The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-04
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nee Investment Co, 534 Kansas Ave.
Phone 5O5O.-Adv.
Miss Ruth Schnacke will entertain
the members of the faculty of To-
peka high school at her home 400
Jewel avenue, tonight
NJ. C. Holman, clerk Of the board of
education, who has been confined to
his home on account of illness for two
weeks, has returned to his work
Beulah chapter No. 81, o. E. s..
will have their regular meeting, Sat
urday night. This is the annual pie
night affair and each member is asked
to bring a pie.
The city commission was informed
this morning that the Fidelity Savings
State bank has applied for bond of
SIS. 900, to cover deposits of city
funds in the new bank.
District No. Of Beulah Chapter.
o. E. S, will meet Friday, May 5, at
the home of Mrs. William J. Russell,
1912 Harrison street. Any member
of the order who cares to attend will
be welcome.
The city commission this morning
received a protest against the con-
struction of a sidewalk on the west
side of Buchanan street, from Hamp-
ton street to Twenty-first street. The
protest was referred to the street
commissioner.
The city commission this morning
passed an appropriation ordinance
providing for the payment of payrolls
for the last half OF the month of April
and bills for the entire month. The
ordinance calls for the appropriation
of sos, 4s2.62.
B. F. Cloud today filed a petition
in the district court asking a divorce
from Mrs. Lola Cloud, 217 East
Eighth avenue, charging that she
abandoned him in December, 1920.
They wee married at Topeka in No
yember, 1895.
The regular meeting of the West
Side W. c. T L. will be held Friday
afternoon at 2;30 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Alice Wright, 209 The Drive.
The program will be in charge of Mrs.
Lura Strain. The subject Will be,
Mothers Day.
Mrs. Eva Lauman was granted a
divorce from George Lauman by
Judge George Whitcomb in the dis
trict court Wednesday afternoon and
given the custody of their two small
children, John and Loretta Mrs. Lau-
man charged that her husband aban-
doned her.
Ernest Stucklick and o. F. Stuck
lick, brothers, were arrested WedneS-
day when Sheriff Robert Miller and
government agents found liquor in
their Ford car, which was standing
near Sixth avenue and Quincy street.
Seven pints of whisky were seized, Of
fcers said.
The annual carnival of Lafayette
and Parkdale schools will open at
o'clock Friday evening with May
pole dance. This viii be followed by
a cafeteria supper. After the supper
a program consisting of clown acts,
stunts. boxing, wrestling and radio
concert. will be held.
Gov. Henry J. Allen today honored
a requisition from the governor OF
Texas for the return TO San Angelo
of c. f. Green, said to be wanted on
a forgery charge. Green was released
from the federal penitentiary at Leav-
enworth last week and was held for
the Texas authorities.
E. W. Moore. Eugene Cromer and
Jack Foster, three soldiers who went
A. W. OIL. and appropriated a Ford
car in which to ride to Topeka. were
guards. They were picked up a few
days ago by the local police at the
request of army officers.
The city commission this morning
passed. on second reading, the ordi-
nance assessing special taxes for the
tween Madison and Jefferson streets.
south of the Santa Fe hospital. The
ordinance providing for the condem-
nation Of the ground was passed in
January.
Twenty automobile parties. includ-
ing sixty-one persons, camped in Gar
field park during the month of April,
according to the report made to Rob-
ert d. McGiffert, city park commits
sioner. Most of the campers were
cross country movers rather than
tourists for pleasure. They were on
long distance trips, for the most part.
'.Lige"- Edwards. city dog catcher.
is perturbed. The general public
doesn't seem to know that a penalty
was attached to the issuance of a dog
license in Topeka, on April 1. The
now SO and for a female 81. The old
prices went out of fashion last month.
Carlo and Queen will have to pay
extra now.
Prof Alonzo f. Taylor, economist of
the Andrew Carnegie Foundation,
spent today in ToLeka obtaining data
at the state department of agriculture
and elsewhere on farm marketing con-