The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-26

ne 4aN-uOW q ADORE II.
If only the law could provide
The 'maktngs and findings for IT.
-Cir-Cingle.
DR.. David T. NicoH is recovering from
a slight operation at st. Francis hospital
The business girls club of the Y. W. c.
A. Will have a trolley ride Wednesday
night, July 20.
Miss Ellen Heartburg Of the Topeka high
school faculty has gone to Sylvia, Kan,
to spend several weeks.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue ADV.
DR.. and Mrs. f. J. Kulp. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Elliott. and Mr.~and Mrs. Frank
Beck left today for Spirit Lake, Ia, where
they will spend the month of August
The Independent Cleaners and Dyers,
have moved from 922 Kansas avenue to
91S-92O, the building formerly occupied by
the W. II. lines Automobile company.
A. J. Stout. superintendent of the To-
peka public schools, Is in Vermont on his
vacation. Before returning home August II,
he will visit in New York and Philadelphia
The Girl Reserves of the Y. W. c. A. will
have the picnic planned for Tuesday. July
"a some time next week. according to an
nouncement today by Miss Louise Curtis
girls work secretary of the Y. W. e. A.
The forty first anniversary of the we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace W. New
comb was the occasion of a surprise party
given Saturday by their daughter and
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Maroney,
at their home three miles west of Topeka.
Twenty three persons were present
Miss Frances Mildred Hiles. graduate of
the Ottumwa district school No. 2, Coffey
county, whose home is on Route 6, Bur
Gngton, Kan, is the first person to enter
the spelling contest to be CONDUCTED at
the Kansas Free Fair, September Is to IS
She has entered both the oral and written
contests.
Roscoe c. Raber, a local car carpenter
today filed a petition in voluntary bank
liabilities at $52S, with no assets. Escol C.
Reddick- a railroad conductor, Emporia,
also filed bankruptcy petition, giving his
including property not attachable.
Fifty candidates for state and county
offices addressed the 1000 negroes who at
tended the annual celebration and barbe-
cue picnic at the City Park Saturday
afternoon and night. A big dinner was
served at noon and sports and music com
prised the afternoon program. The ad-
dresses were made in the eveniRE.
The Liberal gas fields were well adver-
tised in Topeka Sunday, when Aviator
Beeler Blevins of Kansas City, No. flew
over Topeka in his plane and dropped five
thousand pamphlets advertising the gas
fields. Blevins, accompanied by Mechan-
ician A c. Reed, left Kansas City at
o'clock and arrived in Topeka at 30
They were on their way to Liberal on the
return trip
The 800 American boy scouts attending
London, are at work in their encampment
preparing for the big day Of the meeting.
August g. and are also enjoying sightsee-
ing, according to word received by Scout
Executive J. H. Fazel from Ralph Taylor,
Topeka boy scout, the only Kansas repre-
sentative Taylor is an eagle scout who
has twenty-seven merit badges.
The city public play ground directors
held a picnic Saturday afternoon at Gage
park. James Kearney, director of Edge
wood park play ground. was the winner in
a tennis tournament played by directors.
Those who attended were Miss Helen Nc
Cahan Miss Margaret Ripley. Miss Blanch
Mcleod, Miss Ruth Thompson, Miss Fran
ces Jones, Miss Geneva SeyboId. Miss
Eleanor Hines, Aaron Green. Francis Hayes,
A. R. Gurden, Walter HolcoInb. Ralph
Hope, A. c. Cross, Renna Rosenthal, Ray
Webb, James kearney and L. P. Dittemore.
Mrs. Edythe Knox of Wichita, Kan, sis
ter of Frank E Samuel, state adjutant of
the American Legion, was drown in a
water ditch at Albany. Ore. July "a, ac-
cording to word received in Topeka. Reela-
tives said Mrs. Knox had been depressed
over the death of her husband at Camp
Fusion two years ago from influenza. She
left Wichita June 9 to visit her sister in
Albany. Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Samuel of
Wichita are her parents. Frank Samuel
left Topeka with the Franklin D'Olier
party Friday, accompanying them as far
as Denver, and while in that city received
the following telegram from Albany: sis
ter accidentally drowned here today in
lake"