The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Morse an
nounce the birth of a son Tuesday.
June 81.
All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
| Co., 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
| Children playing with matches
| caused a fire at the home of E. c.
Gilligan, 1105 Polk street, Tuesday
/ afternoon at o'clock. No damage re-
lsulted.
The Sunday, school of the First
| Congregational church is planning
picnic TO be held at Gage park Thurs
| day evening. The children will be
taken to the park in motor cars.
| Mrs. La Won Armendariz today filed
a petition in the district court asking
a divorce from Paul ArmendariZ, who,
| she says abandoned her in August.
1919, and has failed to support her.
| The company of engineers, in
| process of recruiting for the Kansas
| National Guard, will be commanded.
| it has been unofficially announced, by
Captain Luther r. Tillotson, who COM
manded Company A of the 10th U. s.
Engineers in France.
| "Broncho Jack" Mulcahy. a travel
ing evangelist. formerly a cowboy and
cavalryman, is in Topeka after a
street preaching tour in western Kan
sas and eastern Colorado. He will
hold street meetings there. Mulcany
weeks before the flood struck there.
The Sheahan plumbing plant at lis
East Eighth avenue has been enlarged
to include the adjoining building,
which will be used as a storeroom.
The building leased by w. F. Sheahan
was formerly occupied by H. F.
iShaffer, plumber, who recently closed
his business here and left for Cali
fornia.
| A Rock Island switch engine jumped
the track at First and Adams streets
late Tuesday afternoon. John Nelson,
a switchman for the Rock Island, was
caught and his right foot was injured
Nelson was removed to Stormont hos
pitaL He has record of thirty-two
years service as a switchman in To-
peka, with only one previous accident.
Mrs. Rose Krownapple, SIG Fill
| more street, has filed a petition in the
district court against Charles P.
| maintenance. She charges her hus-
band with extreme cruelty. She asks
$3.50 a month for her support, the pos
/ session Of their home and attorneys
fees. The Krownapples were married
in 1900.
After eight years of effort before
various public utilities commissions
and the industrial court of Kansas,
the Wichita Vinegar company has Sc
cured an order for lower freight
rates on vinegar in southern Kansas.
A number of Determinations alleged
by the vinegar company were upheld
by the state commission in the long
deferred decision.
| Passenger traffic over the roads
from Tor eka to Colorado and Cali
fornia has shown a distinct increase
since the flood situation in Colorado
has been cleared up, according to local
passenger officials. The vacation sea-
son is opening this month and the
recent days of hot weather have re-
suited in an imm ediate stimulation of
the traffic to summer resorts in the
west.
The Missouri university Tiger" is
the ancient rival of the K. u Jay
hawk. Therefore. there was a shock
at the X. U. campaign dinner today
when the workers on Maj. Will ]. Mil
ler's division appeared wearing Mis-
souri, caps. This was done in honor
of the contribution made by Harry
| Graham, a Missouri university man
DR.. pete" He'll. noted K. U. football
player, obtained the subscription.
After chasing them for several
blocks. police Tuesday night captured
William A. Dunn, driver, and Jack
| Moffitt, who was riding with him in
an automobile. on charges that both
| were drunk Report of the car being
at First and Tyler streets was re-
ceived. but the men got away before
the officers could block them After
zig tagging along the streets for sew
leral blocks Dunn killed his engine at
Third street and Kansas avenue it
was said, when they were arrested by
Lieut.. Perry Brush.
Annie Hawk Chasing in Daylight
James Walking Eagle and Bessie
White Face Woman, all of the Rose
bud Indian reservation in South Da-
kota, brought suit in the United States
| district court here today to collect
several hundred dollars from Walter
w. Marley. 1t is alleged that the
three Indians leased some land to
George w. Manifold, who failed to
comply with the terms of the leases
Now suit is brought to collect from
Marley, who is Manifold's bondsman.
The government brought the suit as
guardian of the Indians
City hall baseball fans have organ
lied a team and will challenge a team
from the state house. The nine from
the city hall includes DIR. G. w. Hill
chief city food inspector, pitcher; Tom
Martin, city electrical inspector, CATCH
er; W. A. Stanfield, water commits
sioner. first baseman; c. d. Knowlton,
city auditor, second baSeman; Harry
Robbins, city bacteriologist. shortstop:
Tom Bruce, engineering department
third baseman, and Fred Painter, su-
perintendent city waterworks; Ed
Athon, city water department, and DR..
earle e. Brown, city heaith orficer,
as outfielders.
A family living in the neighborhood
of Huntoon and Clay streets owns a
fine collie dog Not long ago the fam
lily left home for several days visit
without taking the dog along or ar
ranging for its keep while they were
away kind hearted heighbor wo-
man fed the dog. In the yard of this
neighbours home is well of clear cool
water. which is used by all of the peo-
pie in the vicinity. 1t has a pump,
and hanging on the pump is a tin cup
for convenience of the thirsty passer-
by. The other day the dog appeared