The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29
LOCAL MENTION.

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The city of La Harpe this morning
appealed to the supreme court from
the decision of the Allen county dis
| trict court from verdict secured
Green fell on a defective sidewalk and
injured his arm. He sued for $4,000
and recovered $3.50
The Sunday school of the First
United Presbyterian church will picnic
on the Washburn college campus
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Maude S. Hanley, a big burIy black
man. despite the fact that his name is
Maude, filed suit in the district court
this morning asking for a divorce from
his wife, Mollie Hanley.
County Clerk Doc Newman left for
Excelsior Springs this morning in the
hopes that the change and rest will i'm
prove his health.
VIM. Seleath, a young man about rs
years of age who claims that he lives
in the southeast part of the county, was
picked UP on the streets yesterday, and
taken to the county Jail where he will
be confined until he can be tried for his
sanity.
Len Williams who is charged with
breaking into q barber shop and steal
ing some razors was taken over to the
county Jail this morning where he will
be kept until the officers make further
investigation. If he is guilty of the
charge he will be returned to the re-
formatory at Hutchinson without trial
as he is only out of that institution on
parole.
Continuances were asked for and grant
ed in the twelve cases set for trial in
the city court this morning.
Through an error the cluster of Eas-
ter lilies \ent to the Mother Florence
funeral by Mr. and Mrs. j. P. Griswold
was not published in the list.
The store and farmhouse of e. c.
MacLennan in Usage county, seven
miles northwest of Lyndon, was entirely
destroyed by fire at midnight. Mr.. Mac
Lennan's mother was visiting him at
the time and both escaped from the up
per rooms of the house where they were
sleeping without injury, but without
any clothing except their night apparel.
Frank P. MacIennan left at noon today
with clothing for his mother and broth
er and to make arrangements for the
rebuilding of the store. The building
and contents were partially covered by
insurance. The origin of the fire is I'M
known. The building was new, having
been constructed about a year ago, and
was completely supplied with a new
stock of general merchandise.
Luther NelIis first, and D. W. Nellis
a few moments later, called on Mayor
Davis this morning to register an OBJ
lection about an alleged joint at 102
North Jefferson street. Aside from
Directing to the place as a moral
thought it was menace to their prop
erty interests, as they have lots adj
| joining. The mayor called up Chief
! Goodwin, and failing to locate him at
his office. mounted his automobile and
went down toward the Bottoms dis
trict, but denies making a personal
visit to the joint. 81 didn't go down
there said the mayor this afternoon,
"but l shall see Chief Goodwin this
afternoon and tell him to investigate
| the complaint"
| Lafe Mabbitt, an east side carpenter,
was fined SO in police court last even
ing for impersonating an officer. Nab
bitt had a star bearing the words, ITO
peka Detective which he was using
to scare small boyc who rode by his
place on bicycles. He said he had
been greatly annoyed by boys who
rode on the sidewalk in front of his
home, and had the star made, paying
dollar for it. for the purpose of scar
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