The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Have you heard of BarreIed Sum
| light adv.
Gov. Henry ]. Allen went TO ottawa
! today to visit his mother.
The place to eat-Cremerie Cafe
terra, 726 Kansas (upstairs) ADV.
| A. C. Dellinger. clerk of the public
utilities commission, will leave tonight
for a short vacation.
All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas avenne.-Adv.
| The municipal band concert by Mar
shall's band, to have been given We'd
nesday evening, but postponed because
of rain, will be given tonight at Ches-
ney park.
| Judge James A. Mcclure granted a
| divorce this morning to Mildred
Haynes from Henry Haynes on the
grounds of gross neglect of duty and
l non-support.
F. H. Foster, state bank commits
sioner, who has been i'll at his home
for several days, is said to be improv
ing and will probably be back at his
desk in few days.
| Commencement exercises of the
| Third Presbyterian Church Bible
school will be held tonight at o'clock.
A display of handicraft work done by
| the pupils of the vacation Bible school
/
! The police received a report today
| that a pair of scales were stolen from
| the rear end of the Bowen & Nuss
store, ia East Sixth street, some time
Thursday afternoon. The scales
weigh about 200 pounds. it is said.
The hearing in the case of the
Wolff Packing company against the
| industrial court was not begun today
until almost noon. 1t was expected
that the packing company would COM
plete its testimony before adjourn
ment in the afternoon.
Joe De Frees voIley ball team won
another victory today noon when it
defeated r. E. Burke's team to the
tune of Sc to 33. at the Central Y. NJ
c. A. The game was one of the best
| volley ball games that have been
| played on the ''Y'' court for some time.
A new general merchandise store
will be opened at Eskridge next week
by A. Samuels, formerly proprietor
of the Famous Clothing company
here. Samuels sold the Famous Cloth
| ing company last January to his two
sons Lee r. Samuels and Harry l.
Samuels.
Horses at $40 a head are now
available for work on roads, accord
ing to notice received by the state
highway department from the war
department. The notice states that
5000 cavalry horses will be sold to
county commissioners for $50 q head,
less freight charges.
John A. Hanson filed suit with the
clerk of the Shawnee couny district
court Thursday. asking for a divorce
from Florence H. Hanson. The plain
tiff makes only one allegation, that of
gross neglect of duty, charging that
his wife refuses to live with him and
provide home for him.
A. R. Mulholland's volley ball team
defeated c. A. Markers team by a
score of As to 81, at the Central Y.
NJ. c. A. Thursday noon. Mulhol-
lands team is in the lead in the race
for the silver cup, which will be
awarded the winning team in the bust
ness mems volley ball tournament.
Badly damaged and stripped of
part of its equipment, the Nash motor
car, belonging to F. A. Adams, cashier
of the Guaranty State bank, was
found Thursday in the country north
east of Topeka. The car was stolen
Wednesday night from in front of
the Orpheum theater while Adams
was attending the show.
DR.. stephen s. Estey will preach
Sunday morning at II o'clock at the
First Presbyterian church on the sub
ject of Service by the Way" This
will be Doctor Estey's last sermon be-
city early next week. The members
of the congregation and public are in
vited to attend this service.
The shortage of cars for shipping
Kansas wheat to market is becoming
more acute, according to information
being received by Clyde M Reed,
chairman of the public utilities COM
mission Heavy movement of grain,
congestion at the Galveston port and
failure of the railroads to have suf-
ficient cars stored in Kansas are
among the reasons given for the in
creasing shortage.
Walter Bell was struck and knocked
down by a Ford car, driven by boy,
on Jackson street, between Seventh
street and Eighth avenue. Thursday,
and slightly injured. His clothing was
badly torn. The name of the boy was
not learned as the accident was not
reported toa the police. 1t was new
car and the boy is said to have told
the crowd that gathered that he had
only driven it two or three times
The police force is waging a cam
paign against violators of the city
speed ordinance, nine arrests having
been made on that charge Thursday
and up to noon today. Those arrested
Thursday were: r. A. DouFIas. S l.
Watson, Ray Peterson, J. W. Counter
C c. Murphy, ]. Park and E. P. Wal
ter Those picked up today were l.
c Burns and c. l. Wood. All will be
tried in police court this afternoon.
Lloyd Rife, the traffic officer at
Kansas and Eighth avenues, was
compelled to take a commanding po-
sition on a soap box Thursday night
Rife was called from his sentinel post
for a few minutes and when he re-
turned he found that the cheese box
upon which he had been standing