The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-22
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Y.M.C. A. Cafeteria for home cook
ing.-Adv.
All issues of Liberty Bonds oongh:
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue ADV
The members of the Women's Aux
iliary of the American Legion, Capitol
Post No. /. will meet at PenwelPs
chapel at $3.50 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon to attend the funeral of Mrs
Aimee Van Cleave.
The beautiful and impressive can
tata, The Crucifixion" by Stainer will
be given by the choir of the First Bap-
fist church, Ninth and Jackson streets,
tomorrow night. This service is in
lieu of the mid-week meeting.
Who has the best and safest insur-
ance of any fraternal society in the
world? Why, the Modern Woodmen
of America, of course. Have you
signed that card yet? Better get busy
for the big time, April 6.-Adv.
Pre-Easter services will be held at
the Central Park Christian church
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights of this week. A special musical
program by the choir will be given
Sunday morning. Everyone is invited
to attend these services.
Arthur ]. Carruth, for the last
twenty-five years an attorney and in
the retail jewelry business in Herring
ton, has moved to Topeka to make his
home He is living at the University
club. He is the father of Arthur J.
Carruth, Jr., of The State Journal.
The headquarters of the right-of-
way department of the Rock Island
which have been at Topeka. have been
transferred to the main offices of the
road at Chicago, and Fred lies, who
has been at the head of the depart
ment for ten years, has been sent to
Chicago with the moving of the head
quarters.
ANY one knowing of the where
abouts of Mrs. Nettie Ross, hairdress-
or. who formerly lived in Oakland, is
asked to notify Mrs. M E. Curtis, 1872
South Twenty-sixth street, Argentine,
Kan. Mrs. Ross is a niece OF Mrs
Curtis Mrs Curtis has written to the
postmaster and chief of police ,of this
city concerning her niece.
Several shots were fired by a mer-
chant policeman at two men who at
tempted to enter the store of the Ora
ham Clothing company on North Kan
sas avenue about 8 o'clock this morn
ing, according to report to the po-
lice. The cellar door to the store was
found open, it was said. The men es-
capped.
The proverbial razor was used by
Walter Mitchell. negro, in threaten
ing the life of his wife. May Mitchell,
according to her petition for divorce
filed today in the district court. She
declares he has been insanely Jealous
and has struck. cursed and abused her.
Mitchell is employed by the county on
the road near Granville.
Washburn students are preparing to
leave for the annual Easter vacation,
which begins tomorrow noon at 1880
o'clock. The vacation this year will
be longer than usual, classes taking up
Tuesday morning instead of Monday
noon as is usual The Washburn
*. u" colony is expected to remain
in Topeka during the vacation.
Charging that his love began to
vane as soon as she became an invalid
two ears after their marriage, Mrs,
Sadie Frazier Monday afternoon filed
petition in the district court asking a
divorce from William Frazier, local
fireman. He began to abuse and
curse her and to threaten her with
violence, she says. She charges that
he gave her beating last Sunday.
Six men and women were arrested
Monday by Walter Booher, motor
cycle policeman, charged with violat-
ing traffic ordinances. 1t was Booher's
first day of work since he was laid off
several weeks ago on account of a
broken foot. The names of those ar
rested are j. G. Wessen, ]. E. White,
B. c. Head, L. A. Woodcox, Mrs. R. N.
Holz and Ralph Campbell.
Mrs. C. w. Smith of Topeka, state
PRESIDENT of the Association of Col
legiate Alumnae, will preside at the
state convention of that organization
at Wichita April 5 and Is. A num-
Der of members of the Topeka chap
ter of the A. C. A. will attend the con-
vention. Lawrence, Topeka, Wichita
Emporia and Manhattan now have
chapters of the alumnae association.
James J. Davis. who has been Sc
lected by President Harding as secre-
tary of labor, is director general of
the Moose lodge. He built up the
organization from a membership OIL
III in 1911, to more than 100000 at
the present time. On the announce
order dispatched letter of congratu-
lation to the president on his choice.
He responded with a courteous letter
of appreciation.
Postmaster w. o. Rigby Monday
refused to pay the punch board value
of a kewpie doll lost in the parcel
post. A farmer living in western Kan
sas filed claim of $4,25 for the doll.
He was unable to furnish an invoice,
but declared this is the price he paid
for it. An affidavit was secured from
a local retail merchant to the effect
that the doll was worth $3.50 and
Rigby recommended that the claim be
Suit against the city of Topeka for
the sum of SIS will be filed by Jesse
Persley. who served as a member of
an election board last November, Pers-'I
ley has notified the city officials. Pers-
ley contends that he is entitled tol
extra pay in the sum of IS for ham
ding the ballots for the waterworks
proposition. The decision of City At
torney D. H. Branaman was against
Persley, who today sent a communi-
cation to the city commission an
nouncing that he intended to sue for
the money.
Bids have been called for by the
government on 2,S45 acres of land
which are included in the Pottawato-
mie reservation. The sale of the land
has been authorized by the depart
ment of Indian affairs, and the land
has been appraised at a value of
$120.600. Bids on the land must be
accompanied by a certified check for