The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-10
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F. L. Pinet is attending Teachers In
stitute In Ottawa, Kan.
All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue-Ady.
GOV. Henry J. Allen left this morning for
Wichita where he Will remain until Friday,
looking after business interests in con-
nectiOn with his newspaper.
Judge W. L.. Higgins. of the conrt of in
dusrial relations was in Memphis, Tenn,
addressing an association of business men
on the workings of the new Kansas court.
Leon II. Alban, president of the West
Motors company. divulged some of the
secrets of automobile craftsmanship and re-
pair shop workings. Monday evening in a
talk before the members of the square
Circle club.
Ulysses $. Grant today was sued for
divorce by Essie Birdwhistle Grant. She
alleges. THAT the namesake of the famous
her unjustly of unfaithfulness and made
ried in 1918.
OLA Martin today filed : petition for
a divorce from c. W. Martin. 9O2 West
Sixth street She says he struck her and
called her names and at one time threat
Clay street. she says. They want an equal
distribution.
KIingaman * Hoover. have moved their
drug store equipment and supplies to their
new building, lis East Sixth avenue. next
door to their former location. The Scott
department. store. which is under eonstruc-
drug store.
A watermelon, some persons might call
1t at first glance. But its really only n
tomoto, grown by Z. H. Ebey. 1916 West
Sixth street It is OF the P0ndarOsn va
riety and weighs one and three quarter
pounds. According to the market price of
would have been worth about twenty eight
cents.
The primary election boards in Topeka
last Tuesday devoured $3.50 worth of gro
eertps. TO ar of
expenditures made out in the city clerk 5
office; The primary cost Topeka S1,616.
This includes meals, pay to election clerks
and judges. rent of polling places and the
hauling of the booths to and from the
polling places.
Miss Lorraine Elizabeth Wooster did not
remain in Topeka to wait fan enough mem
hers of the state board OF education to
show up to hold meeting for the purpose
Miss Julia V. King. She was out of the
city today and it was stated in her office
that no definite date had been set for the
Walter J. Towne. former Topekan and
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. n. Towne. 407
Tyler, has been appointed chief engineer
according to word received in Topeka by
friends For the last several years, Towne
has been engineer Of maintenance for the
peka and received his first railroad training
here.
A Hudson suF.r-six speedster. owned by
". II. Price of Topeka was stolen from IN
front of the Baltimore hotel in Kansas City
Mo. Monday afternoon about 4 O'Clock. ac-
cording to a wire received by the Brier-
Rice insurance agency. today. Price who
is secretary of the Perfection Metal Product
company, in Topeka drove the car to Kan
sas City Monday morning.
Knocked from his bicycle and dragged
several feet by an automobile, George
kfpps, IS years old, 529 Sardou street.
arose with only sprained ankle and severe
bruises Monday afternoon. The accident
occurred on Kansas avenue near Fifth
street. The car said to have been
driven by Henry Anton. 4O5 Western ave-
nue. Or. c. c. Luil. who was called to
attend Kipps. said no bones were broken
A new Latin text book by Prof. L.. D.
WhittemOre. of Topeka, which has been
approved and adopted by the Kansas State
text book commission. is being published
by the John G. Winston company of Phila-
delphia. Professor Whittemore has gone
to Philadelphia to read the first proof of
the book. The text book will be used in
Kansas high schools in the coming spring.
1t is known Elementa PrOma or the
First Elements of Latin. 1t represents
work of five years for Professor White
more and is the second Latin text book he
has written