The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-09
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]. U. Nichols, collection manager at
Lawrence Sunday and enroll in the
economics department of the uni
versity.
Jackson's Twenty-third regiment
band raised more than $500 at 4 con-
cert at the city auditorium Wednesday
night. The money will be used to buy
new instruments and uniforms.
The annual picnic of Orient Lodge
No. Is, A. F. &. A. M, which was to
have been held Saturday, at water
works park, has been called off, owing
to bad weather and wet grounds.
Lulu F. Morris today filed suit for
divorce from Charles F. Morris. She
charged non-support. Morris is an
engineer for the Rock Island railroad
and earns $200 a month. the divorce
petition states.
B. c. johnson, PA Harrison street,
was badly bruised when he was struck
by a street car about $50 o'clock
Wednesday night at Second street and
Kansas avenue. He was taken to
today that he was not seriously in
jured. johnson works in the Santa
Fe shops.
The domestic science departments
in the State street and Central park
schools will be taught this year by
Miss Bertha Rees, of Emporia. Miss
Rees has had IL years experience in
teaching domestic science to the
younger girls and has been very sue
cessful in her work elsewhere, ac-
cording to A. ]. Stout, city superin-
tendent.
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bers of the Inter-Service club for their
/ families and guests at the Grand thea
ter September Is. A regular meeting
| Of the club at the Chamber of Com
merce Monday night, September 20,
will open the winter season of the
club. A series of dinners and enter
tainments are planned.
How many grains of corn will a
rooster eat at 10 o'clock on Saturday
night? The persons making the clos
est guess at the demonstration to be
held at the new Majestic garden Sat
urday night - providing the rooster
will get up at all at that unseeming
hour of the night to eat corn-will re-
ceive box of candy. The demonstra-
ton will be held in the lobby of the
garden.
| Union labor men in Topeka are not
responding to the call for one hours
pay each month with which to carry
on a campaign against Henry ]. Allen
for governor. it developed at meet
| ing held Wednesday night. A plan
| to hold a mass meeting to collect the
fund was suggested. Aid has been
asked of several international Organi-
cations. one of which turned the
proposition down, it was said
Members of the 35th division are
asked not to forget the meeting Fri
day night at o'clock in Representa-
tive hall, of all former 18th men, in
and around Topeka. The meeting is
for the purpose of hearing any sug-
gestions and ideas which the men may
have, for lettering or enlarging on
the entertainments and programs fol-
the big reunion to be held in Topeka
September 26-7S.
Governor Allen has granted an ex-
tradition for the return to Oregon OF
| w. j. Pickett, wanted on a charge OF
| child desertion. The governor denied
extradition of Charles Hagener
wanted in Ohio for robbery for which
the federal prison. The governor also
| drew a requisition on the governor OF
Georgia for return of Daniel Berth tc
Geary county, this state. Berth Is
wanted for wife and child desertion.
An opportunity will be afforded
Thirty-fifth division veterans and
| other ex-service men to get their vic
tory buttons or victory medals during
the Thirty-fifth division reunion 7
Topeka. A recruiting officer and field
clerk will be here during the reunion
to take applications, according tC
word received from the Kansas City
recruiting office. Presentation of dis.
charge papers will be required of the
applicants.
The Woman's Farm and Garden
| association will meet at O'Clock Fri
day afternoon in the Chamber of Com.
| merce rooms, for discussion of pre-
paration of ground for fall planting
of bulbs and hardy flowers. Mrs. A
/ T. Modlin is chairman of the associa-
ton for Shawnee county. Arrange.
ments also will be made for the sale
of canned goods, flowers, chickens
and eggs by members of the club
i Disposal of the proceeds will be de