The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-02

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Lost-Female Airedale. Phone 54o4 j.
Adv.
We buy liberty bonds. Inland Mfg. Co.,
Col East Fourth St.-Adv.
The Business Mems Bible class will meet
at noon Wednesday at the Central \ M
c. A. The class will be led by the Rev
K. A. Schell.
The Rota club will hold its regular
meeting Wednesday, q luncheon at the
Chamber of Commerce, followed by bust
ness.
John w. Ripley, First and Western, who
recently underwent serious surgical
operation at Stormont hospital is critically
Ill. His son, Robert Ripley, st. Louis, has
been sent for.
The Rota club wishes every girl who
held a guest card during the time that
diers. to meet with the japanese group of
the community show at the Y. W. e. A
Thursday evening at I:30 O'Clock
The old Bradford Miller home, between
from Minnie S. Pearson, and others, to
Emma w. Davis for a consideration OF
recorded in the register of deeds office
today
The Renker Hotel company. which asked
for permission to sell stock to build hotel
at Tenth and Kansas avenues, having been
refused by the unanimous action Of the
blue sky board has filed petition in the
district court asking that the order of the
blue sky board be set aside and the per-
mission granted.
Mrs. Virginia S. Davis. until Monday an
employe in the office of the governor, has
resigned to go to California and raise
chickens. Just before quitting time Mon
day night another employe placed small
employees in the office. Mrs. Davis was
advised to use the money as NEST egg"
in her poultry farming.
An investigation of all sand companies
obtaining their product from the streams
Of Kansas is being conducted by Fred
fv
as provided by law. The executive coun-
ell has also passed resolution to the
| royalty reports every ninety days their
contracts with the state to obtain sand
will be cancelled.
A. r. Young. formerly city engineer for
Topeka, is being urged for the office of
state highway commissioner to succeed
| Capt. W. S. Gearhart, who resigned Monday
after years leave of absence in the army.
Young, who is a Kansas man, and gradu-
ate of Kansas university. is now in the en-
ploy OF a firm in Kansas City. He has
| made several contributions to eastern engi-
neering journals and superintendent some of
| the largest sewer and paving construction
| jobs in Topeka in years.
Cecil Wilson, colored, plead guilty. be-
| fore Judge Rad Lee in the court of Topeka
Monday to stealing diamond ring from
Frank Allen while confined in the city jail.
and was sentenced to serve 80 days in the
son had been arrested for stealing some
clothes from an old lady and the same
| night Allen appeared at the Jail for Iodg-
| ing. Ee went to sleep and when he woke
up, discovered that his ring was gone from
| his finger. 1t was later found In Wilson's
shoe, the officers say.
The police made 1G1 arrests in the month
of March, according to the monthly report
made up today. Current and back fines
| collected totalled $44770.
Charging that he makes 5000 a month
| at his work in the oil fields but refused to
! support her, Jessie Z. Eberhart today filed
| a petition in the office of the district court
asking divorce from Robert d. Eberhart
| who she says abandoned her in May
| 1917. She wants alimony and a share in
4 her husbands property, which she says
| consists of fourth interest in $50 acrs
| farm in Wichita county and some town
| property in keene, Kan. They were mar
ried in February, 1909.