The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-17
LOCAL MENTION.
DR.. W. S Hunter. 10 New Mills
building.

LOCAL IA En- IlON.
DR.. W. s. Hunter. 10 New Mills
building.
The state was today unsuccessful in
/ an effort to enforce an execution
against the Hansford farm to secure
1850 costs in the recent Allen Hans
ford case. When Hansford was con-
victed on a statutory charge, il IS
claimed that he owned an S0-acre
farm, which waG later transferred 20
bia father. An execution was issued
against the land to secure the costs
in the action But the defense show
ed that the land had always belonged
to Hansford sr., and that the land
could not be held for costs in the case.
E R. Simon, county attorney. to-
day received notice to the effect that
the supreme court had denied the mo-
ton of Attorney John Hanson to com
pei Judge Schoch to accept insane
persons on their own bond in q case
pending in his court The supreme
court also allowed a motion by Simon
to advance the Norton-Sims case, in
volving the payment by the sheriff Of
certain expenses in the maintenance
of the county jail. hTe hearing was
set by the court for the October term
/ marriage license was issued to-
day to Horotio s. Parkhurst, aged -
years; and Mary K. Wells, aged II
years; both of Topeka.
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. B. Madden an
nounce that they will be at home to all
1 friends Monday afternoon, 2016 Clay
street. They have been in Japan the
! last 16 years and are well known in
/ Topeka. having worked in the Santa
/ Fe offices here before their mission to
Japan. They return to the Jap coun-
! try next Tuesday morning.
Prof. Kelly Miller, dean of college of
arts and sciences, Howard University,
Washington, D. c., will address a mass
meeting of the Kansas Avenue Y. NJ.
c. A Sunday afternoon at 5 O'Clock a
the First African Baptist church.
Rev. John A. Bright viii deliver the
l. O. O. F. memorial address, at Niles.
Last Sunday he delivered the memorial
address al ClascO.
Howard K. Wood. son of Judge and
Mrs. J. 6. Wood. has just been elected
presiden- of the United States Corpora
ton company in New York. Mr.. Wood
was formerly president of the Corpora
ton Trust company of New York
Baker University has arranged TO
teach Dougherty's Shorthand System
in it's Commercial Department. Also the
I
Merwin. Missouri. has just adopted the
Dougherty Shorthand and Dougherty
Touch Typewriting Systems
Smokers will welcome this news:
There's d real 10c clear Havana cigar
being sold Saturdays and Sundays ut
sc straight. Get them at Burghart's
They're made by Emilio Pons & Co
in Tampa, Florida; specially for this
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Beavers and
family of BIS Liberty street have gone
to Iowa to visit relatives.
airy from Sendai, Japan, will speak at
the First Christian church Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock, subject, Team Work
for Gods World Kingdom"
THE Relation of the Church and the
I-aboring Man" is the subject of an ad-
dress which DR.. F. L. Loveland will
give at the First Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday evening. Il think thai
this address. the last one Of the series,
remarked DR.. Loveland this afternoon
lis the most important.
Tomorrow is recognition" day among
the churches. The local ministers have
agreed to say something in regard to
the men and religion" movement. The
real work in connection with this coun-
try wide agitation viii begin Septem-
Der "a.
A deputation from the committee OF
1907 Of the men and religion" move
ment' will speak at Deer creek and
Clear creek tomorrow.
Fire companies were called to 12l7
Fillmore street today when burning
trash set fire to fence Damage
small.
Josephine B. Thomas, widow of the
late Jonathan Thomas, today filed suit
in the district court against Burreu
Collins, of the Burrell Collins Broker
age company, to collect $450 due on a
lease Before his death Thomas leas-
ed to Collins certain Topeka property
for term Of 40 months. He was TO
receive monthly in advance the sum
Of $3.50. But the April, May and June
rents are unpaid. Mrs. Thomas not
only sued for the money, but issued
an affidavit Of garnishment against
the German-American bank and
Frank Cope for the sum of her claim.
alleging that Cope and the bank had