The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-19
LOCAL MEA ZION.


The hearing of the Richie case before
Referee Robert Stone. has again been
postponed, and may not be taken up for
several days. J. J. Schenek, one Of the
attorneys in the case, stated to the court
today that he had not had proper notice
of the appointment of referee and
to prepare for the hearing. Mr.. Stone
will take evidence in the controversy be-
the court. The hearing will occupy the
time of the referee for two or three
weeks and will be held in the federal
court room.
George Etzel. sr., was today appointed
by Judge Schoch as guardian for Adam
Ethel, 10 years old; and Mary Etzel, aged
II years. The two children were named
as beneficiaries in an insurance policy
died several weeks ago and the older
Ethel will take charge of the money I'M
The RossviIle school board is spending
the day with John #. Eby, county super
intendent. and making arrangements for
cashing $4,000 in bonds recently voted for
a new school building. The new building
is nearly completed and the board is now
anxious to cash the bonds.
The case Of the Chicago Lumber COM
pany against Douglas & Evans. local
Judge Whitcomb. The action involves a
claim for material furnished in the pre-
Iiminary work on the new Memorial
building.
Numerous complaints have been made
playing football in the streets. Several
serious accidents have recently been
averted in the West end and the playing
of football in the streets has caused more
grief than the balloon ascensions at
Westlawn park-if possible.
Mrs. Owen Lercher of Kansas City is
visiting her mother. Mrs C. W. Mead.
before Joining her husband at Memphis
Tenn.
Three city cases appealed to the dis
trict court, were dismissed this morning
in Judge Whdtcomb's division. All of the
dismissed on motion of the city attorney.
The city case against Mrs. J. W. Tassell,
was continued for the term and bond
fixed at $500.
Lucille Smith, convicted in the court OF
pass a forged check, has been appealed
to the district court. 1t is charged that
the woman offered a Topeka firm bogus
$50 check alleged to have been signed by
street.
Temporary liquor injunctions have been
granted by the district court in the state
cases against Frank Thomas and the
GerTnan-American club, which was re-
Gently raided by the sherin's force.
The jury in the second division of the
district court was again excused from
service today when Judge Whitcomb
opened court. All of the cases on the
docket for the day were disposed Of with
out trial Several state cases against al
legged violators of the prohibitory law will
be on the carpet at Fridays session.
Martin Campro. an educated Mexican,
was arrested at 80 o'clock this morning
on a charge Of drunkenness and carrying
a concealed weapon. He was found Sleep
ing and singing by turns in a North KAN
Sas avenue stairway The weapon he had
was a Sheffield steel, silver mounted dag
ger.
Henry Huddleson, a negro, was arrested
by Sergeant Sauls and Detective Anderson
last night on a charge of bootlegging.
They found IA bottles of beer on ice at
his house at sos State street and also
barrel of empties.
VIM F. Meyer of PIG West Laurent
street is suffering from bruises he received
last evening when he was knocked down
by an unknown auto driver at the Union
Pacific depot The cara black one-had