The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
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The finishing touches are now being
put on st. Francis hospital
Reai savings on grocery prices are
advertised in The Owl Grocery's ad.
THE Girl and the Sheriff. is the
play to be given at the Air Dome to-
night.
Mr.. Dudley c. Stafford of 511 West
Fifth street left last night for
Spokane. Wash, where he will live.
The Pueblo team will go on its way
home tonight. Tomorrow the time
honored Wichita team will battle
here.
Fireworks and other methods of
making noises are now being placed
in the show windows in preparation
for the Fourth of July.
Said Mr.. w. E. Campbell of Kan
sas City. at the meeting yesterday of
the Topeka Advertising club: You
certainly have very beautiful city,"
The total eclipse of the sun will
take place tomorrow afternoon, about
6 O'Clock and will be visible in To-
peka unless the sun is obscured by
clouds.
Rev. P. B. Lee is sick at the home
of his brother-in-law, DR.. H w.
Marsh in Winfield. His son. S. E.
Lee, of the attorney generals office,
is at his bedside.
The high water in the Kansas
river was at it's height a year ago,
but this year it looks as though the
dikes would be given an opportunity
to settle before being tested.
A committee of five will be APP
pe<a Advertising club. Mr.. E. w. Ran
kin, to look into the matter of COM
mission form of government.
Work is now we'll under way for
the rebuilding of the Parkhurst-
Davis building at First and Kansas
avenue. The material for the work is
being delivered rapidly.
The graduating exercises of the
Church of the Assumptions paro-
chial school, will be held tomorrow
night at the Grand opera house.
There are twenty-six graduates.
At the First Methodist church last
night, Mrs. Cora Wellhouse- Billiard
of Tonganoxie, sister of Walter
Wellhouse of the State Horticultural
society delivered an able and enter
tanning address. upon "she, and Her
Sphere"
There is a dearth of amusements in
Topeka at the present time. Vine
wood park, the Air Dome and moving
picture shows are the only places of
evening entertainment in the city
now What Topeka needs are a few
more parks with some real live at
At the First Christian church next
Sunday morning there will be Bible
school rally conducted by Myron c.
Settle the specialist in Bible school
work for the state. On that day the
pastor. Rev. Charles A. Young, will
give three addresses at Effingham,
Kan.
The secretary of the board of ed
| ucation is giving out season tickets
| for the coming chautauqua to the
| school children who We're neither alb
sent nor tardy from October Is to the
| close of school. About 800 children
| of the grade schools are thus entitled
| to tickets. In the high school there is
an age limit of 5 years and exactly
Is pupils will receive tickets upon re-
quest.
The twenty-frst annual Epworth
| League convention of the Topeka dis
| trict will convene this evening at the
Walnut Grove M. E. church, when a
reception will be given by the Walnut
Grove leagues The morning session
/ on Thursday will start at sac, the
principal speaker being the Rev. w.
e. Doughty of New York. who will ad-
| dress the meeting on THE Work of a
| True Missionary Spirit This will be
| followed by the election of presi-
dent, and the appointment of commit
tees The session will close on Fri
| day evening.