The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-01
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Holcraft-Flowers-Adv.

Hoicraft-Flowers.-A
Income tax returns prepared r. E.
Mcintosh. -632 New England Building,
Phone 5S34--Adv.
Mayor Herbert J. Corwine has gone
to Eldon. Mo, where he was called by
the death of a relative.
All issues OF Liberty Bends bough:
and SOLD The Shawnee Investment,
Co. 5S4 Kansas avenue.-Auv.
The pastors salary at the Lowman
Memorial NJ. E. church was increased
by thesoffictal board at a meeting Mon
day night, to $4,000. The budget for
the musical department was increased
from $3.50 to $1,000.
A roll of paper bills totaling $40
was found in the senate chamber Sun
day morning and SO far has found no
claimant. The bills have been turned
over TO Senator Hugh T. Fisher, who
is looking for the owner.
The next musical event of especial
interest in Topeka will be the concert
by Esther E Pearson, Swedish-Ameri-
can soprano, at the high school audi
torium Wednesday night. Miss Pear
son has given recitals in all parts of
the country.
The Trinity Methodist church senior
basketball team defeated the West
! teresung game Monday night by
score of Sc to IS. The game was played
in the gymnasium Nof the Trinity
church A large crowd was in at
tendance.
An awning caught fire at Pelletier's
late Monday afternoon and further
damage to the store was prevented by
the quick action of the fire depart
ment. Assistant Fire Chief, Joseph
Waidelch said that the cause of the
fire was due to the tossing of cigaret
or cigar out the window.
George F. Heise. formerly in the
Santa Fe shops at Topeka, where he
served his apprenticeship, has been
promoted to be foreman of the tool
department of the shops at FL Paso,
Tex, it has been announced. Hefse
has two sisters Mrs. II. A. Langdon
and Miss Rose Heise, in Topeka.
The McCord- Kistler Mercantile COM
pany. the Lawrence Mercantile COM
pany and the Topeka Flour Mills have
started bankruptcy proceedings in the
federal court here against c. Q. Wor-
| ley, Tonganoxie grocer, whom they
allege has transferred books and ac-
counts of the store to his wife and a
large amount of property to bank
| to avoid payment of creditors.
Mrs. Carrie Mullis, 1921 North
| Madison street. filed a petition in the
| district court today asking for a di-
vorce from Marion Mullis, teamster.
| She charges that during the last year
charged ner with misconduct of which
she was not guilty. She asked re-
| straining order to prevent him from
carrying out his alleged threat to sell
his three teams and leave town.
| A new sub-postoffice has been es-
Capper building to handle the Capper
| publications. In the past all the Cap
per mail has been hauled to the post
| office, weighed, stamped and then
taken to the trains. Under the new
! arrangement the work at the postof-
| flee will be eliminated. Two new
Pierce Arrow trucks and six addition
al men have been added to the local
| postofffce force.
ssTke main pump at the waterw orks
| Sta ton. which has been out of COM
mission since January 5. is again able
| to pump water after being thoroly re-
| paired. Commissioner Stanfield of the
waterworks department said that the
Harrison street wells. which haYe been
! furnishing nearly all the water for the
| city, will only have to supply about 70
| per cent of it now that the main pump
! is again in action. The capacity of the
main pump is about 100000 gallons
a day.
| Many children who want to go to
! kfrdergarten cannot be accommodate
! ed in the public school kindergartens.
| There is room for only forty new Kim
dergartnerS TINS TERM ana SeEeral
times that number have been turned
away The oldest among the youth
| full would-be educated children are
| the ones accepted. There are only
| eight kindergartens in the city at
present. The city plans to have four
| teen by the opening of the 1921 fall
| term of school, and if the legislature
passes the measure making kinder
gartens in all schools compulsory. the
city will have twenty-five kindergar-
tens.