The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-03

in sand royalty fees were distributed yes
terday by Fred W. Knapp, state auditor.
II. II. Bair is instructed by the United
States government to take two photographs
each month to show the progress Of the
work on the new postoffice building, now
in course of building at Kansas avenue
from a different view point and the pic
lures are taken between the first and
fourth of each month. The photographs
are sent to headquarters at Washington.
The Indian Creek grange held its
akna S Gfar Of
matters discussed were the state constitu-
tional amendments that will be voted on
good roads, and farm home movement
amendments, and the grange decided to
study and discuss them at their meetings
and so have a more Intelligent under
standing of the subjects.
The discussion of the tax amendment
will he taken up at the next meeting of
the grange Copies of these amendments
may be had on request Mt the governor
office at the state house.
The following item is reprinted from the
AtchiSon Globe:
When Joe Taylor. living north of town.
saw a suit case lying I'm the ditch near his
place he picked it up, opened it. and found
1t contained diamonds. He began looking
its contents belonged TO Mrs. Edgar Hafer,
of Sacramento. Cal, who was visiting her
sister. Mrs. Fred Bilimek. Mr.. Taylor re
were valued at 5000 to Mrs. Hafer before
she knew she had lost them. 1t seems the
night before the suit case had fallen off
from a wagon. when it was being taken
from the Frank Rygaard bungalow on the
north river bluff, to the Fred Bilimek
is now visiting her sister, Mrs Lizzie Run
ming, and her brother. Joe Rohwitz, in
North Topeka, and will return to Atchi-
son before going home"
Mrs. Hafer is the sister of J. F. Rohwitz,
240 Holman street. She Mt present is the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Running, 1917
in Topeka her sister in Atchison has moved
to new home and 1t was in the transfer
the load Not until Mrs Hafer was asked
about her loss did she know of its oc-
currence.
monds,' she said. Il have them here with
me. In the suit case were wearing APP
parel, silk hose. and so on. but my dia-
hind when 1 visit
Notes and Personals.
The Rev. Z. NJ Paddleford and Mrs.
Paddlefor are in Hoyt visiting Mrs. Pad
dlefords mother for few days.
Mrs. Dan Fraser. of Colorado Springs
was the guest ut dinner today. of the
ladies of the Kansas avenue Methodist
church at the dinner given by them for the
members and their families OF the church
street, are sick with influenza. ?
Miss Maude Paisley is seriously sick with
lnIlutuZd at HeI nome. lOlO halfsuH aNtHut.
The Bach family are moving from Mon
roe street to the Tom Campbell property
in Van Buren, street that they recently
bought
Mrs. II. s. Thomas, of Chicago, has COME
here to be with her daughter. Mrs. Roy
Palmer, who is sick at her home, 140s
Quincy street.
Tom Campbell, who has sold his home to
Mr.. Bach will move with his family to
Texas where he has bought a farm.
The Starbird family, of 1872 Quincy
street will move soon to the Diffenderfer
property, on Monroe street.
The funeral services for Mrs. Jeanette A.
Allen, who died Monday. were held this
afternoon from the home, 1884 Harrison
street, south. Burial was in Topeka GENE
terry. Mrs. Allen is survived by three
children, Agnes and James. of Topeka,
and Arthur, Of Los Angeles. who was called
here by his mothers illness.
The members of the Louis FIeischer
family, of Rochester. are all sick with in
fluenza. Mrs George Holmes. of East
caring for the family.
The q. l.. Crosswhite family. who have
been farming Mt Corning. Kan, have re-
turned to Topeka and have rented the
Owens farm north of Rochester school
house.
Mrs. J. c. Hastings Mrs. aWIlace Lane
Mr.. and Mrs. Tanning. Deacon" Smith
Mrs. S. J. johnson and John Tinker we're
in from Granville yesterday.
Mrs. c. F. Robinson has returned from
Fit. Scott, where she went to attend the
funeral of her brother-in law, J. W. Nc
Nown.
The George Fleishcher family. of Rochcs-
ter district who have been sick with in
fluenza, are recovering.