The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

ell both Of Topeka. Clarence Heron
Of maple Hill to Lena Cahill of Will
m nr1, I'M, Is, last named couple were
bride was only II, SO her father was
there to answer for her. She was an
IDEAL June bride. standing up straight
ana trim and youthful in her white
oreSs ana wearing big hat trimmed
in Judge sHayden's ONCE witnessed the
ceremony. t-5sr.t-
Frank Murphy was convicted in DO
lice court Tuesday afternoon of main
tanning nuisance at 220 Kansas ave-
nue. and fined 500 and sent to Jail
for 30 days. Murphy conducts pool
nall at this place and evidence was
introduced to show that he allowed
persons to congregate there and drink
beer they had bought at drug stores.
Thus Is one of the last Ravens of re-
fuge removed from the thorny path
way of the Topeka booze fighter.
Philip Higgins. IA year old boy.
was arrested today on charge of send
Ing obscene letters through the mail to
the daughter Of police officer The
boy was turned over to the juvenile
court.
Ira Prickett, a boy Is years old, was
arrested last night for fast driving,
but was later released.
Frank PARCELS, who has been the
efficient city jailer for the past year,
was relieved today by Carl. Lawson, an
ex-patrolman. Mr. PARCELS went on
patrol duty today. He has been con-
nected with the police force here for
number Of years.
S. ]. Hodgins, recorder of deeds, re-
ports PIP real estate transfers for the
month Of May. and they involve $685..
099.00. May was a more quiet month
than usual, said the recorder, so 1t
may be safely estimated that Shawnee
county's real estate deals involve $3.-
active market. While business was
rather quiet in the recorders office
last month, yet it is significant that 25
per cent less mortgages were filed dur
ing May, 1908. than were filed in May,
1907. More prosperity.
Mary Grice VS.. Lille Belle Brown.
John, Elmer and Eileen Grice and
Mary Foute and Effie Hanway is the
title of a suit filed in. the district
clerks office today. Mary Grice is
the widow of the late John Grice. who
died January OF this year. The de-
ceased left will in which he be-
queathed his property, composed of
vided equally between Mary Grice. his
wife. and the six defendants named
above, all children. The widow now
asks, under the law, for the court
to make a division Of the estate on
the basis of half for the widow and a
twelfth interest for each one Of the
children.
Grace Puryear has brought suit for
divorce from Harvey Puryear, her hus-
band, on the grounds of neglect,
abandonment and extreme cruelty. She
also alleges abuse of the vilest kind.
It is well known that Sheriff Wilk-
erson is generous to g. fault and be-
lieves that every man Is honest until
he proves himself otherwise. This
weakness of the shertff's cost him $50
| today. The first of the week he IN
dorsed a draft for man named Bone
who claimed to be in the employ OF
a well known Kansas City firm as q
kind of immigration agent. The fellow
| told a hard luck story that made q
| hit with the sheriff and the latter in
| dorsed the agents paper with the un.
derstanding that, the firm in question
would regard it as a-government bond
| The draft came back today with re-
marks in red ink written upon its face
The. sheriff is now. looking for the
man with the honest face and the
smooth tongue.