The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-15
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]. n. Brown, 9O2 Golden avenue, cele-
brated his .eightieth birthday Monday
and Mrs. w. L. Burning of White City.
Kan, and DR.. S. ]. Atkinson of Wichita.
The city water committee will meet
Commerce gafe' Topeka men who have been
familiar with the history of water opera
ton in Topeka have been asked to talk
The Missouri Pacific was granted the
right to reduce its rates to meet compe
tition OF other railroads in the state under
an order issued by the industrial court.
were forced to charge regular mileage
rates.
Lloyd b. Smith, secretary of the Kansas
Engineering society, has returned from
engineering convention. new national
engineering association is to be formed,
he said, TO be known as the American
Engineering council.
Thirty-five couples received marriage
licenses during the first seven days OF
June in Shawnee county. This month
this year in the number of marriages:
Eighty license were issued Inst month and
seventy in January.
A. L. Oliger, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce, left today for Asheville: n.
c., where he is to be one Of the speakers
at the annual merchants convention OF that
state Oliger will talk on legislative en-
actments fer merchants. and how to OBJ
tain them. He will return to Topeka Sat
urday.
A stag picnic will be held by members
of the Inter Service club on the evening
of their next regular meeting, June Is, at
the waterworks grove. At meeting OF
chief clerk of the Southwestern Bell Tele
phone company, discussed the completely
Of the telephone system. Don Billings OF
the Acme Advertising company, talked on
advertising posters and specialties
The Co-Operative club will hold its regu-
lar ladies' meeting at the Industrial school
tonight. Captain MacLean, superintendent
Of the school, has arranged to have a
dinner served on the lawn. An extensive
program will be given by the boys OF the
school. Members of the club are expected
to be at the Elks' club at o'clock, with
their motor cars. in order that members
who do not possess cars can be taken TO
the school.
The Ford speed car. a real racing car,
purchased recently by Maurice Mcneil. as
sistant attorney general. from the Iretry
Motors company was ppae eR Ioiyas spes
cial Miller head for Ford cars, is geared
three to one and has strictly racing body
sistance and will accommodate only one
person comfortably, altho two slim ones
can ride In it.
Prizes of SIS for best Topeka views are
to be offered by Crane & Company. accord
ing to Charles L. Mitchell manager
Studies will include the best scene Of the
Kaw river where It passes thru Topeka En
best photograph of Topeka industrial
plant. The photographs will be donated to
the Chamber of Commerce, Mitchell says
to be used in an advertising pamphlet that
10 being arranged.
Graduates of the nurses training class
Of st. Francis hospital will receive their
diplomas tonight at exercises beginning
at O'Clock at the Elks' club. A banquet
ut the hospital for the class will precede
the exercises. Members of the class are
Miss Jennie Nathies, Miss Mary Maggie,
Miss Mile .Hackerott. Miss Minnie Yen
key. Miss Helen whitehair, Miss Tessie
EverIne earns and Miss Katherine Mai.
A. E. Chamberlain, former washburn
star athlete, now in newspaper work, Is
visiting in Topeka with old friends. Cham
berlain will be remembered by the old
timers of Topeka as the football idol OF
feat Of kicking a regulation football over
the top of Rice hall, the tallest building
NJ Stones nude pictures which decorated
a feature page of the Washburn Annual
Suit to enJOin the city of Topeka from
tearing down her back yard fence was filed
In the district court Monday by Mrs. f. II.
Calvin owner of lots 215 and 21T on JEFF
ferson street. She claims that the city
and recites the history of a neighborhood
wrangle involving walks, boundaries ana
fences and declares her property has been
injured continuously since 1912 by the
construction of a neighbours fence on line
which formerly constituted the center OF
driveway. She denies that public alley
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At the annual flag day services Monday
night at g. A. r. Lincoln post No. l. Joe
Walter. of the Kansas department of the
G. A. r. was introduced to the post as the
new department grand commander Mai.
A. NJ. Harvey made the welcoming speech
for the new commander. The program
also included the following members of
the post: Dr. Bernard Kelley, DR.. A. E:
Gregory, Mrs. Frank Smurr Mrs. Hazel
Swogger, all of whom delivered addresses
special numbers by Miss Bessie Louise
Rehkopf, Miss Helen Richardson. read
ings: Maude May Kline, Inez Tiffany and
Juanita Mcdowell, Mrs. c. X. Roose, and
Mrs. J. B. Larrimore, musical numbers
As Patrolman Abner Taylor was sitting
on his front porch Monday night. en-
deavoring to get a Whit Of cool air, ne
saw viii O'Hara, for whom the police had
been looking for two days. walking down
the street. Taylor ran out and arrested
him. According to Clyde Tresner, chief
of detectives, at least six complaints had
been made against O'Hnra for passing bad
checks The checks complained of were
made in favor of himself and the name
of w. II. Grindle was signed. O'Haras
alleged bad check transactions came to
climax Friday night when he purchased
a quart can of oil and n five gallon can
Of gasoline from ]. +. Wilson. former chief
of police, who is now proprietor or
garage on West Sixth avenue. Tie ten
dered check for $3.50 in payment and
received 80 in change. Later. Wilson
says he found the check was worthless.
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