The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-21
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Pearl Nickelr was granted a divorce from
James Nickel Monday. afternoon in the
second division of the district court Judge
Whitcomb also allowed her the family
property and restored her maiden name of
Pearl Bonjour.
Fred Miller. a discharged soldier from
Horton. wanted here ON the charge of
forging checks. was arrested Monday by
Officer James McGovern, 1t was stated to-
on the force, has been away for some time
and went back to work a week ago.
The Provident association board will
have a meeting Wednesday at the Elks
club. The members will have luncheon to-
gether before the business session. The
secretary, Mrs. Myrtle Callahan, will report
on the work of the association for the past
year and an election of board members
will be held.
C. d. Smith, charged with stealing a
crank case from an Avery truck belonging
to the Road Metal and Supply company.
and who was arrested Monday by the po-
lice. was turned over to the county on
mary hearing in the court of Topeka and
was bound over to the district court
The board of directors of the Central
Y NJ C. A will meet tonight at 6 o'clock.
The speaker at a women's meeting of
the First Presbyterian manse Wednesday
afternoon will be Mrs. William Blair, a
missionary from Korea. The meeting will
be held TT 3 o'clock, and there will be a
reception in honor of Mrs. Blair after the
meeting.
Maybelle Bridges, colored, was bound
over to the district court this morning for
trial on liquor felony. complaint. a bot
tie of whisky. it is claimed. was found in
dresser drawer in her home some time
ago, but she has always stoutly asserted
! that it was placed there by one William
her place in North Topeka.
The trial of John Parr. of Rossville
charged with selling mortgaged property;
was resumed this morning in the second
division of the district court 1t is al
legged that Parr delivered to the Peoples
State bank. Rossville, a mortgage on GER
ia livestock
property without consent of the bank He
was arrested last summer when he came
home on a furlo from the Great Lakes
naval training station.
J. NJ Brunt, B. n. Turpin, Miss Katy
Ellinger L. o. Sanderson and F. c. Down
ey were elected directors of the Euca Alba
stockholders Monday night in the compa-
ny's offices. sos West Sixth street The
following officers were also elected for the
coming year: B. N. Turpin. president and
general manager: L. o. Anderson. vice
president; Miss Katy EllinGer, secretary
and treasurer.
to live on North Tyler street was picked
up today near the county jail by Sheriff
Hugh Larimer and Jai1er c. w. Hixon.
She gave various names to the authorities.
including Long. Moore and Morris. but
sticks to Martha as her first name. She
Catholic syndicate which has her money
and often refers to paris green. She as
serts that some one intends to kill her
She was arrested when she stopped a man
near the county Jail and asked him for
money. She is said to be about 40 years
old.
The question of who should pay for n
carload of spoiled corn is being threshed
out today in the first division of the Shaw
nee county district court. The Bennett
Commission company, of Topeka, is suing
J. f. Rule, of Clayton. Kan, and the Rock
amount Bennett says he paid Rule for
car of corn to be shipped to a mill at
Shady Bend When the corn arrived at its
destination it was found. it is claimed,
to be sour and Bennett contends that this
was because the car was leaky and that n
two days rain while the car was in transit
was responsible for the condition of the
grain The Union Pacific railroad COM
pany, which handled the car for the Rock
Island part of the way, was also made
defendant in the suit. The Shady Bend
mill not ACCEPTING the corn: it was brought
said they put it to the rain test by let
ting water from hose fall on the car roof.