leave Sunday for a
western trip. They expect ito be gone
| for two weeks.
The supreme court will be asked to
decide whether a farmer can build a
| dam across a ravine~ to keep water
from running across his farm The
case was appealed this morning from
Geary county, where the district court
decided that the dam would have to
| be torn down. In the lower court ].
G. Furrow was the complainant