The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-13
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For sale dirt. Phone Blue 4oO6.-.Adv.
II you are looking for good store room
on Kansas ave, west side, between 9th and
10th, call phone 610.-Adv.
Mrs. p. II, Webb. police matron. went
70 Lansing this morning with two women
sentenced to the industrial farm.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. s34 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Because of the death of the mother Of
Miss Hazel Graves, swimming instructor
ming classes at the y W. c. A. pool for the
remainder of this week.
A pickpocket was working at Gage park
sunday night and took two $50 liberty
bonds, Santa Fe pass and n check book
on the Topeka State bank from J. F. Mid
dae, 1163 Brooks avenue. Middae reported
it to the police.
Josiah Jordan. county superintendent of
meeting for the Silver Lake rural iigh
school district for August for the purpose
Of completing the organization Of the new
rural school district.
Lightning striking the house at 10
Madison street. occupied by +. S. Williams,
started a blaze which was quickly ex-
night. Little damage resulted. Fire com
panies also responded to a false alarm
from SO4 North Kansas avenue.
The police were notified today to be on
| the lookout for Grace Johnson. II. and
Mabel Martin, Is. of Oakland, who. IL was
reported. had run away. The police were
train for Manhattan. where it was reported
| they were going to meet soldier.
The Highland school district is consider
district. meeting 10 discuss this project
was held Monday night at the Highland
of pnbiic ou a5
Fred A. Seaman Of the tate superintend.
ent's office. addressed the meeting.
Capt. Neadom Roberts. 2O-year-oId color
I'D ~.
which he won in the late war. will speak
tonight at the Calvary Baptist church.
Third I'D an and Quincy streets He viii tell
lectures are given under the auspices of the
eolored churches Of the country, and there
VIII be no admission charge.
Baseball. horseshoe pitching, croquet, vol.
| ley ball, tennis and playground bail will be
played in tournaments arranged for next
peka public Fairgrounds. Contestants are
grouped according to their height and
are classified rs juniors. intermediates. sen
will be played in the evenings.
Several bottles OF the home brew" CAP
fured by the COUNTY attorneys office at
Adams streets. exploded in the sheriffs
office Monday afternoon. "Too much yenst''
was the diagnosis of the trouble Of those
| familiar with home made beer. Those walk
ing into the sheriffF office all appea red
air.
l.
Monday afternoon. The police found an old
| man living in a cave between Shunsa-
nunga creek and the Santa Fe tracks He
said he came from Germany in 1912 His
| personal appearance convinced the Off
| GERS that he needed bath more than he
did Jail and he was "scooted OUT of the
1 jail with instructions to go to the river and
take a bath.
Miss Miriam Sheldon. senior I'm the To-
peka high school. has been elected to the
student council of the Y. W. c. A. for
Kansas. Miss LOHise Curtis, girls work
secretary of the Y. w. c. A., announced
today. Miss Sheldon was elected to the
I council by the girls attending the summer
y. W. c. A. conference at Estes Park, Colo
The student council of the Y. W. C. A. is
composed of girls from various associations
in the state. and has charge of the activities
and business direction of the state associa-
| tons
Thirty-fivc children attended the free
health clinic ut Ripley Park Monday morn
/ ing. according to Miss Eta Paul Red
Cross nurse Of the Public Health Nursing
association, who is in charge Of the clinic
Altho the clinic has been established at
! Ripley Park for only about three weeks.
! great interest has been evidenced by beth
mothers and children. Many children come
without their mothers. anxious to learn IL
they had gained in weight Children are
eager to be given tooth brushes and take
part each week in a tooth brush drill, a
| regular mart of the clinic