The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-30
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Ali issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold The Shawnee Investment
Co. sac Kansas avenue ADV
The entertainment feature of the
Topeka Council No 2, Security Bene-
fit association, Monday night was an
oid-fashioned spelling bee.
The time of the Union Pacific's
Overland Limited. from Chicago to
San Francisco. has been reduced three
hours and forty-fiye minutes.
The election of county officers of
the Farmers Union of Shawnee coun-
ty Is to be held at the Y. M. C. A. on
Saturday, December 4. Delegates
from all the local unions in the county
will be present.
members of the glee club of the
Kansas Educational and Industrial in
stitute will furnish the program at the
free musical concert at Guild Hall of
the Episcopal church at o'clock to-
night. Everybody is invited.
A musical and dramatic entertain
ment will be given at the West Side
Christian church. Thursday night. by
the Ben Hur singers and players of
Chicago. The entertainment will be
in charge of the church choir.
The work of returning freight cars
to their home lines is progressing. A
report shows that on November 1.
there were missing from the Santa Fe
only 2.S per cent of its cars; from the
Rock Island lib per cent; from the
Union Pacific, SO per cent.
The Topeka Co-Ops will entertain
the Kansas City Co-Ops and the lat
| ters wives, when they arrive here to-
night in special cars, with a dinner al
Pelletier's, followed by a dance at the
Elks' club. At least 200 Kansas
| Citians are to be in the crowd
L. -s.A
Gle" held their annual stag party Mon
| day night at the hall at 116 East
Sixth avenue. Following a buffet
luncheon the members of the club
took in the show at the Grand. and
| then returned to the hall for more
eats.
The Elks have started arrangement.
for their annual Christmas party, al
which they will have as guests more
than 1000 Topeka Riddles. The plan.
for the party include a tree in the
Elks' club. on which there will be &
(, present for every kiddie who attends
Music and other entertainment fea
| lures will be provided. H. L. Pepp
meyer is chairman of the COMMITTEES
which has been appointed to engineer
the party.
The Inter-Service club Monda,
| night failed to take any action either
| endorsing or opposing Lucy Page Gas
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was asked during the order of bust
| ness whether any action was to b'
| taken. and when none was suggested
| the matter was tabled. The clul
raised a donation to be applied to tn
purchase of instruments and music TO
the band at the Boys industrial
school.
| call to 1909 North jackson stree
Monday night to get burglar Sin tn
house now" sent Lieut.. Frank Sum
mers and Patrol Driver CIarenc
Bundy hurrying to the scene. But tn
lady at that address expressed sur
prise at the midnight call. Their
were no burglars. Thinking the
might be mistaken, the officers hur
ried to the same number on the Soutl
side, but with the same result. TIL
burglar call is still a mystery.
The street department is racing
against the coming of cold weather il
1.-THE effort to get fallen leaves dispose'
of before SHOWS and ice make the re
! moval of the leaves almost impossible
| Commissioner w. S. Hancock of tn
| street department said that II col
weather is delayed for a week or tel
| days more the streets would be wei
cleared of leaves. Residents are aske
to rake the leaves from their lawn
| before the coming of cold weather.