The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-12
LOCAL MENTION

Alpha Stone, charged by his wife,
Fern Stone, with wife ard child deser-
ton was arraigned in the court of To-
pelza today and pleaded not guilty. His
hearing was set for March l 6.
Warrants have been issued from the
court of Topeka for Earl McQuilken
and John Doe" charging them with
stealing seven gallons OF gasoline from
an underground tank at 526 Quincy
street. The complaint was filed by AL
bert Straub. The gasoline at y cents
gallon, is listed at a valuation of
s1.47. McQu;lken has disa ppeared
John Doe" is
Topeka Auto Livery Phone SOS or
3737, 116 w. 9TH. Open day and
night.-Adv.
There will be a bath house for men
at Cages park this summer. Today
at the regular meeting of city COM
missioners, Commissioner Porter made
Il motion that the city clerk be in
structed to advertise for bids for build
ing bath house for men at Cages
park. The present bath house will
be used by women this summer.
The city commissioners today plac-
ed an ordinance on first reading that
conforms with the provisions of the
bone dry law passed by the legisla-
ture. Upon the first passage of the or
dinance the city will be empowered to
place the same fines and imprison-
ment upon the persons with liquor in
their poss esSion as the state.
Joseph w. Doran, owner of Walnut
Park subdivision, is at the National
hotel-Adv.
Between now and Wednesday morn
ing at 0 O. clock the city commission
ers will select clerks and judges of
election for the city primary to be
held, March 20, two weeks from to-
day.
Commissioner Frank NJ. Newland
and George p. Hayden, city attorney,
must decide if there is any merit in
claim for $3.50 damages presented at
the city commissioners meeting this
morning by Robert Wallace, 65. 6i5
Lime street. Wallace was employed
by the city at its water plant and
while working there alleges that de-
fective wall on which he was standing
gave way and caused a fall of from 10
to IL feet. Another man working be-
side him at the same time, fell on top
of Wallace and this. it is alleged, caus-
ed inca pa itatinG injuries to the eX-
tent of $3.50. The claim was referred
to Newland and Hayden.
Ruth Winner says she knows her
husband Charles Winner, hit her in
the eye bla ckened it and knocked
her down. She knows that But that
is not the reason she is asking for a
divorce She says he threatened to
kill her then commit suicide and she
fears he will carry out the threat and
forget the promise. That is the rea-
son she is asking for divorce. She
filed a petition with the clerk of the
l Al l10 10 tng- hot
they were married February 30, 1910.
and that they are the parents of two
children, a boy six years of age and
a girl two years of age.
The husband of Sylvia V. Longbaugh
charges j. J. Pugh of Alma with white
slavery. He charges that Pugh wooed
| his wife and won he~; that he trans
ported her from Manhattan for i'm
moral purposes. Upon the sworn
complaint of Longbaugh a warra mt
was issued from the court of Topeka
Saturday and Robert Miller. deputy
sheriff. started with it to Alma at
noon today. The sheriff has informal
ton that Pugh is at Alma. The Long
baughs are said to have made their
home at Manhattan.
Foreclosure proceedings against o.
F. Winner, a Shawnee county farmer.
We're instituted in the district court
| by Washburn college. The college
authorities seek to foreclose a mort
gage upon an eighty-acre farm belong
i ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Winner 1t is
charged in the petition that Winner
gave his note for $4,000 to the college.
! April l. 1911, the loan to bear 6 per
cent interest. The Whole amount sued
| for is $4,000. Mr.. Winner lives two
miles north of North Topeka ard is a
| prominent farmer. In 1914 he was a
! candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for county commissioner from the
north district against Boyd Pollom