The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-02

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aroma, Havana. Try one.
There will be no teachers training
class at the Third Christian church to-
morrow evening on account of the
state Sunday school convention.
A jury in Judge Dana's court is to-
day hearing evidence in the case of
F. 2. MetZger against Frank Becktel-
heimer and Clint Walsh, in which the
plaintiff alleges damages in the
amount of $1,000. Trouble grew out
of the assignment of a mortgage to
Metzger by Walsh. The mortgage
covered a number of horses. Metzger
claims that a number of the horses
were dead or had been disposed of al
the time the assignment was made
and that Metzger was damaged to the.
amount of $1,000 when he attempted
to foreclose a mortgage on the ami
mails in the possession of Becktel-
heilner.
division of the district court will settle
dispute over the possession of an
automobile. The case was brought by
E. H. Hladky to recover the owner
ship of a car now being held by J. d.
Norton, sheriff of Shawnee county.
A man who gave his name as w. S.
Foster worked the worthless check
graft in Topeka last week and relieved
the hotels and merchants of more or
less real money. At the National ho-
tel Foster" registered from Manhat-
tan. When he settled his hotel bill,
he endorsed check on the Alma Ma
tional bank for $27.5O and received
the change. At the Crosby Bros. store
he made a purchase and gave the
clerk a check several times the amount
of the goods. He received the change.
When the checks were returned by
the bank Foster could not be found.
Two new divorce suits were filed to-
day in the district court. w. E. Tuck
er is asking a divorce from his wife,
Mary A. Tucker, whom he claims re-
fused to keep house for him and has
| been guilty of cruelty and neglect in
general. Belle Neville has found that
the Neville home is not all that it
should be. She tried it for years. Mrs.
| Neville says her husband is cross and
| has a decidedly unpleasant disposition
and neglects to provide for her in a
proper manner.
Gertrude E. Miller, Henry H. Miller
and Henry B. Miller have filed suit in
| the district court against Angelina
Acton and others to quiet title to q
quarter section of land situated in
| Shawnee county.
| Judge Whitcomb of the second divi-
sion of the district court is today hear
| ing evidence in the case of Addie Bean
| against Minnie H. Miner. The case
| involves dispute concerning the pur-
chase price of some printing material
which Addie Bean sold the defendant
some months ago.
Evidence in the case of the Crane
| Publishing company against the Amer
| lean Book company was finished this
morning in Judge Whitcomb's court
| and the matter taken under advise
inert. A decision will probably be rem
| dered next Saturday
Much difficulty has been experienced
| in finding Jurors for the April term OF
| court. OF 40 jurors summoned for the
second division of the court, all but IL
provided excellent excuses and were
! dismissed from service.
| Richard Skearce, charged with as
sault with intent to kill, WAS TO-DAY
/ bound over to the district court Hi
hearing was held in the court of To
/ peka. Skearce attacked Ernest WHIT
comb with knife the night of the cit,
/ election. His bond has been placed a
| $500.
w. ]. Kinsley today filed suit in tn
| court of Topeka to recover $500 allege'
| to be due from A. r. Hodapp and ]
| J. Lakin. Some time ago the plaintiff
! sold the defendants a glove and mittel