The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-30

Topeka. The hall was packed for the
closing service.
George Bradshaw was fined So and
paroled this morning in police court
by Judge Yates on a charge of drunk
enness. Officers Johnson and Furga-
son made the arrest. Another week
end drunk on the police blotter is
Mauriel Gomez, a Mexican.
A North Topeka street car struck an
automobile Sunday morning at Fifth
chine stalled near the tracks when
the driver attempted to cross at Fifth
street The fender OF the street car
was broken but the auto was not dam
aged.
A representative of the General
Sales Agency, inc, will open an office
here Arrangements have been COM
pIeted by George c. Palmer, district
manager for the company, who was
here Saturday from Kansas City. The
agency represents several fruit COM
panies OF the west and northwest.
Rabbi H. H Mayer of B'nai Je-
hubah temple, Kansas City, officiated
at the unwilling Sunday afternoon of
a beautiful monument erected in To-
peka cemetery in memory or Mrs L.
Diment Mrs. Diment died September
10 1914. Her husband was one of
the early business men of Topeka.
The premium list for the fourth
annual fair held by the Watson
that a good fair is assured. The
Grange officers: ]. F. Wagstaff,
president; A. X DeLong, v1ce-presl-
dent; w. A. Warner, secretary A h
Flory, assistant secretary, and j. F.
Kleesath, treasurer
The Holy Roller meetings that have
been held in Garfield park and have
created so much excitement in To-
peka were closed Sunday night Sew
eraI children received the power OF
tongues" c. E. Foster, pastor of the
society, will conduct meetings in
tent at Seward and Elliot streets be-
ginning next Sunday
A report that two negroes suspected
of rObbing store at Della, Kan, FIJI
day night. were on their way TO TO
peka has been received by the police
department and the sheriff's office.
One negro is described as wearing
light suit and the other a dark suit
and derby hat Chief Harvey Parsons
sent several plain clothes men TO
search North Topeka but no arrests
have been made
Because he wanted little
change to last him over Sunday, E.
r. Turner, who used TO work IN To-
peka, but who now is in Kansas City,
induced the Southwick Supply COM
pany to cash SIS check for him Sat
urday night This morning the check
was returned and Harry SouthW1ck
had a warrant issued for Turner
charging MN Win ObIdlII1u5
under false -pretenses-
The court OF Topeka was closed
today and will be so tomorrow as
the result of the accumulated amount
of work in the court judge Hugh i.
Fisher said that he would not hold
court for two days so that the back
work could be caught up The vol
ume of business in this court Is so
large that Douglas A Graham, clerk,
cannot keep it up with the present
office force Graham has to do all
the work himself. not having any
deputies to help him
j. F.. Harnett. formerly chief dis
patcher of the Santa F'e at Emporia,
has been appointed train Inspector of
the eastern lines, according to an an
given out today by C w
Kouns, of Topeka, general manager
He will report to Mr. Kouns- He sue
ceeds A. :. Rankin. retired, who viii
go to Monrovia, Cal, to make his
home. The change is effective Sep
TEN her L Harnett is a railroad man
of much experience. He was former
Iy a superintendent of the Missouri
Pacific and has been chief dispatcher
on large number of Santa F'e