The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

Cured New Years eve. 1t was cold
night, and the victim is said to have
laid in the street several hours before
the police were notified. Many of the
witnesses We're unable to speak Eng
lish and Samuel Zimmerman. county
clerk, acted as Interpreter.
An enthusiastic meeting of the
workers of the Topeka-W Wichita Y.
NJ. c. A. "aeroplane'' membership
campaign was addressed this noon by
John E. Manley, state association sec
rotary.
DIR. E. s. Pettyjohn, national medi
cal examiner for the knights and La
dies of Security has been honOred by
the Royal Geographical society by be-
ing made a member of that body. DR..
Pettyjohn was thus recognized on ac-
count of the valuable medical re-
search work which he has done.
The meeting of the Jobbers and
Manufacturers association which was
to be held this week, has been post
poned on account of the succession of
various other meetings, and will be
held on the evening of either Tuesday
or Wednesday of next week at the
Commercial club.
The First Presbyterian church at
its annual meeting Monday evening
did a handsome thing for the pastor
and wife, DR.. and Mrs Estey. in in
creasing his salary $500, granting him
vacation of as many weeks as he
may choose to take and through the
| liberality of one of the members, will
be provided with helper, who will
relieve the pastor of much of the
routine work and also relieve Mrs
! Estey in some of her duties as super
| intendent of the Sabbath school, All
! this was eheerfully done as a slight
token of the church's appreciation of
( their valuable services.
Very little business was transacted
| today in the United States district
court. The grand jury returned sew
eral indictments Monday evening, but
! most OF them were against parties
| charged with selling Intoxicating
! liquors without owning a government
| stamp. The first jury cases will be
called this afternoon.
AT the morning session the case of
the government against the. Union Pa
| c1fic was submitted to Judge Pollock
| on a statement of facts. In this case
! the railroad was charged with the op-
/ Grafton or trains not properly equipped
with safety appliances.
| About $50. witnesses have been sub
poenaed for the term. OF this num-
! per about a dozen are Indians living
| IN the northern section of the state
| 1hCy were mere TO give evil
! dence in number of liquor cases be-
fore the grand jury.
Before John Hanson left Monday
4 evening for Mcpherson to defend him
/ self in an insanity case, he filed three
| new cases in the Shawnee county pro-
/ bate court for the release of inmates
( OF the Topeka asylum.
! All of these cases have been set for
! nearing May 4, and 90 days notice given
/ the county attorneys of the several
| counties of the proposed action. The
! inmates whom Hanson now seeks to
release are Nelson Simon Ricardt, of
| Washington county; Marion Jilston,
of Clay county, and Charles H. Flem-
ing, whose address is not given in the
| complaint
The case of the state against Rich
ard Skearce, pending in the court of
| Topeka, has been postponed until
April 81. Skearce is charged with
assault with intent to kill. Last Tues
day night Skearce attacked Clarence
| Whitcomb with knife when the two
young men engaged in an alteration
in front of the Cremerie restaurant
Blind Boone, who for many years
has entertained audiences throughout
the country, Will give a concert at the
First Baptist church Friday night. An
admission of so cents will be charged
and the proceeds turned into the mis-
sionary fund.