The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-21
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS


lend of the rainy season has eneour-
aged the night prowiers.f
Washburn freshmen began wearing
their new caps today. They will cling
to the little blue headpieces until
around Thanksgiving.
A hula-hula dance by Charles L.
Mitchell will be one of the features
at the Chamber of Commerce. Friday
evening.
Members of the four bodies of the
Scottish Rite will hold special meet
ing Wednesday night to discuss inn
portant matters regarding the new
Masonic temple at Van Buren, and
Tenth streets.
A Topeka man. overcome with civic
pride. moved his lawn recently. When
asked by his neighbors why he under
took such a task he said the grass
had grown SO high he couldn't see the
street car and he had to cut it.
A truck driven by r. Horton, city
salesman for the Thomas Page mill,
colHded this morning with a runabout
at Twelfth and Huntoon streets Both
cars were badly damaged but neither
jdrivcF-sustained any serious injury.
The chief new business before the
regular meeting OF the mayor and city
commissioners this morning concerned
/ the Svacating or closing of an alley
between Kansas avenue and Quincy.
Crane and First streets, and an alley
near Underwood street.
Miss Jessie McCarter is substituting
as instructor in history in the Topeka
high school in the absence of Miss
: Ethel Aldirch- Miss Aldrich will return
from a several months trip to Europe.
October 1. She has been Conducting
party on an extensive tour.
! A stag social will be given by the
Hi Y. the boys Y. NJ. c. A. club of the
high school, Friday night at the Cen
/. trail Y. NJ. c. A. for new boys in the
high school. Within the next few
weeks the Hi Y and the high school
Y. w. c. A. are planning a mixer.
Three jitney drivers received new
licenses to operate, at the meeting
Tor the mayor and city commissioners
this morning, bringing the total num-
Der Of jitneyS in the city to nearly
thirty. 1t is expected that the num-
Der of jitneys will decrease now that
the fair is over.
G. A. Foshay. Of Topeka. has been
appointed collection manager of the
Topeka Merchants association. to sue
coed ]. L. Nichols. R. F. Hix of Ell
dorado, who was first appointed, could
NOT accept the position. FosIIay for
merly was connected with the Chicago
Lumber company.
Announcement is made of the re-
moval of the headquarters of the
intendentsfrom Kansas City to Topeka.
&c. W. Bryan, district superintendent.
will have his office at the local dis
tributing office. r. E. Zarker, service
station superintendent, has been pro-
tmoted to travelling inspector.
steve Prouty. negro, today pleaded
guilty to having liquor in his possess
sion. Judge James A. Mcclure de-
ferred sentence for a week. aProuty
was arrested Monday by PatroIman
William Meaghcr. who. knowing
Preuty's reputation, looked with sus-
picton on a Kettle he was carrying.
Investigation revealed that the kettle
contained while mule"
A~dayliSht hoId-up at a restaurant
operated by A. F. Wells. 50415 East
Fourth street, was reported to the po-
lice. Wells says that two men came
into his place II 6 O'Clock in the morn
ing and one covered him with a gun
while the other started to search the
place. He said he called for his wife
who was in rear room and when She
put in an appearance, the men beat
a hasty retreat.
Merchants must not sweep their
stores out the front way, according to
a warning issued to members of the
Topeka Merchants association by d.
H. Branaman, city attorney. who as
sertS that the merchants are violating
several city ordinances and board of
and sweepings from business houses
in the fire limits must be placed in
covered boxes in the rear, according
to the provisions of the city law.
Branaman threatens prosecution II the
ordinance is not complied with
c. p. BoImar of 212 Greenwood
Ave. Topeka, has had a remarkable
experience covering a small orchard
of peach trees on his home lot. Not
withstanding the fact that peaches are
SO frequently killed in Kapsas, he has
lost a crop only once in &c years. He
raises seedlings and the fruit is very
large in size and quantity. The
peaches this year attracted attention
at the Kansas Free Fair. Mr.. Bolmar
attributes his success to the fact that
the peaches are seedlings aud far
more hardy than much of the budded
fruit.
The Rev. and Mrs. Floyd John
Evans have arrived in Topeka from
New York City They will remain in
Topeka for a few days and then go to
Lyndon, Kan, to conduct an evange-
listic campaign. The Rev. Evans was
termed the champion soul winner of
the A. z. F." Mrs. Evans was a
doughnut girl with the Salvation Army
and is said to have the ideal face for
a Salvation Army girl. The evangelis.
and the doughnut girl became ac-
quainted in France. Her father is a
New York Salvation Army officer.
Thirty-five high school boys at
tended the first meeting of the HI Y
club Monday night at the Central Y.
NJ c. A. An outline of the work for
the coming year was presented by
o. W. Hascall. boys work secretary .
Tom Wood. Bob Service and Mrs y.
w. Benning formed an orchestra that
furnished lively music for the evening.
The next Hi Y meeting will be held at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A Monday eve ,
ming, September "a. at Sis o'clock.
Word has been received in Topeka .
by Mrs J. NJ. Meade of the death of .
Mrs J. A Ranney. OF Arkansas City,
formerly of Topeka Mrs. Ranney
died Saturday night al the home Of her
daughter. Mrs Roy Starkweather. in 3
Denyer.i Colo Mrs. Ranney was the
wife of the late J. A. Ramsey. for
merIy associated with the Parkhurst-