The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-01

Framing -nd SllVerlnS. Coe, $50
Kansas Ave.-Adv
Children entertained their parents
at the meeting of the Parent-Teach-
ers of the Lowman Hill school Friday
evening. play acteo entirely by the
benefit of the older folks. Folk songs,
dances and drills were also given.
safety razor blades sharpened better than
new. 25c-35c dOz Brunt Drug Co--Adv.
The w. c. T. u of Topeka will hold
a meeting at the Y. W. C. A. Monday
afternoon at 9 O'Clock.
| Miss Matte L. Adds has returned
| from Kansas City, where she has been
attending the convention of the Kan
sas Jewellers association. held jointly
with he Missouri association conven-
ton at the Hotel Muehlbach. Miss
Adds was elected vice president of the
Kansas jewelers. association. At a
style show given during the conven-
ton over 100000 worth of jewels
were worn by living models.
F.. A. Rooster. u. D. s. ITO Mills
Bldg. Special attention given 10 pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv.
The Argonauts meet with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Nicholson, 800 Lane street.
on Saturday evening. Miss Jeanette
Price will read her paper. 1t being
the social evening the social commit
tee will have charge of the program.
The police blotter today Shows there
were 241 arrests made by the depart
| ment during the month of March.
Two-thirds of the arrests were of COL
| ored people. The fines collected in
cash amounted to S404 and back fines
amounting to s21.5O were collected,
making the total collections for the
month $425.50.
| Things were too quiet around the
police station just before midnight last
night and Officers Ferguson, jackson,
Holmes, Woodward and Porter de-
cided to start something. They raided
the premises of Frank and Maud
Lawson at 126 North Van Buren, and
made six arrests. They also found
one and one-half quarts of liquor.
Three Indians were caught in the raid.
/ The LawSOnS were charged with main
tanning a nuisance and the other were
booked on the charge of being found
| in Those found in are: Grace Null
ford, John Dee, James Whitecloud
Harry Jessup. All pleaded not
guilty" and will be tried Monday aft
| ernoon.
Vida Metz brought suit in the dis
trict court today asking for divorce
from Ernest A. Metz to whom she
was married in June, 1908. She
charges that he is guilty of habitual
drunkenness: that he has cursed her
and called her foul names and that
on one occasion he dragged her from
room to room of their home with
out cause or justification" There are
two children, Lucille Ernestine, age Z
and Ellen COrnelia, age 4. She asks
for the custody of both children.
Tuesday evening will be Get Ac-
quainted'' evening for members of the
Sons and Daughters of Justice Re
freShments will be served.-Adv
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Hartner, 344
Taylor, are the parents of a baby born
! March % They have given the name
of Erwin Franklin, Jr. Mrs. Hartner
before her marriage was Lula Barge
Consuela Valdez, Mexican, was SEN
fenced in the first division of the dis
tr1ct court today, to pay Il $50 fine for
keeping and maintaining d disorderly
house.
Alverto Alibo, Mexican, convicted
In the district court of carrying con-
lcealed weapons, was sentenced today
to pay a $50 fine. He can't pay and
will spend the next few weeks in Jail.
In an attempt to secure possession
of lease that he had turned over to
d representative of the lessor, H. H.
Clark filed a rep1evin action in the
court of Topeka today. Clark held a
lease on the building occupied by the
Kansas Motor Car company on Quincy
street and when he disposed of the
garage turned the lease over 20 b. j.
lLempenau. The lessor declined .
lease the place to Clark's successors
and Clark wants the lease back. He
| brings the action against Lempenau.
P. ]. Clevenger and Belle S. eleven
ger. owners of the building. and Rob-
ert B. Kane.
Mexicans. who until recently have
always been defendants in court cases,
are learning to use the courts. Neibes
Almares filed suit in the court OF To-
peka today against Bernardino Leila.
charging that the latter stole a Smith
& WeSson revolver from lin.
Dulcie Collins, now in Oma ha,. has
brought suit for divorce, in Nebraska.
against John Collins, who year ago
was tried on the charge of attempt
ling to blacl<nall Theodore Hamnaet to
1.-THE extent of SIS, 900. Collins W s ex-
onerated and is now employed in the
Santa F'e offices L. l. Kiene. sheriff
received a summons from the Nebraska
court to serve on Collins notifying m
of the divorce suit
l. L. Kiene, sheriff. and Robert
Carver. assistant county attorney who
!; took a bunch of prisoners to the PEN
itentiary yesterday, returned to To-
tpeka this morning
) The council of administration of the
z Masonic grand lodge of Kansas, ii
session here today, decided to delay