The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-29

county district court by w. E. Davis,
state auditor against the Beebe Con-
struction company of Hutchinson. The
auditor seeks to recover sand royal
ties alleged to be due the state
amounting to $500. A temporary in
junction also was asked for to prevent
the company from taking sand from
the Arkansas river until the past roy
alt1es are paid.
f. Saddlemire, formerly in the dairy
business near Topeka, and now living
at 4O1 West Gordon street, today re-
ceived telegram announcing that his
son Earl died in Los Angeles, Cal, at
l O'Clock this morning of appendicitis.
The receipt of the telegram was the
first knowledge the young mans par
ents had that he had been i'll. The
oody will be brought to Topeka for
burial. Earl was the only son. A
sister, Florence, was with him at his
death.
Permission to issue 100000 bonds
Tor improvements was asked by the
Raber-Pierce Electrical company of
Manhattan Friday morning before the
public utilities commission. T. J.
Stricken. engineer for the commission,
Manhattan Tuesday to look over the
plant, and the commission will reserve
Judgment until they have time to re-
port. The proposed bonds will be
used for the construction of an extern
sion to the interurban lines of the
company.
Suit for $4,000 damages for the
death of her husband, John Briggs,
who died from gunshot wounds re-
celved on January 2, last, when he and
his son were fired upon at the home
of B. F. Stephenson in North Topeka,
mas been brought by his widow in the
district court of this county. The
Br1ggseS had been accused of an at
tempt to burn the Stephenson house
and Stephenson was watching for an
other attempt when the two men en-
tered his premises. A divorce suit
against Briggs, the elder, was pending
at the time he died.
AT the First Baptist church Sun
day evening, the Baraca Bible class
VIII have charge of the service. The
principal address will be given by H.
o. Castor, of the public utilities COM
mission, and teacher of the class.
His subject will be What Think Ye
of Christi other Baracas who will
take part are: Mr.. Jett, Mr.. Floyd.
Wellman. Special music will be fur
nished by the church choir led by
Paul Van Ness On Monday afternoon
and evening, the Baraca class will
hold picnic for the members, their
families and friends.
E Thursday evening about 7 o'clock,
according to the police, Frank Null
weller, Topekan, carrying a raincoat
and Jag, entertained a crowd at the
bridge for several minutes. Mulweler
span and began walking over the
dr1ftwood. Three times he fell through
to his armpits. Finally he slung his
ralncoat over his shoulder and ascend
ed the ladder and was met at the top
by policeman. Mulweler was booked
at the station and discharged by Judge
Yates the next morning when it was
found that he was not a habitual of
fender.
Four prominent club women, Mrs.
Thomas. Miss Guenn GODDARD. Mrs. A.
A. Godard and Mrs Bennett r. Wheel
er, and a prominent Topeka minister,
DR.. Edwin Locke, occupied benches in
police court Friday afternoon. They
were there because horse attached
to wagon carrying 5000 worth of
the minister's dishes ran away break
ing the dishes. An autom 0 bile driven
by Fred Douglas and owned by Mrs.
THOMAS was somewhere in the neigh
borhood. The minister thought he
had grounds to believe that the car
was the cause of the horses running
away. He failed to substantiate his
was dismissed by Judge Yates.
Bee Fletcher, Frank Fields and
clarence Russell. negroes, were book
ed at the police station Friday evening
on charge of trespassing on railroad
property. According to the special
agent making the arrest the men had
built fire in a box car. Friday
morning four men were fined S25 for |
tne same oI1enSe. the three negroes
arrested Friday evening were dis
charged on promise to leave town
The Kansas Children's Home society
has several very fine boys for whom |
they wish to find choice homes The |
ages are five, seven, ten and fifteen |
respectively. The boy who is fifteen |
years of age prefers to find home |
in the city, but is entirely willing to go
where it is thought best. Address the |
Kansas Children's Home society, 91S |
Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kansas