The Topeka state journal., 1921-11-22
Local Mention

The city commission this morning
decided, on the recommendation of
committee composed of Mayor Cor
wine and City Attorney d. H. Branna-
man, not to allow a claim for 500
wine and City Attorney D. H. Brana-
In his claim, Palmatier stated that his
Ford coupe was struck by the city
police car on May /, of this year.
while driving or Third street between
Kansas avenue and Jackson street.
He asserted that the police car
knocked his Ford up onto the curb,
and damaged it to the amount of 500
The mayor and the city attorney as
serted their belief that the city cannot
he held liable for the damages, and
the claim was ordered not allowed.
Raymond Chiropodist. Orpheum Bldg.-Adv
A petition for the establishment of
a slaughter house in the fourth block
east of Kansas avenue on Fourth
street was granted this morning by
the city commissioners to r. L. Mil
Ter and F. J. Ross. The authority for
the establishment of the slaughter
house was given with the understand
ing that it is to comply with the rules
of the health department on such
places.
The gold fish which were installed
last week in a tank in the hall on the
third floor of the city hall have been
removed because they were found to
be unable to thrive there. They have
been replaced by two dozen or more
bull head cat fish and plain, garden
variety tad poles. The tad poles have
reached the stage at which the rudi-
mentary hind legs are beginning to
appear and in the course of a few
weeks will become frogs. All the
steno ographers and other women en-
ployes on the third floor are appre-
arise when the tad poles have become
frogs and are able to jump out of
their tank.
The city park department last Sat
urday sent a monkey from the Gage
park zoo to the meteorological depart
ment of the state university. The
monkey is suffering from tuberculosis
and was sent to Kansas university for
observation.
Art Lamp Shop. sos Kansas Ave
Adv.
The water has been turned off from
the faucets installed at the public
camping grounds in the city parks.
There have been no campers in the
parks for nearly a month, and pro-
visions have been made for the strag
glers who may happen along during
the winter to get their water from
other sources of supply.
Dance Thanksgiving afternoon and
night at Steinberg 's-Adv.
Plans for the outlets of two of the
city sewers in the KaW river were ap-
proved by the city commissioners, and
the city clerk was instructed to ad
vertise for bids on the Improvement.
Altho specifications for the outlets
have not yet been completed, it is un-
derstood that they will cost in the
neighborhood of $2,500.
Get your corset made to your own
individual measurem ents. TenDyson's
Nu Bone Corset Shop, 731 Kansas,
Phone 27O1.-Adv.
A state warrant charging Mrs.
Elsie Linville with passing a worthless
check for SIT on the Voiland Clothing
company was issued today by County
Attorney Veale. Her husband. Cleo
Linville, was arrested a few days ago
when he attempted to cash a worth
less check at the Kaw Valley National
bank in North Topeka. Mrs. Lin
Vile was staying at local hotel when
she was arrested.
Clarence Lehman was arrested to-
day by the police at the request of
Mason City, Ia, authorities. He IS
officers were informed.
There will be eats at the meeting
Of the Press club tonight. Nobody has
yet paid their dues, but then we have
arranged to get the eats somehow,
Milton Tabor, secretary of the club,
announced this afternoon. The Press
club members will meet tonight to dis
cuss the final plans for their next
Frying Pan, to be held in December.
A great many persons in Topeka have
responded to the Red Cross roll call
and a great many others have not.
There is still time to contribute to this
organization by mailing a check or
sending the money to headquarters in
the New England building.
The Girl Scouts of Topeka held
rally Monday night in the assembly
room at the Y. w. c. A, with about
200 scouts, leaders and officers pres
ent. Poppy yells and cheers were n
part of the evenings program, each
troop responding with their yell. o.
W. Hascal boys secretary at the Y.
NJ. c. A, gave a talk on Looking
Ahead" giving the girls a vision of
what the Girl Scouts can be in five
years. Following the talk doughnuts
and apples were served and a social
time was held.
Y NJ. c. A.-Y. w. c. a. mixer will
be held at 1880 o'clock Friday eve
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