The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-30
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AT HOME NEWS

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A concert by Marshalrs band will
be given at Chesney park Thursday
night.
All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas avenne--Adv.
Sam c. Carroll, claim adjuster for
the state insurance department. left
today for French Lick. Ind. where he
will attend an insurance conference.
The city commission received bids
today from dealers in ash conveyors
and steam valves, as such equipment
is needed soon for the new filtration
plant.
The public utilities commission has
denied an application of the Kansas
City Long Distance Telephone COM
pany for an increase in service rates
at Independence, Kan.
Ray Palmatier, whose motor car
+ was damaged in a collision with a
city police car May l. presented a
claim for 500 damages to the city
commission this morning.
Notice of the suit against H. w.
Bomgardner to prevent his proceeding
with the establishment of an under
taking parlor on West Sixth street. was
filed with the city commission today.
Frank L. Pinet. secretary of the
Kansas State Teachers asSo ciation, is
spending this week in Atchison county,
where he is attending the Atchison
county teachers institute as an in
structor.
Highland Park school will open
Tuesday, September s. From August
30 to September the schoolhousc
enroll students, with Kenneth Corbett
in charge.
The fire department answered an
alarm at 1914 Jackson street at 1890
o'clock today. The fire was caused
by flames from a trash burner setting
fire to some nearby rubbish. No dam
age resulted.
The state banking department has
announced the appointment of w.
Martin Ladd of Independence as re-
ceiver of the Peoples State bank of
Coffeyville. He succeeds Frank Or
gan, resigned.
The Jordan Patterson post of the
American Legion and the Legion aux
iliary will hold a joint meeting this
evening at SIS o'clock at the post
headquarters, 420 Kansas avenue. A
special entertainment has been ar
ranged by the legion auxiliary. There
will be a smoker for the men.
The Rev. J. A. w. Brown. superin-
tendent of the northwest district of
the Christian churches of Kansas, who
has been spending several days in To-
peka, will leave Wednesday for his
district to resume work. The Rev.
Brown has been taking a vacation of
three weeks at Excelsior Springs Mo.
Judge w. r. Smith. Kansas solicitor
for the Santa Fe, and Mrs. Smith re-
turned home Monday after spending
about three weeks in Maine and other
points in the east. The judge reports
they had an excellent time and that
the weather in Maine is much cooler
than the Kansas variety just at pres
ent.
The south half of the building at
527-529 Kansas avenue, formerly oc-
cupied by the misunderstanding hard
ware store, is being remodeled for the
Peoples market, the hardware COM
pany still occupying the north half
lease by the J. C. Penny company for
one of its chain stores.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Irmie have ar
rived here from Pueblo. Irmie is an
evangelistic singer and has just fin
ished a revival at Las Animas, Colo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irmie are staying at 721s
Fillmore street and will live there in
wife. sang at the union church service
on the steps of the state house Sunday,
night.
In an article last week concerning
the arrest of one Allen Miller on q
charge of having liquor in his possess
sion. it was stated that Miller lived
at 1907 Lane street. Mrs. F. Simpson
called The State Journal today, and
said that this was her address and
that Miller lives at 1909 Lane street
There is nothing like that around my
place." said Mrs. Simpson.
No report on the eastward move
ments of w. B. Storey, president of
the Santa Fe. had been received at
the office of Fred c. Fox, general man
ager of the company's eastern lines
up to o'clock this afternoon. 1t was
reported that Storey, who with his
family, is returning from trip to the
Hawaiian Islands. would pass thru
Kansas Wednesday en- route to Chi
cago.
Miss Leona McClain, who has been
visiting for several days at the home
of George E. Lyon. corresponding Sec
rotary OF the Kansas Christian Mis-
sionary society. left this morning for
her home in Des Moines, Iowa. Miss
McClain has been teaching in teachers
institutes in the state of Kansas for
several weeks. She taught in insti- |
tutes at Hiawatha, Osborne. and |
Hutchinson during the last two weeks. |
Stiro Rabilis, a Greek from Grand |
Island, Neb., who was arrested last |
week in Manhattan by Sheriff r. c. |
Boyle on a charge of counterfeiting, |
pleaded not guilty when arraigned be- |
fore c. B. White, United States COM |
missioner, mere MONDAY afternoon. A
complete set of dies, a photographer |
outfit, blank paper and an outfit for |
making s, and $40 bills was found in |
his possession after his arrest, it was |
said Babilis asked for a preliminary |
hearing, which was set for September |
5. He was placed in the Shawnee |
county tail in default of $4,000 bond. |
Building permits were issued by the |
city fire marshal Monday for three /
garages, one dwelling, one addition to |
a dwelling, and for one building. The |
garage permits were secured by Mike |
Wovak. Ala Branner street; J. A LUX |
ems, 919 North Jackson street. and W. |
go Monroe street. WI
A. Swartz received the permit for a |
dwelling, to be built at 1881 Mulvane I
street, at a cost of $4,000. Swartz
also secured a permit for an additionl
to his residence at 823 Topeka boule-
ward w M Manning will build the