The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-21

Talk to W. J. Rickenbacher. He can
help you.
The Topeka Real Estate Dealers asso-
citation will discuss the extension OF 20
peka's system of parks at the meeting
which will be held next "Wednesday noon.
committee appointed to look into the
question of procuring a site for balloon
ing will make report.
A nunbe4, of cartoons of the men VINO
are managing the picture show series and
the proprietors of the local motion pic
ture show houses created considerable
amusement Wednesday night at the
Auditorium when they were projected On
the screen. They were drawn by Harvey
Parsons.
A motion picture film entitled Eyes
That See Not will be substituted at the
Auditorium tonight for one of the pic
lures that was announced. 1t deals with
union labor and should prove of special
interest to the laboring men of the city
Don't fail to get our estimate on that
lumber bill. ]. B. Whelan & Co. Fourth
and Santa F'e tracks. Phones s65.
Hugh T. Fisher went to Lawrence to-
day to get the decision on the school
book case in that city. If the decision
proves to be against the school authorities
who have been using supplementary
books. it is rumored that at least one of
the local authorities will be placed under
arrest
According to one of the motion picture
men who has been in the business in To-
peka for some time, nearly one-third OF
the persons who are attending the shows
at the Auditorium have not been in the
habit of going to picture SHOWS Ine
series a. the Auditorium may get some OF
these people in the habit and thus help
the show men
w. T. Grey's mother, living in Denver,
addressed letter to him at Amarillo
Tex last week, saying: II am so glad
you are in Texas this weather and tha-
YOU are missing all this snow. The let
ter arrived in Amarillo in the first mail
in the Texas town for six days. Grey haG
been marooned there all that time, with
snow drifts ten feet deep cutting off
communication with other towns Grey
was sure glad to get back to Topeka
The condition of Mrs. T. d. Humphrey
who is dangerously sick at her nome
1896 Harrison street, is slightly improved.
Motion for new trial was filed in the
district court today by attorneys for the
gas company in the damage suit prousht
bv Charles Winburn. Ihe jury IN luz
case last night gave Winburn judgment
for $1,000 for injuries received in tie
Seventh street fire cistern explosion
The case of W. j. Mattern and LIZZIE
Cremer against William and Anna Cremer
was heard today by Judge Whitcomb and
taken under advisement The plaintiffs IN
the case seeks to recover $11S. OF on con
tract.
When the Nancy ]. Gordon will case
was called today in Judge Dana's court,
attorneys for the plaintiff announced tnat
the action would be dismissed The SUIT
was brought by Ida Davis against Todd
Mathews and sought to set aside the
Gordon will. Because the will had never
been probated it was held that the &C
ton was premature and the case was dis
missed.
Catherine Bendeler filed suit in the dis
trict court today in which she seeks to
recover S175 as real estate commission for
the sale of property on Buchanan street.
David Leahy. secretary to the governor
was back on the job today after a weeks
absence on account of illness. Dave