The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
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AT HOME NEWS

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its annual New Years day open house
from 2 to 10 o'clock. Monday after
noon and evening.
A New Years eve program will be
given at $3.50 o'clock this evening at
the Swedish Lutheran church, Fourth
and Tyler streets.
The J. W. Jenkins Sons Music COM
pany made gift of ten reserved seats
for the concert tonight to the Associa-
ton for the Blind.
The SeniorY Dung Peoples society
church, will hold a watch party this
evening at the club house; Fourth and
Harrison streets.
women's Relief Corps No. "a and
Topeka post No. II, G. A. R., will
hold joint installation services at 1
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Klinga-
mans hall, 116 East Sixth avenue.
Sparks from the chimney of house
at 1855 Garfield set fire to the roof
at S:25 o'clock this morning The
house is owned and occupied by Guy
Kiene. The damage to the roof was
slight.
There is being shipped today by D.
o. Coe Seed and Grain company, a
carload of popcorn raised in the vi
eastern markets 1t is the largest
single shipment of popcorn ever made
from Topeka.
The Agoga class of the North To-
peka Baptist church will meet at $3.50
O'Clock Sunday morning. The sub
ject for discussion will be THE Indus
trial Unrest" Ferdinand Voiland, Jr.,
will preside at the meeting. An inn
portant business meeting will also be
held.
The Kansas State Holstein Breed
ers' association will hold a sale at the
Kansas Free Fair grounds Thursday
January 5, at which sixty Holsteins
from twelve of the leading herds of
Kansas will be represented. w. H
Mott, sales manager of the associa-
ton, will be in charge of the event
The directors of religious education
of the various denominations of the
Kansas Sunday School association met
Friday at the state office of the asso-
citation, to decide the proper distrlbu
ton of the 1000 delegates from Kan
sas to the International Sunday school
convention at Kansas City, June p
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The poultry breeders of Topeka will
hold a meeting Monday night at the
court house to make final arrange
ments for attending the state poultry
show at Wichita, January 8 to IA. En-
tries will be received at this meeting
by Thomas Owen, secretary of the
state show A large delegation of To-
That he chews tobacco in bed, spits
on the floor and throws the quid under
the bed when thru with it. and also
that he refuses to take a bath, are the
allegations in a divorce suit filed in
the district court Friday afternoon
by Mrs. Ann Eshom against S. p.
Eshom. She also charges that he has
failed to support her and that he has
made yelled threats regarding how
he would use a gun which she says he
keeps in the house.
Six men will be added to the police
force beginning Sunday Three patrol
men will be assigned to detective
work. They are L. j. NWonderly,
Charles Holman and Clarence Bundy,
who is now patrol driver. The new
patrolmen are John Weinkauf, Ray
Brewer, J. D. Parnell, Robert Alex
ander and f. L. Goats. Phillip Becker
will be the new partrOl driver sue
ceeding Bundy. Violations of the
traffic ordinance will be handled by
G. w. Larimer, former deputy sheriff.
Many Ford county farmers are now
seeding wheat, which is unusual for
this time of year, A. d. Reece, presi-
dent of the Southwestern National
bank of Dodge City, says in a letter
received today by J. c. Mohler, secre-
tary of the state board of agriculture.
Reece states large acreageS of land in
Ford, one of the banner wheat cOun-
ties, either were prepared for wheat
last fall and not sown, or were sown
and did not come up because of the
drouth. Other reports received by
Secretary Mohler indicate this condi-
ton exists in several sections of the
state.
Members of Topeka council No. 2,
FraternaI Aid Union, at their regular
meeting Thursday evening celebrated
the close of the most prosperous year
IN, : 1aYyc1 hi in 10
ing the year the membership of the
local council was more than doubled.
Thursday evening the members re-
viewed the years work and as a token
of their appreciation presented Dis
trict Manager and Mrs. I. A. Silliman
with handsome kodak and case. The
regular lodge meeting was followed
with a dance which was attended by
more than 800 members and their
friends
A suit to collect $4,000 from Colum-
bian Circle, a fraternal insurance or
ganization of Chicago, was filed in the
district court today by Mrs. Della
Tamblyn, of Kansas City, Kan. She
alleges that her mother, Mrs. Mary
Moore, was insured in the Sons &
Daughters of Justice and that the
policy was continued following the
merger with Columbian Circle in Oc-
tober, 1920. But following Mrs.
Moore's death in November. 1920, the
association refused to pay her more
than S492-51 on the policy, she as
serts. The face value of the policy
was s 900, she contends
The membership of the Y. w. c. A.
in 1921 increased over 200. The mem
bership of 1921 was 1851 as against
APO in 1920. An increase of 1877 in
the enrolment of the gymnasium
classes was made during the last year.
Three new clubs for employed girls
were organized. Food to the extent of
1890 meals was served this year.
Thirty-two girls roomed at the ASSOC
citation building during the last year.
The number of swims taken was almost
double the number for 1920. Tennis
and hockey teams were organized.
Glasses in basketry. millinery and
dressmaking were also organized.
The celebration of the thirtieth an
niversary of Lincoln Circle No. 1.
Ladies of the G. A R., will be held by
the members at a meeting at 2:30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Klinga-