The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-10
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There is an abundant crop OF wal
nuts this year.
Hang out a flag and let our visitors
know that you are glad they are here.
Sunday was an ideal day-iust the
day to ramble in the woods hand in
hand, etc.
This is the tenth day of the tenth
month of the tenth year of the TWEEN
tieth century,
To the progressive individual the
Independent telephone service meets
all requirements.
Merchants along Kansas avenue are
decorating today for the big Christian
church convention, which begins to-
morrow.
Major General A. ". Gabbart of st.
Paul, of the knights of Pythias, will
speak at the Topeka K. p. hall Tues
day evening.
A business and social meeting of
church of the North side will be held
this evening at Z o'clock.
DR.. Moses Breeze of Wisconsin adj
dressed a meeting of those interested
in home missions this afternoon at the
First Presbyterian church.
Six Bible study classes will be or
ganized Wednesday evening at the
Central Congregational church, which
will continue for ten weeks.
Congressman Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,, the Democratic leader of the
house, will be in Topeka this week to
attend the Christian church conven-
ton.
Some one was agitating the recall Of
Commissioner Holman because he per-
mitted the brood of young swans to
be taken away from Central park. This
isn't a joke either.
The suitcase brigade is arriving.
Hundreds of persons are now in the
city who are wearing the badge of
the New Century International con-
vention of the Christian church.
Miss Ona May Miller will give a re-
cital at the Potwin Presbyterian
church Wednesday evening, October
~. She viii use her new italian harp,
and will be assisted by the Hello
Boys" quartet.
The convention committee of the
Commercial club is now meeting dali
the course of which arrangements for
the convention which commences to-
morrow were discussed.
Municipal Ownership of Public
| Utilities is the subject of paper
| which will be read by W. j. Ricken-
| bacher this evening at the regular
monthly meeting of the Brotherhood
of the Central Congregational church.
For nearly two hours Sunday aft
ernoon Marshalls band played at Sec
ond and Buchanan streets for the BEN
| eft of Fern Ladds, a cripple, il years
| of age. A good sized crowd soon
gathered around the musicians, al
| though the concert was not previous
| ly announced.
Saturday evening religious work
| institute was held at the Central Y.
NJ. c. A, commencing with dinner
at o'clock. E. w. Rankin presided
over the meeting and the speakers
were E. C. Brownell, J. R. Sargent,
| DIR. C. H. Lerrigo, H. L. Heinzman,
A. B. Cowden, Geo. H. Hoyes and
Prof. D. F. Shirk.
The Mission Ctudy club of the Low
man Hill Epworth league will give a
debate at the Lowman Hill church to-
night. The subject will be Resolved,
| That excessive wealth is a greater in
centive to vice than excessive pow
erty." This will be along the line of
the reading which the class is doing.
Miss Ruth He'll and Merrill Ream
will take the affirmative. Miss Jessie
Harris and Harry Butler will take the
negative.
The big pipe organ at the Audi
| torium is in bad tune and will prob
| ably not be used during the national
convention of Central Christian
| churches 1.-THE commissioners have
worked hard to have the organ in
| shape for this meeting Commission
| er Miller said this morning. 1.-THE big
| largest pipe organ in the world were
| strong arguments for bringing this ma
| tional convention to Topeka: and it
| will be most unfortunate if the organ
| can not be used during the SESSION"