The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-03
LOCAL MENTION.


DR.. w. S. Hunter, 10 New Mills
building.
The case of the state against Fred
A. Terrain went 20 the jury in Judge
Dana's court this afternoon. Terrain
is charged with attempted assault
on Elvanore McElvain, six-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph NIGEL
vain. 1t is on the testimony of the
little giT: that the state is relying al
most entirely for conviction.
The national council of the Knights
and Ladies of Security today filed suit
in the district court against Eliza ".
Bowman and others. The suit in
wolves the payment of principal and
interest on $500 note. "A total, OF
$3.50 is involved.
Several residents of the Tecumseh
towns hip visited the county commits
sioners Friday afternoon and asked
the board to build the proposed oil
road. The commissioners are at
present tied UP with restraining or
der from the district court to stop the
oil road and compel the construction
of rock road. Until this order is set
cside no work of any nature will DE
done in the Tecumseh district.
The committee to investigate the
new Kaw dixie has not yet been named
ton. The members of the committee
will probably be named some time
next week and a thorough inVest1ga-
ton of the condition of the big con-
crete wall will be made.
DR.. Roby has moved his office to 72o
Kansas avenue.
Prizes for best window displays
Merchants week-The Kreipe Cigar
Co., will offer thirty dollars for the
best window displays of their product
during Merchants week in Topeka,
June z, and 9. The prizes offered
will be twenty and ten dollars for the
two best windows. Conditions as fol-
lows:
The displays will be judged on
basis of their advertising value, rath-
er than as to artistic arrangement, al
though if the judges decide that one
or more of the displays are equal as
to advertising value, then the final
decision as to superiority will have to
be based on the artistic arrangement
Any merchant wishing to compete
in this contest must notify r. 7.
Kriepe on or before Monday, June 5.
windows must be trimmed, ready
for inspection, not later than Tuesday
night, June 6, as the inspection VIII
awarded about noon Wednesday,
June Z.
Names of the judges will be an
nounced later.
This contest is open to any store ii
Topeka whether they handle cigars or
not. The Kreipe Cigar Co., will fur
nish cigars for display and those who
wish to enter must notify r. T.
Kreipe before Monday evening, Ind.
141O, 80 East Fourth.
Roast chicken tomorrow at Ladies'
Al ia 7fh Dinner 15P
AS usual prompt payment was mado
June End of $4,000 to Mrs. Mary Luc-
as, widow of the late A. T. Lucas,
Topeka Lodge No. IL, A. o. u. W.
warrant was issued today by Judge
Schoch for the arrest of Alonzo w.
Scanlon, who will be tried under the de-
linquent parent law. Scanlon, it is
to Kansas City, Kan. Since that time
the mother and children have been in
destitute circumstances and scarcely
able to provide the necessities OF life.
If ScanIon can be found. he will be
brought to Topeka and given hear
ing in the probate court.
A motion for a parole for Fred Brad
ford, now confined in the county jail
on a charge of selling liquor, was de-
MED this morning by Judge A w.
Dana.
Notice of an appeal to the supreme
court was given today by the city IN
the case of Iva c. Nesbitt. The appeal
is taken on an allegation of error by
Judge Whitcomb when he overruled a
demurrer filed by the city. Nesbltt
died as result of injuries received in a
runaway Notice of the claim was not
filed in four months after the accl-
dent and the city asked to have the
case dismissed. Their motion was de-
MED Evidence in the case has never
been presented and the supreme court
will pass on Judge Whitcomb's view OF
the demurrer.
The following guests were present
at a surprise given on Mrs. c: II.
Kutz at her home, 1921 Quincy street.
Wednesday evening:
and Mrs c. Coblentz, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sheppard. Mr.. and Mrs G: H. Ben
nett Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Woodward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Sexton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Long, Mrs. Atwood,
Mrs. ]. w. Emry, Miss Nellie White,
Mrs. Swope, Miss Hattie Swoope, Mrs
G. A. Bland. Mrs. E. H. Alldefer,
Mrs. Sol Richardson, Miss Nora Ches-
ney, Miss Ada Purcell, Miss Dora
Tobias, Mrs. Kate Lewis. Mrs. cas-
san, Miss Lou Smyse, Miss Edna E.
Ritrow, Virginia Lewis Jessie To-
bias, Fay Lewis, Miss Hazel Bennett,
Mr.. Earl Robinson, Mr.. Charles
Smith, Harold Kutz Clyde Middleton.
The Good Government club will
hold their annual picnic Thursday aft