The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Don't forget MarshalPs band dance
at auditorium Saturday. Nov. 20.-Adv.
Moose dance Thursday night, Nov.
IS, at their hall. 623 Jackson St.-Adv.
Have you made your reservations
for the Elks' dinner dance Friday
night ADV.
| Business lot in Kansas Ave-, be-
tween sth and 10th, $4,000. See
! Robert B. Kane.-Ady-
All issues or Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
An application for increased rates
has been filed with the court of indus
trial relations by the Coffeyville Gas
& Fuel company.
DR.. d. E. Esterly, who has been in
the Mayo Brothers hospital at Ro-
chester, Mimi, for six weeks, is much
| improved, it is reported.
Marriages in Kansas increased four
| teen in October as against the cores
ponding month a year ago. There
were 2,O64 wedding permits issued in
| the state in October this year.
New insurance policy forms have
been issued by the Farmers Union
Mutual Insurance company. The
changes were made to conform with
orders by the state insurance depart
ment.
Students in the domestic science de-
partment of the Kansas Industrial and
! Educational institute treated state Off
Gals to doughnuts this week. Large
boxes of high class cooking were sent
to state departments.
| Bishop James Wise addressed the
pupils of the high school Tuesday
morning, giving an account of the
| Lambeth conference he attended IN
London, and an outline OF otner e1-
periences in his European trip.
4 "a
the state board OF control under the
Hodges administration, is attending
the semi-annual meeting of the state
board of administration. Meyers is
now associated with "a Leavenworth
wholesale firm.
Topeka realtors met at luncheon
today at the Chamber of Commerce
| For greater comfort in holding their
business meeting the realtors ad-
| journed to the lounge room of the
| Central Trust company upon the IN
vitation of C. B. Merriam. ~
Carelessness with matches caused a
| fire at residence at 149 North Chan
dler street at 1925 o'clock THIS morn
i ing. Only slight damage was done.
This afternoon the fire department
was called to 229 Western avenue at
1880 o'clock to put out a slight fire at
a residence.
l.. Governor Allen has approved a
reQuisitiOn on Governor Gardner OF
Missouri seeking return to this state
of A B. Walker, now under arrest in
Springfield. walker is wanted on a
charge of defrauding George Brandt
of Topeka in the sum of $500. He
will fight removal to- Kansas.
Mrs. Cora w. Billiard, president OF
the Native Daughters of Kansas, has
called q meeting of that organization
and of the Native Sons, for Thursday
morning at 1920 o'clock, at the Cham
Der of Commerce. The meeting is for
the purpose of completing arrange
ments for the historical pageant to be
given on Kansas day.
One of the passengers on the new
Santa Fe San Francisco limited this
morning was Charlie Chaplin. WHO was
on his way to California, presumably
Ito resume work on his movie contracts
iCharlie was divorced last week from
his former wife, Mildred Harris Chap
lin, in Chicago, and applied for
reservation for California as soon as
he was sure that the decree of, divorce
! would be granted.