The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-09
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

A marriage license was issued to-
day from the office of the probate
judge to Samuel Leger of New York,
over Il, and Mabel E. Marsh of To-
peka, over FL
A suit to test the validity of a bill
passed by the legislature barring vot-
ers in cities of the first and second
class from participating in the selee-
| ton of a county superintendent, was
being argued before the supreme court
this morning.
| Gustav Hartman has filed a petition
| in the district court asking for a di-
vorce from Bertha Hartman to whom
| he states he was married october 20,
1915. He states that his wife left
| the home he had provided for her De-
cember Is, 1915.
! William Harris, candidate for the
Republican nomination for clerk OF
| the district court, has filed his noml-
nation papers with Q. K Swayze,
county clerk. Mr.. Harris has been an
employee in the Santa Fe general or
! ficeS for many years
| Five hundred crappie and bass
| taken from the main lake in Gage
park Thursday evening, have been
placed in the lake north of the green
house. The abode of the fish was
| changed while the lake is being drain
ed to remove rocks that for some
time have been a menace to swimmers
Minnie Sash asks for divorce from
c. F. Sash, alleging non-support. She
filed a petition in the district cour1
| alleging that they were married II
1902 and that they have three chill
dren, also that he has four daughters
from a previous marriage. The fam
lily home is at 1928 North Harrison
street.
The special election to vote on s14,-
700 bonds for a new high school build
ing at Highland Park will be held to-
i m he
the school house tomorrow morning a.
8 o'clock, closing at 8 p. m 1t Is
essential that new high school be
built to benefit by the Barnes higf
school law.
i Officers of the Moose have been il
conference with Masonic officers con
corning the leasing of the first flool
and basement of the Masonic building
and it was practically decided to mov'
their quarters. Final action on the
proposition will be taken next Monda!
night at the regular meeting of the
lodge.
Following are some of the mos
| popular studies as indicated by the ad
vance registration at the Topeka higf
school: English 1. 260 students
geometery, 220 as against 209 las
year; algebra III, $50 as against 81
last year; German, $50; history l. Isl
students: elementary science, 100
penmanship. 100; physics, 100; chem
istry, 10; sewing, 101.
Another railroad wishes a birth GER
tificate in Kansas. This time it's thu
Oklahoma, Kansas & Northern rail
road. 1t would run from Liberal
Kan, to Beaver City, Ok. Application
was made by the new company thi
morning before the utilities commits
sion for permission to operate ant
issue 100000 worth of stock. Tn
!. commission took no action.
B. F. Bush, receiver for the Missouri
Pacific Railway company, filed suit il
the district court today against tn
city commissioners to enjoin then
from assessing $729,9S against tn
railway company to help pay for tn
paving on Monroe street betwee
4 Thirteen and Fourteenth. The peti
ton states that the railway company
land is not adjacent to the street an
, | is unplatted.