The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-02
SNAP SHOTS
an HOME NEWS

All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 5s4 Kansas ayenue.-AdE.7
DR.. H. 4. Alexander is the ehly candi-
date who served in the medical corps in
the army.-AdT.
There VIII be an ice cream social on the
lawn at Redden chapel Second and Monroe
streets, this evening at Z 30 O'Clock
The Willing Workers club Of the East
Indianola Sunday school will give an Ice
cream lawn social Tuesday evening on the
band will furnish music. The proceeds will
go to the new rural high school piano fund
Charles A. Sihler who has been manager
Of the Mayhem Lighting company for Kan
sas for some time, and who is owner of the
local Greyhound Tire Sales company, is
moving to Leavenwerth where he will en-
gage in the tire business on larger scale
A. L. Oliger. secretary of the Chamber Of
Commerce, left Sunday morning for two
weeks vacation In California While in
the west, Olfeer will spend part OF his
time. studying the methods used by the
Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, San
Francisco and Salt Lake Citss Mrs. Oliger
accompanied her husband.
Former residents of Ohio now in Topeka
are expected to attend the Ohio club pic
mic at Gage park August IL. For sew
eral years the club has been out of exist
ence, but an effort is being made to reor-
ganize. g. S. Brandt room 6. Aetna build-
ing, is In charge Of the picnic and will
Prof E. D. Schoenberger will continue
his work as head of the dramatic art de.
partment of WaShburn college, instead of
going to the Pittsburg Manual Training
school, his previously announced intention.
Because of difficult housing conditions in
Pittsburg and because of the insistenee of
Presidenet Wemer, Professor SchoenbeFger
changed his decision
Fire companies at s o'clock Saturday
afternoon responded to call from the resi-
deRce of r. B. Hunt, 1891 Lane street,
where lightning, which struck tree in
the front yard and followed a steel clothes
line, had burned a hole in the Kitchen wall.
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An alarm from Campbell's Drug store,
ia4 Kansas avenue, alse was answered
A small fire. had started in the basement,
but ne damage resulted. 50
Thirteen cases of whooping cough were
reported to the city health department in
the week ended Saturday. according to Dr..
eases Of gonorrhea and three syphilis were
reported, the largest number for my single
week in several months. Other diseases re-
ported were: Tuberculosis, 4; measles, 2;
typhsid. 8. chicken pox, 4 smallpox, L.
one new case Of smallpex was reported this
morning. Only two were reported in July.
f. NJ. Phillips was granted divorce
decree from his wife, 1nez, Saturday by
his wife kept house in rather an objection
able manner Recently both Phillips and
his wife were tried on a charge of running
Of h09 oee aRs bss two Pe
district was granted to him Internationally
and the other in North Topeka was granted
wifes interest.
Paying Mother. the Tribute Beautiful, +"
is the title Of new story by Mrs Mar
ner's in September. The story was to have
aRpeared last Christmas, but with other
holiday books, was not published at that
time because of the printers strike. The
story is a short one, concerning a Kansas
boy and a Kansas village, with a tribute
to mothers; 1t is to be in booklet form,
similar to the THE Peace of the Solomon
Valley with attractive illustrations and
decorations
Earl Shoup, formerly Of Topeka and
graduate of Washburn college, who has
been Instructor of American History at the
state normal at Emporia, will be instructor
In American government at. Harvard uni
st FashbuSn, Shdup went to Yale uRiEers-
ity and then to the University of Chicago,
where he received his masters degree. He
taught government at Leland Stanford
university, later going to the Kansas ner-
nal. At the Emporfa school he conducted
teF-paFty debate and rally, which interested
The entire state.
Splendid business opportunities are Of
Tered in. Panama, according to Robert
Nhiteomb, son of Judge George H whit
comb. who has arrived in Topeka, after
spending four years in Panama as a rep
resentative Of the International Banking
corporation. Panama's strong government,
ing program and its resources about to be
mercantile center, as well as an important
transportation point. Living conditions
are as satisfactory in Panama as in this
county, Whiteomb said; The place is
It is no warmer than Topeka
George W. Jones, a negro, raeeived
surprise sunday. when 10 relatives from
all ever Kansas and Missouri dropped in at
his house, 1195 Randolph street, to help
him celebrate his seventy-fifth birthday.
Jones recently retired from active farm
ing anu made each of his eleven children
present of $1,000 Thirty Of the friends
drove over from Oskaloesa to see their old
acquaintance, and nine of the eleven chill
dren were present The latter were Curtis
A. Jones. Mrs S. ". Cunningham and Mrs.
Preston Smith. Topeka; Grant Jones, Dem
yer; VIII Jones. Mrs. J. P. King. and Mrs.
Harvey Tempkins, Kansas City; George
J. Jones and Jesse J. Jones' Of Oskaloesa.
Mrs. jeff Lewis, a sister Of Mr.. Jones. was
home in Topeka