The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS


and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas avenne.-Adv.
T. c. Rowe. scout master of Soldier,
Kan, and nine scouts are enjoying a
visit in Topeka for the Kansas Free
Fair. They are camping at Gage park.
Harry Clark was arrested at the
Union Pacific depot about O'Clock
Friday evening by two policemen on
a charge of having liquor in his pos
session.
Those desiring to enter Night School
next Monday. September 10, are re-
auested to enroll at the College office
some time during this week. Strickler's
Topeka Business College.-Adv.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone
companys directory goes to press on
Oct. 1. All those desiring changes or
additional listings should have their
order in by Sept. "a. Call 1900 and
ask for Directory Dept.-Adv.
Topeka laundrymen are co-operat-
ing in a movement to observe the week
of October 429, which has been set
aside the country over as Visit Your
Laundry Week" The object is to give
the general public an opportunity to
learn more of the laundries and their
work, and during that week the laun-
dries will be thrown open for inspec-
ton.
was picked up in the bottoms early
this morning by railroad detectives
who took him to the police station,
where he was booked on a charge of
carrying a concealed weapon. In po-
lice court this morning the Mexican
admitted having a revolver and Judge
Rad Lee fined him 800 and costs. He
is still in Jail.
Construction of a new garage, to
cost $4,000, was started today by ]. E.
Wilson, proprietor of the Willow Park
garage, at the corner of Sixth and Lin
denwood avenues. The new building
will have a sixty-foot front on West
Sixth avenue and $50 feet on Linden
wood. Wilson obtained permit for
the building Friday afternoon and an
nounces that he plans to have it COM
pleted within sixty days.
w. A. Scofield, of Rossville, plead
guilty Friday afternoon before Judge
James A. Mcclure to a charge of vio-
lating the prohibitory liquor law on
two counts and\ drew a fine of 5000
and sixty days in the county Jail. A
fine of 800 and thirty days in Jail
was the sentence imposed upon illus
Castine, who plead guilty to a similar
charge on one count. Castine was SEN
fenced by Judge George H. Whitcomb.
Police were called to SIP East First
street about 10 o'clock today where
they arrested "Yeller BilI' Clarence
Mccoy, colored, on a charge of beat
ing his wife. Mrs. Mccoy was brought
to the police station where she was
given emergency treatment. She has
a long cash on the back of her head,
which she says Mccoy inflicted with
club. About two weeks ago she de-
clared her husband got mad at her
and cut up all of her clothes. He was
drunk when he attacked her this
morning, she said.
The Y. w. c. A. Bible study classes
will start the Menninger Bible course
Tuesday, October 4. There will be
three classes. The first will be held
at 10 o'clock in the morning at the
Y. w. c. A. building. The second will
be held at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon
in North Topeka. The evening class
for working women will be held at the
Y. w. c. A. building. The study will
be from Genesis to Samuel II, inclu-
sive. Mrs. C. F. Menninger started
the class twenty years ago and it grew
to such proportions it was taken I'M
der direction by the Z. W. c. A.
All trains on the Colorado branch of
the Rock Island are detouring today
over the Union Pacific between Man
haitian ard Colby, owing to a bridge
being destroyed by fire near Lebanon
Friday night. Stub trains are operat-
ing on the Rock Island between Man
haitian and BeHeville. Train No. 40,
due here at 7:05 o'clock in the morn
ing from the west, was the first train
to be etoured. Other trains forced
to use the Union Pacific tracks were
Nos. rs and rs. The bridge may be
repaired in time for westbound No. 80.
leaving Topeka tonight at sos O'Clock.
An exhibit at the Kansas Free Fair
not mentioned heretofore, but of i'm
portance to the people of the state,
was a collection of perspective draw
ings and elevations of important build
ings recently designed by members of
the Kansas Society of Architects. The
drawings were those of residences,
school and office buildings, hotels and
churches. They reflected much credit
on the profession of architects in Kan
sas. r. E. Scammell, Topeka archi-
tect, and R. L. Gamble, state architect,
have announced that it is one of the
plans of the Kansas Society of Archi-
tectS to make such exhibitions at fu-
ture Kansas fairs and expositions.
Fishing season opens in the' three
lakes of Central park and the two
northern lakes in Gage park Monday,
according to an announcement made
today by Commissioner of Parks Rob-
ert McGiffert. The season will last
until about October Is. They've got
to abide by these restrictions, tho,
said Commissioner McGiffert. mo
one can take away more than ten fish
a day. No gold fish must be caught.
If you hook one, throw it back. All
crappies and sunfish under six inches
in length must be thrown back. All
bass under eight inches in length must
be thrown back. Only one pole and
line can be used That's the law gen.
tlemen.
Responding to a call that there was
a trough house at COL North Monroe
street, at noon, today. Captain Maurice
Leonard and Lieut.. Jess Hill arrested
John Kaberline and took him to po-
lice headquarters where he was jailed
on a charge of being drunk. Kaber-
lines face was red with blood, show
ing that he had been in a fight While
being searched at the police station,
Kaberline became loud and boisterous
and attempted to strike one of the
officers with his fist. Once inside of
the bull pen, he took advantage of the
right of free speech and marched up
one side and down the other cursing