The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

! All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
/ Co., 534 Kansas avenne.-Adv-
/ Mayor Herbert ]. Corwine will re-
turn tonight from Columbia, Mo-,
where he has been spending several
days.
The intermediate department of the
Trinity Methodist church will have u
picnic at Gage park this week. The
Dorcas society of Trinity church will
hold a picnic at the park Friday
night.
Seeking Old Paths" was the sub
| ject of the sermon at the union service
Sunday night at the state house, given
by DIR. Charles F. Matthews, pastor of
the First Baptist church. Six down
town churches were represented at the
service.
At the meeting of the Topeka
branch of the National Association for
the Recognition of the Irish republic
tonight at 1880 o'clock at Klingaman's
hall, 119 East Sixth avenue, Pat Bren-
nan will be a speaker. He has just
returned from Irelands
DR.. and Mrs George M Satterlee
have gone to Kimbali, Mimi, to spend
thirty days vacation. The pulpit at
the Lowman Methodist church will be
filled in Doctor Satterlee's absence by
the Rev. E. w. Allen, DR.. c. B. Zook
and the Rev. B. NJ. Powell
The smallest number of cases of
contagious disease since September Is,
1920, were reported to the city board
Of health for the week ending today
Eleven cases were reported, including
one of typhoid fever, one smallpox
one whooping cough, one tuberculosis
and seven cases of social diseases.
A band concert is scheduled for Fri
day night at the tuberculosis sana-
torium park east of the city. Ice
cream will be served. AT that time
the board of directors of the Public
Hearth Nursing association will take
advantage of the gala occasion to have
an open house to the public. Marshalfs
band will begin to play at O'Clock
w. E. Wilkerson, chief clerk of the
industrial court, has sold his paper,
the Spring Hill New Era, to Ed Mar
tindaie of Zarah. 1t is probable that
Martindale will take charge of the
raper at once. WilKerson and his
wifs operated the New Era plant
twenty-five years. The paper is one
of the we'll known publications in
Johnson county.
The Kiwanis club will have a din
ner at 6:15 o'clock this evening at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms. It will
be ladies night" and an unusually
large attendance is expected. The
principal speaker will be w. W. Mar
pie of Chicago, who is IN charge OF the
department of industrial relations OF
the Beatrice Creamery company.
There will be special music.
The order of the public utilities
commission maintaining free toll
service between Holton and surround
ing towns was declared unconstitu
tionaI by Judge James Mcclure in the
district court Saturday. The Ameri-
can Telephone company of Holton
appealed to the commission to estab-
lish toll rates for these towns. The
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Word has been received in Topeka
of the serious injuries sustained by
Ray e. LORD, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Lord. 819 Fillmore street, in
motor car accident near Los An
geles, Calf. on July 2. His car col
jaws were fractured. Lord is cash
Ter for the Southern Pacific railroad
in the consolidated ticket office at
Ocean Park, Calf.
Saturday night shoppers along
Kansas avenue were treated to the
unusual sight of seeing a short, rath
err heavy set woman, we'll dressed.
carrying a perfectly alive, full grown
skunk in her arms. While people
stared at the spectacle, the woman af-
fecttonately patted and rubbed the
animals head. A reporter really
the woman as to the idea but did not
care to advance too closely.
Work on the new building of the
Warren NJ. Crosby company, on Jack
son street has progressed to the point
where it is possible to announce that
it will be completed and ready for oc-
cupancy early in September. The
building, which with other improve
ments will cost the company $4,000
means an additional floor space of
$4,000 feet. When the new addition
is ready complete change of the
store is anticipated and a mems fur
nishing department will be added.