The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-13


was hanging on his arm. W. r. Awtry saw
him and called to him as he started to
| leave the store. Awtry went up to him and
| jerked the shirts from under the coat,
when the negro started to run. They
| grappled and fought their way thru the
door into the street where the negro was
oyerpowsred: Ne G.,p policemen appearing
the police station was called up and an
| officer requested to come and arrest the
| thief, AS is generally the case in North
able when most needed. The thief was
taken to the police station but his com
panion was allowed to go free as nothing
could be proved on him.
The free baby clinic will be held at the
North Topeka Community house Tuesday
morning from 10 until Il O'Clock.
One hundred and sixty-five dollars was
realized from the social given by the ladies
of the Eastern Star and the Kansas Avenue
Methodist church Thursday evening on the
| Quincy playground. the proceeds to go to
the sanatorium porch and furnishing fund
This sum was made possible thru the gen.
erosity of merchants and others who do
mated ice cream, sugar, pies; cakes, etc,
and the newspapers who made no charge
for advertising.
The building at the corner of Madison
and East Gordon street which is in the
! course of erection, is nearing completion
and will be occupied by the owners, Zefer
| john and Manken, in about ten days. They
will open Il grocery and meat market. This
store Will make the fifth grocery store in
manson street, with several DlOckS IN
tervening between stores.
Arthur Brintnan, former manager of the
North Topeka Fair store, is now con-
nected with the o. Fl. McQuary Real Es-
tate company. of West Laurent street
Bert Nash is Quincy playground d.
rector in the absence of D. W. Wallace,
who visiting his parents in Wisconsin.
An alI-day picnic will be held at River
! side park, one and one-half miles east of
kiro, August q, to be given under the
| of Silver Lake. An excellent program has
been arranged consisting of speaking, ball
games and other sports, to be followed by
| Rebekahs and friends are cordially invited
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs Warnock GIG Van Buren,
Buren, street, who are in Pittsburg. KAN
where Mr.. Warnoek is employed by the
Fuller Brush people, expect to return home
Miss Elizabeth Culver, teacher in Sea-
man high school, who is at st. Luke's
hospital in Kansas City, Mo, is much i'm
proved in health, according TO reports
Miss Viola Van Nice a director of the
Quincy Fairgrounds, will leave Monday for
a vacation at Estes Park, Colo. Miss Helen
Thomas, who has been at Ripley park will
| teach at Quincy Fairgrounds at the morn
ing sessions taking Miss Van Nice's place.
of Mrs. c.. Coffee, 1875 Quincy street, re-
turned TO their home yesterday.
w. S. Gentry, superintendent of the
| North Topeka postoffice, is confined to his
home, $40 Chandler street, with threat
ened attack of typhoid fever.
Mrs. G. Teats of Quincy street is visit
| ing friends in Rossville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rookie NJ. Singer 1920
I Topeka avenue, are the parents of a son
born last night, t9 whom they have given
the name Donald Marion, Mrs. Singer
tin Of MarysViIle Mr.. Singer r9 was f for some some
time in France, member of the Wash
| burn ambulance corps.
Mrs. Ruth b. Steele, 1870 Kansas avenue
is visiting relatives in Hutchinson, Kansas.
| Oliver Snediker, who is attending a win
dow dressing and sign school in Kansas
City, is home for the week end
The W. W. G. girls of the North Topeka
Baptist church met Thursday evening at
the home of Miss Ruth Baird, Route g.
The, evening was spent in sewing quilt
blocks for the Bethel mission. Kansas City,
Kansas. Those who were present were :
Miss Helen Rehngquist, Miss Lola Coch-
Weir, Mrs. Edgar, Mrs. Hannah, Mrs.
Grace Fowler, Miss Grace Pyle, Miss Min
Ruth Palmer, Miss Marie Finch, Miss Mar
| garet Dunlope, Miss BIanch Baird and
Miss Ruth Baird.
The following members of the Epworth
League of the Kansas Avenue Methodist
church will leave Monday to attend the
kEPworth League institute at BALDWIN
which opens Monday evening: The Rev
K. E. Gordon, pastor; Miss Daisy Stewart
deaconess: Miss Grace Hitler, Miss Irene
Tracey, Miss Eva French, Miss Mary Spur
lock, Ed Shook. Allison French and Char
| ley Wiseman.
Miss Elizabeth Madden Of Harveyville
has returned home after u visit to Mrs.
w K. Awtry, 921 Harrison street
The Merry Workers class of the Kansas
Avenue NJ. T. Sunday school held the
monthly meeting at the country home of
Mrs. o. F. Winner Friday. A picnic lunch
OF tried chicken and other delicacies topped
off with watermelon was served on the
lawn at noon, after which the business
meeting was held 1t was decided to hold
another rummage sale during the month of
October. The next meeting will be held at
the home OF Mrs. D. NJ. Hettinger, Sep
TENDER Q. The subject of the lesson will be
Will have charge of the program. Those
present Friday were: Mrs Wright Mrs
fowler, Mrs. Palmer. Mrs. Shook, Mrs
Brown, Miss ReSinger, Mrs. Dyal Mrs.
Fritz, Mrs. T. E. McGrew, Mrs; Merrilet,
Mrs. Gordon, Mrs Dexter. Mrs. Near, Mrs.
Ed. McGrew, Mrs. Swan, Mrs. Vernon Coch-
ran, Mrs. Hettinger, Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Bissel
Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Morse
Miss Gillin. Mrs. Lester Pollom of Arkan-
sas City; Mrs. Ben Winner, Mrs. C. A.
Mrs King. leila Winner, the Rev. R. E.
Gordon, Mr. Winner cara Winner, two
visitors, besides children of members
Special-Gold Medal paint, $2.15 gal. o.
A. Mcclure. SIS n. Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Members Of the Victor Council No. of
the S. 3. A If you wish to visit the home
and hospital meet at I'LL North Kansas
ave, Sunday, August IA at 80 p. m. With
well filled baskets. Conveyances furnished.
ADV.
MI. Fred Buechner claims that a fair
ship in a fair sea, soon parts company
with a dereIict. So runs the old saving
the striking truth of which is often made
evident to the person without financial