The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20

begin work May L and Will take up
civil cases exclusively The jury in
the second division has been at work
since April and has been. handling
criminal cases exclusively. Criminal
dockets are handled by the two di-
visions of the district court alternate
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For Sewer Pipe. Phone SOS. ]. B.
Whelan & Co.-Adv.
When a dog alleged to have been
the property of Mary INLAY bit David
]. Williams on the leg Mrs. Inlay
served warning that she was not liza
BILE. He can't collect anything" she
stated to Commissioner w. l.. Porter,
because he refused to show me the
marks of the dogs teeth; and anyway
the dog doesn't belong to me-" Not
withstanding the notice served Will
liams has brought suit in the court
of Topeka for damages.
Lucas Floor paint. Miller & Gil
lespie, S@3 Kansas Ave. Phone $50
Adv.
At the meeting of the city commits
sioners this morning the pay roll for
city employees for the first half of
April was received and passed.
Lucas Screen paint Miller & Gill
lespie, S33 Kansas Ave. Phone 955.-
Adv.
Mr.. H. A. Jungk, of the Central Y
M. c. A, has returned from Chicago,
where he took the body of his father,
for burial.
Economy Express Co. Phone 1860.
Adv.
Adolph Olson, 9 Elliott street, has
been granted permission to erect a
$4,000 frame dwelling by the office of
the city fire marshal.
A false alarm called the department
to 429 Kansas avenue about 8 o'clock
last night. Smoke from a nearby
chimney attracted the attention of
persons in that vicinity who turned
in an alarm.
Mrs Mary E. Cornell, 1900 Kan
sas avenue who has been suffering
from a broken arm is improving.
Mrs. V. L. Benson has been granted
permission by the office of the city
fire marshal to erect in the rear of
916, Kansas avenue, a dry cleaning
plant to cost $500.
J. E. johnson, 1893 Van Buren,
street will erect a $500 garage, ac-
cording to a permit issued by the Of
flee of the city fire marshal.
Heating and plumbing in the C. G.
Carlson bungalow, $40 Garfield, is be-
ing done by Bass & Johnson.-Adv.
Hear Frances E. Molin and Carl
Watts in q grand musical and dra-
matte recital at Metropolitan hall
Friday night, April 21 Help the cor
ner stone of St. John A NJ. E. church
by your presence. Admission 25 cents.
ADV.
Safety razor blades sharpened better thnn
new. 25c-3Jc doz Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Coole, Mrs
Sheppard, Miss Emma Olso and Miss
+. Labuna Clinton, Methodist mis-
sionaries, were reported safe today by
a cablegram from Hong-Kong. The
party was aboard the steamer "Chiyo
Maru' which went aground near
Hong-Kong March 81. DR. and Mrs
Coole were well known 70 local Metho-
dists here. He was returning to
kutien, China, after furlough.
F.. A Rooster. d. D. s. ITO Mills
Bldg. Special attention given TO pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv-
The monthly report of Police Judge
r. NJ. Yates was received and ordered
filed by the city commissioners at
their meeting this morning. The re-
port shows that the city collected
S420.50 in fines during the month of
March.
The Commercial club will again be
in charge of the summer garden work
of the school children. Such was
decision reached today noon at a
meeting of the agricultural committee
headed by ]. c. Moh1er, secretary of
the state board of agriculture. 1t has
been pointed out by members of the
club that this is educational work and
should be managed by the board of ed
ucation. 1t is declared school boards
in other cities are in charge of this
work. However. it is so late in the
season now that the agricultural COM
mittee of the club has decided to look
after the project another year.
The opening baseball game of the
season between Topeka and St JOS
eph. which began at ST. Joseph at BIS
O'Clock this afternoon. will be given
inning by inning in the Postscript edi-
ton of the State Journal. This edi-
ton will be sold on the streets after
O'Clock this afternoon.
Judge--why did you commit a second
theft after you had just been acquitted
Of the first one2'' Prisoner had to
pay my lawyer, your Honor-Boston