The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-21
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AT HOME NEWS
acknowledgements.

YIN. c. A Cafeteria for home cook
ing.-Adv.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold The Shawnee Investment
Co 534 Kansas avenue ADV
Thru a typographical error Mr..
Woodcox's name appeared in the Kan
sas Reserve Investment advertisement
in The State Journal Saturday.
The Inter-Service club will hold its
regular meeting at the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce at GELS o'clock
tonight.
The Monday lunch club held its
regular weekly luncheon today noon
at the Chamber of Commerce. About
twenty-five members attended.
Revivals will continue this week at
the First United Brethren church,
Twelfth and Quincy streets, in charge
of the Rev. E. c. Smith. Phi. D. The
meetings open every evening at 1880
o'clock.
The Rotary club committee on the
Uncle Toms Follies of 1927 show,
which will be held next Monday and
Tuesday nights at the Grand theater.
met today noon at the Chamber of
Commerce for discussion on arrange
ments.
w. B. Peacock, wanted by federal
authorities on a charge of stealing an
automobile in Denver and driving it to
Republic county was brought from
Belleville Saturday by R. Neill Rain.
and locked in the county Jail.
An entertainment and box supper
given at Mowers school in Silver Lake
Friday night brought $66-76 in pro-
ceeds, and was attended by us per-
sons A box of chocolates auctioned
to determine the most popular girl
sold for S2S.16.
T., Oh III n1i
forces who raided the home of Mrs.
Laura Reynolds, ga North Tyler
street, Sunday, found a barrel of mash
| and several gallons of liquor. The lat
ter was confiscated and Mrs. Reynolds.
a negress, arrested and released on
$500 bond.
A meeting of Jordan Patterson Post
of the American Legion will be held at
| 420 Kansas avenue Tuesday night at
o'clock. All colored ex-service men,
whether members of the posi- or not
are urged to attend. Clarence j.
| Hardy is commander of the post and
H. T. Mack is adjutant.
| Miss Lorraine E. Wooster, state
superintendent of public instruction.
has set April to as the dates for
examinations for common school
| diplomas for seven months schools.
More than half the schools in Kansas
| have the seven months course. The
date for the nine months schools has
| not yet been set.
! A branch of the Shawnee Tire COM
panys plant is to be opened in Man
| haitian about April l. it has been an
| nounced. H. B. Miller is to have
charge of the station there. Miller
was formerly employed with a garage
and accessory establishment in Man
haitian and has a wide and favorable
| acquaintance with the motorists there
F. o. BIecha. county farm agent
will experiment this spring with
Triumph potatoes. a new variety fol
Shawnee county. Three bushels have
been received by him from ]. H. Toll
man, of Marsland, Neb., a member
of the Western Nebraska Dry Land
Potato association. The experiment,
will be made on the H. V. Cochran
farm
Mrs Josephine DeGraff. of Ross
vile, today filed a petition in the dis
trict court asking a divorce from
Clarence T. DeGraff, who she claims
abandoned her five years after theil
marriage in August, 1911, and went
to the Pacific coast where he still re-
sides. She asks $50 a month alimony
and the custody of their three minor
children
The regular weekly dinner and
meeting of the Cooperative club vii
be held Tuesday evening, at sac
O'Clock in the main dining room OF
the Elks' club. which has been turned
over to the Co-Ops for their meetings
The meeting Tuesday night will be il
charge of City Commissioner Robert
T. McGiffert and Mayor Herbert J
Corwine.
Jack Edward Wright, an ex-soldier
| today filed a petition in the district
court asking that IAN alleged fraud
ulent marriage ceremony with Lena
Shelley. performed at San Antonio
| TeX in March iona he h<
ceremony. Wright alleges, was con.
tracted without his knowledge or con.
sent, or that of his parents. He was g
minor at the time, he says.
Notices have been sent to all mem
bers of the Topeka Press club by Mil
ton Tabor, secretary, urging them Il
be present at the regular meetins
Tuesday night, at which time W. G
| C1ugston, Topeka correspondent fol
The Kansas City Post, will be brough
before the bar of the club on a charg,
of getting caught during the executiv,
session of the senate. Some real com
| edy is promised. Admittance will b,
by 1921 membership cards.
Frank Mckinney, negro, was arrest
ed by the police Saturday night fol
!, lowing a fight with Anderson Ready
waiter at the Robey cafe, 112 Eas
Fourth street. 1t is claimed that Nc
: Kinney asked Ready to loan him fou
cents, which was refused. Ready say
Mckinney then began to abuse him
finally striking him on the head witt
a club. Mckinney claims Ready trie,
to hit him with chair and that h
struck the blow in self defense
New officers elected by the Women
Relief corps are Ida NJ. Jordan, presi
dent; Mamie White, senior vice presi
dent; Edith erich, Junior vice presi
dent: Courtney Rutzler, secretary
| Fannie Daniels, treasurer; Mary Mar
shall, chaplain: Manalia Tasker
| guard; Maria Garrett, assistant guard
Jessie Wilson, color guard: Teres;
| Roach, second color guard; Eliza Ly
man, third color guard: Maria Frazer
fourth color guard; Matte Carpen
| ter, patriotic instructor.
1 DIR. George E. Satterlee. new paste
| of the Lowman Memorial Methods
| church. occupied the pulpit for tn
/ first time Sunday morning. He wa