The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
North Side Ne1os
NAB A j0INTIST
Officers Arrest Spence Bridges
on a BOOtlegging Charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Belts CeIe-
brate Golden Wedding.

The protest which was lodged Feb
ruary J with the city commission
against the paving petition passed BY
the commission in January was disal-
lowed at the meeting this morning.
Commissioner Tandy reported that the
protest was not signed by enough resi-
Gent property owners to make It
worthy of notice. This means that the
paving of Gordon street west from
Kansas avenue to Topeka avenue, and
nofth on Topeka avenue to st. John
street, is certainty The boosters on
these two streets have been laborins
lot several years to arouse interest in
the project Last summer John Will
Hams, Washburn law student living
on Iopeka avenue. started a petition
which gathered names at a brisk rate
or speed and ended with full recogni-
ton by the commissioners of the
claims of the property owners for paw
ing along these thorofares.
Law Gets Bridges
Spence Bridges made one of the
numerous mistakes in his largely mis-
staked career Sunday, when he dis
pensed half pint of firewater 20
George White. When Officers Cook
and Bachelor saw White, who by the
way is white, walk out of Spence's
establishment. Spence being of IL
darker shade, they thought it worth
while to frisk George on the strength
of appearances Half a pint was
the result. George was taken to the
county attorneys office, where under
questioning. he spilled the BEANS"
and Spence was jagged. He has fiji
teen cases pending on liquor charges,
and the officers hope he will make a
more or less permanent change IF
residence as a result of the trial Bill
Thompson, of 525 North Jackson, was
also booked a vag Sunday. Bill has
no visible means of support.
Officers Get Woman.
At noon today Officers Cook and
Bachelor arrested Bertha Beverley of
627 North Jackson, who occupies the
same house in which Bridges operat-
ed. George White testified today that
in the last year he had bought 20
half pints of Bertha. She was booked
on a sales count.
Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Belts cele-
brated their golden wedding anniver
sary January 9th. Mr.. and Mrs.
Belts were married in the old historic
town of Lecompton, January 27, 1857.
by the Rev. Strasburg. professor at
Lane University where Mr.. and Mrs.
Belts were attending school Mr.
Belts is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph B. Belts, pioneer settlers of JEFF
ferson county Mrs. Belts is the
Sillers, who celebrated their golden
wedding in Lecompton in 1880. Rev
Sillers was a pioneer minister in the
United Brethren church.
On the day of their anniversary Mr..
and Mrs. Belts gave a dinner to forty
five of their relatives and friends. A
group photograph was taken of five
old soldier and boyhood friends of Mr..
Belts. One large cake was ornament
ed with the name of the couple and
= how
cake was adorned with fifty lighted
! candles.
. Mr. Belts was born in Ohio in 1845-
He was a member of the Eleventh
Kansas cavalry. Mrs. Belts was born
in Iowa in 1S49. They have two chill
grandchildren. The old couple is
widely known among old residents of
Shawnee county.
A fire occurred this morning at
1886 at the home of M. L. Stuttgart,
1924 Central avenue. 1t started with
a spark on the roof. Damage amounts
to 500.
Social and Personal.
The ice on Soldier was in fine shape
Sunday and many people We're out en-
joying it. The skating this winter has
been unusually good because Of the
absence of snow.
w. o. Brown of Rochester was in
town today on business.
The K. and l. of S. Shawnee Coun-
Gil No. will hold ar important meet
ing at their hall, 1000 North Kansas
avenue, Tuesday evening.
Amity lodge No. 231, K. p, confers
the third rank on two candidates this
evening at the K. P. hall, 600 North
Kansas.
The Senior B. Y. P. U. meets to-
night at the North Topeka Baptist
church for its regular monthly bust
ness session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Williams are in
Tampa, Fla, where they plan to spend
the next month.
Ray Deever drove to Hoyt Sunday
meets Tuesday afternoon with Mrs
Ella Smiler of 514 West street.