The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
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ar HOME NEWS.

A marriage license was issued today
in probate court to John T. DeLong
age %. Topeka, and Hazel Martin,
age 20. Topeka.
Divorce was given the defendant to-
day in the salt of P f. Vickland
against Matilda Vickland by Judge
Dana who also made a division of the
property.
To represent the Methodist Publish
ing house in Toxic, Japan, G. A. Holli-
day, son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Holli-
day, will leave Monday for the Orient.
Mr.. Holiday is a graduate in law at
Kansas university.
Fred NJ. Stonestreet, has announced
his candidacy for marshal of the court
of Topeka. Stonestreet has served
two terms in connection with the
court of Topeka, one term as marshal
and one term as deputy.
Evangelist J. NJ. briggs will preach
at both morning and evening services
Sunday at the Church of Christ. 522
Polk street The evening services will
be held at o'clock. Communion
service will be held in the morning.
The public utilities commission has
authorized a bond issue of $4,000, 900
by the Kansas City Street Railway
company. The money will be used by
the company in Il reorganization plan
of the Metropolitan Street Railway
company.
FRIDAY evening, + rank BlpeSte1n. an
Indian boy, ran away from Haskell
institute at Lawrence At 1850
o'clock he alighted from a Santa Fe
train in Topeka and was nabbed by
the police. Authorities from the in
stitute took Pipestem back to Law
renee today.
A special smoker viii be given by
the Norden Benefit association, at the
regular meeting Monday evening, Feb
ruary IS, all members are requested
to come out and take part in the pro-
gram for the evening. Many impor-
tant matters will come before the
meeting, the secretary states.
One of the numbers at the Metho-
dist Business Mems Bible class tomor-
row morning is the playing on a violin
227 years old by a man over II years
of age of oIdtime melodies that he
played so years ago. The subject for
class study is Business Management
of the Church's Affairs This will be
discussed by c. A. HARLAN and Charles
S. Elliott.
BY consent of both sides in the case,
the argument in a mandamus suit
compelling w. d. Ross, state censor,
to approve THE Birth of a Nation"
a feature film, has been postponed.
The hearing was scheduled to come
up before Judge Dana today. No
new date has been set for the hearing
but it will probably be held sometime
next week.
suit for collection of commission on
transfer of real estate was filed today
in the district court by Thomas G.
Shillinglaw, real estate agent, against
H. 9. Ewers. Shillinglaw claims he
contracted with the defendant to trade
land and property in Kansas and
Oklahoma and claims to have fulfilled
his contract. He asks for a commits
sion of S6S7.50.
Charles Smith was bound over to
the district court by Judge Hugh
Fisher in the court of Topeka under
$500 bond on the charge of attempt
ing statutory offense against Pearl
Hisginbottom under a warrant charg-
ing actual commission of the crime.
1t was charged by the state that the
alleged attempts took place at Smiths
rooms on West Sixth street
Although A L. Entsminger is
dead, lawsuits are continually be-
ing filed which involve his
name. The last suit is one
brought Friday afternoon in the dis
trict court by Ella Jeness. Ora Ogan,
Wilma Huff and Rose Goodrich for a
division of the Entsm1nger property.
Prior to his death recently Ents-
minger had been involved in several
suits in Topeka courts
A. 7. Atchison, a jitney driver. re-
ceived an impression Friday evening
when the police car went tearing up
Kansas avenue on a call that some
body was looking for a race. Atchison
began attempting to pass Bert Rich
ardson, driver of the police car. Rich
ardson promptly nabbed Atchison and
took him to the police station where
the chauffeur stated he did not know
he was racing with the police car
Atchison was released on IS bond.
Governor Capper has offered a re-
ward of 5000 for the arrest and con-
viction Of Charles G. Kicker default
ing cashier of the Yates Center Ma
tional bank. Ricker's bank failed