The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-01
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

ficer, is in Kansas City today, attend
| ing the national convention of the
American Legion.
Topeka Commandery No. 5, Knights
Templar. will initiate class of fifteen
candidates this evening. The work
will begin at O'Clock.
All ex-service men who are enrolled
in Washburn college were dismissed
from classes today to attend the Amer
lean Legion convention at Kansas City.
Nearly all the rural schools IN
Shawnee county will be closed Thurs
day and Friday, so the teachers may
attend the State Teachers convention.
r. D. Palmer. physical director of
the Y NJ c. A. is spending the day at
Kansas City, where he is attending
the national convention of the Ameri-
can Legion.
A new chimney cap is being in =
stalled on the large chimney on the
northwest corner of the First Presby-
terrain church by Cuthbert & Son, local
contractors.
There were 341 arrests made by the
Topeka police during the month of
October. Current and back fines COL
lected totaled S1,2S2, according to the
monthly report.
The United Typewriter company has
moved from its former location in the
New England building to the room
formerly occupied by a florists shop
at 11S East Seventh street.
Sec Emahizer Spielman alumni
mum ware window display. Bargains
at 1c, Acc and 99c One hour sale
starts Friday morning November T.
at 8 o'clock. Be there.-Adv.
A basketball game between former
women students of the Emporia Nor
NAL school and former Washburn stu
dents will be played at 1880 o'clock
this evening at the Y. W. c. A.
Contract for the new steel book
stacks in the state library has been
let to the Steel Fixture company
Purl & Hopkins will build the new
sl1ylight. Both are Topeka firms.
Frank L. Stevens, city finance COM
missioner, is reported as being slightly
improved today, tho he is still unable
to be at his office, and was not able
TO attend the commission meeting this
morning.
r. L. Giles. formerly connected
with the interstate commerce commits
sion, is to be sales manager of the
headquarters were formerly in Kan
sas City, Mo.
Only one case of diphtheria was re-
ported to the city health department
during the forenoon today. Several
cultures taken Monday were stall in
the hands of the city bacteriologist for
determination.
The RIOTERS club of Washburn col
lege is selling tags this week to raise
funds to send the college band to En-
poria on November IL, when Wash
burn meets the College of Emporia in
football game.
Charging that his wife has con-
tinuaIly and falsely accused him of
being too friendly with other women.
Clyde H. Petty Monday field a suit in
the district court asking a divorce
from Cora L. Petty.
Reduced street railway and interur-
ban fares have been ordered by the
public utilities commission for the
Union Light & Power company. City
fares for Junction City will be reduced
to 5 cents and the Junction City-Fort
Riley rate lowered to Is cents.
Miss Mary Alexander superintendent
of the Public Health Nursing associa-
ton, is preparing the report of the
associations work during the month of
October for presentation at the next
meeting of the directors to
be held Wednesday, November 8.
The Hi-Y club of Topeka high
school held a meeting Monday evening
at the Y. NJ. c. A. Clarence Gossarl,
Robert Colvell and Robert Meyers
were appointed as a committee to adj
NCTUSe the annual OlOeI DOyS COAi-
ference which will be held at Emporia
soon.
In an attempt to dodge a Mitchell
car which was being driven east on
Third street, Mrs. u. z. Armstrong ran
her car into the Santa Fe railway
fence Monday evening as she was driv-
ing west on Holiday street. The
Mitchell car was reported to belong
to Fred Alley. 1928 Lawrence street.
Exhibiting his tender affections by
striking her on the head with a club
is what caused Clarence Mccoy, negro,
5121a East First street, to be made
defendant in a divorce suit filed in
the district court today by his wife,
Mary Mccoy. according to her petit
ton. She charges Mccoy with eX-
IRENE cruelty.
Topeka chapter No. s. Royal Arch
Masons. initiated class of thirty
members Monday evening at the Ma
sonic temple. This makes the total
number of candidates Initiated INTO
that degree the largest number ever
initiated in Topeka in one year A
class of thirty members will also be
initiated November IA.
Instructions from the postoffice de-
partment to display the flag at half
mast on the federal building here and
to cease work for two minutes in OBJ
of Armistice day, November
II, have been received by Postmaster
w. o. Rigby. The vacation" of the
postoffice employees will last from IL
o'clock noon until 1902 o'clock.
The Comrades club of the Central
Y. NJ. C A. will meet at o'clock
Wednesday evening at the ~" A
prominent Topeka business man will
be secured as speaker. The club is
composed of seventh and eight grade
boys. The officers are: Robert Ruf-
ner, president: Dillon Windslow, vice
president, and Robert Keeler, secre-
tary.
Seaman high school will hold ban
quent at $50 o'clock Thursday eve
ming at the high school building for
rural teachers and board members
An invitation has been extended to
members of the Kansas State Teach
ers' association, who care to attend.
Girls of the domestic science class OF
the school will prepare and serve the
meal.
Mrs. H. NJ Harrison of Atchison
a surgical operation re-
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