The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-26
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

c. B. Pratt, division superintendent
of the Rock Island, and number OF
other officials spent Monday after
noon in Topeka.
| ing boys secretary at the Central z.
NJ C. A, while Ralph Ayrault is visit
ing in Kansas City.
A street car, bound for Gage park,
split a switch at the corner of Kan
sas and Sixth avenues about $3.50
o'clock Monday night and was off the
track for fifteen or twenty minutes.
A baseball game will be played be-
tween the First Baptist church Sunday
School team and the Sunday School
team OF the United Brethren church
tonight at 6:15 o'clock at Ripley park
On account of the death of the
presidents father, F. NJ. Pribble, the
Kansas Reserve Building and Loan
association will close at o'clock
wednesday for the remainder of the
day.
The Rev. and Mrs. George NJ. An
derson, of Minneapolis, Mimi, will
speak tonight at the Swedish
Lutheran church, corner Fourth and
Tyler streets, on Bible Institute
Work"
Miss Meta Allison, new house sec
rotary of the Y. w. C. A, was honor
guest at an informal party at the as
ISOLATION building Monday night.
Miss Allison succeeded Mrs. Margaret
Dowding.
The high school. business and gym
nasium class girls OF the Y: w. Z. A.
lawn south of the building Saturday
night for the benefit of the Estes
Park conference fund.
A group of girls from Crosby Bros.
store will spend week camping at
the Y. w. c. A. girls camp at Camp
~ tho
Saturday, accompanied by Miss Salie
Glass, girls work secretary.
The Kiwanis baseball team will
tangle with the city hall nine at
League park Friday evening at
O'Clock. The city hall team will bar no
fide members of the club, George
Senne of the Kiwanis team said today
r. r. Nelson has brought suit in the
Shawnee county district court against
the Grand Rapids Show Case company
seeking judgment for S2,163.SS wh1ch
he alleges is due him in commissions,
and expenses which the company
wronEfully charged against him while
in it's employ as a salesman
The picket line of striking en-
ployes which has been appearing in
front of Crane & Company's plant on
East Eighth avenue each morning
and evening failed to materialize Mon
eral weeks. and only few persons
were in line this morning.
Vernon Day, county attorney CT
Harper county, has found that u. u
Carver sheriff, was not delinquent in
his duty in investigating liquor cases.
The attorney generals office recently
asked Day to investigate the actions
of Carver. In a report OF his probe,
Day found that the sheriff had per-
formed his duties faithfully.
woman's nature may be incon-
sistent and contrary. but it is not often
that her very name indicates such
characteristics. DIR. Earle G. Brown
is wondering how much there is in the
name of a young woman who has sent
an inquiry to the city health depart
ment. Her name is Miss Daye Knight.
b Harve Parsons is bemoaning the
loss of a 25-calibre rifle, also 22-
calibre automatic revolver, which
were stolen from his home Monday
night. He priced the rifle highly as
it was presented to him while he held
the office of chief of police. No one
was at home when the robbery was
committed.
The police department was notified
Monday evening that the home of VIC
tor Dinner, at Newman. had been
robbed during the day while members
of the family were absent. Among the
articles stolen were three pairs OF
mems shoes, two suits of clothing, two
hats, some shirts and timer belong
ing to Ford car.
Alta Parrack today brought suit in
the district court asking for divorce
from Henry Parrack whom she charges
with nonsupport and also with aban-
doning her in July, 1920. Mrs Par
rack also asks for the care and custody
of their two children and $50 per
month alimopy. The marriage oc-
c,,rrad Anvil 10 1911 the DetitiOn
states.
F. G. Richard, state secretary of the
Sunday School association. is attend
ing Sunday School committee meet
ings in Atchison and Jackson counties.
At Atchison the county committee Will
meet with the local committee to ar
range for the sectional convention.
which will be held some time in Aug
ust. Richard will return to Topeka
Wednesday night.
G. C. Sickler, secretary OF the To-
peka Chamber of Commerce, is in
Wichita, where he is attending a meet
ing of committee of the Kansas Com
mercial Secretaries association. The
committee is arranging for publicity
for the national convention to be held
at New Orleans in October, and is
selecting an emblem for the Kansas
contingent to carry.
Al F. Williams, United States dis
federal court against the Rock Is
land Railroad company, alleging vio-
lation of the safety appliance act on
five counts. A similar act of one
count was also filed by Williams
against the Wabash Railroad COM
pany. The acts charged in both cases
occurred during the month of May.
Frank H. Shaffer and his two
children, 521 Polk street. met with
minor injuries Monday night when
one of the shafts of the buggy in
which they were riding on East
Fourth street came down, throwing
them to the pavement. They were
first taken to the Santa Fe hospital,
where it was found their injuries were
not serious, and later to their home.
After being in this country for
eight years. Arthur Arnold Mortimer,
whose native country is England,
wishes to become a citizen of the
United States and took out his first
naturalization papers Monday with