The Topeka state journal., 1921-01-26
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Rev. P. C. Danforth. formerly of
Fort Worth, Tex, arrived Saturday to
become pastor of the Grace Presby-
terian church, 112 North Quincy
street.
The Topeka Rotary clubs visit to
Berryton grange scheduled for Thurs
day night has been postponed one
month. The condition of the roads
made it necessary to change the date.
suit to collect $500 from the IL
linois Life Insurance company was
filed in the district court Tuesday by
Mrs. Nellie C. Tousley, widow of the
late Elmer Tousley. who claims this Is
the amount due on a $4,000 pohcy
which the company has refused to
pay.
The attempted robbery of a feed
store at 918 North Kansas avenue
about 8 O'Clock this morning was
frustrated by Police Officers Barb
and Gallup, who found the back door
open and a glass broken out of the
when the officers appeared. A shot
was fired at him but it served only to
increase his speed.
A chimney fire took the fire depart
ment to 1145 Brooks street Tuesday
at 1870 o'clock, and another flue fire
was extinguished by the department
at 1882 Fillmore street last night.
damage. A small fire at 400 East
Crane street was reported by the de-
partment this morning.
The Rock Island railroad Tuesday
filed a petition in the district court
asking that an order of the industrial
court to compel it to build cattle
guards on either side of the road thru
the farm of Frank Gehr, near Salina,
be set aside. The Union Pacific re-
Gently filed suits against similar or
der, protesting against the cost of the
cattle guards.
A suit to collect $500 on a promis
sorry note, claimed to be overdue, from
J. w. Watkins, former mayor of Quen-
emo, was filed in the district court
Tuesday by the Peoples State Bank,
of Rossville. 1t is also charged that
Watkins made a deposit in the Ross
vile bank, drawn on the Quenemo
State bank, and that the check came
back marked mo funds" A criminal
complaint on this charge has been
issued in the court of Topeka.
Within two weeks two new boilers
that will add 1000 horse power to the
capacity of the plant will be installed
by the Topeka Edison company, it is
announced The cost of the boilers,
including installation and housing,
will be about $4,000. They will serve
as a reserve of power in case of acct
dent or emergency. A new engine
and generator of 1900 kilowatt ca
pacity, costing 100000, has already
been received and will soon be set up.
it was said.
A resolution urging the educational
needs of the state and the wisdom of
granting higher appropriations to the
state institutions of learning has been
passed by the Kansas College associa-
ton, in which membership is held by
every institution of higher education
in the state. The resolution is ad
dressed to members of the house and
senate, and is signed by Ross T.
Campbell, president of Sterling col
lege and president of the association.
and by Dean D. L. MacEachron, of
Washburn college.
Holbrook hall, for many years
girls dormitory at Washburn college,
will be used as a home for the Wash
burn law school when Memorial
dormitory for girls is built, according
to announcement of President P. P.
Womer. The name of the hall will be
changed when the building will be put
to use of the law school, it is under
stood. The name of Holbrook hall
has too many feminine associations to
serve as the designation of the rather
masculine law school, Doctor Wemer
said