The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-04
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All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co, 534 Kansas ayenue.-Adv.
All the newest fiction, science, poui-
try and mechanical magazines at our
news stand. A. H. Petro & Son. Drug
gists.-Adv.
Madison late Tuesday. No damage was
done. Fire companies were called out on
false alarm at 1412 Western avenue last
night
Seven different kinds of coal to choose
from. Join our coal savings club and have
your coal paid for before next winter, and
at the very lowest prices too. Topeka
Coal Company.-Adv.
Detective Augustin Alba Tuesday night
arrested Pedro Losa, a Mexican, wanted at
Independence for highway robbery. He
was found at Willard and was returned to
Independence this afternoon.
Frank BechteIheilner, contractor engaged
in the excavation for the Masonic temple,
was admonished by Judge Hugh Mcfarland
in police court to spill less dirt on Eleventh
street. He was asked to increase his force
engaged in shoveIing dirt fRan the intersec-
tons until it reached a degree of efficiency.
Earl Stockwell, 10. was awarded sale
damages in the district. court by Jsdge
James Mcclure for injuries sustained when
he fell into an open elevator shaft at the
Seymour Packing company's plant. He
claimed his left leg so badly injured
that he will never be able to walk without
crutches.
Jessie NJ. Smith, los AFTER avenue, today
filed a petition in the district court asking
a divorce from David V. Smith, who she
claims abandoned iIer more than year
ago and has failed to provide for her
and her 5-yeaf-old son. When last heard
of. the wife says, Smith was in Wyoming.
They were married in 1909.
The left rear wheel of a Ford car driven
by Helen Gray was damaged at Eighth
and Kansas avenue this afternoon when it
was struck by touring car driven by Mrs.
A. Marburg, 931 Harrison street. The
Ford was backing out from the curb when
ii was struck by the touring car comm z
up behind, witnesses said. The damage
was slight.
Mrs C. C. Bailey, supervisor Of the Pub
lie Health Nursing association, has been
called to the home of her sister, Mrs. Marsh
Corbin at Cawker City, Kan, where the
sizes Mr.. Corbin and her husband, two
children have the disease. Mrs. c. B.
Thomas is acting as supervisor during Mrs.
Bailey's absence.
John Ferren, - who ran away from the
McCune CORE ctionaI school at Kansas City,
Union aPcific station. He said he had
come to Topeka to see the state capitol. He
had heard of W. p. MacLean and the
Boys Industrial school here and thought
it would be nicer place to stay than the
McCune school, he said. He will be re-
turned,
Prof. W. c. Hoad, of the faculty of the
University of Michigan. and one of the
investigation of. Topeka's water situations
is in the city and has begun his inspee-
ton. This morning he looked over the sit
uation on the north side of the river in the
vicinity of the brickyard bridge and this
afternoon was taken out to the West End
plant. He also went over the figures of
the water department with Commissioner
W. A. Stanfield.