The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-05
SNAP SHOTS
Noon lunch. Cremerie Cafeteria.-Adv
Elks' Club dance tomorrow night-Adv.
AT HOME NEWS

Noon lunch. Cremerie Cafeteria.-Adv
Elks' Club dance tomorrow night.-Adv.'
All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co., 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Don't forget to make your weekly pay
ment on your coal savings club at the Pru-
Dental Trust-ecmpany. Topeka Coal Com
pany.-Ady.
the probate court at Kansas City, Kan, to
j Jerome Il. Stephens, of Topeka, and Min
nie~Stranger, of Valley Falls, Kan.
afternoon at the Y. w. c. A. because Of
various community activities planned for
the same time. There will be a fellow
with Miss Mary Sweet as hostess, at which
all young people are invited.
A man giving the name of Roy Dauman
has been arrested by the police of Kansas
on charge of stealing the Buick roadster
belonging to. f. H. Bonebrake. The car
disappeared from in front of the Orpheum
theater one night about week ago.
Bauman will be brought to Topeka.
Oliver McEwan of Chicago. an inventor of
shorthand and author of 119 books on the
men and stenographers at the National
hotel this afternoon. Features of the talk
were interesting shortcuts in shorthand"
and an explanation of writer's cramp. He
will give another shorthand lecture at
the National hotel tonight
Assuring the police that he is hard
DOlieQ' ana IlaL ne WOulu edslly escape
on the way back to Fort Sill, Okla. from
where he is alleged to have deserted. re.
suited in Frank Evans being decorated"
with handouts Wednesday night when
he was placed on the train by Corp X.
Washburn. First Field artillery. Evans
was arrested here 4 few days ago when
found wearing civilian clothes over an
army uniform.
Bishop Bigham, a negro rooming at 973
College avenue, was arrested Tuesday lay
charge of grand larceny. He admitted.
according to the police, that he stole S91
worth of clothes and fruit from George
Hammel, tailor, and $50 worth of cloth
ing from NJ. B. Gourley, while tending the
furnace in the basement of the Nokomis
apartments at 727 Polk street, The theft
occurred several months ago, but part of
the clothes have been recovered.
e. I. Drake, wanted in Topeka for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses, has
cording to word received by the sheriff 8
office today. Drake Is alleged to have
obtained 500 from Bert Hule. of Topeka,
by representing that his brothers allowed
him to draw on their account. and asked
Hule to endorse and cash n sight draft, as
he was not acquainted with the bankers
When it was revealed that the draft was
worthless. Hule bad to pay the 800 TO the
bank, and sworei to the complaint against
Drake. Other charges are pending against
the man, it was asserted.
Lyman King of Washburn is preparing
an Grafton entitled The Long. Road to
be given in the state "Old Line oratoriral
and labor problems are to be the subject of
the Grafton. There will be two "O.d Lire"
contests in the state. one at Salina. under
the auspices of the Kansas Wesleyan uni
versity and the other at Wichita, under
the direction of Paramount college. The
"OId Line" contests include orators from
Washburn, Baker university, Ottawa. Kan
sas Wesleyan. College of Emporia. McPher-
son, Paramount, Friends, Southwestern.
Cooper and Bethel. The winner in the state
final will represent Kansas in an inter
| state oratorical contest.