The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-09

Mr.. and NrA Fred Sprucer, 1902
North Topeka avenue. are the parents
Of boy. born July 3.
A meeting Of the South Side Civic
Improvement club. win be held In
Lakewood park Friday evening.
A meeting Of the Rotary club win
be held . week from Friday noon for
the purpose Of perfecting the organi-
ration.
Frank A. HuhiH of Holton and Miss
Winnie F. Scott Of Nayetta obtained q
marriage license in the probate court
here Wednesday.
Topeka is harvesting the best blue
grass crops thi. summer of any in
several years. Ditto. the crop of
weeds that infest lawns all over town.
Farmer Ginter. pioneer market man.
made So the first week of the city
stalls. and now makes SIS. The mar
ket increases in size and popularity
every day 1t IL open.
Douglas A. Graham. candidate for
clerk Of the city court. IL sick at his
home, 1910 West Fourteenth street. 1t
il probable that Graham may be able
to resume his campaign In few days
There is exciting scandal talk going
the rounds about . well known Topeka
doctor and an outraged husband. But
it has not been in the courts and con-
sequently probably never will be
known publicly.
Having passed two very satisfactory
days since she sustained the serious
revolver wounds at the hands of her
brother, Bert Dunford. Mrs. John o.
wfllbourn, who is at st. Francis hos
pital, is believed to be out of danger.
Why not keep the registration
books open during the noon hour in
stead of waiting until the last week or
so? Hundreds of people are busy dur
ing exactly the hours observed in that
office and would like to register at
noon.
Reuben and Ruth Dougherty, who
were divorced in the district court
three months ago. were remarked
Wednesday afternoon in the probate
court, having concluded to try it again.
The groom gave his residence as Man
haitian.
County Clerk Oscar Swayze has
completed the work of making up the
tickets for the primary election to be
held August 4, and the official an
nouncement is published today in the
State Journal, tho official county
paper.
Iva Lindsey has filed suit for di-
vorce from ]. T. Lindsey, who Tuesday
in the court of Topeka pleaded guilty
to a charge of beating her. The Lind
She asks custody of their children. the
oldest of whom II L..
H. E. Dodge, former "spotter" for
the State Temperance Union, has been
paroled from the county jail to which
he was sentenced for passing bogus
checks. Dodge has paid the costs of
the case and the balance Of his six
months term will be held over him.
He had served but . week of it
The county attorney is holding up
the prosecution of a youth who blew
in to Topeka and stayed long enough
to create an interesting disturbance a
few weeks ago and then blew OUT
again just in time to avoid an trate
parents broad-toed boot. Before he
left he distributed . few bad checks
the officers say. They didn't repre-
sent much money-n0t enough tc
make 1t worth whilefgoing after him
Bonita Bonnawitx.t the black-eyed
little daughter Of E. c. Bonnawftz.
whose stall was one Of the first at the
municipal market, sold cabbages by
the dozen today. A wAgonload of light
green cabbages, pretty enough to hold
the proverbial garden babies, was