The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-28
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Frank Mason, colored, was arrested
bv the police this morning for assault
ing his wife
\ +o the decree of the State Poultry
association
| The FraternaI Aid Union ill serve
| a West Point sundae lunch this evening
after the business session of the lodge.
The Topeka Automobile club will
mt M 200 markers within radius of
40 miles of Topeka. These markers
will be for the benefit of auto tourists.
No operation for appendicitis is
necessary for c. T. Mcclellan, division
SUPERINTENDENT of the Santa Fe, who
is ill at the Santa Fe hospital in To-
peka.
J. VIII Kelley, secretary of the Com
merciaI club, left this morning for St.
Louis where he will attend the nation
al conference of Commercial Club Sec
retaries.
The citizens of Asherville, Kan, re-
Gently purchased a printing plant for
the high school. The students in the
school get out an interesting publica-
ton, the Asherville Model School Ad-
Vocate.
Ray Sieber, charged with breaking
into Towards sporting goods store
some time ago, lead guilty in the
second division of the district court
this morning. Judge George H. Whit
comb deferred sentence.
Donald Welty last night was elected
president of the Washburn Dramatic
club. Other officers are: Miss Louise
Bell, vice president; Miss Grace Dana,
secretary; Harwood Benton, manager,
and Angelus Burch, assistant manager.
Fred Gentry, colored, plead guilty
this morning to a charge of assault
with intent to kill in the second di-
vision of the district court. Gentry got
angry at his wife last July and as
saulted her. A case against Gentry
charging him with highway robbery,
was dismissed by the state.
There is a Quarter-section of land
waiting for Gustav Pharoah, an old
soldier, who is being sought by John
c. Waters on Request of the lard reg
stry office at Washington. Every old
soldier is entitled to file claim on $50
acres of public land and Pharoah has
failed to do this. He formerly lived
in Topeka.
T. G. Hopkins, former head of the
state mplOyment bureau and we'll
known newspaper man, will be the
guest of honor at a Masonic dinner to
pc given at the temple Wednesday
night Mr.. Hopkins will leave in a
President Whitehead, of the Missouri,
& Texas railway.
John Jordan, colored was found
guilty of burglary and larceny by a
ury in the second division of the dis
riot court this morning. The jury
he grocery store, owned by Albert and !
Clinton Shocks, at SIS Grant street, !
md stole 1878 worth of canned goods |
md meat The case was heard Mon |
lay but the jury did not decide on a |
7erdict until this morning.
Because he wanted to run away |
md see the world, Bobby Morrisey, 3 |
ears old. of 2016 Clay street, cut
chool Monday morning and in COM
1any with older boys left for Kansas
City. At noon the police were noti-
led. Monday evening a telephone
all from Kansas City notified the
mother that her son had been found
nd that he would be sent home today
The trial of Francisco Navarro, a
1exican, charged with having shot
Augustin Alba, a special police Off
he morning at the second division of
he district court today and was con-
inued until this afternoon. On March
9 Alba went to Navarro's home to
erve a warrant charging him with
isturbing the peace. The evidence
hOwed that Navarro shot Alba while
e was reading the warrant.
Miss Ruth Allen, of Eskridge, and
If. Albert Schroeder, of Paxico, were
larried Monday at $3.50 O'Clock in the
fternoon at the court house by Judge
[ugh MacFarland. They spent a few
avs at the home of the brides broth
r, Mr.. T. NJ. Allen, 4O7 Monroe street
high school and has been
eaching in Eskridge. Mr.. Schroeder
employed by the Rock Island at
[cFarland, where he and his wife
ill make their home. They made the
lip to Mcfarland by automobile.