The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-09
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Marshalrs band has been engaged, to
play at the ST Marys races August D.
and 3.
Do you need money-we nave It to loan
on city property. Robert B. Kane. 7S5
Kansas Ave.-Adv.
Quickly Increase your earning power by
our Spare-Time intensive couse. Dougherty
Business COllege.-Adv.
All issues or Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue Adv
Miss Genevieve Schiller will sing Caro-
lima Sunshine at the municipal concert by
Marshall,s band to be given Monday even
ing ut Chesney PARK.
Topekafe = Quality restaurant. Opens
six o'clock IN the morning, closes at one
O'Clock at night. Quality meals and short
orders ali hours-Adv.
Fire companies were called to 1927 Van
Buren, street early this morning to ex
tinguish a fire resulting from a defective
stove at the home Of W. L. Jones a trash
fire alarm was turned into the fire depart
ment at O'Clock Thursday night.
The Poehler Mercantile company has
purchased the garage at 1871 Jackson
street and will store its trucks there. They
have rented the garage for the past three
years from the Bank of Topeka. The pur-
chase price was $1,000
The following permits to build new
houses in Topeka were issued from the fire
ment company. $1,000 frame dwelling at
1169 Boswell avenue; to :. ). Hughes. $500
frame dwelling Mt Ills North Madison
street.
The local bank clearings for the week
ended July s were S3.5T1. 99S.96. and for
(. the same week a year ago: s.. 46S. 26S 81
gain of T74.542.20 over last week, and a
| gain of SOB. 1905 over the same week a
| year ago is shown.
in the district court Wednesday afternoon
| from Elmer Eldridge. She was given
custody of their child. The costs were tax
ed to the husband. who was also ordered
to pay Mrs. EIdridge $50 month for the
support of the child
The Beatrice Creamery company today
paving in the alley adjacent to its new
building between Polk and Tyler and See
ond and Third streets. The company wants
ton of concrete for the sand foundation
and top it with brick.
S. f; Lux, Jr.. and Wendell spin" Ly-
man, both of Topeka, report tire thefts
occurring on the date of July 3. Lux lost
three spare tires from the rear Of his car,
and Lyman reported the loss of motor
meter. radiator cap, tail light and license
number. The police are working on the
case.
Clyde Tresner. acting qndersheriff. be
lieves he has located the Buick Six stolen
from DR.. J. ?. Raster of Topeka the night
of July .. Tresner noticed a car answer
ing the description of Doctor Kaster's list
ed found in the daily bulletin sent out
by the Kansas City police. The car was
found at Twenty-eighth and Cleveland ave
nueS.
Armed With reQulStt1On from Governor
Allen, Sheriff Hugh Larimer left today for
Colorado to bring back Floyd Cooley, ar
rested there on warrant issued here
charging him with wife and child desertiOn.
Mrs. Cooley is working, while her six small
children are being cared for in the day time
in the day nursery at the Provident as
ISOLATION.
DR.. Leroy Bundy, colored dentist Of st.
Louis, Mo, who is out on bond pending
n new trial for being implicated in a race
riot in East St Louis two years ago. will
/ n al OH ri
and Quincy streets. at O'Clock tonight.
Doctor Bunday was sentenced to a life
term in The penitentiary. The Rev. w H.
| Young. pastor of the church, will preside
at the meeting
Staying out nights is one Of the charges
made against Perry Stockton by his wife.
! Sadie Stockton. in her divorce petition filed
| that he mas neglected and mistreated her,
/ that he has violent temper, Is Ieasily
| angered and Eas accused her Of going with
other men. He frequently stays out until
, o'clock in the morning and some times all
night. she says. leaving her alone. She
wants -he custody. of their small child
and $50 month for the childs support
and education.
The Knw Valley potato crop. averag-
! ing 125 bushels to the acre, is to Be-
promptly moved, according to r. B. Gun
bingham, division freight agent of the
! Santa Fe- complete survey of the CROP
has been made by the railroad transporta-
/ ton chiefs, in order to move 1t as quickly
| as possible Cunningham spent Thurs
| day on potato farms directing distribution
Of cars T. handle thee rop. Every grower
| from Kansas City, Kan, to ROssville, on
| both sides Of the valley, has recorded his
! acreage with the railroads..