The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-26
AT HOME NEWS


and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Firestone tires. tubes and accessories are
now sold by Mauney, lis East Eighth St,
Topeka, Kan. Phone 3404. That reliable
tire house.-Ady.
Five hundFed members of the Farmers
union OF Silver Lake community, were
present at an entertainment at the home
The local chapter Of the American
Legion, Capitol Post No. 1, will send
twenty delegates to the first district con-
vention meeting at Atchison Tuesday,
June 20.
J. A. Walter, G. A. R. department has
returned from Indianapolis, Ind, where he
made arrangements for the e. A. r., ladies
of the G. A II. and the W. Il. c. during
the national encampment to be held in
that city September 10 to October 2 1920.
John II. Engle. secretary of the State
Sunday school association, viii speak at
a meeting of local Sunday school workers
at the Central Y..M. C. A. Monday evening
at O'Clock. The meeting will be the third
Of series for discussion of Sunday school
problems
Nine motorists were arrested Friday
night by the police on the charge Of drivin E
with too bright lights. Among them was
Robert o. Garrod, county 1ailer. After
examining his lights when he was brought
to the station, Chief G. 6. Hannah released
him.
Police fear the pants burglar has re-
sumed activities. Someone entered the
house of J. L. Winslow, III West Thir-
teenth street, Friday and took his trous-
ers and rifled the house while the family
was asleep. The pants were found in the
back yard minus the small change the
pockets had contained. His gold watch
also was gone.
Thirty five men and women applied for
positions to the local office of the state
free employment bureau during ing the week af
fnded fFRdaiy according no the rep6gI 9l
Twenty eight persons were placed in posi-
tons and thirty applications for help
harvest hands sent to Hutchinson.
T. V. Carson alleged automobile thief,
forfeited his $1,000 bond when his case
was called for trial in the court of To
his wife. Clyde Ellis. her brother and
Clyde Carson, a brother of the accused.
| A car stolen from F. H Ramsey was said
to have been, found in his possession. its
appearance altered. Spare parts of other
cars were also found, officers said. An
| alias warrant was issued for his arrest
The Automobile club picnic and baseball
| game brokeup in a race for Topeka from
! the picnic grounds at the water plant park
| Friday night, according to Herbert Putney,
who umpired the game. Putney himself
! escaped with his life by jumping into his
/ high powered speedster when his deci-
| sions were questioned by the ball players
/ One hundred fifty persons attended the
| game and many families from Wakarusa
| and Silver Lake and other nearby towns
: were there.
| At o'clock Sunday afternoon the Rev.
Mark Mohier, pastor of the Unitarian
/ church at 912 Topeka avenue, will deliver
: an address on the subject Democracy and
/ Religion" This is the third and last of a
! series OF lectures on Democracy" the first
/ two having been Political Democracy" and
| industrial Democracy" The service or
Sunday will be the last before the summer
/ vacation, which will EXTEND thru July and
! August. Mrs. George II. Allen will be solo
| list and Miss Bernice Hemus accompanies
Memorial services for the late Andrew
: NJ. Fuller, who died June II, will be held
/ by Lincoln Post No. l, G. A. r., and Lin
| coin Circle Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
/ at the First Congregational church. Com
mander W. J. Stage, personal friend of the
/ late Mr.. Fuller, will read the service. The
program will include short addresses by
| Senator Charles Curtis. J. G. Waters anC
| P. H. Coney; special music by the Con
| gregational church choir, and closing
/ prayer and benediction by the Rev. A. II
| Gregory. pastor of the First Congrega-
| tional church.