The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-11

Non-TaxabIe Kansas bonds. Free from
all tax. Including federal income. The
Shawnee Investment Co., 534 Kansas ave-
ADV.
TX. Wehe has left Topeka for North
Louisville. Ohio. in answer to a telegram
announcing the death of his brother, Frank
Wehe, formerly of this city.
Jay F. Close, who has been critically
i'll with influenza at his home, BIS POLK
street. is improving. Mrs. Close and little
daughter, who have also been ILL., are able
to sit up.
In honor to the memory of Nathaniel
Coover. city auditor, who died Wednesday,
and whose funeral was held today, the city
hall was closed from to 4 O'Clock by
order of Mayor Corwine-
Col. w. w. Smith. department COM
mander of the Kansas G. A. r.. left today
for Wichita, where he will meet with com
mittees on arrangements for the q. A H.
encampment there in May.
The police Thursday made a fruitless
search for fifty chickens stolen Wednes-
day night from Ulysses II. Grant, colored,
who lives near the ball park. The chickens
were Barred Rocks, with two or three
Rhode Island Reds among them, Grant
said.
Randolph d. Smith. IA years old. and
Thursday to Mrs. Caroline Cannon. of
Topeka. Rev. Theodore Fillmans perform
ed the ceremony, after which the couple
left for Lenwood, Kan, where Smith 5
home Is located.
quarter section of land few miles
sol hive r., OF Topeka which BELONGED to
by c. o. Ansel, administrator of the estate.
to BENJAMIN ]. Fickel for $1S,246, accord
ing to the warranty deed filed today. The
deal does not take effect for six months
from date.
The application for an order restraining
the government from collecting a $4,000
fine, claimed from the Topeka Milling COM
pany on the allegation that the mill OBJ
tanned profit in excess of the amount
specified by the federal administration, has
settlement has been reached. Mill officials
say the government accepted the company s
figures which show no excess profits.
Lucinda King was granted a divorce
from Francis King by Judge George
WhitcOmb in the district court Thursday
afternoon. She was given the custody of
the two minor children, whom it was order
ed, the father should be permitted to visit
occasionally. Extreme cruelty and threats
against her life on the part of her husband
were the allegations contained in her petit
ton. The Kings had been married 70
years.
A meeting of the Shawnee county Re-
publicans will be held in the near future,
1t was decided Thursday night at a meet
ing of various committees of the Republi-
can club in the office of W. f. Schoch,
president. Various matters pertaining to
the work of the club were discussed and
the program committee was instructed to
obtain prominent speakers for the COM
ing meeting.
with having intoxicating liquors in their
possession Thursday Hickory came to the
court house with the request that Mrs.
Jones be allowed to remain at home, say
ing he would take all the punishment COM
ing to both of them. Mrs. Joness case
was dismissed Hickory, altho a persistent
violator of the prohibitory liquor law, has
the reputation among officials of being a
man whose word is as good as his bond.
After nearly n years service with the
Sixty fifth coast artillery overseas, Lieut..
hnd Fr(VN a1-
He received his discharge from the army at
Camp Lewis about a week ago. Lieutenant
Cowgirl was an active participant in every
battle fought by the Americans except at
Chateau Thierry. David Cowgirl, younger
| brother of the lieutenant has recently been
discharged from the 10th engineers. He
was gassed in the Argonne. Both of the
boys are visiting another brother, Harry
Cowgirl, in Topeka.
Miss Margaret Purves has been engaged
as assistant superintendent of the Public
native of Scotland and received her train
ing at the Burney infirmary, in Burney,
| England. She took graduate work in
tuberculosis, nursing under Doctor Lawson
in Banchory, Scotland. Prior to coming
| to Topeka she was superintendent of nurses
| at the Michigan State hospital at Newberry
At one time she was superintendent of the
| tuberculosis santtarium at Elmgrove, w
| Va. She will have charge of the tubercu-
losis work in Topeka and Shawnee county
| search of the records in the Topeka
| government land office is being made by
A. q. Dennis, land record clerk, and L. A
| Woodside, his assistant, of the st. JOSEPH
Il Grand Island railroad, to ascertain il
any land is still due the company by the
grant of the government to the ST. Joseph
& Denver City railway of July %, 1866
The railroad was to have a right of way
| of 100 feet where the adjoining land was
| settled and 200 feet where it was not set
| tied. The task of the two officials is tC
| find out just what land was settled wher
| the grant was made. 1t may mean hun.
| dreds of feet of land to the company, it il
said.