The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
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| Only So marriage licenses were is
sued in Topeka during October as
compared with 20 in September. The
books at the probate court show a
decrease in the number of marriages
during the last few months.
! Charles Cason, wanted since Septem-
| Der II on a charge of wife desertiop,
was given a preliminary hearing In the
court of Topeka Friday and bound
over to the district court. He was COM
mitted to Jail in default of a $500
bond.
| and Mrs. Peter Eberhard, of Highland
Park, has written his parents that he
is recovering from wounds received in
a recent engagement He is with the
10 engineers, and his wounds were re-
ceived in battle October 1.
Cap" Ingals. originally charged
with stealing $3.50 from Julius Lar
sen, was sentenced to ninety days Ia
Dor at the county farm when he
pleaded guilty before Judge Robert D.
Carver Friday afternoon to having
liquor in his possession. The other
charge against him was dismissed.
The Gage park Washburn rural high
school question will be decided at
meeting to be held in the office of the
county superintendent on Monday, No
vember 10. it was stated today by Fred
A. Seaman. The meeting, which was
set for next Monday, had to be post
poned again on account of influenza.
Fourteen juvenile delinquency cases
came up before Judge Ralph G. Cav
this morning. Three colored boys, Lee
Roy Fisher, Langston Girton and Hill
!, lard Skaggs, all charged with petty
!; larceny, were sentenced to the reform
school. The balance of the cases. all
| nf matt oil
) under Amusement or continued.
Since the closing order has been
continued in the city for another week,
there will be no services at the Walnut
. Grove Methodist church tomorrow.
; Altho there will be no services at the
church tomorrow, a plan has been
worked out for the distribution of the
Sunday school literature. The librarian
will be at the church from $50 to
1890 a. n.
A letter has been received from Le-
Roy Anderson. of the 10 engineers,
! who was previously reported killed in
action. The letter was dated October
pital in France. He was recovering
from wounds, which some of his
| friends supposed had caused his death.
He is the son of Mrs. Bessie Ander-
son Reed. of Portland, Ore, formerly
of Topeka.
|
I en- from D. M. Kendall. who had bor-
rowed it from his uncle was found
Friday afternoon at TWenty-fourth
and Ohio streets. where it had been
; abandoned. Kendall, who is a sailor
and was home on furlo, borrowed his
uncle's car at Willard Thursday and
drove to Topeka, where he left it
: standing in front of the residence at
u $40 Topeka avenue. Coming out about
!, fifteen minutes later. he found it had
: disa ppeared.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Blackledge
a of Onaga, have received official con-
= firmation of the word that their son
Corp. Walter Blackledge, was killed
in battle September %. He was 2t
lyears of age and a member of Com
. pany X, 1877 infantry, Thirty-fifth di.
a vision. He enlisted at Garrett, Kan.
in August, 1917, and sailed for France
r in April, 1918. He was a nephew o,
n Mrs. J. r. Waddington, of 1896 Col
n lege avenue, Topeka. Two of hi.
= brothers are in the service: Capt
Frank Blackledge. at Camp Funston
n and Victor Blackledge, in training a
: K. S. A. c., Manhattan.
n George Theuerling,. from the U. S. S
e Rochester. is now here on furlo, Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Y Theuerling. Mr.. Theuerling is nov
6 serving his second term in the United
States navy, having entered the sery
convoy duty and has made six success
full trips overseas. His rate is that O
first class engine man. Previous t,
" his being attached to convoy duty
Theuerling's headquarters were Sal
Diego. He has seen some actual sub
# marine scares. Theuerling will leav,
l. for New York soon.
i, A petition was filed in the office o
lie the district court today by Worth "
a. Woody, of Kansas City, asking a judg
n ment of $277.33 against r. c. an,
l. Lenora Miller. E. Sipes and John F
lie Eisenhower and wife. Wood state,
in that he had sold some lots on Gar
l. field avenue. in Topeka, to the Miller
m on payments and that they had, il
1T turn sold them to Sipes, who, h
u charges, failed to keep up the pay
" ments. They were later transferre
e. to the Eisenhowers and it is alIege
N that the payments are still in defaul,
he The plaintiff asks for possession of tn
D. premises and the money due