The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-31

An attempted auto hold up was
staged in the 500 block in Quincy
street last night.
A man whose name was not learned
was driving north on Quincy when he
was overtaken by another car whose
driver said he was the deputy sheriff
of Oakland told him he was arrested
for speeding and ordered him to stop.
When the driver of the first car
slowed down the supposed officer at
tempted the hold up, but the other
man stepped on the gas and got away.
Firemen at station No. ! were notified
and tried to bring a policeman to the
scene by knocking on a trolley pole,
but he did not materialize.
The members of the board of di
rectors of the North Topeka Civic
club will meet Thursday evening at
the office of c. H. Peebler.
Notes and Personals.
The North Topeka branch of the
W. c. T. L. will meet Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Rice.
307 Paramore street.
The b. Y. p U. of the North To-
peka Baptist church gave a Hal
ioween parity last evening, which was
attended by about fifty young people.
Miss Ruth Palmer Is president of the
association Miss Lillian Weir Miss
Inez Lancaster and Richard Shields
are members of the entertainment
committee.
Troop .. girl scouts of the Second
Presbyterian church, viii give q
masquerade party this evening in the
church social rooms that have been
decorated for the occasion. Each
gun5t must be armed with a password
that she must repeat to ghost VINO
guards the door before she will be
allowed to enter. Miss Lucille Fisher
and Josephine Beers will have charge
of the refreshments and Miss Viola
Van Nice and Miss Hazel Hotchkiss
will have charge of the entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Spetter, who
recently rented their home at S2o
Jackson street and since have been
staying at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robert Palmer, of Monroe
street, have moved to 402 Broadmoor,
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Second Presbyterian church Will
attend the local Union Christian En-
deavor meeting at Seabrook Monday
evening, November 6. The trip VIII
be made in an auto truck.
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sas avenue.-AdV.
Kenneth Green has returned to his
home in North Topeka after a visit to
relatives in Nebraska. Green, who is
employed by the Union Pacific, was
wired to return as the railroad is short
of yard clerks.
Bryon 9 Patten, formerly of Topeka
ana silver LAKE, Nall, ulSu OClODGI
%, 1922, at his home in KisSimmee,
Fla, following an attack of heart
trouble. The burial was at Fairdale,
Ill. October 26. Patten served in the
Civil war, volunteering from Illinois,
and twice was wounded in battle. In
1870 he came to Silver Lake and
bought land from the Pottawatomie
Indians, and lived there until 1904.
While living in Kansas Mr.. Patten
was connected with the Kansas Loan
& Trust company of Topeka.
Mrs. Guy Davidson entertained the
following guests at a Halloween mas
querade party at her home in Park
street, last evening: Mrs. Ray Parnell,
Miss. Mabel Rugger, Miss Josephine
Beers, Miss Lucille (Dick) Fisher, Miss
Eleanor (Happy)) Sutton Miss Lor-
eta Huber, Miss Frances Hassinger,
Mrs. Harry Graham. Miss Freda HUI
Der, Miss Margaret E. Davis, Miss
Gladys Cooper, Miss Irene Alfrey, Miss
Ruth Dickson, Miss Hazel Hotchkiss.
Miss Olive (Bud)) Fisher, Miss Mary
Anne Weaver, Mrs. Edyth Hutchinson
Rothrock. of Lawrence, Kan. and Miss
Mabel Stun. of BurIingame. Kan.