The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-06
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Jackson Prices reasonable-Adv-
Tax Exempt Kansas bonds. Shaw
nee Investment Co, 534 Kansas Ave.
Phone 5050.-Adv-
The members of the Handel Choral
society will meet at o'clock tonight
at Grace Cathedral Guild hall
W h Etter. acting general man
iager of the santa F'e eastern lines. is
on an inspection. tour in Oklahoma
Il The regular weekly meeting of the
Industrial committee of the Cham Der
of Commerce will be held at noon
"wednesday.
The board Of directors OF the To-
I pekt Merchants association met in
Irregular session at noon today at the
Chamber OF Commerce
The BeIvoir district team OF the
/ Shawnee County Baseball league de-
feated the Branner school, Monday
afternoon by a score of IL TO s.
I Money TO loan on improved real es-
[ tate-reasonable rates-and no red
/ tape-TeIephone 1896. The Topeka
I Mortgage x Investment Co.-Adv.
/ The city license collector, George T.
I Mattingly. reported to the city COM
mission today that he had collected
S3.4Se-30 in license fees during the
month of May.
The Shawnee County Medical So
ciety viii meet at Christs hospital at
S o'clock this evening A clinical pro-
gram will be presented BY the mem
bers of the hospital staff
E z. Brayman. manager OF the
American Railway Express company,
says he raised the best cherries in To-
peka. He says he knows because the
birds ate every one Of them.
The Fraternal order Of Eagles will
hold its annual state convention at
LeavenwOrth Monday and Tuesday,
June II and Is. Tom C Powell,
Henry Brandon and Ira Orner of To-
peka viii attend
The regularly scheduled weekly
meeting OF the board OF directors OF
the Topeka Rotary club was not held
today on account of the absence Of
several members at the international
convention at Los Angeles
a Clay street resident brought his
trusty shotgun into use the other night
when he saw a prowler in his back
yard The stranger got away IN
harmed but the next morning a neigh
Dor found that the shot had broken
a window in his garage
c. D. skinner, manager Of the AIer-
charts Transfer company. doesn't pro-
pose to let the birds rob him of his
1922 cherry crop. He has his cherry
trees in his back yard at 1924 Topeka
avenue. covered with mosquito bar.
But what about the small boys?
The graduating classes of Van
Buren, and Garfield schools will be
addressed by the Rev. F. E Ryerson
at O'Clock Thursday afternoon at the
Trinity Methodist church. The sub
ject Of the address is The Worth
Whileness OF a Higher Education"
r. A Rutledge. engineer Of the
southern district OF the western lines
Of the santa Fe with headquarters at
Amarillo. Tex. is a visitor at the COM
pany's general offices in Topeka, to-
day. Mr. Eutledge reports much &C
tivity in the building and construction
line in his district.
Dr. Edmund James Kulp. pastor Of
the First Methodist church of Topeka,
viii deliver the principal address at
the fellowship supper OF the Trinity
Methodist church Wednesday night
The supper Will be served at 6:15
o'clock at the church dining room
The second quarterly conference Of
the church will follow the dinner, with
Rev. c. B. Zook in charge.
The Woman's Missionary society OF
Trinity NJ e church will meet We'd
nesday afternoon at 2.3O o'clock at
the home Of Mrs :. c. Harriss. 326
East Seventeenth street The assist
ing hostesses VIII be: Mrs Herbert
Gear. Mrs Esther Klopfer. Mrs NJ F.
Cation, Mrs. Mary Losch. Mrs. Jesse
Thompson. There will be a mite box
program. All members are asked to
bring their mite boxes
Strawberry shipments from the
southeast country have about played
out Some shipments are still being
made by freight. but the only express
shipments of berries now reaching
Topeka are from the Troy-Wathena
district in northeast Kansas Monday
the American Express company re-
ceived a total Of 7T5 crates Of berries
from that territory, for distribution in
different directions from Topeka
An increase Of s25 year IN the tut
81, "a - COLLAGE he
ginning next September. was an
nouncedN by d. L McEachron. vice
president OF the college today The
increase is due to the increased facili-
Der OF teachers employed next year.
The increase will also apply to the
law school and the summer sessions
will cost $50 instead OF the usual SIS
About $4,000 will be spent this
summer in preparing Holbrook han
at Washburn college for occupancy by
tho Washburn law school next fall
The building has been used since its
erection as a girls dormitory, altho
several first floor rooms have housed
classes during the year. The building
will be repaired and will be ready for
occupancy at the time school opens in
the fall The contract for the work
has been let by President P. p
Womer-
Stanley Copeland IS in charge of the
program of the Topeka Rotary club !
to be held Thursday noon The details |
Of the program are mea gre. but there |
will be musical numbers. and a sieight |
OF hand performance by a friend Of |
Churchill Sargent. The meeting OF |
the club will be presided over by Fred |
vice president. since Tom |
w Williamson. president Of the club. |
and several other members are at !
tending the international convention 1
at Los Angeles
A benefit moving picture under the !
auspices OF the Topeka Boy Scouts is I
to be held ar the Topeka high school /
Thursday night of this
week. Allan Sells. representative Of
The Efald and Stream and the ~