The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-10
LOCAL MENTION.

Suits that fit SIS, made at the Glas-
gov WOODEN mills, 729 Kansas avenue.
An alias state warrant was issued
this morning for three Mexicans in
the locality of Wakarusa, who are
wanted on a charge of burglarizing
the ]. Thomas store in that town. The
burglary occurred Saturday night.
About $54 worth of guns, ammunition
and hardware was taken from the
store.
A jury in the first division of the
district court is today hearing evidence
in the case of the state against Antoine
Herschfield, charged with assault
with intent to kill. 1t is charged that
Herschfield attacked George Kaler
with knife New Years eve. Kaler
was badly damaged in the mix up and
was in the hospital for several weeks.
The case occupied the entire morning
session of the court.
Judge G. H. Whitcomb of the sec
ond division of the district court, this
morning granted a divorce to Alice
Cell, who complained that her hus-
band, George Cell, beat her and at
tackled her with a monkey wrench,
knocking her down. The family for
merly lived near Vinewood, and their
dom este troubles were of frequent
occurrence. Mrs. Cell recited. Mrs
Cell was given the custody of the two
children, aged 9 and II years, and $25
per month alimony for the support of
the children.
The board of county commissioners
this morning heard number of road
petitions. Among them was COM
plant from Tecumseh township for a
rock road. The board offered to COM
promise by giving the district an oil
road. About 40 citizens in the affected
district attended the meeting and some
of them told of the bad condition of
| the highways.
Will Davis. state auditor. is a very
much swelled up man today. He has
the humps He caught the mumps
some time ago but began to feel bad
Saturday but he didn't know what the
trouble was. Yesterday the sWelllnS
began to grow and today he has a face
like the wastebasket in his office In
cidentally this is moving day. He
bought Fred Bullene's bungalow and
expected to get into it today but about
all he can do is to sit around home and
try to look natural.
Let us show you our new wall paper.
Maybe We can save you money. Paint
is our business. Let us show you. j.
K. Paint Co., S05 Kansas avenue.
The Minneapolis symphony OrcheS-
ira and soloists will arrive in Topeka
tomorrow morning in their private
cars, Hibiscus and Whittier.
Swan Johnson, the last of the John
Hanson insanity clients, was this after
noon adjudged insane in probate court
Johnson's case has occupied the atteu-
ton of the probate court since early
Saturday morning. When decision
was announced in the action. Hanson
| Immediately demanded bail. He claims
| that Johnson owns $1,000 worth Of prop
erty. but Judge Schoch refused to ac-
cept johnson on his own bond. Hanson
now threatens to commence mandamus
proceedings in the supreme court TO
| compel Schoch to accept the bond.
Senator ]. T. Reed of Smith Center,
spent Sunday in Topeka, leaving this
afternoon for California, where he ex-
poets to spend the summer. Last week
Reed won an important case in the
district court of Smith county, when
he secured an acquittal for r. A
| Jackson. charged with the murder of
Henry Knott, his half brother. The