The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-20
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| All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
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Eight light bonds in the amount OF
| 100000 were registered today in the
office OF n. A. Turner. state auditor,
| by the city of Kansas City, Kan.
Miss Margaret Mitchner, baby well
fare nurse Of the Public Health Nurs-
! ing association, has returned from a
months vacation spent in Long Beach,
Cal.
Miss Sarah cellar, city contagion
nurse, went to Kansas City today to
spend a part of her vacation. She
will go later to Chicago before return
ing to Topeka.
Contract for construction of the new
! stokers at the state university, Law
rencet has been let to the American
Engineering company, of Philadelphia.
| The contract price was $26,346.
Erwin E. Trueblood has been ap-
pointed county engineer of Douglas
county to succeed B. L. Wolfe whose
term has expired. Appointment was
made by the state highway commits
sion.
Women employees at the city hall are
planning a picnic party to VineWood
park Wednesday evening of next week.
They will go for dinner and spend the
evening, leaving the city hall at 5
O'Clock.
The arrangements are about COM
plete for tent ceremonial of Abdal-
lah Temple to be held at Marysville
some time between September ] and
Is. Petitions already have been made
by $50 candidates.
John Johnson, president of the
Lawrence Shrine club, was in Topeka
today on business for the Shrine. Mr..
Johnson and his gamily will be guests
of the Topeka Shrine club at the
picnic Thursday at Garfield park.
The resignation of L. n. Schultz as
coroner of Harper county was received
today by Governor Allen. No cause
was stated for resignation An ap-
pointment will not be made until Gov
ernor Allen returns in ten days from
his vacation.
A motor car caught fire at 1 o'clock
this afternoon at Fifteenth street and
Santa Fe tracks. caused by a leak in
the carburetor No. Hose company
serious damage had been done. The
fire department did not learn the
name of the car owner.
A near accident occurred in the TOO
Much Speed" parade on. Kansas ave-
nue. this afternoon. Between Eighth
avenue and Ninth street a parading
car, in attempting to miss crashing
right and narrowly missed a boy on a
bicycle.
Burglars Friday entered the home
of Roy H. DoWnes. 1144 Garfield ave-
nue., and stole a home safety deposit
box containing a diamond brooch. a
lady's watch, a gold locket and chain
and four valuable rings. They also
took a, suit of clothes, seven shirts, a
revolver and a travelling bag.
governor of Arkansas to honor a
requisition for return to this state of
W. F Nelson. He is wanted in Reno
county on a charge of disposing of a
mortgaged automobile. Nelson is
under arrest in Charleston, Ark, but
refuses to return to- Kansas without
due Process.
The members of Wilson lodge, No.
62S, Brotherhood of Railway Clerks,
will ballot next Tuesday night at the
hail. 521 Quincy street, on the propo-
sit:on of accepting the wage decrease
recently outlined by the United States
labor board. Similar action is now
being taken by all of the sixteen rail-
way brotherhoOds, it is said
For the fourth time since theft mar
riage six years ago, Mrs. S. Robinson,
2207 East Tenth avenue, filed a petit
ton in the district court Friday ask
lIlS IL ulNOTCe from j. r. 1hOOlDSOI-
She charges him with calling her vile
names and nagging her. The other
three suits filed by Mrs. Robinson
were all dismissed at her request.
A soft heart and hard cash are soon
parted. While ]. T. Campbell of
Usage City was trying to help out one
of three young men who appeared to
be badly injured. one of the others
lifted s45 from his pocket. The theft
occurred Union Pacific train No.
los at the Union Pacific depot here
Friday night 1t was reported to the
police. but the youths had disap-
peared.
Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Matthews wers
given a farewell reception Friday eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock by Topeka lodge
No. 524, of the loyal order of Moose.
The reception was given in the lodge
club rooms. Mr.. Matthews was pre-
sented with a Ginning clock and Mrs
Matthews was given a bouquet of
roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews will
leave next week for Philadelphia,
where they will make their home.
A Chevrolet touring car, driven by
Mrs. ]. G. Leopold, 1914 Yane street.
and truck belonging to the Poehler
Mercantile company, collided on Kan
sas avenue at the alley just south of
the Rock Island station about o'clock
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Leopold was
driving south on the avenue just as the
truck emerged from the alley. The
right front wheel of the Chevrolet car
was smashed and the radiator was
pushed in, making it necessary to haul
1t in for repairs. The truck was not
damaged. Witnesses disagree as to
who was to blame for the accident.
No one was hurt
BIRTHS REPORTED