The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

ChantieIeer.
You could brand him as a nuisance,
But you never would be able
To fool him to rule him
BY the presidents time table.
Noon lunch. Cremerie Careteria-Adv.
Governor Allen Is in Hutchinson today,
where he Is attending the state fair.
J. c. Mohler, secretary Of the state board
of agriculture, returned today from a two
days visit at the Hutchinson state fair.
Clyde N. Reed. private secretary to Gov
srnor Allen returned to the state house to-
confined by sickness
The Ohio Wax Paper company: Of Cleye-
land; today filed suit for $3e4,l9 against
the Topeka firm is Indicated to It for
merchandise.
Formal notice Of Chancellor Strong's
has been received in the state house. The
formal note came five days after the chan
cellor's resignation was announced from
Lawrence.
vice and charges in various Kansas COM
munittes. are before the state public util.
ties commission this week The cases will
Bell cases are called next week.
Edith NJ. Byrd, 1915 North Jackson
street. today filed a petition for a divorce
her husband has struck her and forced her
out OF the house. She asks that her maiden
name Of Edith NJ. White be restored.
The city clerk registered $14s.0OO worth
The bonds were issued to cover paving and
sewer building. They bear ~ per cent
They are issued in 800 and $500 dnom-
| nations.
Tuesday was the Mexican Fourth Of
July. At the Branner Annex, provided by
Mexican SHOWED up for the opening day
! of school. Well, can you imagine an
American boy showing M at his own
school II 1t started on the Fourth OF
The first meetings Of the college y. NJ
and Y. W. C. A were held Tuesday even
ing at the college. The meetings were
program at the college and were presided
over by John TroxeIl and Miss Helen For
rest. The next meetings. business meet;
ings Of the associations, will be held
Thursday evening.
The first session Of the Shawnee county
| W G T. u convention will be held at the
swedish Lutheran church at 30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. The church is at
Fourth and Tyler streets. At O'Clock
there, win BE- an address by Mayor II Q;
light refreshments will be served The tea
will be in charge OF Mrs. r. W. Foster.
The city commissioners reached a de-
Parens a. chafes Byf td
old boy electrocuted in Garfield park on
June 10. Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Byrd live at
1903 North Jackson street A swing chain
had become tangled with a high voltage
electric current wire when Byrd caught
hold Of it. He died within a few minutes.
Three Shawnee county boys, Warren
Rodgers. willard; Elwin Engler. Topeka
and Clarence Hershey. Topeka; in COM
psny with F. o. Blecha. Of the Shawnee
county farm bureau. went to the fair at
Hutchinson on Tuesday They will enter
the stock judging contest. They were
chosen by a board Of judges at the Kan
sas Free Fair and are said to have ex-
ceptienal ability.
By levying an assessment Of ten cents
a head against every member of the local
trade unions IL Is hoped that sufficient
money will be raised to assure the boys
at the Industrial school aNproper supply of
athletic equipment The matter has re-
eeived the sanction Of the Topeka Indus
trial Council and letters are being sent
out over the state asking for like action
and contributions from other councils
G. C. Hall has filed a suit IN the district
court demanding a restraining order and
! an accounting from J. J. OConnor, his
partner in the printing business The
firm is known as the O'Connor Printing
company. 234 Kansas avenue. and 81
North Kansas avenue. Hall charges that
O'Connor refuses to transact business and
refuses TO treat with him. and has locked
the door against prospective customers
! Unless this condition ceases to exist the
firm will lose money, Hall states They
own and publish the Carbondale Review,
the Shawnee County Mirror and the Hoyt
Reporfar