The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-08
Seven Are Involved in the
Union Pacific Grain Thefts.
Was Well Organized Gang
Broke Seals on Cars.

| Leroy Davis. Ralph Smart and Willie
| Smart were arrested Monday by Spe-
. ciai Officer H. E. Gaines on a charge
| of stealing corn and wheat from cars
! in the Union Pacific yards. All three
| of these boys are small and the oldest
/ is not more than IA years of age. The
persons involved by the boys confess
sion are: George Lacenbery, James
! Lacenbery, Virgil Hart and Frank1
| Perry. According to Special Officer
Gaines the thefts have been going on
| for some time and the boys went so
! far as to break the seals on the cars
and If the grain was sacked they sim
ply threw a sack over their shoulders
and made their get away. The gang
Is we'll organized. One of the young
sters would locate the officers andsl
two or three would station themselves
other while one boy worked on a car |
If the officer started for the yards the
boys would give the signal to the one
under the car and by the time the
officer arrived all would be quiet
Il think there are a number of 9TH |
er men and boys involved in the |
thefts,' said Mr.. Gaines this morning. |
The offenders will be taken before ,
Judge Mcfarland again Friday and 1 /
think we will be able to discover the |
identity of other members of the |
gang |
Baer Makes Statement.
r. r. Baer, owner of the Topeka |
Packing company, denies the reports |
that his business house is unsanitary. !
I have heard nothing of the COM
plants that were reported to have
been made" said Mr.. Baer this morn
ing. 'The only thing that 1 can say
is that my place is a packing COM
more or less odor come from it The
sanitary officer inspected my house
some time ago and pronounced it as
sanitary as any other packing COM
IN, oi%
purchased some extra equipment with
which we expect to eliminate the
doors to a great extent The odors
are not from anything decayed but
any place where live stock is kept
Reception for Rev. Hicks.
A reception in honor of the Rev.
Joseph P. Hicks, the new pastor Of
the Second Presbyterian church, will
be held at the church Friday evening.
The reception will be public and
social affair. No program will be
given. However, light refreshments
Will be served during the evening.
McNIaster Funeral Thursday
The funeral of Robert McMaster.
who died at his home in North To-
peka Tuesday morning, will be held
at the home Thursday afternoon at
o clock. Mr.. McMaster was a MEM
ber of several lodges and of the Blue
Post No. $50 of North Topeka. The
members of the Blue Post will meet
at the hall at 2 o'clock and march
to the residence in a body. Inter
ment will be at Topeka cemetery. /
Don't Spit OH Depot Platform.
Its against the city ordinances to
spit on the Union Pacific depot walls
and PLATFORM so sayeth Special Of
f1cer Gaines and Police officer Brush;
"and for that reason it has got to
stop The walls of the station, which
were bespattered with tobacco juice,
were washed Tuesday evening until
they were bright red and the two
officers say they are going to keep
them so.
Personal Mention.
Mrs w. E. Taggart of Meriden. who I
has been visiting relatives in North
Topeka, has returned to her home.
A missionary tea will be given at {
the home of Mrs. Bert Fisher this
c. F. Bridge has returned from {
Perry, where he spent short time
on business.
Mrs. Joe Anderson of Silver Lake
is in North Topeka for short time
Mr.. Joe Cromwell of Guthrie, Ok, :
has returned to his home, after Wis !
ting relatives and friends in North
Topeka. ,
Harry Brown of Omaha is spend
ing a short time in North Topeka.
Earl Wendell of Elmont has re-
turned to his home after business
trip to the North side.
]. w. Davis of Hoyt was North
side business and pleasure visitor
Tuesday.
A. II. Bennett of North Topeka has
left for ST. Louis, where he will make
his future home.
1t has been reported that CnarleS
Davis will open a jewelry store on 6
North Kansas avenue in the building i
occupied by the McClintock
& Stanley Grocery company. {
Fred Voiland is installing a portable 1
show case in front OF MS store OH s
North Kansas avenue
Mrs. A. T. Martin of Kansas City will !
arrive in North Topeka this evening to G
visit friends and relatives. I
William Williams, kieth Con- and I
Arch Shirley all of Granville, are Y
North Topeka visitors this afternoon. t
A Moser of .Meriden has returned ]
home after a short business trip to
North Topeka. t
r. P. smith of Granville is North
Topeka business and pleasure visitor t
today. s
Jean DeLarinaud of the Voiland /
Clothing store is confined to his home e
On account of illness t
c. H. and John Dunnigan, both of a
Granville, are in North topeka on e
business. j
]. D. Fieldering of Elmont has re- S
turned home after a business trip to h
North Topeka. Y
]. c. Hastings of Granville made t
business trip to the North Side this | j
u
NJ s. Southwick has left on a busi-
ness trip to Washington county, where o
ne will remain for some time. a
Nettie Edwards has left for Mission, f
Texas. where she will make her future T
nome. t
J. A. Charles of Holton was i North d
Side business visitor yesterday s