The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-08
SNAP SHOTS
At HOME NEWS

The banks of the city will close on
Day.
An Elbing, Kan, physician, DR.. E.
y: holding, is ill at st. Francis hos
pltal. He was taken suddenly ill on a
ROCK Island train.
John Irwin Gilmore, infant son of
Rev Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore, 631 JEFF
ferson street, has been ill for several
days. He is now somewhat improved.
The walls of the police court room
al the police station are being redec-
Grated They are being painted in an
orange tint similar to the color use
OH the other walls in The building.
w G. Tandy, city commissioner of
streets, accomanied by Mrs. Tandy and
their daughtper, Pansy, and Miss
Bianche Bates, stenograher to Mayor
House, drove to Kansas City today in
MI Tandy's car.
The preliminary hearing of Juan
hernandez, Mexican, charged with
assault with intent to kill upon Jose
F1erro, another Mexican came up this
morning in the court of Topeka and
was continued. Hernandez is charged
with having shot Fierro several times
with revolver.
Richard c. Schneider, a blind man,
was given a divorce from his wife,
Matte L. Schneider, by Judge A. w.
Dana this morning in the first division
OF the district court. Schneider claimed
ago shortly after he lost his eyesight.
Mrs Schneider did not appear in court.
Fire was discovered in the barn of
the Provident association at 335 Jack
son street today. The roof of the barn
burned before the fire department ar
rived. The cause of the fire, which
started in the loft, is not known. Moth
ing of value was stored in the barn
and the damage was estimated at SIS.
Robert Whitcomb. son of Judge and
Mrs. George R. Whitcomb, of Topeka,
is taking the Rhodes scholarship eX-
animation at Lawrence this week.
Whitcomb is a Washburn graduate
and brother of Philip Whitcomb, who
was Rhodes scholar at oxford uni
versity, England, and who graduated
a year ago.
DR.. w. w. Yates, a prominent To-
peka physician for the last ten years,
has moved his family to Denver, Colo,
on account of Mrs. Yates's health. The
doctor has been residing at $40 Lane
street. He will remain in Denver for
several months and will then select
city in Colorado in which to locate
permanently.
An adjournment of the second di
vision of the district court for eight
Judge George H. WhitcOmb. Judge
Whitcomb said that several of the
jurors wanted to be away on business
and that there were other reasons why
the adjournment was made. Court
will convene again a week from next
Monday morning.
Charles Scott, IL years old, who was
injured at the state fair last month
when a racing auto crashed through
the fence, is improving at st. Francis
hospital. At one time it was thought
that an amputation of his leg would
be necessary. The operation will not
have to be performed. The boy will
have to remain in the hospital for
some time, however.
c. J. Hare and Bill Simpson, both
colored, were found guilty of violating
the Mahin act in obtaining liquor
from the Rock Island railroad COM
pany by a jury in the second division
of the district court late Thursday
Hare was paroled by
from County Attorney w. E. Atchi-
son. Sentence has not yet been passed
on Simpson Ed Wheeler, colored,
who was charged also was found not
guilty by the jury.
A covered milk wagon this morn
ing drove slantwlse across the street
front of a moving street car. The
motorman succeeded in slowing the
car down so it only struck the left
hind wheel of the wagon. The milk
man, being thus urged along, whipped
his horse into a trot and the motor
man had to chase him quarter of
block to get his name. No damage
was done and the milkman continued
placidly on his way.
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