The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-09
Local Mention

All offices in the city hall will be
closed on Friday, Armistice Day. Nay
or Corwine announced today. There
is no further meeting of the city COM
mission scheduled for this week
The usual run of customers of the
city water department is being ham
died at the city hall. The penalty for
non-payment of the October water
bills will become effective after
Thursday, the tenth of the month
The amount which has been collected
is slightly less than it was a the same
time last month. but this is not taken
as an indication that the customers
are slower than usual. Some of the
larger checks have failed to arrive
One clerk is busy accepting payments
Of October bills.
Raymond Chiropodist. orpheum Bidg-Adv
The same district which was with
out city water for a time Tuesday
morning was again cut off today, on
account of trouble with faulty valves
winch has been encountered by the
employees of the city water depart
ment- In order to remove some Df
the gates. the water pressure at the
city plant will have to be reduced.
This will be done Thursday night at
midnight. Adequate protection
against fire will be taken during the
time the pressure is reduced, Wilbur
A. Stanfield. city water and light
commissioner. stated today.
Anne Williams, negro woman and
parole vioiator from the Kansas state
penltentiary, was arrested Tuesday
Dope Alley" by Robert PendeIton.
deputy sheriff. She will be returned
to Lansing.
Cash for Liberty Bonds. Klelnhans,--Adv
suit to collect $3.50 from the Rev.
9. NJ. Beltz of Enterprise, Kan, was
filed in the district court today by
Wayne Horning of Granville. Horn
ing says he shipped BeltZ a carload
Of potatoes and that the latter stopped
payment on the check.
Burglars Tuesday night broke open
show case in front of the August
Clothing store and stole twelve sweat
ers, according to a report to the
police.
Mrs. Esther Orson, 42S Larch street.
today field a petition in the district
court asking a divorce from Frank
Orson, an employe of the Santa Fe
shops. She charges her husband with
extreme cruelty, alleging that about
TOUR years ago he kicked and injured
her severely. For years he has been
~ liz HAUL VI DGCOIllLS angry ana
refusing to speak to her, she declares.
At her request restraining order was
issued by the court enjoining Orson
from going upon her premises.
Fun. fun. Snowfall dance Nov. 10
Warnick's, 6262S Quincy st-Adv.
H. L. Armstrong, a member of the
Shawnee county bar. today filed a pc
tition in the district court asking judg-
ment against the Harrison Start Cobb
Investment company, Kansas City. for
800. which he claims as the balance
due for services rendered the company
in buying, plating and selling Wood
lawn subdivision to the city of Topeka.
Washburn Freshmen were given
psychological test this afternoon on
the third floor of Rice hall, by Prof.
w. J. Morgan of Washburn college.
The test will resemble closely the old
army tests for memory, etc, altho the
standards for passing will be consid-
erably higher.
The Luther league of the Swedish
Lutheran church will hold a meeting
at 8 o'clock this evening at the studio
of Prof Arthur Soderstrom, Orpheum
building.
The Dorcas society of the Swedish
Lutheran church will meet at the
church parlors at o'clock Thursday
evening. Mrs. Albert Lundglen will
be in charge of the program.