The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-28
NORTH SIDE NEWS
]. J. King, Lawyer, and Neff
Bros, Laborers, in Fight.
Mrs. Earl Neff's Divorce Suit
Starts Trouble.
DEMANDED PAPERS.
Attorney Refused Demand and
General Mix-Up Followed.
Warrants for Arrest of Three
Brothers.
DEMANDED PAPERS.

J. J. King of s32 North Kansas ave- |
nue., this morning swore out warrants |
for the arrest of Earl Neff, John Neff
and Harry Neff, laborers, for assault |
and battery. According to Mr.. King,
the three men attacked him, bruising
him up, when he came to Earl Neff' IS
house at 929 North Monroe street. to
ask him to sign service papers in con-
nection with Mrs. Earl Neff's suing
her husband for divorce.
Mrs. Neff charges neglect of duty
and extreme cruelty. The husband
and wife have been separated for
about two years. Mrs. Neff lives at
1924 North Kansas avenue. She en-
| ployed Mr.. King for her attorney in
this suit. Mr.. King states that once
before he sued the husband to recover
medical fees for DR.. M. r. Mitchell,
and the memory of this suit was in
Neff's mind when the lawyer came
with the papers. King states that the
trouble started, when after refusing
| to sign the papers, Neff demanded
them, and King refused. Mrs. Neff,
| the mother of the boys, this morning
stated that King refused to show the
papers to Earl the second time, and
hit her son in the mouth, that scuf-
| file followed until her other two sons,
Harry and John, separated them.
Mr.. King tells a little different story.
II went down to the house after
supper, about 1880 o'clock last even
| ing" said Mr.. King this morning. I
HAD service papers which asked Earl
Neff to sign in connection with the
suit for divorce his wife has started.
/ The grounds are extreme cruelty and
neglect of duty. They have been sep
arated for two years. Neff came out
to the door angry. He wouldn't ac-
knowledge the service and said he
didn't like me anyway I think he
had in mind the suit l won against
him when / sued him for medical
fees in behalf of DR.. M. r. Mitchell,
some time ago.
"At any rate Neff said, Give me
those papers I told him that the
papers were personal property. There
were several of them that didn't con-
Germ the case anyway L started to
walk away, but Neff got in front of
me and tried to hit me in the face,
but I warded him off and he sue
lceeded in hitting my arm only. He
Init my arm several times, ans finally
/ struck him in the mouth and knock
ed him down. Then John and Harry
Neff came running around the corner
of the house, grabbed me while Earl
made a lunge at me and kicked me
several times I grabbed John by the
meek and then G. H. King, who had
been sitting in the buggy in which we
had driven to the place came and
separated u.s.
superstitition keeps the Chinese from
filling the soil well, according to Dr.
L
missionary from China, in his lecture
before the German Evangelical aSsocfa-
ton at Garfield park, Thursday MORN
ing He spoke on 1.-The Giant" COM
pairing China to a giant which must be
subdued by Christian missionaries.
1.-The Chinese believe that If they
pillow too deep in the soil they viii
scratch the back of a demon under the
ground and because of this they do not
till to any depths.
I 1o r11a of
used in the right way. 1t has an album
dance of coal, gold, silver and quick
silver in the mountains. And the PEG
i pie of one province have plenty Of
money and provisions while those OF
an adjoining neighborhood are starving
to death. If they would divide up d
little it would do away with so much
starvation in famine time.
This cruelty is due more to the IN
| civilized condition of the country more
| than anything else. The only hope is
to carry the salvation to them. If the
land once becomes Christianized suf-
fering and starvation will be a thing of
the past"
The program for this evening. tomor-
row morning and afternoon follows:
FRIDAY EVENING.
| 7:3O-Missionary secretary's report
and awarding of banner-Miss Flor
ence E. Erffmeyer.
S:O0-Sermon by Bishop S. c. Brey-
fogeI, D. D.
SATURDAY MORNING.
8:O0-Devotional hour; AT the Feet
of Jesus cd THE Equipment of the
; Holy Spirit''-Bishop. S. C. BreyfogeI,
D. D.
9:00-Children's hour.
: 9:OO-Chorus drill-Rev. D. Swart
10:00-Sectional Conference-Y. P A.
: and S. S. Methods; cd Department
: Work in the Sunday SchooI'-Rev. NJ.
c. Platz: Mission Study; (d) Present
| Day Missions''-Rev. c. L. Sorg.
10:50-Intermission.
11:O0=Y. P. A. business session.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
2:15-Lecture. 1.-The Open Door
Bishop Breyfogel, D. D.
| 3:30-W. M S.
| Music