The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-24
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

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Observation-Disclosures
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Amer
lean Legion will meet Friday afternoon
at o'clock at Legion Post hall, 20
West Sixth street.
| On account of the banquet wednes-
4, day night, the regular weekly meeting
of the American Legion post. to have
been held tonight, has been post
poned one week.
The wage case brought in the indus
trial court by employees of the Charles
Wolff Pa cking company has been con-
tinued until March 8. The hearing was
originally set for today.
| The J. F. Broughton farm of 213
acres south of Topeka has been sold
| to Charley Hammond, of Colorado, for
| $4,000, according to NJ. F. Aumiller.
an Abilene real estate man.
The meeting of the Oakland Fores-
| try club which was to have been held
| Friday night at the home of Mrs. G.
G. Horne, has been postponed on ac-
count of illness in the Horne family.
Ben H. Abels. who left Topeka last
autumn to become cashier of a bank
| at -Havensville, has returned to this
| city and is with the Farm Mortgage
| company. Mr.. Abels was formerly
| assistant cashier in the. Topeka State
bank.
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of interest for Walter r. Huff or
Joseph Hynek, and anyone knowing
the Whereabouts of either of the men
| is asked to call the Red Cross office
between the hours of 80 and 1870 IN
tho afternoon.
One case of smallpox was reported
to the city b. ard of health on Wednes-
| day. making a total of six cases within
the last year. All but one of the six
cases have occurred among adults
| One case of typhoid has also been re-
ported this week. according to DR..
Earle G. Brown, city health officer.
| New buildings to the value of s2o,-
600 are to be added to the industrial
| and educational institute for the COL
| ored people, near Topeka, according to
| the appropriation bill for the institute
which has passed the senate. The new
buildings will include an extension to
| the boys trade school. and the COM
pletion of a dornlitory.
| A soldier who contracted malaria
while in the service is entitled to a
compensation claim if John j. Hurst,
one OF his buddies, will make out the
| affidavit. Hurst cannot be located
and he is all that stands between his
comrade and the money. Hurst. or
any one who knows him, is asked to
call the office of the Red Cross in the
New England building.
The State Manual Training Normal
tschool at Pittsburg is hereafter to re-
fceive e>are of the federal funds for
| vocational training. which are ex-
| pended in, the state. according to a
notice which has been received by
| Miss Lorraine Wooster, state superin-
| tendent of education The funds will
| be used in prosecuting the training in
home economics at the normal school
Dollie Hicks. negro girl, was al
| lowed $500 damages by the Topeka
| ~ n TT H.
juries she sustained while in the en-
| ploye or the laundry September 1,
| 1920. , Her hand was crushed in a
fiat work ironer, necessitating its am
putatfon. A friendly suit was filed in
| the district court to make the trans
| action matter of record, as the girl is
| a minor.
| Members Of the legislative commit
| tee of the Woman's club will be host
esses at a motoring party Friday after
noon, with the wives of the legislators
as guests The party will go to the
the ride at 2: 80 O'Clock Friday after
| noon. Wives of legislators who may
not have been reached with an in
vitation are asked to notify Mrs. w.
| D. Kitchell,. telephone 1892, or Mrs.
J. H. Luxton, telephone. 3702.
| The Busy Bees. a membership
| campaign team Of the Central Y. NJ.
c. A, won in the contest with the
| ''Go-Getters'' by obtaining the largest
number of members. The former team
brought in more than $3.50 of the $500
| obtained in memberships. AS result
| of the defeat the "Go-Getters'' ate
| mush and milk for dinner at the Y. NJ.
| c. A. cafeteria "Wednesday evening,
while the opposing team dined on the
choicest food. N. w. Benning and E.
Breihaupt are captains of the winning
team and D. w. Hascall and r. D.
| Palmer led the "Go-Getters."