The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Motorists who are going out of town
may obtain Free Fair banners for their
cars at the business office of The State
Journal.
Ira D. Broughter, representative from
Barton county. is in Topeka today to at
tend meeting OF the directors of the
Miss Juanita Brown Of the state Y. NJ.
c. A. ami Miss Genevieve Lothian, of
Kansas City. will spend two weeks vaca-
ton at Estes Park. Colo. They leave today.
Postmaster and Mrs. W. O. Rigby re
turned home Monday evening after spend
ing a month in the east on their honey
moon trip. Rigby will resume his duties
tomorrow morning.
The yofng people of Highland Park will
have social at the church Wednesday
evening. An Epworth League society will
be organized and delegates elected for the
Baldwin Institute.
Seventy hogs owned by c. o. Shafer.
living two miles south of Eiro, sold this
This is said to be the highest price ever
paid for hogs at the Kansas City yards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Phillips and their
daughter. Harriet. left Monday for Egypt,
sionary work They will stop a few weeks
with relatives in PENNSYLVANIA before
sailing.
Entries for the Grand American handi-
cap trap-shooting tournament to he held
( in Chicago August 11-15 will close July
2
out by the American Trap Shooting asso-
/ citation.
Since May 1918, the Southwestern Bell
Telephone company has filed n total of
1S9 applications with the public utilities
commission. Most OF the applications were
for rate increases based on corresponding
increases In wages and operating eX-
penses.
The committee on arrangements for the
reception Of the negro soldiers here has
requested all negro ex-soldiers in the city
and all negro state gunrGsmen to be pres
ent tonight on the north steps of the state
! house at O'Clock to make plans for the
reception.
The state executive council this afternoon
considered bids for work to he done at
the state house. The west wire is TO be
reroofed and other improvements and re-
pairs inside the building are to be made
The cost of the repairs is covered in the
/ $4,000 appropriation mnde at the last
session of the Legislature.
Rebecca McNeely. 1852 North Central
avenue, was granted divorce by Judge
Carver in the district court today from
Daily Capital. The wife charged her hns-
band with staying out nights. associating
with other women and Of completely ADAM
lowed Sl5 month alimony.
The Firemen's Relief assoeia ton has re-
ceived $50 from Berkson Brothers in APP
in saving the ferkson stock rom serious
damage when fire destroyed the Art Craft
studio At 79I Kansas avenue a few days
the store and moved the stock that was
in danger Of being ruined by water.
Fred Hall, ]. 2. Duffy. c. N Gray, coun-
ty commissioners OF Jackson county; p
w. Wright county engineer: T. w Dixon,
L. C.. Turns. S. s Linscott and L. F.
Eppinger. good roads boosters, are in To-
peka today TO ask federal aid by rs miles
of hard surfaced road, running north anil
south thru Jackson county and forming
a part Of the Capital Highway. Hearing
set for 1 O'Clock before the state highway
commission
Vincent Flynn. an inmate Of the Boys
Industrial school, has fully recovered from
the effects Of the broken ankle he received
I about six weeks ago when attempting to
escape from the institution. Flynn and
Victor Cohls, another boy, attempted &.
jump from the second story of one of the
dormitory buildings Of the school in max
I ing the attempt Flynn's ankle was broken
but COhls escaped injury. The boys were
/, about IL years old.
Topeka has an unknown hero today in
the person Of a man who saved Ira Dem
mis-. aged 10 years, from drowning in the
kaw river Monday night. The lad lives
with his grandparents ut 21S Madison
street The boy swimming near the
4 south end Of the Santa Fe bridge and got
beyond his depth He was going under
/ for the third time when n fisherman in a
boat grabbed him and brought him ashore.