The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-12
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F. ]. whiteker, formerly scout
master of the Highland Park scout
troop, has organized a Boy Scout troop
at Moorehead, Kan.
The Elks club will hold its first
dance of the season Friday, Septem-
Der %. The dances will be held every
two weeks thereafter.
The Quinton Heights Sunday school
will observe Sunday. September %, as
promotion day. Exercises will be held
for those who graduate.
The Benjamin Franklin Council of
American Association for Recognition
of Ireland meets at the hall, lis East
Sixth street, this evening to make
plans for mass meeting to lie held
here soon.
reported to the police this morning
that some one had entered her house
and had stolen a gold ring, fountain
pen, an Eversharp pencil and a small
amount of change.
Mrs. Isaac Sewell. and Miss Bonita
Ferguson, of the Kansas Sunday
School association, attended the Cow
ley county Sunday school convention
held at Winfield last week. They re-
turned to Topeka Saturday.
A meeting will be held tonight at
Klingaman hall by the Topeka branch
of the Friends of Irish Freedom. Plans
are under way fer a big mass meeting
to be held in October. An important
business meeting will be held
The Cooperative club will hold its
first fall meeting at 6:15 Tuesday
evening at the Elks club. The annual
election of officers will be held
Harold L. Rude and G. A. Belts have
been accepted for membership.
Some burglar had his nerve with
him Saturday night when he entered
and ransacked the home of Bert Lari-
found nothing he seemed to want.
Larimer is a member of the police
force.
Dr. G. W B. Beverly, 7Os Kansas
avenue. reported to the police, Sum
day. that two black grips containing
surgical instruments worth more than
500 had been stolen from his motor
car while making a call at 224 Broad
moor.
A meeting of the State Breeders
association VIII be held Tuesday at
the Kansas Free Fair, according to
John R. Thomson, president, who
urges all members possible to be
present as some important business
matters are to be taken up.
The Central Avenue Christian
church will hold a special series of
Evangelistic meetings beginning Sun
day. october 2. All the meetings will
be held in the evening. The Rev. E.
w. Harrison, pastor of the Third
Christian church, will occupy the pull
pit.
Altho they have been married less
than ninety days, Eva Harvey today
brought suit for a divorce from Sam
Harvey, charging that the defendant
has failed to support her and provide
home for her. She also charges
that he has cursed and otherwise
abused her
Members of Topeka Lodge No. 254,
L. o. o. M. are writing a friendship
delphia, Penn, who recently resigned
as secretary of the lodge. The letter
is being written on roll of paper one
inch wide and $50 feet long. Every
member will write short letter.
Several inquiries have been made
at the Central Y. NJ. c. A by young
men and women who desire informa-
ton about Washburn college. Infor-
nation is requested by the young peo-
pie on the date of the opening of the
college, the course of studies, and the
facilities for board and room near the
school.
The annual election of officers of
held at the Elks building Tuesday
night. The meeting will mark the re-
sumption of the clubs activities for
the year and meetings and dinners will
be held on each Tuesday night there
after. The club has more than enc
hundred members.
A pure bred Holstein owned by Mr.
and Mrs G. G. Smith, who live on
farm east of Highland Park, has made
a record of producing ten gallons of
milk in one day. The record is Off
ciaI as it has been certified by the
dairy supervisor of the Kansas State
Agricultural college. The herd COM
prices eight head of Holsteins.
The new Topeka" automobile tags,
which the American Legion, Capitol
Post No. 1, will distribute at the fair,
are here. These tags will be for sale
at the legion booth at the Kansas Free
Fair, all of this week. They are made
of tin and are the color of this years
state license tags. They will fit on
the bottom of the regular license tags
W. H. Merkley today brought suit
in district court asking for divorce
from Eva J. Merkley, whom he
charges with gross neglect of duty
and extreme cruelty. He alleges that
his wife and daughter left him four
know where they are at the present
time. The daughter is IL years old,
he says.
1t was a mean thief who entered
the home of William Martin, 317 East
Twelfth street, Sunday night. Martin
had two perfectly good suits of cloth
ing and the thief took the coat of one
and the pants of the other instead of
one whole suit The intrduer also
helped himself to a collection of coins
which Martin obtained while in the
army overseas, and some jewelry.
In the capture of a small black
kitten, the police believe they have
removed the ghost from the haunted
house at SIT West Tenth avenue. A
neighbor reported to the police Sun
day night of hearing a strange noise
in the house. Two policemen went to
investigate and one of them discov-
cred the kitten in the attic. Efforts
of the police to find ghosts in the
house on previous occasions proved
unsuccessful
Miss Lois Todd, adopted daughter
If Mr. and Mrs Paul J. Todd mis-