The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-27
LOCAL MENTION.

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gov Wooden mills, 729 Kansas avenue.
J. w. Thurston today filed suit in
the district court against Fritz Beal
and Alonzo Beal to recover $2,790 al
legged to be due on a real estate and
. personal property transfer. Thurston
is executor of the estate of John Rund,
deceased. In his petition, the plain
tiff claims that Rund sold the defend
ants a quarter section of land in
Shawnee county and also small
amount of personal property. The pur-
chase price was $4,000. He says 1920
was paid Rund at the time OF the
transfer but that the remainder is
due, with per cent interest from
September 20. 1908.
The case of the state against F. Full
ton has been continued until May D.
Fulton was arrested recently on a
charge of perjury, when he made GER
tain statement to E. r. Simon, coun-
ty attorney, in the course of liquor
inquisition held in the county attor-
ney's office.
Marriage licenses were issued today
to Alexander Tillery, Omaha, and
Minnie Esther Page, Topeka, both 81
years old. Also to Erich A. Grothe,
Topeka, aged % years, and Caroline
Janzen, Hillsboro, aged 10 years. Tne
last named couple were married by
the JuuSS.
FULLY B. Martin has resigned his
position at Stansfeld's and will return
to his home in Arkansas City.
lube Jordan was today released from
the county Jail after serving a 80 day
sentence for selling liquor. Jordan pa1o
the fine and costs amounting about
$50 He also gave bond in the amount
of $500 for his appearance at the sep
TENDER term of the district court on
second charge of selling liquor.
Mrs. Nancy Bloomfield, an aged resi-
dent of Topeka. was to-day taken to tbs
Topeka hospital for the insane. The
woman was adjudged insane seVera
DAYS ago. 1t is said that the woman'S
reasoning was destroyed as the result
of a prolonged sickness.
Robert Tasker register of deeds, has
inaugurated q plan that may be adopt
ed in all of the offices in the cour1
house. This summer Tasker will give
his assistants each half holiday on'
day in the week. There are two as
sistants in the office and one is allow
ed a vacation Tuesday and the othel
FRIDAY afternoon. This enables then
to attend a ball game or visit thu
parks. In the other offices none of thu
clerks are allowed regular time off dur
ing the week.
Judge Whitcomb, of the second divis
ion of the district court, is today hear
ing evidence in the case of Philande
ChiIson against Charles E. Cl1ilson anC
M 1. Chilson. The action involves thu
title to a tract of land west of To
peka after the plaintiff dies. The de
PENDANTS claim a verbal contract will
ChiIson and his wife. whereby the!
were to inherit the property after thu
couple died. The property was in thu
name Of Mrs. Chilson, who died leav
ing a will in which she gave all of thu
property to her husband. Chilson nov
desires to clear the title and legal!
remove the claims of the Defendants
The Wichita schools will not tak'
part in the essay writing contest OF
the common house fly. The fly fight.
ing committee of the American Civic
association offered the pupils of To
heka, Kansas City and Wichita $25 il
prizes for the best essays written OF
the househy as a carrier of disease
DR.. S. J Crumbine. secretary of thu
0tate board of health, received a let
ter today from the superintendent o.
the wichita city schools saying tina
there was not sufficient time to get thu
children interested in the contest anC
ltwould not be undertaken this year.