The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-20
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

visit his family uatl after the holidays.
Open evenings until Christmas. Harris
Goar Jewelry Co.-Adv.
thedral will be held Saturday night at : 80
O'Clock. Sunday afternoon at = 80 O'Clock,
and Monday night at Z 20.
nue.. has received word that her grandson.
Corp. Vernon B. Brooks. has been injured
overseas and is in a hospital in France
infintry.
williams Johns. an inmate of the Topeka
state hospital. escaped from the institution
pIoyes Of the institution were searching
for him over, wide area. He is described
as being smooth shaver. about 81 years old
and five feet ten inches in height The
police are assisting in the search.
Twenty three appeals from the decision
of the police court in recent criminal cases
were filed today In the office of the dis
trict conrt and will be heard by Judge
George H. Whitcomb in the January term.
The dockets for this term are now being Il, g
time been assigned to the second division.
The lawyers turkey shoot tomorrow
will be held in H. b. Howards shooting
gallery instead of at the Dornwoed farm
east Of the city, 1t was announced today.
This change In the plans were made, 1T
was said. on account of the rain, which
would make both the roads and farm mud
dy and might encourage some Of the attor-
neys to stay at home.
A petition was presented to the commits
sioners this morning from residents OF
King street asking the city to reconsider a
recent condemnation act passed by the
commissioners in which property was con-
permit the vacation of the alley lying south
Of the condemned portion Of ground. The
petition was referred to Commissioner W.
L. Tandy.
An answer denying all the allegations
Of the plaintiff was filed today in the
office of the district court by the Topeka
| suit was brought a few days ago by C. +.
LaHue. of Oakland. to collect 5000 dam
ages for injuries which he claims to have
sustained November when the car on
which he was riding WAS struck by an
other car at the east approach to the Sixth
street viaduct.
| was found dead in bed at the Fourth Ave
nue. hotel, at Fourth and Adams streets.
For long time the old man had been I'M
able to work and was assisted by the
| to have a wife living in California but no
Topeka for forty Years. Accordinc to Cor,
oner o. F. Narcotic death was due to ex-
IRENE seniiity.
CAV.
Alleging that her husband is habitual
drunkard and squanders all his money ON
| filed a petition in the office of the district
court asking q divorce from Adam Nader,
that. since their marriage at Kansas City
| in June, 1917, Nader refused and neglected
| to provide for her and that when he be-
came drunk he often beat and abused her
| and called her vile names. She charges
that her husband refused to provide de-
| cent burial for their only child when II
died.
The city commissioners this morning
| allowed Claim OF $12 made against the
of the Capper Farm Papers, on account OF
| Injuries received by his son, Ralph, age
| II, in running into spike or iron step
| In the circle of the street intersections
| at Woodlawn and Ashland avenue in Pot
part of September when the boy was run
| ming past the pole. The step caught him on
| the right side of the neck under the jaw
| and knocked out the last back TOOTH Dill
Ion made no claim further than the actual
cost OF medical attention for the boy.