The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-25

we'll known in Topeka, having attend
ed the state convention here, were
features at the meeting in Sioux City.
j. NJ Averill of the. Road Supply &
Metal company of Topeka, was elected
a member of the national cabinet by
the convention as trustee for the next
three years.
The Missouri Pacific railroad will
build a twenty-foot paved roadway on
Adams street with no expense to the
city or the property owners on the
street. The property owners had Pc
titicned that the paving be done. but
that 1t should extend to the railroad
tracks. The railroad objected to the
paved roadway extending to its tracks
because of the hazard created for We
hicles travelling so near the railroad
tracks. The railroad agreed to bear
the entire expense If the paving could
be done without extension to the
tracks. The property owners agreed
to a twenty-foot roadway without ex-
tension to the tracks, If the railroad
bears the expense.
Members of the sheriff's office made
a raid on the home of Roy Anderson,
colored, 701 East Fifteenth street,
brew" but Anderson was not at home.
When Robert Pendleton. deputy
sheriff, visited the Anderson home
again today Anderson was not only
there, but he had another batch of
brew cooking on a stove. At the
sheriff's office later Anderson said he
would plead guilty to having the stuff
but that he doubted it was Intoxicating,
claiming that his particular kind of
brew had to be at least five days old
before it would develop a kick" He
said he had just made the stuff which
the officers found July 4.
DR.. A. E. Gregory, pastor of the
First Congregational church. will go
to Wisconsin Tuesday to begin his
vacation. His sermon at the union
church service at the state house Sun
day night was his last this summer.
He will join his family in Wisconsin,
as they left the city several days ago.
The Congregational pulpit will be filled
in his absence by Congregational min
listers in this vicinity, including DR..
P. P. Womer. president of Washburn,
who will speak next Sunday. and on
the following Sundays by the Rev. S.
S. Jackson Of Alma, the Rev. E. E.
Everett of Overlook. and the Rev.
Fred Gray of the Congregational Edu-
cational society of Topeka.
Taking a Joy ride with a lady
friend in a motor car he had taken
over under a contract to paint, proved
painful as well as expensive for
Charles Smith. Of Horton. Smith is
said to be telephone lineman, but
occasionally earns some money on
the side by welding a paint brush
1t was in that connection that he
made a contract Saturday to paint the
car of DR.. c. w. Schwartz, 2115 West
Tenth avenue. But instead of de-
parting Immediately for Holton where
he was going to do the work, Smith
remained in Topeka over Sunday,
and Sunday night with Miss Eva AL
len. an employee of the Union Pacific
hotel, decided to take a spin in the
~, al
attempted to make a curve at high
speed near Garfield park. There the
car overturned and pinned Smith
underneath. When the car was re-
moved, Smith. unconscious, was taken
to a hospital. He received several
cuts and some severe bruises but nc
serious injuries. Miss Allen escaped
with some minor cuts and scratches
Most of the damages were confined to
the car, which was badly wrecked.