The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-16
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AT HOME NEWS

All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 5s4 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Dr. II. L. CLARK. Republican nominee
for county Is sGslns Sounty
Is enjoying vacation
The regular monthly open meeting of
Indian Ereek grange Will be held Monday
evening at Indian Creek Crank hall, north
nf the city, Pupils of north Shawnee
Sunday schools will give a program.
A Bagley. of Les Angeles, Cal. and Leon
ard Wilson, of the Tropical Paint and oil
company, Cleveland, o.. spent Saturday In
Topeka at the -Piersen Manufacturing COM
pany.
Four Mexicans attempting to force an
entrance TO the monument factory at 231
Jefferson street Saturday night were scared
away by H. Schroeder, the proprietor, who
heard them, grabbed his gun and FAN out
into the yard. The Mexicans ran.
Chubby Watson. stunt man for the
Mckinley Aircraft company, and his
flying partner. Art McKimmy. will leave
eastern AMI north central counties Of Kan
saS. Chubby" is afraid to ride in auto
mobiles, but has no fear Of airplnnes. walk
ing on the wings and doing parachute and
trapeze stunts.
Mrs. W. A. Rice, of Abilene. formerly
Mrs. George C. Beach, of Topeka. died in
word received by her friends in Topeka.
Mrs. Rice lived in Topeka for more than
forty and was actye in church re and and
in Abilene at four thirty Tuesday after
noon.
Miss Agnes NJ. hunger of Eskridge, Kan,
were married in Topeka Saturday after
noon by the Rev. c. II. ZoOk. superintendent
of the Topeka district of the Methodist
church. Several friends witnessed the
ceremony. They will make their home on
the bTidegroom,s farm near Bneklip, Kan an
4 number OF years
AS n mark of respect to the memory of
/. NJ Davis, whose funeral was held at
. o'clock this afternoon from the Oakland
Christian church. Rabe Brothers mar
ket. 40 East Sixth street, was closed from
1 o'clock until O'Clock. Davis was n meat
cutter in the Rabe Brothers market. He
died last Wednesday night of heart failure
while returning home from a church en-
tertainment in Highland Park.
The only woman member of the 5000, 600
club. a Kansas organization of Peoria Life
Insurance writer's. is Miss Helen Shoe
craft, 1101 Van Buren, street Miss Shoe
craft has earned $1,000 a year selling in
surance in the last two years. Previous to
that time she was musical director in the
Usage county schools, at a salary Of 500
Lyccum circuit. As a reward for her ex-
cellent work for the insurance company
she will spend two weeks at Glacier Park
Mont, Mt the expense of the company.
campaign to raise $675 to buy new
instruments and uniforms is being started
| by JacksOns Twenty-third regiment band
the famous negro musical Organization OF
Topeka. Under the strain of countless
war drives. the instruments are battered
and worn and the uniforms shabby. The
| band was organized by George Washing
| ton Jackson volunteered at the outbreak
| of the Spanish American war. served in
Cuba with the~Twenty-third infantry and
came back covered with glory. During
the world war the band hardly missed
Red Cross. liberty loan or war work drive
John williams, the negro who escaped
from the police several days ago. was cap
| tured near Third and Jefferson streets Sat
urday night by Patrolman Abner Taylor
| Williams was caught in a raid on house
| at 306 East First street with Bette Mellen
| n negress. After he had been examined BY
! DIR. Earl G. Brown. city health officer, h'
escaped by climbing down the fire escape a
| the city hall. While officers were chasing
| him, the Mellen woman escaped. She hal
not been located. There was larE'
/ police. vsf -