The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-17
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Commissioner Robert D. McGiffert
has gone to Excelsior Springs for
week.
All issues OF Liberty Bends bongh,
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
, Co. 534 Kansas avenue ADV.
! Postmaster w. o. Rigby has re-
! turned from Cincinnati. O., where he
attended the national convention of
+ postmasters.
o. H. Baum. of Ell Paso. Tex. is in
/ Topeka visiting his sister. Mrs. E. z.
Roudebush. He is enroute to his
home after a trip to the east.
Wilbur Stanfield. city commissioner
of water and lights. has gone to New
| Orleans, La, to attend the annual con-
vention of the Southwest Waterworks
association.
| tive field secretary for the Y. w. c. A,
West Central field. is in Topeka today
| to confer with Miss Margaret Dice,
general secretary of the local associa-
ton.
| No damage resulted from the small
/ fire in the basement of the L. c. Rain
| tailoring shop. 100 Kansas avenue, this
morning about 1880 o'clock. Fire
| companies put out the blaze in a few
! moments.
| The Curry pool hall. 623 Quincy
street, was burglarized Thursday morn
in change were taken. Entry was
gained by breaking a window in the
rear of the store.
| P. F. Schilling wholesale grocer and
short-grass philosopher, will give a
| ten-Ininute speech on Beans. Ba-
| nanaS, Boys and Bibles before the
Lowman Hill Methodist church boys
| department Sunday morning.
Building permits have been issued
| for a one-story garage at 1902 Jewell
to be erected by L. c. Schnacke; for
an addition to a dwelling at 1916 Bos-
story garage at S34 West by NJ. c.
Weirand.
The Kansas State Reserve bank today
began an attachment suit in Judge
James A. McClure's division of the dis
trict court to recover $500 on bad
| check cashed with that institution by
R. D. Merritt, defaulting cashier Of the
Grove State bank.
| Miss Mary D. Boyer, formerly super
intendent of nurses at the Topeka
| state hospital, is assisting in the Red
Cross emergency tent at the Free Fair
grounds. She is in public health
work for the Red Cross in Okemah,
f, Okla. following a year as superintend-
ont of Wesley hospital in Kansas City
and war service at Camp Dodge, Ia
/ Former mem8ers of the 130th Field
artillery of the Thirty-fifth division,
/ living IN 1Opekd, Will meet at Z. on
o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Elks
| club to hold a pep meeting in connec-
ton with the Thirtyfifth division re-
union. They afterwards will go to
the meeting of the Thirty-fifth vet
Grams living near Topeka at the city
| auditorium at o'clock.
| In Penwell against Kirkpatrick
Thursday, Judge Whitcomb dismissed
| the case and entered Judgment for
costs This is the case in which Capt.
tai council No. 1 of the Security Bene-
| fit association, formerly the knights
and Ladies of Security, attempted to
enjoin the national executive commit
tee OF the order from canceling its
charter. Judge Whitcomb at first
granted a., temporary injunction re-
straining the enforcement of the order
cancelling the charter, but after fur
Their proceedings by the order, the SUI
preme court sustained the forfeiture.
This ended the controversy and there
was nothing left in the case in the
district court but to dismiss 1t.
Residents of Central Park and Quin-
ton Heights district appeared before
the meeting of the board of education
at noon today to protest against their
children attending the Quinton Heights
school, because they had to cross the
Lincoln Speedway" They asked the
boundaries of school district arranged
so that their children could go else
where to school. The board took no
action. Discussion of plans for the
new school on Boswell avenue were
discussed. 1t is not decided whether
the new school will be a. grade school
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