The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

B. H. Pugh will read a paper. "vfctory
Slipping" before Saturday night club to-
night.
L. c. Rain has been confined to his
home, lis East Seventh street. for the last
three days on account of illness.
The next issue of the Telephone Direc-
tory goes to press April 1. Parties desir
ing listings should call telephone No. So
Adv.
The Right Rev. James Wise, D. D.
bishop of Kansas will preach mission in
st. Paul's church, Manhattan, for the week
beginning March % to so.
The basket ball game which was to have
been played at Emporia today between the
Topeka Y. w c. A. and the College of
Emporia has been postponed
Chas. A Caster will speak at the fellow
ship luncheon at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
Sunday afternoon at > 80. A program of
special music will also be given.
A building permit has been issued to the
involving the expenditure of $500 for re-
modelling the building and putting on a
new front. The stairway in the building
will be changed from the front to the rear
of the structure.
trict court has made special findings in the
case of the administrators of the estate
Of j. G. Postlethwaite against Frank Edi-
son. The questions We're submitted by
the court who will now, it is said, have the
right 20 render judgment in the case 1t
is expected this may be done the first of
A five-acre lake on his farm near Grant
vile will be eliminated with dynamite, w.
w. Beeler told Kenneth Raub, county
clerk, Friday when he applied for a
license to buy the explosive. Beeler said
he understood that dynamite had been
used elsewhere successfully in blowing up
and cracking open the earth to let the
water seep away.
A Judgment for s3,37227 against W. t.
Coolidge and wife was rendered Friday in
the district court in favor of Gertrude +.
Burlingame. who brought the suit to collect
on a note which she claimed the defendants
had executed and delivered to her in 1914.
The mortgage on some property on Green
wood avenue which she held as security
for payment of the note, was ordered fore
closed by the court.
Ed ]. Bayzer, one of the oldest Odd Fell
lows in the city, and one of the three liv-
ing organizers of the local No is of the
Texas, where he will help in the new re-
finery being built at that place by the
Sinclair Oil company. The carpenters
union was organized March =, 1856 j. J.
Hughs, 1874 Lincoln street, accompanied
Bayzer to work with the oil company.
Imri Zumwalt, state printer, has been
called to his home in Bonner Springs on
year-old daughter. Mrs. Zu<nwalt is also
sick. A trained nurse was sent from To-
peka Friday night and reports from the
members of his family were somewhat i'm
proved. The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merchants selling tobacco and cigars
must have their inventories of stock on
hand and in transit on February % in the
hands of the internal revenue collector by
March %, was the warning issued +Oday
by J. NJ. Cleveland. Dealers who have not
received an inventory sheet should apply at
once to Cleveland's office on the second
floor of the federal building. Alcohol also
comes in the list, but as there is no bever-
age alcohol in the state-according to law
it will be only the non-beverage article on
the druggists shelf that will be taxed and
On this the rates have not been advanced.
Chief Joseph Hanlon was on duty at the
headquarters of the fire department this
morning for the first time in about six
weeks. Chief and Mrs Hanlon returned
several days ago from trip covering
practically the west half of the United
States. While away Hanlon visited Il
brother in Vancouver. British Columbia,
whom he has not seen in about nine years,
and then only for five minutes as his
brother went thru Topeka on a train.
Other large cities visited We're Portland,
Los Angeles and san Francisco Since re-
turning to Topeka HanlOn has been busy
with draft board matters in the closing up
procedure.