The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
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/ Tax exempt Kansas, bonds, Shaw
nee Investment Co. 534 Kansas Ave.
Phone h050.-Adv.
The police during the month of
January made a total of 33s arrests
. and collected $1,37o.50 in fines.
| DR. NJ L. Perry is able to be up and
| about his apartments on the state hos
pital grounds, after second relapse,
| following the flu.
The Rev. T. Walter of Tabitha Or
phans'l home, Lincoln, Neb., will fill
the pulpit of the English Lutheran
| church next Sunday.
Gold and silver medals will be
awarded to the winneg of the bowling
| tournament at the Central Y. NJ. c. A
/ which closes March 4.
| The regular monthly dinner and
1 business meeting of the Topeka Build
ers' club is to be-held at the Elks
club at 8 o'clock this evening.
Z, v. Savers has returned to His
home in Ottawa, after spending some
| time in Topeka visiting with his
daughter. DR.. Maude Sayers DeLand-
| In three matches in the handban
| tournament at the Central Y, NJ. c. A,
Kelley defeated Davis; Halterman de-
| feateds Arthur, and Harritt defeated
! Miller.
| Albert Haberstro, voice instructor at
Washburn college and music director
| at the Westminster Presbyterian
church. is planning on organizing two
young peoples ehoirs.
On account of the large increase in
| the number of pupils at Lincoln
Eschool. a new teacher will be added to
| the staff, according to A. J. Stout, su-
perintendent of schools.
! Ted Logan, who last summer was
steward at the big Ozark Mountain
View hotel in Sulphur Springs, Ark
| has arrived to assume the stewardship
at the University club.
Revival services are now being con-
Quoted at the Third Presbyterian
church by the Rev. Thomas Jackson
Graham. The meetings will be held
| for a period of two weeks.
Miss Maude o. Jones was called to
| her home in Redding, Kan, by the III
ness of her mother, who is suffering
| with the flu. Miss Jones is a stenog-
rapher at the state hospital.
The regular weekly luncheon of the
Topeka Builders club was held at the
Chamber of Commerce at noon today.
The Topeka Rota club will meet to-
night at o'clock at the Elks CLUB,
for its regular dinner and meeting
The charge against Fred Raemer
Topeka. motor car dealer, accused OF
disposing of mortgaged property, was
dismissed Tuesday in the court OF TO-
peka. County Attorney Veale recom-
mended that the case be dismissed be-
cause of lack of prosecution.
At the regular meeting of the board
of directors of the Topeka Merchants
association, held at the Chamber or
Commerce Tuesday, only routine bust
ness was transacted. Milton Tabor,
secretary of the association. IS i'll at
his home, and was not at the meeting.
Mrs Mary Fisher, who for NUM-
Der of years has been matron OF the
Topeka state hospital, is very ill, hav-
ing been operated on for appendicitis
Sinnott of Tacoma, Wash, arrived to-
day. called here on account. of her i'll
ness.
The J. E. Wilson & Son garage was
made defendant in replevin suit filed
Monday by J. E. Fields, 1895 Park
avenue, to get possession of a Paige
car which it is said the firm is, Hold
ing for payment of a s8o198 fepair
bill Fields alleges that the bill is too
high.
Mrs. Matilda shinkle will entertain
the Woman's Benefit association of
the Maccabees, Hive No. IS, with a
1 O'Clock luncheon at her home, 25o1
Kentucky avenue. Highland Park
Members have been asked to take the
11:20 or the 2 O'Clock Highland Park
car
Mrs. Isaac Sewell superintendent
of the children's division of the Kan
sas Sunday School association, will
leave today for Salina, where she will
conduct a parents and children's insti-
tute. She will also conduct a similar
institute at Lincoln, Kan, while on
the trip.
The Mothers council of the cradle
roll department of the Trinity Metho-
dist church will hold a special meet
ing Friday afternoon of this week IN
A al
gram has been prepared and all moth
ers who are members of the church
are invited to attend.
Application for a nominal increase
in electric rates to the Kansas Electro
Utilities company which supplies Par
sons consumers was filed today with
the public utiiltie commission. The
request was filed by the Kansas Gas
& Electric company. The Parsons
company consents to the new rate
schedule.
Topeka is to have a branch office
of the Western Rubber Mold COM
pany to be opened shortly in the
building at 92S Kansas avenue. The
Topeka branch will be in charge of
r. E. Ella, who has been with the
company at its Kansas City branch.
The headquarters of the concern are
in Chicago.
Harry Frank. John Austin and
eight prisoners who escaped from the
city Jail last Sunday night, were cap
tured Tuesday by the police. They
were booked on a. charge of breaking
Jail. The eight men who escaped, ae-
cording to the officers, were alleged
dug addicts.
The school attendance is improv
ing, according to the report of T. d.
Williams, truancy officer Only
forty-tw cases of truancy were re-
ported during the fall term as COM
pared with sixty-nine cases during the
same term a year ago. Only two cases
of chronic truaneys were tried in the
Juvenile court
The First Presbyterian church In
termediate team defeated the Lowmau
Memorial Methodist team by a score
of 10 to in a game played Tuesday
in the Sunday school basketball league
at the Y NJ. c. A. Other results were:
First Christian intermediates, IT;
Westminster II: Westminster SEN