North Topeka Daily Courier from Topeka, Kansas • 8

Court Hot en. DISTRICT COURT. The readers of this issue are respectfully requested to institute a comparison between the Coueier and other papers Homer M. White vs George M. KeJlam for recovery os $1,500 and foreclosure of mortgage.

that they are worjt to read, and, if they may discover in the editorial matter and generally miscellany contained in the paper much that shall be something of W. A. Archer vs Edith Archer; di vorce granted to plaintiff. W. P.

Bryan vs John D. Knok: suit dismissed at cost of defendant. Continental Insurance Company vs. Charles H. Beaubin.

Defendant's mo a feast of reason and flow of soul, that will give substantial food to the inner man, the Courier will be grateful for such a beneficent result. tion to dismiss overruled and excepted THEOITY to. State Insurance Company vs. Mrs, The center of attraction is McClintoek's window, which is filled with comical 1 Fo 3 Helen Bernard. Defendant's motion to dismiss overruled.

Norman Carter vs. U. P. B. B.

suit to recover $15,000 for loss of a leg. PROBATE COURT. William Harris, of Shawnee county, and Rosa Woods, of North Topeka, were granted a marriage license. Administrator in the estate of Willard Davis filed final repor and was discharg ed from further duty. No criminal suits were reported to-day in the courts of Squires Jamison, Keed and Searles.

CHESNEY COURT. State of Kansas vs. Philip Washing ton, assault and battery on his wife. The parties are all colored residing on A street, North Topeka. police COURT.

John Doe, plain drunk; fined $10 and costs. Thomas Wesly arrested for failing to register dog; discharged. No business in Judge Beed's court. C. I.

Myers will bave a list of property in this space in onr next issue. 15) her aext wees. valentines. Mr. Grant Shelby and Pierce Hubbard went down to Kansas City last night to "do" the town.

Mr. John Fry is expected to return from Nebraska, where he has been in the service of the Rock Island railroad company. "VV. P. Campbell, ex-register of deeds of Pottawatomie county, made a short visit to the Gourier to-day.

Mr. C. held the office four years. Smith Stanten was arrested in Sedgwick county for perjury in a pension case. He was committed to jail to await the arrival of witnesses.

Mr. Wm. Ganes will open a first-class meat market first door east of Hanley Bros. Mr. Ganes is a gentleman and knows how to treat everyone and it will pay you to call on him when you want choice meats.

Poor Commissioner Rigdon was found very busy to-day distributing provisions to ths poor. There were in the room at the time the reporter called 26 persons ranging in age frcm 6 to 80 years, both white and colored, male and female. Chris Holthethcl was arrested at Pax ico by Deputy United States Marshall Wyatt and brought before Commissioner Wilson for violating internal revenue law, or in other words, wanting to do a little whisky business without a license. He was bound over in the sum of $300. Messrs.

Walter P. James Sod, the contractors who built the Wilson-Keith fine building on Kansas avenue, report that the outlook is exceedingly bright for this season of the year. They are now building a $4,800 residence for J. K. Forbes on Western avenue.

Tiiere are nineteen prisoners in the Shawnee county j-il; 18 men and one woman; six under sentence to the pen Mr. W. H. Gill the jailor at bis post, wbo by the way, is a very courteous and polite gentleman and au excellent officer. Everything about the jail is neat and clean.

A gaeat excitement was created this afternoon at 1117 Kansas avenue by a Mr. Gray who has been sick for some time and this afternoon becoming madly insane he procured an old gun and a hatchet; and began to wage a war on all with whom he came in contact. Deputy Marsbal Alien was notified whenhe went to the house and sue ceded in disarming the gentleman and locking him up. Judge Quinton was notified, but up to the time of going to pi ess nothimg has been dore with him. The roorter of th paper called at the roonn of the La ties Relief committee at the county jail and found the, ladies very i-y relieving the wants of the needy.

Theladhs of this committee consist of a board of eight who do all the buying and 'distributing. President, Mrs. Juab Mulvane; treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Wadsworth; s-rcretary, Mrs.

E. M. Brown. There is also a ward commiitee who look after their respective wards. Up to the present time there has been relieved one hun lred and twenty families.

There are a great many that this committee relieves who require some nourishments -uch as fruits and other not furnished by the poor committee. They als famish clothing ready made; also new goods and fiequt ntly cut and make clothing. This indeed a Christian and chai table work that these ladies are doing, and deserves the highest commendation of all good citizens..