The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-22

Residents in the northern part of
North Topeka, near Garfield park. are
alarmed over the report that is being
circulated that a band of gypsies now
camping in West park, across the road
west of Garfield park. are contemplae-
ing the purchase of West park -for
permanent camping grounds. The
park is part of the late T. M. James
estate
Persons have been much annoyed of
late by these gypsies. who stop both
motorists and farmers. as we'll as Pc
destrians. begging to be allowed to tell
fortunes They are very persistent
and in one instance stopped a young
woman, ands when she said she had
no money to pay for fortune telling
pay with her ring.
A complaint was made to the city
authorities but when an. attempt was
made to evict the band their lease on
city authorities have no jurisdiction
over this territory, as West park is
outside the city limits.
A young woman was inadvertently
locked up in the Kaw Valley National
bank yesterday afternoon. Before
closing it was ascertained that no one
was in the rest room in the rear of the
building, but while the officials were
attending to few matters near the
front, the young woman entered the
bank by the Laurent street. door. Not
aware of this. the doors were locked a
few minutes later. When the young
woman's father came to the bank in
the course of half an hour, his daugh-
ter told him thru the door that she
was Locked in. The janiror, who has a
key, was found and unlocked the
door.
A class of twelve high school girls
enrolled lin the Church Night school
of the Kansas Avenue Methodist
be taught by, Miss Laura Beverly and
will study the high school Bible course.
AS this class is in addition to those
already formed, a new lesson hour was
arranged, the class meeting at $50.
The Church Night school is growing
with every meeting, and now has an
enrolment of over fifty.
Notes and Personals.
The Merry Workers class of the
Kansas Avenue Methodist church met
this afternoon at the home of Mrs. E.
Bissell, 141S Kansas avenue:
Mrs. Clint Antrim and daughter,
Miss Beatrice Antrim, left yesterday
for Terre HaHte. Ind, where they will
be the guests of friends
Miss Isla Goodman of Colorado
Springs is visiting her sister, Mrs. r.
E. Gordon, and the Rev. Mr.. Gordon
at their home, $40 Park street.
Mr.. Arthur Prosser of Lawrence.
Kan. and Mrs. Rosetta Taylor OF
North Topeka, were married Thursday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
T. E. Prosser, 1414 Quincy street, by
the Rev. ]. S. Glendenning. Mr.. Pros
ser is a brother of T. E. Prosser, MI
and Mrs. Prosser will make their home
at 1114 Kansas avenue.
A surprise party and dinner was
given by the degree staff of ColHm-
bia council No. so, S. B. A, Thursday
evening for Mrs. Clara Graft and Miss
Irene Graft. The guests were: Mrs.
Graft, Miss Irene Graft, Miss Bertha
Hubbard, Miss Berta Darby. Miss Ida
Scheetz Miss Grace Alexander. Miss
Lettie Piper, Miss Gertrude Huckeil
Miss Ida Vatterlin, Miss Ora M. Brock
man. Miss Delma Petty, Miss Nern1ce
Ritch Miss Luella Sargent. Miss Leona
Taylor. Miss Ethel Houck, Miss Mae
Maxwell, Miss June Darby, MISS
Eleanor Sutton, T. J. Neiswender.
If you have an old, discarded hat
YOU can have it made over like new
if you will leave it at the North To
peka office of the Topeka Laundry
company, 500 n. Kansas ave.-Adv