The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-22
LOCAL MENTION.

A general meeting of the members OF
Assumption parish is called at the
Knights oS Columbus club house at $3.50
/ this evening to pay a farewell tribute
/ to Rev. Father Murphy who will leave
tomorrow for his new home at Emmett
Kan.
The B. D. club was entertained by
Mr.. E. W. Hill Wednesday evening at
POI Topeka avenue and a good time
was enjoyed by everyone present.
| Those present were: Mr.. r. s. Brown
Mr.. Fred Keller, Mr.. Roy Larse, Mr.
| Clarence Crumb, Mr.. James Coats, Mr..
Ernest Mold, Mr.. J. POlneck, Mr.. Roy
HOllingsworth Mr.. Dilley, Mr.. Conkey.
Mr.. Percie Williams, Mr.. Albert Patch,
Mr.. Harold Peele. Mr.. Frank Hamilton
Of Kansas City, Mo, Mr.. Roy Devine.
L. ]. Graham, court reporter for the
Kansas supreme court, who lies at
the point of death at Stormont hos
pital experienced no change during
the day. He was reported very low
this morning and this afternoon was
said to be the same. He is dying Of
Brights disease.
The original charge against Charles
Heck, charged with the robbery of
w. r. Kukendall, was dismissed to-
DAY and new complaint filed in the
court of Topeka Heck was original
~ charged with larceny from a dwell
ing house This charge was dismissed
and new complaint charging first
degree robbery was issued. Heck is
now in the county jail awaiting his
preliminary hearing.
Because he didn't play his law VIC
iation on the square. AmeI Hatcher,
colored, of 4O4 Quincy street, was ar
rested last night for selling beer A
dusky maid whose appetite includes a
taste for the frothy brew bought three
bottles from him and handed him d
IS bill. Hatcher could not find the IS
change in his pockets so decided to
keep the five spot. The girl drank two
bottles Of the beer before she found an
officer to make complaint of Hatcher's
business methods. The officer took the
other bottle for evidence. The officers
say the case against Hatcher is p
"cinch."
Tom Brown. a coiored man of north
of town, was arrested by the police last
night on complaint of neighbOrs that
he gets intoxicated and parades his
Jag" around the streets and yards
calling loudly for recognition.
Walter Morton, a negro janitcr who
makes his home in the alley in the
rear of 10 Monroe street without the
permission of the people of the house,
was arrested last night for investiga-
ton. The lady of the house called the
police to say that they had driven the
man away seven times during the day
and that he was back again Two
officers were sent out and took him in
hand, The woman confided to them
that her husband had bought barrel
Of beer for their own use and that be-
fore they could get it down cellar off
the porch, some one had stolen the
whole consignment. This same negro
had been seen to sell a bottle of the
same brand in the alley shortly after
ward for 10 cents. The cut rate price
would indicate that he had gotten it
very cheap and he consequently is sus-
pected of taking the barrel.
Upon complaint of neighbors. Mary
Deringer of Second and Kline streets,
was picked up near midnight last night
and housed at the city Jail with an
old fine for keeping a disorderly house
against her. The chief had allowed her
time to pay up but she had not done
so and the renewed complaint will hold
looking for her daughter who was a
party to the first offense.
Complaint was made this morning by
Mrs. L. S. Humphrey, Of 205 Harrison
street, that a burglar was trying last
night to enter her home. He kicked
something over on the back porch, she
said, and frightened himself away. An
examination this morning showed the
screen of a back window almost torn
off. She asked the police to watch her
house at night.
The l. T. L. Of the Potwin Presbyter-
ian church. viii give free silver medal
contest Friday evening at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marshall, 13I Green
wood avenue, under the auspices of the
West Side W. c. T. L. A musical pro-
gram will be given nv Misses Nina
Roudebush, Anita Weiskirch, Meta
Calkins. Madalyn Mccoy, Kathleen
Calkins, Vera Benjiman and Cora Lau-
BAN and IS girls Will present a flag
drill. Those who viii compete for the
silver medal are Edith Stark Edna
Becker, Clearance Order, Madalyn Nc
Coy, Alberta Sheppard, Wayland Dun
ham. The judges will be Mrs. Lee
Monroe, Mrs. G. NJ. Blair and Mr.. James
A. Troutman.
If anyone in Topeka wishes to build
his own sidewalk this summer he must
notify the city clerk before July J. II
this notification is not made the city
viii let the contract to the regular con-
tractor and the sidewalk will be built
under city inspection and under a city
guarantee. II a person builds his own
sidewalk it is not laid out by the city
| engineer and it is not under city in
spection. The owner OF the property
takes his own risk.
The people living in the vicinity OF
small three cornered patch Of weeds
at Hawthorne street and The Drive
have petitioned the city commissioners
to establish a beauty spot park' in
this street intersection. The matter
has been turned over to Commissioners
Stotts who has taken up the matter and
will arrange to beautify the place at