The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-12
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AT HOME NEWS

Safe Deposit Boxes for rent State
Savings bank.-Adv-
Tax exempt Kansas bonds. Shaw
nee Investment Co, 534 Kansas Ave
Phone 505O--Adv-
The students OF the junior depart
ment of the Trinity Methodist church
viii entertain their mothers with a
party Saturday afternoon.
The Shawnee county high school
will hold their regular annual mu-
steal and literary contest at MacVicar
chapel Friday. May II, at 1880. Ad-
mission Csc, children 15c.-Adv.
After putting on the motion picture
initiation of more than 500 new MEM
bers of the order in Colorado, J. NJ.
kirkpatrick, national presidenGof the
/ Security Benefit association has re-
turned to Topeka.
Edgewater Beach opening last Sun
| day was a success. Chicken dinner,
also fried chicken. Fine picnic
sch on paved road. T. l. Herren.
! Phone S1OS XII for reservations
Adv.
The Rev. Clifton Merritt Gray, min
lister of the First Unitarian church of
Topeka is in Kansas City today,
ing of the Missouri Valley Unitarian
Women's Alliance in the Unitarian
church Of Kansas City, Mo.
The public utilities commission has
granted a certificate of convenience
and necessity to the Kansas Electric
Power company which plans to take
over electric plants at Leavenworth
and Bonner Springs and build trans
mission line in Leavenworth, Wyan-
dotte and Douglas counties
A. l. Simons, of the Anderson Taxi
company, was given judgment for
S92.5O against DR.. o. F. Narcotic in
the district court Thursday. Simons
sued Doctor Narcotic for 1927 for
damages to his car, sustained in O.
collision at Sixth avenue and Topeka
boulevard several months ago.
The state charter board has ap-
proved an application for a charter
for the Peoples State bank of Hope,
which was organized to take over the
defunct Farmers State bank. The
bank is capitalized for $4,000 Incor-
porators are E. L. Nelson, H. r. Tur-
ner, Frank Schwendener, John Meun
jr., and John T. Engle.
Sheriff Robert Miller left Thursday
night for San Francisco to return
Angus McGinnis, wanted here on a
charge of passing a worthless check
for 500 on the National hotel Nc
Ginnis was brought back from Wichita
on this charge once before and gave a
$500 bond, which he forfeited. He is
now in the custody of San Francisco
officers.
Governor Allen has issued a requi
sition on the governor of California
lot 10 4OpEhd VI Angus MI
Ginnis. charged with passing of
fraudulent checks here. a warrant
for his arrest was issued in the
Shawnee county court. McGinnis is
now under arrest in California, ac-
cording to information Received in the
governors office
John G. SPAIN. 23O Topeka bouIe-
ward, filed a petition in the district
court Thursday asking that his neigh |
Dor. w Wegele, be required to move
a garage ne is building, and which
SPAIN claims encroaches three and
one-half inches on his own property.
SPAIN says Wegele acknowledged that
the garage was partly across the line
but refused to make any changes.
The board of directors of the Flor
ence Crittenton Mission, colored, 925
College avenue, are making an APP
peal for help. The board has made
number of repairs and improve
ments on the property of the home
and needs funds to carry on its
work. Contributions will be received
by Mrs. S. f. Malone. 734 Garfield
avenue, and Mrs f. G.. Greene. |
Twenty-second and jefferson streets.
Charging that they had violated a
contract by selling pies in a certain
district west of Kansas avenue, Morley
Thompson Thursday afternoon filed
suit in the district court to collect
1000 damages from Murray Steele
and Morris Rose. He says he pur-
chased the route from them March 5
for $500 and that they signed a con-
tract giving him exclusive right to