The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-22
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Dr. H A. Alexander. who under
went an operation at Christ's hospital,
Sunday. for appendicitis, is improving
rapidly.
Miss Mary Kerr. stenographer in
the office Ct the Topeka Traffic asso
citation. is spending a vacation of one
week at Lebanon, No
Members of the Y. W. c. A. annex
committee met this afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Y. w. c. A building.
Mrs. a. D. Gray. chairman. was in
charge.
Arthur Camps. of Kansas City, Mo,
formerly connected with the Piersen
Manufacturing Co., is visiting his
friends in Topeka He is accompanied
by his family
The state charter board today ap-
proved an application for charter
for the Silver Creek Oil company of
Hutchinson. The company has cap
ital of 100000.
Clyde Z. Marble, who has been con-
nected with the De Luxe barber shop
for the past year. has opened shop
at Potwin station known as the Pot
win barber shop.
The juvenile lodge of A. Q. U. w,
south side, will hold a picEic at Gage
park Saturday afternoon. Members
VINO WISH 10 ssLLenQ VIII meet at Z
o'clock at Eagle hall.
Topeka is now receiving the purest
water in it's history from the new
filtration plant, according to DR.. Earle
G. Brown, city health officer. Daily
tests are taken by the health depart
ment
L. p. Dittefpore, city playground di-
rector, went to the Central Y. NJ. C. A.
camp near Berryton, today, to give the
Red Cross life saving test to the boys
who are attending the first session of
the camp.
The new Topeka store of the J. c.
Penny Co. which operates a chain of
stores over the United States. will
open about August 1 at SCI Kansas
avenue. The building at that location
is now being remodeled.
A building permit has been issued
to A. A. Lutz for the construction of
a five room house at 1921 Byron street
at cost of $4,000. A S. Bennett has
received a permit to build a $4,000
residence at 1O15 Boswell avenue.
Construction on the new $4,000
grocery store, which is being built by
S. s. Rice and Son at the northeast
corner of Fourth avenue and Taylor
street, is progressing rapidly. A new
refrigerator plant will be installed.
The annual meeting of the Topeka
Traffic association will be held at
$50 o o'clock this evening at the Cham
Der of Commerce. The officers of the
assoc citation will present their reports
and the election of officers will take
place.
The Rev. J. T. Crawford. who has
been attending the Northern Baptist
conception in Indianapolis, will ar
rive in Topeka this evening. The Rev.
Crawford was placed on the adjust
ment committee at the indianapolis
convention.
New steel window frames are being
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ISOLATION. The old frames were burned
out when a nearby building caught
fire last year. The fire marshal who
inspected the building ordered steel
frames put in
Charles S. Elliott. president of the
Capitol Building and Loan association.
received a permit Wednesday to con-
struct a $4,000 residence at 1903 To-
peka boulevard. A permit was also
Issued to him to build a garage at a
cost of $1,000.
Only ore alarm was received by the
fire department Wednesday. The
hose company at station No. s was
called at 1927 o'clock in the afternoon
to extinguish blaze at the city dump
at the foot of Tyler street. No dam
age was reported.
DR. E. J. Kulp spoke to the boys at
the Y. NJ. C. A. camp nea- Berry
ton This morning. Tonight will be
stunt night at the camp. Many To-
pekans, who have cars, are expected
to attend. The second camp session
will begin June 20.
There are still a few vacancies in
some of the Y. w. c. A. swimming
classes, according to Miss Nell String
fellow, physical director. The classes
which have vacancies are the Tuesday
and Friday morning classes and Tues
day and Thursday evening classes for
business girls. Topeka business girls
may swim at Sis o'clock and Z