The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-13
point a judge. In Topeka the election
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point a judge. In Topeka the election
commission does this.
After two days spent in testimony
bearing on the condition of the Wan
amaker school, including a visit by
Judge Dana to the school building, the
judge decided the building to be un-
safe and granted a mandatory injunc-
ton, compelling the school board to
call a special meeting today to decide
what shall be done in the matter.
Dr. w. L. johnson, head government
meat inspector at the Wolf Packing
company establishment, and one of the
boys at the Central Y. M. c. A.. who
was operated on last Friday night at
reported to be resting well today. DIR.
Johnson is a member of the board OF
directors of the Central Y. M. c. A.
The first of a series of Thursday
religious meetings conducted by the
Central Y. M. c. A. will be started to-
morrow. The schedule: $3.50 o'clock,
Mills building; 9 O'Clock. Warren M.
Crosby's store; 1890, Strickler's Bust
ness college; IL o'clock, Dougherty's
Business college. The Rev. Mr.. Honey
we'll will have charge of these meet
ings. DR.. Arthur S. Henderson will
speak at a meeting at the Central fire
station. Vocal music will be provided
for the meetings.
No court expenses will be incurred by
Shawnee county by the county officers
who maintain that the county enumer-
alton Of population was erroneous and
thereby unjustly decreased the amount
of the salaries they were entitled to.
Instead of going to law over the mat
ter, the officers whose salaries have
been whitfield have agreed with the
county commissioners and stipulation
| has been filed whereby both sides agree
| to be governed by the enumera ton
taken for the year 1915.
| Several months ago a warrant was
L f0v raIx do Ohm hi
with wife desertion. He was in Colo
RADIO and wrote the county commits
sioners that he had secured work and
would send money to his family and
| requested that he be not arrested. He
! failed to keep his promises. 1t was dis
/ covered he was at Willard, and yester-
day Ed Carver. deputy sheriff, was sent
after him. Adams took to his heels
| but slackened speed and surrendered
when Carver produced a revolver.
Grant Barnhart in a suit for divorce
| filed in the Shawnee county district
court, charged that his wife abandon
| ed him and her children after receiv-
| ing love letters from another man. Ac-
cording to the petition Mrs. Barnhart
| left Topeka September IL, and travel
ed extensively in western states, and
returned yesterday for the purpose of
taking away her youngest child. A
temporary restraining order was is
sued by Judge Whitcomb of the sec
| Ond division. Inc couple was mar
ried in 1898.
| The case of John s. Collins, which
had been set for preliminary hearing
in the court of Topeka today, was
! continued for a second time The rea-
son for the last continuance is that
| Charles Lytie, city detective, and wit
| ness against Collins, was out of the
city. The hearing will probably be
! held tomorrow. Collins is charged
with attempting to blackmail Theo-
dore Hammatt into depositing $4,000
at place on the Topeka avenue road,
| by writing 'blackhand' letters to h6m.
| Collins is at liberty under bond
! The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the probate court
! Of Shawnee county: John NJ. Benton,
/, 40, Warrensburg, Mo-. and Sarah J.
! McVey, Sc, Chillhowee. Mo. Dale Nc
| Candless, 10, Topeka. and Sadie S.
/ Sawyer, II, Topeka Walter Templin.
q, Pueblo. Col, and Nellie Luella
! Hahn. %. Pueblo. Glenn Harold