The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-10
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
Holcraft-Flowers.-Adv.


Elks Dance Friday night, o'clock,
Members only.-Adv.
The Seaman high school orchestra
will be heard in concert at the school
tonight.
All Topeka banks will observe Lin
coins birthday by remaining closed
all day Saturday, February II.
All issues or Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue--Adv.
1.-THE Hoodooed Coon" is the play
to be given Friday night at Seabrook
school by the young people from Kill
mer. A pie social will be held in con-
nection. Pies are the price of ad-
mission.
The employees of the house of repre-
sentatives will give a dance at the
house ami their families are also in
vited. Cards will be provided for
those who do not dance.
Grocers who keep their stores open
on Sunday in violation of the Sunday
closing law will be arrested, according
to Frank Leech, chief of police. Sew
eral complaints have been received
relative to this matter, he said.
A free concert by the members of
Jackson's Twenty-third Regimental
band will be held in Representative
ball at o'clock Friday night. Mem
bers of both houses of the legislature
and the general public are invited to
attend.
The John Stillie grocery store at
1887 Lincoln street was ordered closed
Wednesday by G. V. Denton, city food
inspector, because of unsanitary con-
ditions at the store. Stillie, a colored
man, has been ill and unable to care
for his store properly.
Two half gallon jars fun Of corn
hi oh h,1y-i in no L
yards at 316 and 318 West First
street when the places were raided
this morning by the police. One of
| the houses was occupied by Leila Dot
son, a negro woman.
Past exalted rulers Of the Elks'
lodge were honored in special service
Wednesday night. Initiation of sew
eraI candidates was also held, followed
| by entertainment by the athletic team
from the Boys Industrial school, and
the glee club and band of the school.
Vern Imhoff pleaded guilty before
I Judge George Whitcomb this morning
I to a charge of stealing $20.40 from
John Bechtelheimer. proprietor of a
rooming house, and was sentenced to
| serve not more than five years in the
| state penitentiary. The authorities
| have not decided what to do with his
| wife, who faced the charge with her
| husband.
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February IA by the National Memorial
| association for funds for the colored
| soldiers and sailors monument. The
meeting will be held at the Calvary
| Baptist church and addresses will be
made by prominent citizens Benja-
| min Arms, commissioner for Kansas,
requests all members of the associa-
| ton to be present.
| Local corporations will be assisted
in making out income tax returns by
Harvey Everett, federal corporation
officer, who will arrive in Topeka
February 21 and remain until Marco
Is. He will make his headquarters
at the office of the income collector
on the second floor of the fedora
building. The office is open until 6
o'clock every night for the conven-
fence of Topekans.
| The spring reunion of the Scottish
| Rite bodies will be held in Topeka
| April IL, IS, IA and Is, according tC
J. B. Doncyson, secretary. Candidates
are urged to petition at the earliest
| possible time as the Spring class will
be held to 200 men. the smallest in
years. The regular meeting of the CO.
ordinate Scottish Rite bodies will be
held Friday night at the Masonic tenn
| pie, at which time officers of Orienta
Lodge of Perfection No. will be
elected and installed.