The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-14
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AT HOME NEWS

All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas avenue--Ady.
Sunday night at $3.50 O'Clock sparks
from the chimney caused slight dam
age to the roof of the x. c. Richmond
home, 215 Huntoon street.
The single roof caught fire at the
home of F. H. Rodgers, Eighteenth
and Guthrie streets, this morning at
S:3s O'Clock. A fire company pre-
vented any serious damage
Cornelio Domingo, Mexican proprie-
tor of a grocery store, First and Madi-
son streets, was arrested by the police
Sunday for violation of the Sunday
closing law and released on $50 bond.
Thru the courtesy of G. L. Hooper,
manager of the Orpheum theater, the
coIored Shriners will be furnished with
a motion picture to be shown at the
city auditorium February 10, for a
lodge benefit.
Two dusky valentines were given
and accepted today in the probate
court. A marriage license was issued
to Henry Walter Smith, Topeka, 81,
and Lethea Woodson, Topeka. rs, both
colored. This was the only Valentine
day license issued up to late this after
noon.
The regular meeting of the house
and garden class will be held Tuesday
night at the Rosery at o'clock. Arlo
Hubbard will address the club on the
subject of bulbs and bulb plants
Glasses in care of house and garden
plants will be held at the Rosery thru
the spring.
J. p. Mack, representative of the
American City bureau. who has been
in Topeka for the last few days in con-
ference with the board of directors of
the Chamber of Commerce over the
T,aov111arCIin drive left TODAY
for Elwood, Ind. He will return some
time next week.
Copies of the Income Tax Primer,
recently issued by the bureau of in
ternal revenue and which contains
questions and answers relative to the
filing of income tax returns can now
be obtained from w. H. l.. Pepperel1,
tia, Kan, according to an announce
ment today.
The members of the senate commit
tee on cities of the first class will be
the guests of the city planning COM
mission of Topeka, at the-Elks club,
Tuesday noon. The committee now
has in it's hands the bill which au-
thorizes the appointment of city
planning commissions in all cities or
the first class which wish them.
The Topeka Rotary club will put on
the program at the next meeting OF
the Oakland Parent-Teachers' aSsocia-
ton, to be held Tuesday night. The
Rotarians will meet at the Central Y.
NJ. c. A. and go to Oakland together
The program given by the Rotarians
at the oranges in Shawnee county will
be the model on which the Tuesday
night events will be planned
Two hundred grade school teachers
of the city enjoyed a banquet at Guild
Hall of Grace Cathedral Saturday
night, an annual custom. Twelve
tables accommodated the teachers, the
tables being named for the months of
the year and the teachers seated at the
tables according to their birthday
month. Each table competed for
box of chocolates, the prize for the
cleverest entertainment presented,
with the January table victorious.
The annual business meeting of the
Country club members is to be held at
the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
night at o'clock. Officers and a pro-
fessional golfer for the coming year
will be chosen at that time, and the
arrangements for the sale of the Shaw
nee Golf club site in Highland Park
to the Shawnee club, will be made.
The transaction whereby the Guilford
Dudley land was purchased for the
club will also be completed Tuesday
night.
There was 65 percent less building
done in Topeka during January, 1921.
than there was done in January, 1920,
according to figures which have been
compiled in a building trade journal.
The building in January, 1920, amount
ed to s121,525. while there was spent
in building operations during last
month, only $41,9S0. The building
operations carried on in Wichita
showed "a more decided slump than
those in Topeka, amounting to a de-
crease of II per cent.
Because he did not like the country
around Fort Bliss. Tex, Matt He
behck, a private, took his sergeant's
advice and went over the hill,' he
told Patrolman Ed Duncan, who ar
rested him Sunday. Matt arrived in
Topeka penniless and repentant, and
will return with officers who are COM
ing after him from Fort Bliss. Matt
said he liked the army while stationed
at Fort Sheridan and re-enlisted, ex-
pecting to stay there. Immediately
afterward. however, he was sent to
Texas. which had not the same attrac-
tions as his first camp.