The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-08
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Lost. Sunday, gold oak leaf pin. Majors
Insignia. Reward. 3O1 c. n. Bank.-Adv.
Mabel E. Lowe has been granted a di-
vorce from Elmer Allen Lowe In the dis
trict court.
Cullen A. Cain former managing editor
of the State Journal, is recovering from
an operation in a Chicago, hospital. He
stones and appendicitis.
A religious meeting was held in the lum-
Der she'd Of the santa Fe shops to-day
Joseph n. speakes. under the S auspices e Of
the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
The largest shipment Of lines ever re-
Frank Cope. was received last week by
the Copes' Produce company here. There
were three cars. totaling AIS barrels.
Officials of the Y. W. c. A. will give
trolley ride over the city tomorrow even
ing. Cars will leave the Y. W. c. A build
ying at Z; 80 o'clock. The ride will be free
to all.
The state board of administration has
purchased a linotype machine for the state
refoI matory at Hutchinson. The machine
plant and will be operated by inmates
of the institution.
Under arrangements made by the state
executive council. the horticultural society
Will occupy quarters with the travelling IL
brary in the state house basement. 4 re-
quest by the public utilities commission
for more space on the fifth floor was re-
Jected.
E. H. Lewis was elected president of
the Square Circle club at a meeting of
the organization at PelIetier's tea room
Or. Charles r. siiverthorne. vice presi-
dent; Dave Neiswanger, secretary, and
DR.. G. ]. Crook, treasurer.
Picking up n brussels rug in broad day
charge against Russell Mcmillan and Carl
LiEder, both under p years of age. They
charges that they stole n rug from in
front Of his house on West Seventh
street.
Stanley Fisher, 13-year-old runaway
authorities Monday and returned to his
home. He said that with five other boys
they started out to see the. world and
Topeka.
Nine Topeka, women representing all the
departments of the Y. W. c. A. left today
central field at HolHSter. Mo. The women
are: Mrs. David Page, Mrs. NJ. F. Troxell
Miss Mabel Smith. Miss Charlotte Kellar,
Helen Huske, Miss Cavia Elliott and Miss
Edna Atwell.
Clyde Larkin, Topeka soda fountain
youth. appeared before Judge Robert y.
Carver late Monday afternoon and pleaded
guilty to forgery in the second degree.
He was sentenced to from one to ten years
Hutchinson. Larkin was charged with
giving check at the Pelletier store signed
c. A. Lockhart.
Major Gale w. Carson. law partner of
Kan. was the commanding officer of the
Third battalion of the SO6th pioneer in
fantry of the Ninety second division in
France. Major Carson was commissioner
captain at the first officers training
camp at Fort Riley. He was promoted
& ID Flora state rnetaro1ooist 1rbo bas
been on Il several weeks vacation with his
family in the east, will arrive in Topeka
children are with him. It It's is the %H first iMf
vacation Flora has taken in four years.
He has been gone nearly three weeks.
Part of the trip was spent in Washington,
ID. C., where Flora attended a convention
Of weather men. 49, 80
Persons living in the vicinity Of Tenth and
Monroe streets filed a petition with the
city commissioners this morning airing
that something be done to improve the gar
bage collecting convenience, Garbage has
not been collected for long periods of time
tion in the neighhorhood. The commits
sioners will investigate the condition with
view to remedyfng the situation.
The Bank of Topeka today filed suit for
approximately $4,000 against Otto Kuehne
of the kuehne Preserving company. The
suit Is based upon two unpaid prOmissory
notes. the big banking institution claims
kuehne signed. One note was for S36691 1G
and the other for $500. The bank says
principal plus the interest makes the
amount of judgment demand approximate
$40, 900.
After hiding in the corn fields and pas
lures near ShOrey for two days, Raymond
Green and William Reed, both Is, living
at 1920 North Taylor street, were arrested
today by Detectives Frost, Alba and Will
liams. The police have been looking for
the youths for several days in connection
with minor thefts from barns and CARA ges.
SO far the lads have confessed to steal
ing gloves and an overcoat from a house
at 10 Clay street. People living in Shorey
noticed the young men hanging around
the suburb and notified the police.
A petition for damages amounting to
1920 was filed with the city commissioners
this morning by Mrs a. L. Rogers. of
1904 Quincy street, for damage occurring
to a motor car she was driving at Sixth
and Kansas avenue. On June 3 in at
tempting to turn at Sixth and Kansas ave
nue. when the view was obhtructed by n
large patriotic sign erected at the fntersec-
ton north Of the Sixth street car line. the
car was thrown against trolley pole re-
sulting in painful injury to Mrs. Rogers
and damage to the car. Mrs. Rogers asks
damages to the extent of the injury sus-
tained by the car but makes no claim for
the injury to herself. The claim was refer
red to Commissioner Hancock and City At
tOrney HAYDEN