The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-04
Local Mention


been keeping company with her since
last September and that they were en-
gagged to be married, but that he ulti-
mately refused to keep the engage
ment and told her he would never do
SO. She says she is still ready and
willing to marry him
Chop Suey, Sunday night, 5:s0 to
$3.50. Make reservations early Reg
ular dinner. Heron Coffee Shop
Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Jay Hill will leave
Sunday for Los Angeles, Cal, where
they will make their future home. Mr..
Hill will go into business with his
father, c. NJ. Hill, who has been there
the past three. years. The Hills re-
store at s26 Kansas avenue, to c. A.
Vancil.
Isaiah Hale. safety superintendent of
the Santa Fe, is making a tour over
the complete system. He has been
away from Topeka about two weeks
and 1t was said at his office today
he would not return until about April
10.
Come to the popular concert Sunday
5 p. m. Good music, helpful talk.
First Congregational church, corner
Seventh and Harrison.-Adv.
Nearly score of Santa Fe Off
Gals left Topeka. this morning for st.
Joseph where they will attend the
funeral of Walter Gait Barnwell, as
sistant freight traffic manager, which
will be held there this afternoon. Mr..
Barnwell. who was located at San
Francisco, died at Chicago Tuesday
morning after a short illness.
The case against Ralph c. Lyons in
connection with the sale of an auto
mobile at Abilene, Kan, has been dis
missed Lyons was picked up We'd
nesday in Topeka by Sheriff Robert
Miller on receipt Of a telegram stating
that he was wanted for evading a bill
at Harrington. Lyons voluntarily went
to Abilene that night, where the case
was dismissed when proof of his in
nocence was submitted. He produced
receipts, it was stated, that the bill
had been settled. His attorney had
started habeas corpus proceedings in
the district court here to obtain his
release without Lyons's knowledge, it
was said.
Try bowling for what ails you at the
Central Y. NJ. C. A. bowling alleys
Adv.
Three hundred people members of
local Council No. Al, of the United
Commercial Travellers and their wives |
and women friends will have dinner
at the Chamber of Commerce tonight.
The dinner is given in connection with
ton.
twenty-five boys held a meeting
Friday night at the Colored Y. M. c. |
A. and organized a Comrades club.
The officers elected were: George
Glass, president; Norman Davis, sec |
rotary, and F'loyde Woods, treasurer.
The membership is open to colored |
boys from IL to IS years of age.
Raymond Ch:-opodist. orpheum BIdg.-Adv
Enoch West will speak at o'clock |
Sunday afternoon at a meeting at the |
Colored Y. NJ. c. A. The aolored Hi-Y |
club will be in charge of the meeting. |
Robert B. DeFrantz, a former To-
pekans and international secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A, will speak at O'Clock
Thursday evening at the Colored Y.
NJ. C. A.
Charley Randen, of Oakland, today /
was arrested by Oscar Perkins. deputy
sheriff. charged with completely in the
theft of a safe from the Economy
Transfer & Baggage company, 513
Quincy street. Altho he pleaded not /
guilty when arraigned in the court OIL
Topeka, he admits the charge, accord
ing to officers. Lester johnson, who
has been held by the police for several
days and thru whose confession. the
police found the safe in the kaW river
east of the Santa Fe bridge recently,
was also arraigned and pleaded NOT
guilty The hearings have been set
for March 10.
The spring issue of the Bell Tele-
phone directory goes to press April l.
All those desiring changes or listings
please call contract department before
March 15.-Adv.
A petition signed by thirty persons
and protesting against the proposed
West Eighth avenue boulevard to Gage /
park was filed with the county COM
Friday afternoon.
A new class in Esperanto. for be-
ginners, will be organized by J. II.
Fazel, president of the Topeka Espe-
ranto association. at the Central Y. NJ
c.. A. at o'clock tonight. The first
class which was organized last fall, is
we'll on the way for its first examina-
ton under the guidance of Mrs. Alfred
Austin. This class will also hold its
usual meeting tonight. No charge is
made for the course and those who
have grammars and who intend to get
into the new class are requested to
bring them.
A verdict giving F. L. McDaniels,
Of North Topeka, judgment for SAYS
gainst the Topeka Railway company
for the destruction of his Overland
touring car at Eighth and College ave-
nues last September. was returned by
a jury in Judge George H Wh1tcomD s
division of the district court late Fri
day afternoon. The car was driven by
his son, Earl McDaniels. when it coll
lided with the street car. and was oc-
cupied by several young people, most
of whom were injured Miss Elsie
johnson, GIG Monroe street. died as
the result of injuries she sustained in
the accident.
More than $50 girls Joined the
budget demonstration on Topeka's
''Petticoat Lane" Friday evening after