The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18
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.Mulholland's volley ball team de-
feated Markers team by a score Of
81 to "a this noon at the central Y.
NJ. C. A
Six gold fish were purchased from
a pool in Gage park by Mrs. Charles
Warning and Mrs. Fred Myers of Po-
catello. Idaho.
Mrs E. s. Fields, director of the
orchestra at the Novelty theater, who
has been i'll for the last week, re-
sumed her duties today.
The Kings Heralds and the small
folks of the First Methodist church
will give an ice cream social on the
church lawn Friday evening.
The Trinity NJ z. Sunday school
phone company's ball team tonight at
6:15 o'clock, at Ripley park.
Bids for the construction of city
sidewalks advertised for recently
should be presented to the city clerk
by 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Topeka council No. 2, S. B. A, will
have a class for initiation tonight at
our hall, 521 Quincy. followed by re-
freshments. A large attendance is de-
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Members of the Topeka Press club
will meet at the Chamber of Com
merce tonight to discuss plans for the
picnic at the Boys Industrial school
north of Topeka. =
An automobile belonging to Bert
Keele, 1925 Kansas avenue, caught
fire from a short circuit at noon to-
day. The fire department prevented
serious damage to the car
Saturday night about 1880 o'clock
the fire department was called to
Monroe school, Fifteenth and Monroe
streets to extinguish fire caused by
a short circuit in electric wiring. Dam
age was slight.
Jess w. Greenleaf. member of the
public utilities commission, may not
be able to return to work on the com
ing at his home in Greensburg from
an infected hand.
F. E. Chenowith, state agent for the
Kansas farm department of the Amer
lean Alliance and Great American In
surance companies, has just returned
from Galveston, Tex, where he has
spent three weeks.
The regular session of the Round
table chaper of De Molay will be held
Tuesday evening in the Egyptian nan
of the Masonic temple. At this meet
ing the plans for the day of cere-
monies on July 20 will be announced.
The first shipments of new school
books will be made this week by the
state school book commission. Bonds
of school book dealers have been ap-
proved by the board and shipments of
books will now be made as rapidly as
orders are received.
The weekly report of communicable
| diseases at the city board of health is
light, including three cases of scarlet
fever, three cases of whooping cough,
one of erysipelas, one of measles, three
of social disease and six of tubercu-
| losis reported in the last week.
The fire department was called to
the home of r. NJ. johnson, 1909 Col
lege avenue, Saturday night. Fire
had been started by an overheated
electric iron. damaging one room. The
| family had left the house for the even
| ing, neglecting to turn off the iron.
| The Kansas Gas & Electric COM
pany of Wichita has dismissed its APP
| plication before the public utilities
commission for a 20 per cent sur
charge. The company furnishes pow
! err for industries and electric railways
| in southern and southeastern Kansas.
Kenneth c. Jones, now in custody
at Ottawa, Kan, must return to
Chicago to face charge of grand
! larceny, under an extradition issued
/
charged with theft of jewelry and
| other personal property valued al
$1675O.
Dennis C. Payne. son-in-law OF
Frank E. Grimes of Topeka, is Sc
riously i'll in st. Mary's hospital, Kan
| sas City, Mo, as a result of an in
/ lection while swimming. His condi-
ton today was regarded as critical
] Grimes is in Kansas City with his
son-in-law.
The Native Kansans' Historical Ed
ucationa1 association has been grant
ed a charter by the state board. The
organization will compile and publish
special events of historical note in the
state. Senator Arthur Capper and
other native Kansans are among the
incorporates.
T Under ruling by the attorney gen.
erals office state officials must pay
from their contingent fund for blank
paper furnished by the state printing
! plant. Blank paper supplied state de.
partments last year called for an ex
penditure of $4.467.1S from the state
printing plant fund.
One hundred and fifty empty sack,
were reported stolen from the Pott:
coal yard, Eighth avenue and Han
cock streets, some time Sunday night
The owner of the sacks asked the pc
lice to make an arrest but was told t.
back up his suspicious first by swear
ing out complaint.
4 The Rev. ]. w. Stiverson, pastor o
the United Brethren church, gave tn,
sermon at the union church service
Sunday night on the steps of the stat
house. The United Brethren church
choir, led by Miss Bessie Stiverson
furnished music thru the service, will
Russell -Hickox at the piano.
The duck pin tournament at tn
central Y. NJ. C. A. is attracting mucl
attention among the members of tn
bowling fraternity who frequent tn
Y. NJ. c. A. alleys. Several higl
scores have been piled up. The stand
ing of the players up to date is as fol
lows: Collins. 81; Wolcott, 81; Palmer
IS; Ayrault, 81; Christman, So
Police were today investigating tn
robbery of the Harry Davis home, 81
Branner street, which occurred earl
Sunday morning. Among the article
stolen were mans ring with an ops
set and two small ruby sets. a gol