The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The Indian Greek Grange will have an
all-day meeting Tuesday at Grange hall,
for the transaction of business and the
election of officers.
The Sons and Daughters of Justice an
nounce the installation of officers ON Tues
day, January 7, at the Moose hall. Thesin-
stallation will be followed by a dance and
refreshments will be served.
W. r. C. No. 81 and Topeka Post No.
q, will hold joint installation Of officers,
Tuesday, January z, at p. m; all members
sion will precede installation.
The motion of Anton G. Schoenhoven for
Of Tned ans om
whom he recently recovered judgment,
was overruled Saturday by Judge Whit
comb.
The Kansas State Peace Officers assoc
citation, of which Sheriff Hugh Larimer is
secretary, will, convene at. Hutchinson JAN
Originality rt Il planned. The organisation.
which was originally for sheriffs. has been
expanded to embrace all peace officers.
Mrs. II. G.. Herrick has postponed the
committee, of which she is chairman. The
meeting was to have been held Tuesday,
but has been postponed one week. Mrs
Herrick has gone to Denver to attend n
Y: w. G. A. conference Of workers of the
West Central Field.
All hearings which were to have come up
this week in the first division of the dis
trict court have been postponed on account
Robert Garver's mother. Mrs. Mary Diller
Carver. The remaining civil jury cases
on the September term docket were to have
been cleaned up today and tomorrow. Fur
Their testimony in the Neil divorce case
probably will not be taken before Janu-
ary II.
The insanity complaint brought by Mrs.
Nellie Smith. of Oakland, against her SON
in-law, Jack cmith, on the grounds that
he had several times threatened to kill his
bride of four days and commit suicide
has been dismissed but the divorce pro-
ceedings begun by Gladys Smith will be
inn 10 Sofd Iax
a divorce from an insane person cannot be
granted.
The. mortgage the Central Park
Christian church was burned at the morn
ing service, Sunday. plan for new
building was also presented to the men,
bers. During the last year the church has
Clifton T.. Rash. pastor, will continue in
his pastorate, and Paul T. Van Ness; who
Training station, will have charge of the
music.
In the state bowling contest which was
various towns of the state. the Fort Scott
! team won. The scores were follows !:
se sas SGT ss rd psa toia ash high ina
vidual score. 204; Lawrence. total, 2,1S1,
high Individual score. 121; Atchison, total.
\; W. Benning. William J. Brown, Sidney
Blenkarn, Job Little, and W; T. sagner.
Brown made the highest Topeka score.
Percy II. Atkins. who has completed his
work as director of the Personnel Bureau
for Kansas Of the Y. u. G. A. war work
secretary Of the Missouri i. NJ. c. 4. His
| territory will include the twenty three
be associated with J. II. Banks, senior see
rotary fer Missouri. His office will be in
the Central x N. c. A. building Of Kan
10 His, family will remain in Topeka a
few weeks.
The disappearance of robe which Gov
cred the hood of an automobile as 1t stood
parked in front of a residence near Tenth
and Topeka avenues late sunday night,
led its owner to give pursuit to a bob
sled loaded with young people, whom he
suspected. The men recovered his robe
and reported the matter to the police. who
searched 1t for two more robes said to
have been stolen. After receiving n stern
! lecture. the young people we're allowed to
Friday evening the Topeka branch of the
international Harvester company. OF
h fe second aer he anner m
bard. of Chicago, o, E. Wright. branch
/ manager. all employees and their wives, en-
F.. joyed delightful and we'll rendered pro-
! ternoon. the wives and ladies' of Topeka
organization entertained the visiting Ia
fdies by a line party of the Orpheum
theater.
The date on which the Kansas Official
Council convention will take place has not
yet been decided. it was stated this morn
! Ing. aitho 1t IL believed that a date will be
swayze favors this week. while Charles
Mitchell and Ralph Squires. the other two
members of the COMMITTEES on arrange
] meDts. think the two days preceding the
meeting of the Kansas Day club on Janu-
airy 30 would be more practical They be-
! iieve the fact that old county officers will
be going out OF office this week and new
ones coming in would tend to lower the
attendance whereas many more would
/ come for the double attraction the last of
1 the month.
/ Topeka Post No. IL G. A. r. and W. r.
/ g Pest No o.. held memorial services Sun
! day afternoon at the Evangelical church