The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-05

injured in an auto collision with the
MeDowells at Quincy and Gordon
streets June f. They ask for $4,000
damages from each defendant
Fred W. Raemer, of the Raemer
Motor company, who was arrested
Thursday on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretesnses, was re-
leased today on $500 bond signed by
DR.. j. B. Armstrong, T. V. Campbell
and William Raemer.
Plans for larger quarters are being
made by the Topeka Tent & Awning
company. The company owns an ad-
ditional space of twenty-five feet north
Of its present building. 132-1S4 Kan
sas avenue, and will put up an addition
there in the near future.
A terrific explosion in the vicinity
Of Sixth avenue and Clay street about
$3.50 o'clock Thursday night sent
neighbors hurrying to the telephone
to call the police. The officers in
vestigated, but We're unable to locate
home brew outfit blew up, which
would account for the secrecy.
Altho one man was standing faith
fully by when Charles L. Mitchell
reached his office at Crane & Com
pany, on East Eighth avenue, this
morning at 6:15 o'clock, the regular
picket line did not form at the usual
nOuf- MITCHELL says ne Went 10 HIS
office early to figure on some printing
contracts, thinking he would be the
first man on the job but admits that
a picket beat him to it.
A B. Warner, of Ell Reno, assistant
general manager of the Rock Island,
in charge of the second district, spent
a portion of Thursday in Topeka. He
was accompanied by F. T. Beckett,
district engineer. This is the first
time that Warner has been out over
the line since he fell about six months
ago and broke one of his legs at the
knee. The injury is slow in healing
and he still walks with the aid of
crutches.
c. E. Bascom, city passenger agent
for the Rock Island, spent Thursday
in Kansas City where arrangements
were made for handling Kansas ma
tionaI guard troops to their annual
encampment this month at Fort Sill,
Oklahoma. The Rock Island VIII run
two special trains. One of then will
carry Hiawatha,. Troy, Horton and Sa-
betha units, and the other will leave
from Wichita carrying guardsmen
from Salina and Hutchinson. The
trains will be made up on August IA.
Tacks were picked up by all four
tires on NJ. Z. Harding's Overland
sedan during a drive Thursday even
ing, according to report by Harding
taken to visit friends. When it came
time to go after her, flat tide was
found. The spare was substituted,
and the drive made. This morning
five tacks were pulled out of the spare
tire. The only part of the route trav-
eled over twice was from Sixth to
Eighth on Chandler. Police are in
Vestigating the matter.
Captain w. p. MacLean, superin-
tendent of the boys Industrial school,
and sixty of his boys left at noon to-
day over the Union Pacific for Wa
mego where they will take motor cars
for Westmoreland to take part in a big
celebration that will be held there to-
day and Saturday. The boys band,
glee club, saxophone sextette, colored
jubilee singers, rifle team and gym
nastic and pyramid clubs made up the
delegation from the school and will
give the people of Pottawatomie coun-
ty some novel entertainm~ Mt.
Joe DeFree's team won the business
mems volleyball tournament at the
Central Y. M. c. A. today noon by de-
feating c. A. Markers team by a score
of 80 to %. DeFrees' team which has
won eight games and lost only one is
the undisputed champion volleybail
team of the business mems depart
ment. Immediately after the game this
noon Marker issued a challenge to De-
Free to play a game Monday noon.
The following men will play in this
special game: For Marker, Alexander
Myers, Manley and Remington; for
DeFrees, Billings, Putnam, Clark and
Snyder.
The city clerk had ready today
cover payrolls and bills for the last
half of July. The items covered in
cluded $21,195.67, general fund; So
S9S.7S, water fund; $2,441.71, park
fund; S57, 3S2.1S, water and lights;
s1.333.9S, extra fire platoon; S469,
four per cent reserve; $21S.15, special
Fighting; $237.7S, Garfield park; $92,
city planning board; S750.S5, opening
OF King street; s145.70, sidewalks;
$3.50, pipe organ; $254.77. nuisance
abatement fund; 1925. public health
nursing; 5000, charity, and $1,450.
judgment.
The local Y. w. c. A. delegates to
the Rocky Mountain Community con-
ference, which starts today at Estes
Park, Colo, left here Thursday. The
women attending the conference as
delegates form Topeka are: Mrs. E.
c. Seger, Mrs. Frank Dreaming, Mrs.
Ed Holman, the Rev. Clara Hazelrigg,
Miss Helen Sumey, Miss Alice Kerle,
Miss Luella Snay, Miss Serena Horne,
Miss Juanita Brown, Miss Julia KEEL
Ter, Miss Jeanette Ortman, Miss
jeanette McMurtie, Miss Elsie Ziegler
and Miss Anna Henry. Miss Louise M.
Hersey. the general secretary of the
local Y. W. c. A, is in charge of the
Topeka delegation.
Workmen were busiIy employed to-
day placing new sign in position on
the front of the Trefry Motor COM
pany building at 915 Kansas avenue.
The sign which is fifty feet in length
was made by the Hinkson-Crawford
company. The letters on
the sign are raised about three inches
from the base and are covered with a
thin layer of eighteen carat solid gold
leaf. A new electric sign is being
made by the Hinkson-Crawford COM
pany for the Trefry Motor company.
and will be put in position in a short
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