The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29

building.
Mrs. sport North, known as Miss
Genevieve Russell, leading lady for
the North Bros. Stock company, here
last season, is still in a serious condi-
ton at her home, 1412 West Eighth
street. 1t will be several months be-
fore she will be able to take her part
in the Wichita theater- Her arm was
fractured at the wrist and she sus-
tanned q severe nervous shock Friday
evening The horse on which she was
riding fell to the ground and rolled
on her arm The fall was caused by
the animal running into wire
stretched across College avenue near
Huntoon street. The wire had been
stretched by the KaW Paving Co., to
prevent any one from riding into the
paving work, but no warning lights
were out at the time of the accident.
Mrs. North is improving, but it will
be three months or more before she
will be able to work Mr. North has
gone to Wichita. to look after the af-
fairs of his company here.
Because she was compelled to earn
the living for both herself and her
husband, MaybeHe Hewins was today
granted divorce from George ".
HeWinS, when the case was heard in
Judge Whitcomb's division of the dis
trict court Mrs. HewIns said her
husband refused to work and spent
much of his time loafing in the pool
halls. She objected to supporting an
indolent husband and asked a decree.
After being arrested on charge
of insanity. Christina Grentz. of Au-
bGrndale, was today discharged on
motion of the county attorneys Of
flee and the recommendation of DR..
Charles Hammond, examining phySi-
clan. The woman was arrested yes
terday when a relative made COM
plant that she was of unsound mind.
A. w Smith. pension agent, left
this afternoon for Baxter Springs and
Buffalo. where he will attend G. A. r.
reunions. Next week Smith will talk
to the rural route carriers at Leaven-
worth.
Robert Tasker, register of deeds.
has installed a new bookkeeping sys-
tenn in his office, which will facilitate
the work of checking the books of the
office. The new system was origin
ated by Tasker who believes it is
one of the best used by any office in
the state. The new book enables him
to find instantly the exact mum Der of
instruments handled by the office.
where the old system required
search through several clumsy docu-
ments.
Notice of an appeal in the case of
the Holden Land & Live Stock COM
pany against the Interstate Trading
Co, and others. has been filed in the
office of the clerk of the district
court. The action involves title to sew
eral hundred acres of valuable Shaw
nee county land. The appeal was TAX
en- by the plaintiffs, who except to
the rulings of the referee and the ac-
lions of the district court in sustaining
these rulings and overruling a motion
for q new trial.
Camping on the old fair ground"
will he tIn of
ganized to attend the Kansas state fair
in punches and by wagon route. The
beautiful grove south of the race
track will be set aside for canning
parties. A Topeka man has conceiv-
ed the idea of erecting a tent there
and spending week with his family
on the grounds, instead of a week at
w akaruSa fishing He figures that il
Will be cheaper to see the fair that
way, as he has to pay for his team
and vehicle but once during the week,
and then he is getting the same out
ing JhaI he promised his kiddieS, on
the banks of the classic Shunganunga
though, instead Of the Wakarusa
There are going to be some sheep
here this year" said Ross Swingley
assistant secretary of the Kansas
state fair today. The advance entries
are greater now than our total show
ing last year
It is probable that the poultry de-
partment of the state fair will excel
the big poultry shows given by the
state association and then some. Su-
perintendent Palmer is making the
effort of his life, and thinks now that
the present poultry building will be
too small to house the entries that are
promised He wants big tent erect
ed adjoining
The Merchants Transfer Co. re-
ports the removal Of q " Hursh
from Chetopay Kan, to 1os E. 18th.