The Topeka state journal., 1919-04-29
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

A quarter section of land and an auto
mobile were awarded 70 May tarrel When
she was. granted divorce from Leo J.
Farrell by Judge George II. Whitcomb
Thirty Gays in Jail and 500 fine was
the sentence given Pat Cooney when he
pleaded guilty to having liquor IN his
north of Topeka.
Anna Helbert today filed a suit for
divorce from Click Helbert, $40 East Fifth
street. Non-support is charged. Alimony
and custody of the two minor children are
requested. They married December a,
The city commissioners this morning ac-
cepted the resignation of Miss Vera An
derson, who filled the position of secretary
to the mayor. and also that of Jacob Dice,
who has been a street foreman for num-
Der of years.
Elizabeth Connen, 522 Lawrence, has
filed suit for a divorce from S. g. Con
nell Abandonment is charged. Restora-
ton of her maiden name of Haley and
custody of the property on Lawrence ave-
nue. is asked.
A rural hiah school is one of Tecum-
seh's dreams The people there have asked
Fred Seaman, county Superintendent. to
talk on the various kinds of rural schools.
The plan is to consolidate five districts
in that neighbOrhoOd for the school.
A jury in the first division of the dis
trict court today found Steve Stone guilty
of larceny and burglary. Sentence was not
Stone was charged with stealing meat from
the Knights and Ladies of Security home
and hospital west of the city.
Rushing spring work necessitating ex
cusing farmers from jury service has re-
suited in juror famine in the Shawnee
county district court. Today, the sheriff
Immediately. to fill gaps in the ranks of the
veniremen for the present term of the
Shawnee county district court
Little more than a day elapsed after the
return of Worth Lewis of the 18th in
fantry from France until he was married
man. Lewis, dressed in his uniform, with
two service stripes and two wound stripes
on his coat sleeve was married Monday
afternoon at the probate court to May
Marion of Rossville. He returned from
France Sunday.
Maj. Jerry Springstead of the quarter
masters department of the army was in
Topeka Monday. He has been called to
Washington for special work. Major
Springstead has been stationed at San
Antonio Texas He says few of the of
ficers in his department have been dis
charged and expects to remain in service
several months.
Two of the twelve I. w. w members
confined in the Shawnee county Jail have
been released on their own recOgniZance to
appear at the September term of court in
Wichita for trial. Federal authorities in
timated that more of the men would
probably he released in the near future,
provided they can give bond. The two
men turned out Monday were Thomas
O'Day and Joseph Gresbach.
Harry Orr a negro, is in st. Francis
hospital today with two bullet wounds in
flicted on him by Mitchell S. Slaughter.
another negro The shooting occurred
| streets, and, according to both men. was
the result of an old argument. Slaughter
was arrested and is in Jail charged with
assault with intent to kill. Slaughter fired
| five shots from a 30 automatic at Orr.
| The shooting was witnessed by Patrolman
| George Jackson.
| Clerks in the court house today received
| their monthly pay warrants o. KID by the
| county commissioners with the new salary
| increases inserted. The increases are jus
| titled under a bill passed by the last legis-
| lature making possible $1,000 salary hike
! for clerks in the Shawnee county court
house. Heads of many of the departments
| did MT use the full amount permissible
| Withholding some for emergencies such
| as extra clerk hire further demands
| for increases in salaries.
City property is just beginning to move