The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-11
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Noon lunch. Cremerie Cafeteria.-Adv.
Emma Richardson, 119 West Fifth
street, today filed a petition for a di-
vorce from William Richardson, an
employe at the Woolworth dime store.
She charges extreme cruelty.
Efforts Of a committee appointed
at the Chamber of Commerce to as
sist Capt. Arthur Mills in securing
ex-service men for guard duty in the
coal fields will cease, Captain Mills
announced today, in accordance with
an order from General Martin. re-
ceived Wednesday afternoon, stating
that no more soldiers were needed.
The Willard Petroleum Co., organ
lied in Topeka Wednesday, will take
over the Willard-Harris lease in the
Peabody oil field. OF 100000. cap
italization of the new company, $780,
900 is paid up Shares will be sold as
the development of the property may
require. The following directors were
elected: J. H. Pelt. of Kansas City;
A.. D. Atkins, George B. Stitt, NJ. c.
Willard and c. NJ. Hensley.
The farmers National bank today
filed a suit in the office of Mrs. Mary
e. Chaplin, clerk of the district court,
against ALI. Norsell for $3.50 1t is set
out in the petition that Norsell de-
posted a check in the bank for $1,1O0
which he purported to be good and
drew out $3.50 in cash. The bank
claims that when the check was sent
in for collection it was returned mark
ed mo funds"
Oscar c. Salyer today filed a petit
ton in the district court asking a di-
vorce from Anna E. Salyer, whom he
accuses ofamaking sighting and sar-
castle remarks about his parents and
objecting to their visiting their home
She is now attending school of reli-
laA -ofd iG
preparing to make her own religion.
He asks that her maiden name OF
Anna Reynolds be restored to her.
The student council may .arbitrate
the difficulties between Elliott Belden,
editor of the Washburn Review, who
is striking for $500 a week, and John
Troxell and Dewey Hutchinson, mana
gers. This measure is advocated by
the managers They declare it is to
the interest of the publication to get
all the advertising possible now, as the
income from this source is poor just
after Christmas One of Belden's de-
mands was for a curtailment OF ad-
vertising-e ~
Mrs. Flora NJ. Crosby. owner of the
building occupied by James Manusos,
proprietor of the New York Candy
company, 72S Kansas avenue, will go
into district court tomorrow and at
tempt to obtain an order forcing Man
usos to vacate the premises and hold
the contents of the store for rent al
legged to be due. A forcible entry and
detention order was granted Mrs.
Crosby in the court of Topeka in Au-
gust. Manusos appealed the case to
district court 1t is scheduled to open
for trial tomorrow morning.
Altho he makes good wages. she is
compelled to work to buy clothes for
herself, Mrs Florence E. Lawhun,
l1211 East Sixth street, charged in
her petition today in the district court
| asking divorce from John r
I.awhun an engineer. Lawhun has
| been guilty of swearing at her. charg-
| ing her with infidelity and trying to
| turn her parents against her. the wife
| claimed. She also charged that he
| has kept company with other women
| The Lawhuns were married in April
1910. She asks for a divorce and ali