The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-05
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Police fines totaling s35s10 were |
collected by Judge Hugh MacFarland
during December, according to his /
monthly report to the city clerk to- !
day.
Representative Smith L. Jackson I.
and Mrs. Jackson of Garnett, arrived /.
in Topeka Sunday for the special ses- |
sion of the Kansas legislature and are
located at 316 West Sth avenue.
The next meeting of the Co-opera- |
tive club will be held at the Elks' club |
tuesday evening. January 6. Mayor
Corwine and the city commissioners
will attend to discuss the new auto
mobile parking ordinance.
Burglars who entered the office of
pr. z. E. Carpenter. dentist. at s25
Kansas avenue, Sunday night, got away
with $50 worth of gold, it was said.
The thief gained an entrance by
sprlnging the lock on the door.
Every nurse whc served overseas is
entitled to a victory button, which may
be obtained by presenting her dis
charge. at the local. army recruiting
sta alton. Miss Margaret L. Head. 1912
Polk street. was the first nurse to ap-
ply for one of the buttons here.
Notice. to all elected representa-
tives of labor bodies in state OF Kan
sas. There will be a meetin~ OF all
accredited delegates from labor locals
thruout. the seete held on the sec
ond floor of the Labor Temple, 41s
Kansas Ave. ;at 1880 p. m. tonight
ADV.
Two more enumerators are needed
for taking the census in Shawnee
county according to Postmaster w. o.
Rigby. with whom the applications are
placed. No men have been engaged
for the work in Grove and Menoken
townships. Enumerators have been
obtained for Auburn. Mission and
Rossville townships. which. with the
first two, formed vacancies on the list.
Tomorrow night will be family
night at the First Baptist church. The
purpose is to promote stronger fell
lowship among the memee-s and it is
hoped to have at least one member
from each family of the church pres
ent. Music will be furnished by the
Sunday school orchestra and church
choir. children will give a program
and light refreshments will be served.
H. N. Turner is chairman OF the COM
mittee in charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Mulholland
gave a small dinner party at their
home. BIG West Sth Ave. Tuesday
evening in honor of Mr.. Charles OIin
Ball of Washington, d. D., formerly
of Topeka, who was married to Miss
Madeline Hopes. New Years day.
Only few of MIR. Balls old friends
Were present, including Mr.. Ball, Miss
Hopes, Miss Lima Vesper, Mr.. Jerry
c. Springstead, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L.
Hersh. and Mr.. and Mrs. Mulholland.
The first post. of the World War
Veterans in Kansas was organized
Saturday night at Labor bail by ten
eX-service men. The motto of the or
ganization is to t'enforce the consti-
tuition of the United States as it is
written" This will be the state head
quarters The national organization is
Incorporated in Minneapolis Officers
elected Saturday night are: Thomas
Hillary. president; Andrew J. Ewing,
vice presidents Georce L. Domino. re-
cording secretary; John ]. Melchoir.
corresponding secretary: Ben j.
Reamy. Jim Trimble and Geo. ".
Brosamer. trustees; G. S. BoydstOn,
SerEea
Memorial services for members who
died during the year were held Sunday
afternoon at the First Evangelical
church by Topeka Post No. Il. G. A.
r.. and Womcn's Relief corps No. "a.
Rev. B. Fl. Hobbs gave an address on
patriotism: Rev. j. K. Miller gave a
short address on behalf of the Re-
lief corps, and Mrs. J. W. Lormer sang
solo. accompanied by Mrs. A. Klop-
fer on the piano. The deceased MEM
bers honored were: z. H. Moser.
Sanders Anderson. J. w. Wise. Daniel
Warren, E. F. Forsythe and James
Duree Members of the Relief corps
Nancy Montgomery and Mrs. Mary J.
King.
A suit to collect $500 from the
Chase County National bank of Cot
tonwood Falls was filed in the fed
erai court here today by the Northern
Oil company of Kansas City. The
plaintiff alleges that the bank violated
an agreement in refusing to surrender
to it oil. gas and mineral leases on
1887 acres of land in Chase county
which it claims to have obtained from
the owners. According to the petition
the leases were to be held by the bank
until the oil company deposited $4,000.
Notwithstanding this deposit. the bank
failed to deliver the leases and has
turned many of them back to the
lessons. the company charged.
The city commissioners were to
meet with the city attorney this after
noon to go over the taxi ordinance,
consideration and passage at the regu-
lar commission meeting tomorrow
morning. They were to agree on the
general ideas that they wanted in
Guided in the measure. Another or
dinance which. it is hoped. will be
ready for introduction at the COM
mission meeting will provide a heavy
fine and imprisonment as punishm ent
for the use of the city fire hydrants
for any purpose except fire fighting.
It is designed to stop wholesale rob-
berry of city water and to protect the
supply of water necessary for fire pro-
lection.
The agreement made by Mrs. Vir-
ainia Montgomery with her husband.
Chester Montgomery, from whom she
recently obtained a divorce, to Felin-
quish any claim she might have on his
property in Oakland for a considera-
ton of 5000. will stand, according to
the decision of Judge James A. Nc
Clure. of the district court. During
the trial the wife said Montgomery left
her and enlisted in the navy. but that
she never received any money from
him while in the service or afterward.
After returning home. short time
after his discharge he again disap-
peared, she said. In the meantime he
and his parents, she said. induced her
to sign away her claim to his property