The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-21
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Holcraft-Flowers.-
Lovely corsa ges, for parties, reason
ably priced at Mr.. Lords Flower
Room.-Adv.
A 40 investment "Pepp's Coal Saw
ings Plan" Call Topeka Coal Com
pany, 4S2.-Adv.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue--Aov.
Let's change the subject-"Pepp'
Coal Savings Plan" and Thrift go
hand in hand. Topeka Coal Company,
4S2.-Adv.
The Loyal Sons and Daughters of
the Oakland Christian church will hold
a special meeting tonight at the home
of Miss Blanche Starr, Twenty-sixth
and Oakland avenue.
Washburn has another court battle
on her hands that will be hard
fight. The Ichabods meet the fast
Baker quintet tonight at 9 o'clock on
the Thomas gymnasium floor at
Washburn.
G. L. Baker, a teamster living at
SIS Taylor street, was arrested today
by Sheriff Robert Miller on a warrant
less check for $25 on John Branna-
, man, proprietor of a feed mill at Sew
enteenth and Fillmore.
Robert Graham, a negro, was ar
rested today by Sheriff Robert Miller,
on a warrant charging him with for
which he is charged with committing
statutory crime against Myrtle
Brandon. a 14-year-old negro girl.
1t being unlawful to possess wine,
the county attorney can take no &C
ton if it is stolen, q Russian from
day when he approached County At
torney Veale with the information
that six kegs of his wine had been
I stolen. He wanted a, warrant for the
thief, but Veale told him it could not
be issued
J. L. Rose of Fort Worth. Tex,
sent a telegram to the police Thurs
day night that he had been robbed of
a pocAetoook containing $45. While
coming into Topeka on Rock Island
train No. 81, he said, he was jostled
| by short, heavy set man wearing
glasses. Immediately afterward, he
said, he missed his pocketbook con-
tanning his identification card and the
$45 in bills.
The city now has a complete inven-
tory of the real estate it owns, with
the completion of survey of old rec
ords by w. S. Hancock, commissioner
lof streets. For many weeks the search
for city titles to property has been
conducted by Miss Minnie Clark. Many
of the deeds were forty or fifty years
old, written in cramped handwriting,
scarcely legible on yellowed paper. The
list of the city's titles was made in
typewriting on loose leaf note book.
A rest room for farmers wives in
Topeka would bring an increased
farmers trade to the city, according
to Mrs. Ray Kiene. home demonstra-
ton agent. Mrs. Kiene said that the
secretary of the Lawrence Chamber OF
Commerce told her that he hoped To-
peka would not establish such a rest
room because it would injure the
Lawrence business from farmers A
Douglas county rest room is supported
by the Lawrence Chamber of Com
merce. Garrett also has such a rest
room, Mrs. Kiene said.
No high school athlete should Smoke
it was decided at the meeting of the
Kansas State High School Athletic as
ISOLATION at the Y. w. C. A. Thursday
afternoon. According to the consti-
tuition adopted by the organization, to-
bacco users in high schools will not be
allowed to take part in high school
athletic contests. Officers of the as
ISOLATION are: r. r. Cook, principal
Of Topeka high school. president; f.
r. Stevens. principal of the Leaven-
woBth high school, treasurer; Will
French of Winfield, secretary, and A
w. Snick. Oberlin, vice president.