The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-06
Local Mention

Miss Bonita Ferguson and Mrs,
Isaac Sewell, of the Kansas Sunday
School association, left today for
Arkansas City, where they will attend
the Cowley county Sunday school con-
vention.
DR.. J. A. Steinmeyer, DR.. T. S. Nor
rison, r ID. Blaine and S. L. Courtney
attended the Shrine picnic at Leaven-
worth Monday. Doctor Ste!nmeyer at
tended the stated meeting today and
will return to Topeka this evening.
Adjutant Corliss and Captain Cor
liss, of the Salvation Army. came to
Topeka Monday to attend the funeral
of Invoy Flora Dunton. They re-
turned to Kansas City Monday even
ing.
Judge James A. Mcclure and George
A Kline, his court reporter. returned
home Monday from motor car trip
to South Haven, Mich. They were
gone about three weeks and drove
more than 1000 miles. They report
having a splendid time, camping out
several nights when good hotels were
not convenient.
NJ A. Nation, general agent for the
Commonwealth Life Insurance COM
pany, with offices at 315 New England
building. has brought suit in the
Shawnee county district court against
Roscoe S. Evans, 1915 Harrison, for
the collection of S952.11, which he al
leges is due him on account for money
advanced as well as debts and credits
on account of various insurance appli-
cations secured by Evans as his agent.
The swimming pool at the Y. w. G;
A will remain open during the fali
and winter, according to an announce
ment made today by Y. w. c. A
officials.
julius L. weichaus of Meriden. is
now Julius L. Wikus. The change was
made this morning by Judge George
H. Whitcomb on Wikus's application
that he wanted a name of more sim
plified spelling. The sound OF the
name is unchanged by the courts or
der.
Raymond Chiropodist. Orpheum Bldg.-Adv.
Ralph Scott, colored. pleaded guilty
this morning before Judge James "A.
Mcclure to a charge of selling intoxi-
eating liquor and was fined 5000 and
sentenced to six months in the county
Jail. Scott was arrested about two
months ago.
The seventh annual reunion of the
survivors of the Eighteenth and Nine
teenth regiments of Kansas U. S. Vol
unteer Cavalry will be held at Me-
mortal hall, September "a, beginning
at 10 o'clock in the morning. A num-
Der of speakers of prominence have
been secured both for the morning
and the afternoon meeting.
The membership of the Trinity
Methodist church has arranged a
series of cottage prayer meetings in
preparation for the Harmon Gospel
nf
meetings will be held tonight. The
Harmon Gospel meetings will be at
the Trinity Methodist church from
September rs to October Is.
At a recent meeting the Shawnee
County Farm bureau decided to dis
continue publication Of its monthly
bulletin called the Farm Bureau
News and turn over the work to the
Shawnee Chief which will give the
service weekly. Marvin Boyle, editor
of the Chief, says his paper, which
is devoted to rural news. will make
strong feature of the bureaus farm
department.
A SO caiiber revolver was taken from
desk at the Badders Motor COM
pany at 425-427 Jackson street, about
O'Clock Monday evening, accord
ing to a report made to the police.
s. N. Baba1is, a Greek from Grand
Island, Nebraska, was cleared Of a
federal charge of counterfeiting, fol-
lowing his preliminary hearing before
Commissioner c. B. White, Monday
afternoon, but was Immediately taken
into custody by Sheriff Robert Boyle
of Riley county, where ne must answer
to a state charge. Babalis was ar
rested at Manhattan about ten days
ago. James D. Ferris, who was ar
rested here August 6 on a charge OF
passing raised currency, was also re-
leased by Commissioner White follow
| ing his preliminary hearing, Mon
day afternoon.
sWIFTS son is CHARGED.