The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-16
leir parents. Al. and Mrs. John

their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nystrom.
J. J. schenck left Tuesday for
Omaha to look after legal business.
He viii then go to Chicago to join Mrs.
Schenck and son Clyde who have been
the guests of relatives in that city for
several weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Schenck
viii make a trip to Marshall, Mich,
where Mr. Schenck has some deposit
lions to take and about September first
they will go to Indianapolis, Ind, to
attend a reunion of the Schenek fam
The Sunday school of the Pleasant
Ridge, Bethel and Prairie Home
churches held a union picnic yesterday
IN the robinson grove one mile west
OF Prairie Home church. Although
the day was oppressively warm the at
tendance was good, 800 persons being
in attendance. Rev. J. Barrett was
there from Topeka. He and Mr.. and
mrs George Ward attended a picnic in
the same grove SO years ago this same
day.
Mrs. Martha Mckee, 67 years old.
died yesterday at the home Of her son
James Mckee, five miles southwest of
topeka. The Mckee family for years
made their home in North Topeka
Mrs Mckee leaving this side a few
weeks ago to make her home with her
son. Mrs. McKee's husband had the
contract for the frame work of the
Baptist church which was built in
1876. The funeral ARRANGEMENTS have
not yet been made.
The engineers of the city railway com
pany are busy preparing a blue print
of their proposed route from the Shorev
postoffice to the reform school. One
route IS through private property and
the other follows the public road The
reform school keeps one team busy all
day, rain or shine. going back and forth
to and from the city with passengers
u y mail, expressage and freight
When they get the rapid transit service
a good deal Of this business can be cut
out and the rapid transit used
The white city at Garfield park now
has 40 tents, all Of which have already
been engaged. For a number of years
the members of the Evangelical assocf-
alton have held their annual convention
at Atchison but they express themselves
well pleased with their new meeting
place and the attendance here is much
larger than at any previous time Last
year was considered banner year and
at that time only 60 tents were erected.
If Garfield park was owned by the city
the association could secure more priv
ileges. AS it is now the pumps in the
park were not put in shape for use until
this afternoon. City water has been
used in the kitchen and this has been
piped from a hydrant near the gate to
this tent, a distance Of 300 feet. In the
spring the park was rented to some
person for pasture purposes and the
cows now there have caused some an
noyances by their noise. Yesterday at
dinner $50 persons were served at the
dining hall These meals although
plain, are well cooked and well served,
many of the young people acting in the
capacity Of walters. At yesterdays din
ner 200 pounds Of meat, st1 bushels of
apples and five bushels of potatoes we're
used. Sunday will be the big day at
I the a association and a large crowd ID a5y-
pected as excursions will be run from
many of the neighboring towns. Several
of the prominent speakers, among them
/ Bishop s. G. Breyfogle of Reading, Pa.
Rev. o. B. Kimel of Dayton, Ohio and
! Mrs. T. M. Spreng Of Cleveland, Ohio,
! president of the General WOman's Mis-
/ siOnary society, arrived yesterday. The
! programme for tomorrow will be: 500
/ Sunrise prayer meeting; 800, Chorus
drill. Rev J. s Miller; 900, Bible study
{ German. Rev. G. F. Erhmeyer. p. E.
500. Junior meeting; 9:45. Workers
! conference, Rev. q. B. Kimmel; 1890
1 intermissiOn BE Sociable.' HOO, Mis-
sion Study, Bishop s. C. Breyfogle
Noon recess. 1:45, opening service
/ Frank Daeschner: 200 lecture, "A Tour
Around the World" Bishop BreyfogIe,
! 300, report of corresponding secretary
Y P A. Miss Priscilla Vail, Kansas
4 City, Mo; 3:15. Young Ladies' Hour
1 Miss Lena Idndner. Holton, Kansas
| $40, A Message to Young Ladies' Mrs
F. Nd. Spreng; 400, Minister'S Institute
Bishop Breyfogle; 3 to 6, supper hour
1900 An Hour with Department of Mis-
siOns and Awarding of Banner, NJ. r
Gabel; 7:45. Song and Praise Service
J. E Hauck, Newton, Kansas; 800, ser
mon by Rev. G. 3. KimmeI. Rev. J. S
Miller of Hiawatha. leader of Conven
ton Chorus, has organized a choir of 10
voices. The music Of these meetings il
of high order and much enjoyed by al
who attend the services.