The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-26

The Friendship club will hold an ali
day meeting Friday at the home OF
Mrs. Bronson, 1912 Guthrie avenue
In addition to securing a divorce
from Frank E Spetter in the first di-
vision of the district court Mrs Ma
tilda A. Spetter was awarded property
on Fillmore street and Madison by
Judge A. W. Dana. The decree was
granted by default
A decree of divorce has been grant
ed Mary 1. Short from Hugh F. Short
by Judge A. W. Dana. In her petit
ton which was not contested. Mrs
Short charged abandonment. CUSTODY
Of three children. Howard. Edward
and Gail. were also given Mrs Short
by the court.
Dr. Frank L. Loveland. formerly
pastor OF the First Methodist church
here. will be here Sunday. April 80, en-
route to the Methodist general confer
ence at Saratoga Springs, n. Y, begin
ming May 1. DR.. Loveland will preach
two sermons, one in the morning and
one in the evening.
Police today are searching Little
Mexico" for Jesus Ramos, a Mexican,
charged with an offense against Ro-
sailo Serna a 14-year-Old Mexican girl
A warrant for Ramos was issued Tues
day afternoon. Police believe, how
ever that both Ramos and the girl
he is alleged to have assaulted have
left the city.
Supplemental petitions for the fire
proof auditorium and new city jail
will be filed either late this afternoon
I or early tomorrow morning with the
/ city clerk by J. VIII Kelley. secretary
/ of the Commercial club. Eight hun
| bred additional names were necessary
and the petitions will contain more
I than 1900 names.
Suit to collect $500 was filed against
/ H. F. Kellner in the district court this
morning by the National Cash Regis
ter Co. In their petition. the Cash
| Register Co. alleges that Kellner pur-
[ chased a cash register in May, 1915.
and since that time has paid but $40
I They are attempting through the suit
I to collect $500 still alleged to be due
| them.
Cupid stopped business in the pro-
/ bate court long enough Tuesday after
/ noon to permit Judge MacFarland to
marry Earl w Shaw. 81. of Wichita,
( and Miss Stachia NJ. Humbert. IS, of
/ Topeka. Applications for maria ge Ii
/ censes also were made Tuesday by
4 John Moore, ~, of Della, and Minnie
{ Owens, IL, of Della; and Allen A
/ Smelser. %, of Topeka, and Pearl A
Stevens, II, of Topeka
! Members of the Denver team which
4 opened the Western league season in
/ Topeka today were guests of the Or
y
the first show at the house Tuesday
night The team filed down the aisle
to their seats to the tune OF
the Western League March played
! by the Calkins orchestra The To-
peka team were guests of the theater
management Monday night
All automobile owners will be es-
[ pecially interested in the moving pic
\ lures to be shown at the First Baptist
! church Friday night A film on the
manufacture of automobiles will be
\ used and also two reels entitled. "Out
Of the Mud" Road building. from
I most primitive conditions down to thu
I most improved. will be presented
blazing the trail, Indian trail, horse
\ path, mud road, stone road. tarring
concrete The program begins a.
1880 and lasts one hour
The Baptists of Topeka are electins
delegates to the Northern Baptist con-
vention, which will meet in Minneapo-
lis May IT to "a It is announced
there will be in attendance Baptists
from Africa. Asia, Europe. Australia
the Americas and the Islands of the