The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-23
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] Maj James F. Going has announced his
+, candidacy for county clerk, subject to the
! primaries. Major Going served overseas.
! lie has lived in Topeka many years.
| One popular Topeka soda fountain has
Cracked ice is carried from the reffisern-
| tors IN the cellar TO the fountain in this
receptacle.
The next sed ef the
/ ing June "a, at go o'clock. Ben Bear,
who has just returned from France, will
! be the speaker.
J against Joseph f. Moore, 304 Arter ave
| nue., Oakland, by his wife, Aleda X. Moore,
! in petition for divorce filed today in
| the district court.
attending another meeting OF gas enthus-
lasts. Next to the handholders' union
The gas agitators meet .s about as often and
An examination of applicants for county
| teachers certificates will be held at the
county superintendent's office next Friday
animation viii be held August % and 81
Lightning striking the feeder ia, az s the
| and forty minutes. No power could be
turned on the line until the feeder was
| repaired.
/
temporary control of the state department
of child hygiene The state board OF
hsat v T e at meens this
week In Topeka.
| DIR. Elvenor Ernest of Topeka was
elected vice president OF the Women
recently. This is a society of women
ply sicians who must also be members Of
the American Medical association.
Sergeant F. L. Jackson. son of Topeka s
/ famous negro band leader, George wash
! tngton Jackson, arrived in Topeka Sun
in France. He served in the medical
corps Of the expeditionary forces in
! France.
DIR. C. H. Morrison, 715 Kansas avenue,
member of the Y. NJ. Z. A. since 1884, and
despite his age plays volley ball several
times week at the Y and is one of the
best players in the city. He also handles
q tennis racket handily.
| At the meeting of the membership cam
! paign committee of the Chamber of Com
nieree this noon sixteen new members hips
were reported. This makes the total new
membership in the Chamber of Commerce
fifty mine. The campaign will continue I'M
, till 200 new members have been registered
| +. III. Leaman, rehabilitation secretary
of the state Y. N. [. A, addressed big
Sunday afternoon on The REIMBURSEMENT
Of Religious Program to the Needs Of the
e6 biz eommunitS sing at the
same meeting.
| Mrs. L. Candy, department president OF
W. X. c. No. u, and Theodore Gardner,
| commander of Topeka post No. Al, q. A.
| r., will be guests of honor at recep-
ton at s, O'Clock, Tuesday evening at the
Mrs. J. w. Lormore and Mrs. Gordon
Kline will render program.
Billie Anderson, former stenographer for
today. Billie enlisted in the army and
| for several months was regimental ser
| geant major in the judge adyoeatess OF:
mustered out he went to Michigan for
| a two weeks vacation.
John t. Moss, wealthy St Marys bust
ness man, sued by Oliver kessler for $25,-
600 on a serious charge OF crime commit
ted against the l-tter's daughter, has filed
his answer to the suit. Little excepting a
swer. Two well known law firms have
been employed to defend Moss,
Nearly 700 men fresh from the american
army of occupation in Germany passed
thru Topeka today en- route tospoints in
! Colorado. The men were members of the
/ 135th field artillery brigade, and will
| Denver. The troops arrived over the Rock
Island and were given oranges by the Red
| With twelve wins and one lose to their
| record the Curry Smokers baseball team
is making a strenuous bid for the anna
| teur championship of the city. The twelfth
win of the season was added to the record
sunday. afternoon at Western League
| North Topeka team to 0. The batteries
| for the game were Smokers, Ellis and
Morgan; North Topeka, Stanley and Curtis
code of ethics will soon govern life
insurance solicitors and agents who are
members of the Kansas Life Underwrit
ers' association of Topeka. Action looking
! to the adoption Of such code was taken
association Saturday evening at the
club and the code itself will probably be
| adopted at the next meeting. The associa-
ton has more than 40 members in To-
| peka.
The feature of the MONDAY lunch at the
Chamber of Commerce today was the short
| talk given by W. +. Brennan, the National
| Cash Register company lecturer who is to
speak at the auditorium at o'clock this
Chamber on its activity and asserted that
continued activity on the part of Chambers
Of Commerce and like organizations is the
REDS" and the i. W. W.
house nurse, gives the following report
concerning her own activities during the
month of April: Visited So schools: ex-
amined 2,620 children; 2.0T2 children nor
NAL 939 with enlarged tonsils; los with
| regular teeth: 64 with eye strain; 6 with
blood-shot eyes or conjunctives: with
mal-nutrition; 1 web finger; tongue tied
| 4 with golfers.
| A picture of George W. Kanaval state
senator and former railroad commissioner.
Secretary Sec Of the state historical soeietyy'
/ The picture will be hung In Memorial hail.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Nelson and daugh-
| ter. Miss Ruth Nelson. visited the state
/ house Saturday. Nelson was state super
| intendent of public instruction in Kansas
| nearly twenty years ago. He is now
| president of Minnesota college, Minneapo-
/ lis.
l. Lecomption is out Of her Rip Van
! Wrinkle sleep and both sexes are now out
| building roads and endeavoriHg to make
the historical old town 100 per cent mod
ern. Each month the Lecompton folks
have a good roads day in which the
women stop their baking and men cease
seeking the great dollar and everyone
works. on the roads. Last week the first
of the monthly good roads days was held
with, wonderful results in the way of
good roads and enthusiasm.
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