The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-25
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A chorus composed of Catholic men
and women will be organized Wednes-
day evening at the Knights of Column
bus hall.
W. F. Conklin, who has been in bust
ness at 121 West Seventh street for
the past thirteen years. has sold his
confectionery store to NJ. A. Scott.
! The Topeka Rotary club will hold
it's regular weekly meeting Thursday
noon at the Chamber of Commerce.
Charles Matthews will have charge of
the ceremonies. Capt. Bill MacLean
will address the club on Boys Work.
The Washburn Dramatic club will
present its fall play sometime before
the Christmas holidays, according to
Prof. E. D. Schonberger. The play
selected is Martha by the Day." which
is a melodrama by Miss Julia NJ Lipp-
man.
The Y. NJ. c. A. ana Y. w. c. A.
will hold a Halloween mixer Friday
might at the ~" The program COM
mittee consists of Ralph f. Jacobs,
Miss Eva Kelly and Miss Neil String
fellow. Russell Baer is in charge of
the special stunts.
The Esparantists of Topeka will
meet Friday night at the Central Y.
M C. A. to make plans for the state
convention which will be held in To-
ipeka Saturday. November 5. A free
lesson in Esperanto, the universal Ian
guage, will be given.
An appeal to the district court was
taken Monday by J. F. William Rem
ker, against whom Race ]. MacI1iin
recently was given judgment for Sill
which he-claimed as due for publicity
work and expenses in promoting the
Greater Topeka association"
| IT
| ISOLATION is making arrangements for
a dance to be held at the Chamber Of
| Commerce Saturday evening at s
; o'clock SWeethearts, wives and
daughters of Topeka life insurance
men are to be invited, according to
the advance notices.
A suit asking a divorce from Henry
Skripsy' a barber was filed in the
l district court Monday afternoon by
Mrs Ma belle Skripsy, S2S Quincy
street. She declares her husband
, packed his grip, drew $3.50 from the
5 bank and skipped out. They were
married in April. 1913.
Fred E. Gates. superintendent of
! business and orga nization of the Kan
sas Sunday School association, left
, Monday evening for Ellsworth Kan.
where he will attend the annual con-
vention of the Ellsworth County Sun
: day School association. which is in
: session today and Wednesday,.
The apparel division of the Topeka
p Merchants association will meet to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock in the
+ association offices in the Chamber OF
a Commerce building to discuss plans
! Tor fall sale to be held next month,
probably in conjunction with the next
Dollar Day sale, November %.
). The Penalty" a three-minute
: safety first film. will be shown in To-
= peka theaters as an educational fea-
4 ture soon. The film recently was
e shown in Chicago in connection with
n NO accident-no fire" week. The
film is coming to Topeka thru cour-
! tesy of the Santa Fe railway.
Candidates for the Washburn Col
Y lege Dramatic club will meet Wednes-
e day evening at o'clock at Boswell
Y hall and will be given a tryout. a
L number of talented students are
t among the candidates. There are ter
vacancies in the club. according tt
William Neiswanger, president.
1 P. F. Schilling spoke at the meeting
OF the Hi-Y club at the Central Y. NJ
= c. A. Monday evening. He spoke
about the older boys conference which
will be held at Emporia soon. o. w
lHascall, boys secretary of the Contra
Y. NJ. c. A, was in charge of the
Bible study. Fifty boys were present
Charles S. Briggs, Topeka attorney
today filed suit in the federal cour
to get possession of a promissory not,
for $7,7sS which he claims the Lib
erty Joint Stock Land bank, of Salina
has in its possession. Briggs declares
he purchased the note from its orig
inal owner and that the bank refuses
to relinquish it.
The Y. w. C. A IS conducting ,
French class. The second meeting o
the class will be held at o'clocl
Wednesday evening in the building oc
cup1ed by the Kansas Life Insuranc
company at Seventh and jackson
street. Mrs. Frank Britton is tn
teacher. Registration for the elias
will close Wednesday.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa F.
railroad was today made defendant il
two suits brought against it by tn
government in the federal court On
asks a penalty of $4,000 for violation
OF the 2S-hour law relating to loadin
and unloading stock; the other pen
atty of $500 for operating cars tn
condition of which it is claimed di
not comply with the law.
An overland trip to California un
dertaken by Mr.. and Mrs Simo
Nichols. negroes. of Detroit, Mich
was halted in Topeka, Monday after
noon when the wife filed a petftio
for separate maintenance and the hus
band was arrested for disturbing he
peace. They had stopped to Wis
Nicholas cousin, Mrs. S. S. HodisoI
1908 North Topeka avenue.
Reunion of Washburn alumni wi
be a feature of the Kansas Stat
Teachers entertainment Friday, No
vember 4, when Topeka alumni wi
give banquet for all former student
of the college at the Chamber of Com
merce Saturday morning. The visitor
will be given an auto tour of the cit!
and in the afternoon will go to tn
NormaI-Washburn football game
Announcement is made by til
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service between Kansas City and Sa
Antonio will be put into effect o
October 20. The ne& service will h
added to train No II. This train wi
also carry a thru chair car froI
Kansas City to San Antonio. Cor
lnection from Toneka will be made Vi