The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-09-15
LOCAL MENTION.

Semicentennial spoons at Jas. B.
Hayden's, 727 Kansas avenue.
c. E. Bratton, manager of the Bur
lingame Boys band, has written to o.
S. Johnston, who had charge of the
hiring of the bands for the Kansas
Semi-Centennial parade, as follows,
expressing his and the boys appreci-
alton of the entertainment they re-
ceived at the hands of Topekans:
Permit me, on behalf of the Boys
Band of Burlingame, to thank you for
your kind treatment and express our
appreciation Of your efforts while we
were in your city. The twenty-nine
boys of our band certainly had a good
time. Everyone of them came home
feeling good"
c. N. Page of Oberlin, a well known
| Sixth district Democrat, is in Topeka
today. He says that the fair was the
finest he ever saw.
Ralph H. Stahl. a former Topeka
boy, son of J. Stahl, 1857 Pine street,
has been promoted to be sergeant of
the Portland, Ore, police department.
He holds the bravery medal of the de-
partment for shooting a highwayman
in a saloon.
After being given vacation three
afternoons this week, the court house
crowd was back on the job for an all
day session today. Almost every Of
fetal and clerk in the court house
spent from one to three afternoons do
ing the state fair. Not all of them
have as vet recovered from the va
cation.
The federal officers who have been
amending the September term of the
circuit court in Wichita returned to
| Topeka this afternoon. In the party
were United States Marshal w. H.
Harrison and Deputy Frank F1enni-
KEN Harry J. Bone, United States at
torney, and his assistants, McCabe
/ n Brio q a G
Morton Albaugh, clerk of the district
court. Very little business was trans
acted at the Wichita term
Dan Cupid is not working at the
court house today. After giving
Judge Schoch lively run yesterday,
the youngster took a vacation today
| and not a license was issued by the
clerks in the probate court. But this
is Friday-unIucky day-and Friday
never was a good day to sell matri-
moniaI papers.
That complaint against the state fair
mana cement for violation of the Sun
day labor law, has not yet been is
sued. When the mana cement permit
ted the Sunday band concert, the coun-
ty attorneys Office promised to begin
immediate action. But there is moth
ing on the court dockets to show that
anything has been started.
1t was eight months ago when To-
Ipeka received the news that its new
100000 addition to the federal building
would be built at once. Yet in all Of
that time not plan for the new work
has been received from the federal Of
ficers in washington. It is now be-
llieved that nothing will be done before
next spring.
All Diet ails for the formal opening of
the new postal savings bank in Topeka
have been completed by the federal Of
fcers and the new government bank
will be opened next Wednesday in the
north wing Of the postoffice building.
Not until next week will the courts
| settle down to real work. Aside from
disposing of half dozen divorce cases.
no work has been done this week in
| either division of the district court.
Saturday morning, Judge Dana Will
| call the motion docket in the first di-
| vision of the district court and ar
| engagements will be made for the heavy
work which starts next Monday morn
ing. Judge Dana viii handle the civil
| cases. while the criminal actions this
term viii go to Judge Whitcombs di-
| vision.