The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
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AT HOME NEWS

A school census of Topeka will be taken
this week by W. g. McGaw and his as
sistants.
The only thing of life in the city jail
reported.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Rev. t. j. Allen, of Beaver Falls. Pa.
will give a special Bible talk at the ''Taber-
nacle" of the First Presbyterian church
tonight during the prayer meeting service.
George Lerrigo, Y. NJ. c. A. secretary in
China, VIII address tine hotarS G1up N afsa
speak before the diners at the Chamber of
Commerce next Monday.
small fire was started at a cottage at
rs Quincy by SPARKS from nn,o the Mutual ~ th
company and was slightly damaged The
loss was covered by insurance.
Leroy Powell, secretary of the local
board of civil service examiners, announced
today that an examination for postoffice
clerks and carriers will be held at the
postoffice building July "a, 1920.
S. A Scott, former Topeka real estate
dealer, now Of California, is visiting here.
He attended a meeting Of the Topeka real
estate board Tuesday night and told the
laws.
A crap game 1T Ripley park was broken
up by Clyde Tresner, chief of detectives.
this morning and Ted Frey, Clarence Golf
nile court for lecture by I. ID. Williams,
probation officer.
Two petition for divorces were filed to-
day in the office of Mrs. Mary E. Chaplin,
clerk of the district court. Maude Berger
who was married to L. E Berger in 1907
charges gross neglect of duty against her
Hicks in 1911, charges him with extreme
cruelty. She wants the custody Of their
minor child.
Roger Savage, son OF Mrs. :. S. Savage.
81 10 10 baad Of the classified
advertising department of the St Louis
Times, according to word received by his
mother. Savage has been empioyed by the
Bartlesville (Okla.1- Examiner as reporter
and circulation manager. He went TO
Bartlesville after serving in the navy thru
the war.
was provided the members of the Coop.
club and their ladies Tuesday night at
| the Boys Industrial school; The co-ops
were the guests of Capt. w. p. MacLean
| and the boys. Dinner was served on the
| lawn by the boys in the cooking class. and
| jog dances, gymnastic stunts and vabaret
| entertainments were given. A wall scaling
| contest between two competing teams was
an interesting feature of the evenings en-
| tertainment.
Among the Santa Fe officials who at
| tended the funeral of T. II. Sears, the late
superintendent of the road at Amarillo
Tex, held at Ottawa Tuesday were J. L
Allison o. ]. Wood. H w. waggoner. G
H. Buck. W. W. Strickland, Homer Fink
Harry Hobs9n, William Archer; J. 5
Mitchell, +. W. Thomas, {. L. Mcclellan
E. F. Goldner, Ralph Montgomery, Emmett
Gregg, NJ. J. Drury, Samuel Cooper and
J. f. farrell.
J Nine nurses were graduated from the
| St Francis hospital training school Tues
| day night at exercises at the Elks' club
| DIR. H. L. Alkire gave the commencement
| address, the Rev. Patrick McInerney pre-
sided, and diplomas were conferred BY
the Rev. NJ G. O'Leary. Physicians, stu
| dent nurses, the hospital surgeons ant
| the graduates were present. The gradu
| ates were: Mary Maggie, Jennie Nathies
MiIlie Hackerott, Minnie Yeakey, Heller
| Whitehair, Tessie Mansfield, Margare
| O'Neil, Everine earns and Katherine Mai.
New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans, June 16.-COTTON-Spot
| steady and unchanged. MiddliDg, 1910