The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-11

returned only to leave him again.
These assertions, so the petition alleges
have caused plaintiff great distress of
mind. He states further that his wife
was guilty of extreme cruelty in that
she refused to perform any of her
household or marriage duties He
asks for complete divorce. May Bark
ley opposes the suit and denies each
and every allegation except the fact
that they were married. Mr.. Barley
conducts an undertaking establish
ment on Kansas avenue in the 500
block.
Judge Dana has appointed ]. E.
Larimer the well known attorney, to
the office of county auditor in place
of Ralph H. Cav, whose term expires
on the first of next August. Mr.. Cav
has served in this place for two terms
with marked satisfaction to the public
in general and all county officials. Mr..
Larimer, the new auditor, will assume
the duties Of his office August l. His
appointment Is a popular one as he is
qualified in every way to fill this diff :
cult place. Mr.. Larimer is serving as
judge pro tenn of the city court at this
time in the absence of Judge Simon on
his summer vacation.
Rebecca L. Humel, after married
life with John NJ Humel, extending
over a period of nearly thirty years.
has filed suit for divorce She states
and alleges non-support and abandon
ment as cause of action. They were
married in cambridge, Tenn, in 1879.
Maggie Buffinton, a negro girl living
at 1915 Kansas avenue, today appear
ed before the county attorney and filed
complaint against Thomas Jackson,
a former sweetheart of hers, alleging
that he has threatened her life be-
cause she will no longer live with him.
He is a bad Niger" she declared.
land 1 know he'll do what he says, If
you don't lock him up" The city
court officers are now looking for
Thomas the Terrible.
From the poor farm to the asylum is
terrible journey, one of the worst
and most unfortunate that can be ia
ken in this vale of tears, yet today the
probate court decided that to be the
best thing for Elizabeth Jane Cross,
poor. friendless. demented and alone
in this world. She is a widow woman
who has been kept at the county poor
farm for some time.
County Assessor Haynes today COM
pleted the work of computing the
equalization of the 1908 assessment for
all North IOpeka real estate as ordered
by the board of equalization. gen.
eral reduction of % per cent was made
on all real estate. The first assessment
of real estate for North Topeka was
s1,96S.515. 1t has been cut to 81. 4S4 .135,
a reduction of s4S4.3S0 in the assess
ment for the north side.
G. H. Adams, a printer, was fined IS
in police court today for exceeding the
speed limit in his automobile. This
item surely indicates an era of unpre-
cedented prosperity, for in the old days
printers tramped on foot from one
town to the other, and as regards this
worlds goods were always spoken of
in the same breath with Job.
Louis Nachman, a young man who
came here few days ago and regis
tered at the Throop hotel, claiming to
be looking for location for a cigar
store and that his father was paying
all his bills, was arrested today on
complaint of the hotel management on
a charge of obtaining money in the
shape of s27.50 board bill under false
pretenses. The young man secured
counsel and Is trying to settle the case
out Of court.