The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Ben Bear, who recently returned from
France where he was connected with the
peace conference at Paris, will address the
Cooperative club at its dinner at the Elks
club at 30 O'Clock tonight.
Thomas Libbey, charged with a serious
offense against his daughter. waived bis
preliminary today and was bound over to
the district court for trial by Judge RAD
n. Lee of the court OF Topeka.
Marion Justice today filed a petition for
a divorce from Logan Justice charging ex-
, treme cruelty. They are negroes. 4 re-
straining order was issued which keeps
Logan from molesting hfs wife.
Because so many of the Topeka boys
have found good jobs for the summer, only
Sae sss week. se ihe Fifteen were G but
they had all found work for the summer
The Felix Broker preliminary hearing
in connection with the failure of the Kan
poned for a week, according to word re-
ceived here. 1t was scheduled 10 Degln
today.
morning at the home Of c. G. Elvtn, at
1925 Polk street, game near causing a
serious fire. Fire companies prevented the
house being damaged. The stove was de-
stroyed
Hundreds of friends of William But
ler well known station master OF the
Santa Fe railway for the past twenty-one
Of the Assumption Monday. The floral
tributes were beautiful.
]. c. Smith. business agent of the Anal
ers' association. who has been investigat,
ing working conditions in Topeka, caused
the arrest Monday of grocer and
butcher for keeping open on Sunday.
Non-support and kenness are
charges made against Frank V. McRae by
Nellie. A. McRae in petition for divorce
wants a divorce from Labina Rodrigues
Zamora on the charge of abandonment.
A deputy sheriff today went to Hoxie;
Kan, to bring Earl Montayne, aged 90
charge. Montnyne was arrested at Selden
and removed to Hoxie for safe keeping In
the county Jail until until the arrival OF
officers from Shawnee county.
The playground baseball league began
today. Competition is keen between the
boys of every park and school play
because they have a league all their own.
and intend to show the boys thing or
two about the national pastime.
With only a few days remaining there
are many Shawnee county automobile own
ers who must get their licenses from the
county treasurer at So each. Under new
state law 1t is necessary for those apply
ing for licenses to turn in their engine
numbers. f. A. Campbell, county treasurer,
announced today.
ing 1 regnIsriv on the @Y'' courts, Tenth
and Lane streets. is Ralph Jencks, city
champion. jerks is getting into hot
his sailor costume. He plays in his ''gob"
outfit, and Is smashing EN- over the net
in great shape this week.
E. Gilkie, a negro, charged with stealing
hogs from a Union Pacific car in North
Topeka, was bound over to the district
court for trial by Judge Rad Lee at Gil
day. Gilkie, 1t is claimed. tied the hogs
to tree in the woods where they were
found by Union Pacific detectives.
1.-THE Gospel of the Good Package and
Proper Handling" is the subject of a loss
Chamber Of Commerce at 5 80 o'clock to;
railroad administration. Several members
of the Santa Fe loss and damage commit
tee will be present to contribute to the
lecture.
Members of the Topeka Driving associa-
ton, which is affiliated with the American
Trotting association, will meet at the
to some of the young horses which will
later be entered in the races. DIR. George
c. Pritchard is present; n ]. Covell. sec
rotary, and d. o. Orr, treasurer, of the
association.
The county commissioners have sold
their $4,000 bond issue to W. f. Davis,
f bonding Company. for AZ per cent Inter,
est. The commissioners claim they saved
$140O by turning the bonds over to Davis
demanding 8 per cent interest. The bond
issue covers n twentyyear period.
Steven Stone has been arrested by the
police charged with culpable negligence. 1t
Is charged Stone drove an auto in Juan
Lopez on June r. while the latter. was
WORKING on section. stone, II Is cfalneu
didn't stop to ascertain the extent of the
injuries he had caused. Lopez is said to
be seriously injured and is in local hos
pital. Stone was out on bond at the time
of his arrest, pending sentence for steal
ing meat from the Knights and Ladies' Of
Security home.
Mayor Corwine Is still absent attending
another of the regular meetings Of the
brotherhood of gas men in Kansas City.
He was expected to return to Topeka to-
day, but had not arrived at noon. The
sessions of the members of the gas fra
ternity are long and complicated, of
devious methods and mysterious, awe-in-
spring negotiations AItho the gas situa-
ton affects the city at large and is mat
ter of supreme Importance to the members
of the commission, none of the commission
ers seem aware as to just what negotia-
tions are being made what is being
done, II anything.
New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans. June 24.-COTTON-Spot,
quiet, 25 points off; middling, $3.50.
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