The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-18
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Lester c. Irwin, who has just returned
from France. is visiting HIS aunt. Mrs.
L. L. Irwin. o13 Morris avenue
Six months in Jail was a sentence i'm
posed upon ID. Debacker for stealing tire.
He pleaded guilty before Judge Robert D.
has returned TO his home near Caldwell.
sumner county, owing to the injury of
Mrs. MeDougail in an accident
permit was granted Harry Endlieh.
store. The Outlook. at 7:eS Kansas avenue.
The work will be finished about July u.
Members Of the Co. operative club were
entertained at lunch Tuesday by A. l..
wiseman- After the luncheon the guests
were taken to inspect the Wiseman Plan
ing mill.
| clerk of the house of representatives, has
/ been named as a captain In the judge advo-
Gates department aud will leave this week
| for Washington
Theodore Gardner. Kansas department
commander of the g. A. r., has returned
from Hutchinson where he assisted IN
| diers of the Civil war.
The motor car and accessory dealers of
lTopeka will hold a dinner at the Elks club
at 8 30 o'clock tonight to discuss plans
for the erection Of a motor hall at the fair
grounds this summer
Eugene A. Howe Of Atchison, spent sew
eral hours in Topeka Tuesday. Howe. who
| Is a son Of Ed Howe and editor of the
Atchtson Daily Glcbe is one of the most
widely known newspaper men in Kansas.
The Lowman W. G. T. T.. will observe
flower mission day Thursday at the Metho-
dist home Munson and College The after
noon will be spent in arranging and carry
| ing flowers 20 the hospital and TO the sick
at their homes.
number Of Topeka suffrage leaders
| attended the ceremonial in Governor Aliens
I 6ffice just before closing time Tuesda Y
when the suffrage ratification resolution
| was signed. photographer snapped the
siguing Of the resolution
J Major T. ]. Stricken. who left the service
! Of the public utilities commission to enter
work esrly in July. Major Strickler was
1 employed as an engineer for the commits
/ sion at the time he entered army service.
Shawnee county farmers will begin har-
! vest In the next five or six days. according
| to F. o. Blecha. county farm demonstra-
/ ton agent. He estimates the Shawnee
county yield to reach approximately 800,
| 00G bushels.
New telephone rates for northwestern
Kansas towns. as announced recently by
the United Telephone company. will become
| towns in the northwestern section of the
| state are affected by the rate order The
order has been approved by the public util-
| tiles commission.
The Social Service club will go before
| the Musicians union board here in a few
| days to ask permission To have one of the
club women play the piano during the
/ Saturday morning shows which the club
1 is conducting at the Orpheum theater for
| children These shows are becoming quite
popular and successful, 1t is declared.
| Alfred Fairbank has been named chair
man Of the southwestern division of the
American Red Cross to take the place Of
| George W. simmons. according 10 a tele-
gram received in Topeka from divisional
| headquarters. Both men st. Louis
men. and the offices of the Red Cross are
| in ST. Louis. Fairbank was formerly di-
rector of civilian relief for the division.
| Shawnee and Douglas county commits
/ sioners spent Monday together Inspecting
/ roads, particularly the hard surfaced East
( Sixth street road now under construction.
1 The visiting Douglas county men were: 4.
| Andrews. commissioner; ]. L. Hoover, COM
missioner; George Bruno, county clerk
! Floyd Duffee. county engineer: John
Adams, a Douglas county road booster.
After serving a year overseas with the
Fourth regular army division. Capt. VIII
liam a. Heap received his discharge at
Camp Lee, Va, last week and has arrived
| in Topeka To spend a week with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. George Heap. He left
| Fort Riley for France May 10, 1918 and
| just year later received orders at Coblenz
| Germany. to sail for home. He landed at
| Newport News June .. Captain Heap was
surgeon at West Frankfort. Ill. before
| entering the army. He is a brether-iu Ia W
| of DR.. II. l.. Clark. former city physician.