The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-17

who were arrested Saturday on shop
lifting charges, pleaded not guilty
when arraigned in the city court on
charges of grand larceny Their pre-
liminary hearings were set for May
27.
T. NJ. Lillard, chairman of the con-
vention committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, has named the following
members of the committee for the COM
ing year: Charles S. Ash, Arthur J.
Carruth. jr.. A. A. Guettel J.. H. Lee,
F. L. Pinet, George Godfrey Moore
and Albert Patten.
The concert given at the Elks club
rooms Monday night by the Lincoln
Circle No. 1 G. A. r., was well at
tended The entertainers were Miss
Ter, baritone. Another program will
be given tonight by the same must
clans, with Artemisa Elizondo. Next
can pianist, also on the program.
Charging that she had neglected
her household work, refused to pre-
pare his meals and that she now re-
fuses to live with, him, Edwin l.
Foote, 1431 Tyler street, today filed
petition in the district court asking
divorce from Bessie L. Foote, now
living at 121 West Gordon street. The
Foote's were married in November,
1916.
A joint meeting of the Shawnee Po-
mona Grange and the Indian Creek
Grange at the Indian Creek Grange
hall will be held Thursday. An all
day program, with basket dinner at
noon, has been arranged. ]. c. Moh-
Ter, secretary of the state board OF
agriculture, will be the chief speaker
The Indian Creek Grange hall is five
miles north of Topeka.
Officers of the Inter-S Service club,
which has become chapter OF the
Kiwanis club, We're elected to hoIo
office in the new organization for the
next six months at the business meet
ing held Monday night at Pelletler s.
P. A. Fairbanks is president of the
Kiwanis and William Horley is secre-
| tary. Dr. c. Claude Smith, osteopath
gave a, short talk before the business
meeting.
Thea and Jesse Gordon, small
daughter and son of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
p. Gordon, 1901 Grand avenue, each
brought suit in the district court
Monday, thru their father, asking
| $500 damages, each, against George
Shirley of Granville by whose car
| thew were struck and injured at
Eleventh and Grand avenues NoVem-
Der rs, 1920. Gordon also filed suit
asking for 5000 for hospital and doc
tors bills.
| The First Methodist church has sub
scribed its quota in the fund for re-
| tired ministers and widows pensions
n
| of another church. In addition to the
First NJ. E. church quota of S12,626
already raised, the church has assumed
| $500 additional, subscribed by another
church. Other churches in the Topeka
district which have raised their quotas
are Lowman Memorial, $3.50; Euclid
Avenue, $4,000; Highland Park. ST.
$50; Kansas avenue. $3,075; East Side,
SLABS; Oakland, $3.50 and Trinity,
$3.50.
An illustrated lecture on Bible
study. covering the work of the Y W.
C. A. Bible course for the last year
| will be given tonight at the assoc1a-
ton building by Mrs. c. F. Menninger,
as a part of the final meeting of the
class from which five women will re-
ceive diplomas. The five graduates
are Mrs. B. G. Walker. Mrs. c: z.
Rogers, Mrs. H. A. French. Mrs.
Claude Marling and Miss Margaret
Bond. Fifty-six women took the Bible
study work this year under the direc-
ton of Mrs. NJ. F. TroXell- The public
is invited to attend the lecture to-
night.
Alex Garrett. negro. who shot and
seriously wounded his wife, Birdie
Garrett, 1908 North Taylor street.
April Z, was bound over to the dis
trict court today by Judge Paul Heinz
after a preliminary hearing in the city
court on a charge of assault with in
tent to kill. His bond was set at $500.
Garrett shot his wife during a quarrel
that resulted in her refusal to dismiss
a divorce suit which she had brought
against him in the district court. A
restraining order had been issued prior
to the shooting. enjoining him from
going upon the premises where his
wife resided. He was sentenced by
Judge James Mcclure to serve thirty
days in the county Jail for contempt
of court, the sentence not to interfere
with the prosecution on the assault
charge.