The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-02

court this morning following pre1im-
| mary hearing in the district court.
| Higgins is charged with breaking out
| of the city jail. In default of bond
in the sum of $500 he was remanded
| to Jail
! The cost of living has been increased
materially since the first killing frost.
| Vegetables are scarce and high in
price. The local supply of fruit with
/ the exception of apples is not heavy,
| and this week butter has advanced two
cents pound in price, and is now SELL
| ing at 35 and 81 cents for the best
| grades.
County Surveyor Jack Campbell is
, busy surveying the Holmes road in
Menoken township, over which there
! has been dispute. Holmes asked the
district court for an injunction against
the county board, restraining the open
ing of the road. The surveying is be-
ing done under the direction of the
court to settle several points in dis
pute.
The body of Leonard Mayhan, whc
was killed in a railroad accident near
Tacoma, Wash, September "a, is ex-
pected to reach Topeka on Santa F'e
train No. 10 this afternoon. The body
is accompanied by Mrs. E. o. DeMoss
and son Richard. Mrs. DeMoss is a
sister of Mr.. Mayhall, and also sister
of Mrs. S. G. Zimmerman, wife of the
Shawnee county clerk.
The first meeting of the Topeka
Real Estate Dealers association for
the season will be held week from
today in the rooms of the Commercial
club. I'VE will start the ball to roll
ing" said the president of the asso-
citation, c, B. Wingett, today. 1--WE
will organize for fall and winter work.
Then the following Wednesday we will
hold another meeting
William Strover, who is employed as
chef at the National Hotel, was fined
$40 and cost amounting to $3.50 in the
police court Tuesday for slappine Har-
ry Jones, one of his assistants. Strover
established a rule prohibiting smoking
in the kitchen at the hosiery and ac-
cerfing to the evidence found Mr.. Jones
smoking in the cellar. He slapped him
and his arrest and fine resulted
Samuel G. Zimmerman today receiv-
ed a check from the government for
SILL that has been due for more
than three years. The check was in
payment of the colonePs salary as
United States disbursing officer. Zim-
norman was discharged nearly a year
ago. but payment was not made be-
cause the money originally appropria-
ted had been allowed to lapse, and a |
new appropriation was required
The promotion committee of the |
Commercial club under G S. Elliott |
arrangements for the launching of the /
factory aid plan at the first regular |
meeting of the club, a week from next
Friday night. The committee hopes |
to be able through the campaign |
which will follow the meeting to be |
able to raise one or two hundred |
thousand dollars for assisting deserv-
ing factories.
Only routine matters. in great meas
ure, are occupying the attention of |
both divisions of the district court this |
week. Jury civil cases set for hear
ing in the first division are being set
tied out of court, or for some reason
are continued for the term. In the
second division the civil jury assign
ment will be taken up next Monday. /
the court being busy with court cases
and those heretofore taken under ad- |
visement.
chamber of commerce of Sioux City,
Iowa, will speak at the first meeting
of the Commercial club of the season,
a week from next Friday evening. He
viii tell of the factory aid plan that
has been in operation in Sioux City
for more than a year. In that city,
which has a population of $4,000, the
assist factories. A $50 o'clock din
ner will be served at the Commercial
Grub meeting.
The five local councils of the knights
and Ladies of Security will hold mem
orial services in the auditorium next
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock. There
are nearly four thousand members in
Topeka and a large percentage of this
is expected to be present at
the ceremonies. The K. and L. of S.
band will render several sacred must
will be given by the Rev. J. W. Wal