The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-18
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AT HOME NEWS

Noon lunch. Cremerie Cafeteria.-Adv.
Wednesday night -NSteinberg 's.-Adv.
Miss Clara Francis. librarian at the
Kansas State Historical society, was
called to Colony, Kan, Monday. Miss
FranciS's mother is i'll and Miss Fran
els left for Colony in response to a
telegram stating she was not expected
to live thru today.
D. H. Branaman. the new city at
torney, entertained the mayor and city
commissioners and the superintend-
ent of street with dinner, Monday
evening at Pelletiers. A line party at
the Cory and Novelty theaters
capped the evening.
Burglars last night broke into A. r.
Smiths grocery store, SOC East Euclid
avenue stole a few pennies, some
meat tobacco and baking powder.
They entered by breaking a glass in
the rear door, reaching thru the brok-
en- glass and pulling back the bolt
Rev. ]. L. Brasha-. president of the
Central Holiness university, of Oska%
loosa, Iowa, will assist in a ftve-day
convention of the Eastern Kansas
Holiness association, to be held at the
First Evangelical church, November
1920. Reverend Mr.. Brasher has
preached in Topeka before.
The Ohio sewer district. between
has been granted an extension of time
in which to make connections with
the sewer. The city commissioners
took the action this morning a1the no
definite limit was placed on the extern
sion. Ninety days was the original
limit.
A. G.. Mead, @ Beloit attorney, is in
Topeka on business. When he repre-
scented Mitchell county in the 1egisla-
lures of 1901-3-5. he was a frequent
visitor. Asked about politics in the
Sixth district. he said it was. quiet.
Beioit is doing nicely in growth and
trade and Mitchell county is prosper
Gus. he declared.
Mayor Corwine will notify the Union
Pacific railroad that the bases of the
old gates. no longer used at the cross
ing on North Kansas avenue, must be
removed at once. There is no further
use for them and they are regarded
as not only unsightly but as an OBJ
struction to traffic as well, the city
commission held today.
A well known Topeka man. mar
ried only a short time. called at a
physicians office this morning with
the "pallor of death" on his face. He,
told the physician he was suffering
agonies with his stomach My wife
baked biscuits for dinner last night, :
he said, land ! ate six to please her.
Neither of US slept a wink but as she
only ate two she got over it by morn
ing"
II V. Lowe. of Goodland is a To-
peka visitor today. He is one of the
big real estate men of Sherman coun-
~, and northwest Kansas. He reports
that land values have almost doubled
| in the past year in his section of the
state. Sherman county raised fair
crops this year. The fall wheat sown
is coming on splendidly. there being
plenty of moisture. and the best pros
poets for good crop in 1920
The city commissioners decided this
morning to put in a plank walk at
Ninth and Kansas avenue. The city
engineer was directed to make plans
for the walk estimate costs, and have
the data ready by Thursday. The
commissioners will advertise for bids
| on the work Immediately after the
! adoption of the engineers proposal
The walk will be of temporary
nature yet substantial enough to serve
the immediate purpose.
Miss Annie Yates and Miss Jeanette
Luebbe. S.. AIarys, were painfully in
| jured Sunday afternoon when motor
cycles driven by boys with the girls
on the handle bars were upset by a
third motorcycle which dashed be-
tween them. Connen and Bob Styles,
drivers of the motorcycles. also suf-
fered slight injufies. Miss Yates suf-
fered slight conclusion of the brain.
Miss Luebbe was bruised on one leg
The accident occurred west of Silver
Lake on the Silver Lake road.
A buggy driven by a Mr. Hutchin-
/ son, of 1850 Lincoln street. collided
with a street car at Sixth and Lincoln.
Monday afternoon at o'clock. Hutch
inson was knocked unconscious. He
was taken to Christ's hospital at once
regaining consciousness before reach
| ing the hospital. He spent a fairly
comfortable night. it was said this
morning. His injuries are not regard
ed as serious. AS if in sympathetic
sorrow over having injured the elder
ly man. the street car caught fire all
most at once from short circuit Fire
companies ext;nguished the blaze.
A number of Lawrence residents are
endeavoring to persuade Shawnee
county officials to recommend a pa
role for Will Lee. Lawrence janitor,
who attempted to smuggle saws and
acid into the Shawnee county Jail two
months ago Lee claimed he did it to
prove he was a good fellow who was
willing to go the limit for pal Lee
has wife and four children at Law
renee He IS in state prison at Lans-
] ing serving 0-year sentence for put
ting saws in a watermelon and en-