The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-03
LOCAL MENTION.
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Suits that fit SIS, made at the Glas-
| gov WOODEN mills. 729 Kansas avenue.
There is a dispute among the coun-
" and city officials as to which has a
legal right to hold Phil Chesney, charg-
ca with stealing number of cases OF
| eggs from the Missouri Pacific freight
depot. Chesney was arrested last week
and gave bond for his appearance in
the court of Topeka. Then the city
of1clalS arrested him on the same
| charge. This morning the state case
against the man was continued until
May Id. In the meantime the police
VIII probably hold Chesney for safe
keeping. Chesney, with several COM
stealing from the Missouri Pacific. The
| loot was sold to an East Fourth street
merchant and the entire gang will be
prosecuted.
The case of the Independent Powder
company against c. K. Holiday and
others, in which the plaintiff seeks for
| recover the purchase price of a large
| consignment of explosives, has been ia
ken from the present assignment of
| cases in the district court. The case
may be tried sometime in June.
Ralph E. Page, of ottawa. county at
torney for Franklin county, is in Tope-
| er, H. W. Page.
Lace curtains laundried. Ind. 1865.
Satisfaction guaranteed; called for and
| delivered.
A jury in the first division of the
district court is today hearing evidence
| in the case of E. A. Hladky against
Sheriff ]. D. Norton and others. In
| this action Hladky is endeaving to re-
cover n0SSeSSiOn of AutOmOD1l0
which was replevined some weeks ago.
| Title to the machine and Hladky's as
sets seem to be badly mixed and 1T
will require the greater portion of the
day to straighten out the evidence.
May Harrison has filed suit in the
| district court asking for a divorce from
| her husband, Frank Harrison. In her
| petition, Mrs. Harrison alleges that her
| husband frequently beat. kicked, cursed
and abused her. Once, her petition re-
cites, the defendant pointed rifle at
| her and fired. The woman says she is
afraid Harrison will do her bodily harm
and asks the court for a restraining
order to prevent Harrison visiting the
house. molesting or even speaking to
her The Harrisons were married in
jackson county in January, 1907 In
her petition the plaintiff asks for title
to the household effects and an equity
in the property at 1925 North Jefferson
street. She also wants the court to
restore her former name, May Semple.
For Sale-Good barn to move off lot.
Phones 2S28 Black or "a
At the conclusion of the HladkyN Nor
ton case, a jury will be impanelled to
| try the case of the Danciger Liquor com
pany against Dick Cooley, former To-
peka baseball magnate. Cooley, it is
claimed, owes the firm liquor account
amounting to several hundred dollars.
| The story of the liquor sales is expect
ed to tell to some extent just why To-
peka didn't win the 1910 pennant.
A marriage license was issued today
to Robert L. Maggie, aged 81 years, and
Emilia Irene Stockham, aged IL years.
both OF Topeka.
Burghart's new size Favorite clean,
sound, of a mellow mild flavor. Try one.
Grover Metzger, charged with assault
with intent to kill, this morning plead
ed guilty to assault and battery and
Judge Carver of the court of Topeka
| sentenced him to a term of six months
| in the county Jail. Recently Metzger
| asked some gentlemen friends to spend
| the night with him. They complied
The next morning Metzger's temper
was very uneven and he attacked his
friends with an ugly looking butcher
| knife. Homer Burton, one of the guests.
| was severely cut on the face and neck
| Officials in the offices of the United
| States district attorney and United
| States marshal, are spending the week
| in Fort Scott, where the May term of
| the United States circuit court is in
session. They will probably return to
Topeka the latter part of the week.
| A. w Smith, pension agent, left last
night for Mcpherson, where he will
spend several days looking after his
agricultural interests. Mr.. Smith owns
a valuable farm near Mcpherson Since
his return from the eastern trip, he has
been anxious to know how the alfalfa
crop is prospecting and will spend a few
days on the farm.
Mrs. NJ. Chapel of Onego, N. Y, has
written A. K. Rodgers, postmaster, for
information concerning her nephew,
Robert Searles. The young man work.