The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-05
SNAP SHOTS

Mice and matches are blamed for a
fire OF Fanny Brown, III North
Van Buren, street, at o'clock this
morning. The damage is estimated
at $40.
Suit for $1s1.s7 on an alleged bill
In the court of Topeka by w. H.
lines against the Topeka Laundry
company.
Suit for $S31.5O which the plaintiff
alleges Is owed him by the defendant
was today filed in the Shawnee coun-
2OS Kansas avenue, against the Burn:
ham Hotel company of this city.
Marriage licenses to the following
were today issued from the office OF
Hugh MacFarland. probate judge:
Smith, age 80. both of Topeka; Sam
ue1 N. Kincaid. age 81. of Topeka. and;
BIanch Rydluk, age so. of fIndepend-.
The February issue of The
Country Gentleman contains an arti-
Gle on "A Baby Chick Business
Kansas Woman,s.s Methods on Five
Acres" by H. W. Doyle of the state
agricultural department, Topeka. The
article Is well written. 1t tells of the
experience of a woman in northwest
ern kansas-no name given-who
sold 10000 chicks in 1914.
the Auditorium by MarshalIs band
Sunday afternoon from $3.50 o'clock
to O'Clock, ending in time for those
who wish to hear General Booth of
The salvation Army, who will speak
at the First Baptist scl1urch. The con-
cert to be given Sunday is one remain
ing from the series the city contract
ed for with Marsha1l'e band last year.
The hearing of the Daisy Wood ap-
peal in the first division Of the Shaw
nee county district court was held
Wednesday afternoon. The Wood
girl was recently sentenced to the
BelOit Industrial school by Hugh
MacFarland. judge of the Juvenile
court, because of alleged incorrigibil-
ity. Judge Dana took the case I'M
der Amusement until next Saturday.
Petition for divorce suit alleging
that the defendant at certain times
remained away from home until late
at night without excuse and that he
would address, prOfane remarks to the
plaintiff. was today filed in the Shaw
Roulston Patton against George M.
Patton. The plaintiff asks a divorce
and restoration of her maiden name
Lillian Roulston..
The hearing In the case of Seth Ely,
gas producer Of Tulsa, Okla, against
tho Kansas public utilities commission
to enjoin the order requiring that nat
ural gas sold in Kansas contain 500
British Thermal heat units which was
recently issued by the commission
continued at a late hour this after
noon. 1t is expected that when all evil
dence is completed the case will be
taken under advisement.
Frank Victor Peterson, a young man
living north of Topeka, has invented
an attachment fora corn planter that
is said to be of great value. Peter
sons machine enables a man Operat-
ing a planter to regulate the distance
between hills according to the fer
tility of the ground. He has received
several offers ffom manufacturers
who want to purchase the patent, but
expects to hold on to it until he learns
it's real worth.
4 The Topeka Providdnt association
Is Under dasfaAtine fJHshsfipoa. ODD DE-
L., L., Lull, county physician, discov-
cred Thursday night that a man
whom he had been called to treat had
the disease. There were twenty-six
persons in the building and all were
placed under quarantine The small
pOx victim, Ernest Garfield, was re-
moved to the city detention hospital
He had slept at the Provident build
ing five nights. The two nights be-
fore he spent in the Rock Island depot
at Maple Hill. He says his home is in
Enid Okla