The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-01

be an attempted hold up in the 900
block on Quincy street Monday eve
ming, by an autOist. who according TO
the report, claimed to be the deputy
marshal of Oakland. proves to have
been an error.
The report of the incident. as first
heard, told of three hold ups by the
man said to be impersonating the
deputy marshal, in which money and
valuables were taken from the victims.
Another hold up was attempted, it
was said. but the autoist speeded up
and got away. Wishing to make GER
tain of the facts in the case. the re-
porter ran the report down until it
dwind1ed into the one attempted hold
up. This story had all the ear marks
70 authenticity, and was printed.
Deputy Marshal Yount of Oakland,
has another tale to tell. 1t seems that
a young man. living in the 1900 block
in Quincy street, North Topeka, at
tended a party in Oakland Monday
night. On starting for home, Mr..
Yount says. the young man made
speedway thru the town of Oakland
He was ordered to stop but paid no at
tenticn. He was finally overtaken at
the junction, in North Topeka, ar
rested, and paid a fine of S25 Tues
day morning in the city court of Oak
land. He gave his excuse for not
stopping when ordered, that he
thought the deputy marshal was a
hold up man.
A home coming night for Shawnee
lodge, No. IL, F. A. o., will be held
at Redman hall. 500 Kansas avenue,
Wednesday evening. An oyster sup
per will be served followed by initia-
ton of candidates and dancing.
A statewide convention of the
postal employees of Kansas will be held
in Topeka November 10. Meetings
will be held at the state house and
Memorial hall and a banquet will be
served at the Masonic temple at 6
o'clock. followed by a meeting at Me-
mortal hall at 1880
Business men are requested to make
their mail on this day as light as
possible to enable employees of the
postoffice to finish their work as early
as possible.
The annual meeting of the Roches-
ter Cemetery association will be held
at the cemetery office Friday after
noon. November 3, at 2 o'clock All
owners of lots or single graves are
members of the association and they
are urged to attend the meeting
Notes and Personals.
Lawrie Boone. 1903 Monroe street.
is recovering from a light attack of
pneumonia.
tiers. will hold the regular meeting
Friday evening at the hall, 900 Kan
sas avenue
The James Griffith family has
moved from route to 1116 Van Buren,
street
An aIl-church party is being planned
by members of the Second Presby-
terian church for November "a. A
committee to make arrangements for
it, consisting of Mrs. ]. J. King, Mrs
c. NJ. Morrow. Mr.. and Mrs F. o.
Morns. Miss Olive Fisher and Ray
Parnen will meet at the church this
evening at Sis o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. s F. johnson. for
merly of Oneida, have bought the A:
t Rowe property in Shorey and VIII
occupy il as a home
Miss Alice Thayer. a returned mis-
sionary from Burma, india will talk
to the Women's Missionary Circle at
the new North Topeka Baptist church
Thursday afternoon. In the evening
the World Wide Guild Girls, with
their mothers as guests. will hold a
banquet in honor of Miss Thayer. Miss
Thayer and Miss Ruth Palmer will be
guests of Mrs. w NJ. Van Ness. 1fU9
Kansas avenue. during Miss Thayer $
stay in North Topeka.
The Willing Workers class OF the
East Indianola Sunday school will
meet at the home of Mrs w E
Farmer, route 5. Thursday afternoon
Mrs. P. B. Morse, formerly OF NortA
Topeka, who has been visiting mere
ana attending to business interests,
has returned to her home in Cali
fornia
Charles a. Jones has returned to his
home. 9IS Jackson street, from Chi
cago. where he has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Glenn Bryan Mrs
Jones and son, c. F. Jones, accom-
panied him home. The condition of
Mr.. Jones. who has suffered stroke
of paralysis. is somewhat improved
The first annual banquet of the JOY
class of the Second Presbyterian Sun
day school will be held at the home OF
their teacher C NJ Morrow at 700
D. m. Friday. November 3, the ami
yersary of the reorganization of the
class There will be a program of
music and toasts during the meal,
followed by appropriate services for
the installation of the new class Of
ficers who are President, Augusta
Hardt: vice president. Hazel Hotch-
kiss; secretary. Ellen wilhelm; treas
urer. Mrs. Guy Davidson Every mem
ber and associate member of the class
and the pastor and superintendent Of