The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-12
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The free moving pictures at Vine
wood change tomorrow.
DR.. Frank K Sanders will occupy
the pulpit at the First Congregational
church, June 20.
Use the new copper Long Distance
Toll lines over the Independent" to
Holton, Hiawatha, Sabetha and ter
ritory.
Childrens day exercises will be
held at the Walnut Grove Methodist
church Sunday morning followed by
a baptism of children.
The Helping Hand society OF the
First Congregational church was en-
tertained yesterday by Mrs. w. F.
Bowen and Miss Elizabeth Davis.
A number of delegates from To-
peka will attend the annual state
meeting of the Baptist young people
to be held at Emporia, June 8 to Is.
The International Epworth league
convention will be held July to IL,
at Seattle. DIR. F. N. Lynch and a
number of others from Topeka will
attend.
The condition of Mr.. Cecil A. For
ter, draughtsman in the office of the
city engineer, who was operated upon
at Christ's hospital for appendicitis
| has decidedly improved.
James G. Kerr, one of the local dis
ciples of Ike Walton, broke all exist
ing fishing records at Richland recent
ly. He didn't get a bite of any kind
not even mosquito bite.
The children's day exercises at the
Sunday morning. At this time
/ twenty-four children will be pro-
| NOTED from the lower classes
| The Rev. P. B. Lee who has been
reported very low with paralysis is
suffering from a slight attack of the
nd ir MI L.
as could be expected in Winfield,
Kan.
S. R. Wells, formerly manager of
the Novelty theater here. is visiting in
the city for a few days. Mr.. Wells is
| now located at Mineral Wells Tex,
| and is in better health than he has
been for years.
Tomorrow is children's Sunday at
the First Congregational church.
| Graduation exercises will be held in
the morning and the program for the
evening will consist of concert
which will be a strictly Sunday school
affair.
The twenty-f1rst annual meeting of
| the Epworth league of the Topeka
district will be held at the Walnut
Grove NJ. E. church on Wednesday,
| Thursday and Friday next. Among
the speakers of note will be DR.. w
! e. Doughty.
| Mrs. DR.. W. P. Brockett of Mayetta,
was operated on for appendicitis at
| Christ's hospital. Up to the present
| time she is doing nicely. Her par
| ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Hayes of Los
Angeles, are on their way here and
| will soon be at her bedside.
According to Carl Nordlund who
| attended the funeral of Mrs. Emma
| Nelson McClintock in Chicago. Will
liam McClintock, the fiye-year- old
| heir of the estate of six millions, will
| probably remain in Chicago, and not
| come to Topeka as was first thought.
Topeka should not only appear to
be on the hustle but should likewise
| sound busy. This is the opinion of a
Topeka booster, and he goes so far
| as to suggest that the asphalt pave
ment on Kansas avenue be torn up
and brick substituted so the business
| district would create a noise like a
vast metropolis
One of the glorious sights in Topeka
these days is a rambler rose bush
which covers the front porch of the
house Oh the northeast corner of Eighth
avenue and Van Buren, street. The
bush is a mammoth one and there is
scarcely square inch of it that isn't
lbluShing furiouSly with deep red blooms.
1t is well worth making a special trip
to see.
The electric light committee of the
city council has finally decided after
much elaboration to recommend
| LndI an electric inspector De created
in the city of Topeka. The duty of
this inspector is to inspect all cleo
trio light wiring in the city for the
purpose of increasing fire protection.
The city attorney is now writing up
the ordinance.
A. A. Graham, a Topeka attorney.
formerly connected with the Rock
Island, has an article in the current
issue of The Railroad Trainman on
"Some Railroad Methods and Their
Consequences He also has an
article in the June number of the
Railway Garments Journal, "Some
Observations of an Attorney Friendly
to Organized Labor
The reception at the First Baptist
church given last night in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Lerrigo, proved to be q
most enjoyable occasion. 200 persons
being present in spite of the inc1emency
lof the weather. Robt. Stone presided
speeches being given by the pastor
Rev. Thos. S. Young, J. Shaw, and Mrs
Bruce Kinney. Responses were made
by Mr.. and Mrs. Lerrigo.
Postmaster A K. Rodgers is hav-
ing new troubles in the postoffice de-
partment and it is up to the mer-
chants and postoffice customers OF
Topeka to smooth it over. On ac-
! count of the large amount OF
pointed, triangular and odd shaped
envelopes it is impossible for the mai
to be distributed and stamped in the
| proper manner. Each freak envelope
has to be stamped by hand. Mr.
. Rodgers says that it would be better
for the patrons and the employees
alike if the practice of sending such
mail matter was discontinued.
| The second annual convention of tn,
. Northern Baptist church will conven
June 20 to July 1 inclusive at Portland
lore. Indications make it safe to Sa,
that two special cars at least will b.
! tsent from Kansas. An organization viii
be formed en- route and educationa
ispeeches' given TWENTY-FIVE person