The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-10
Notes and Personals.

The Gangs" and the Boosters" of
the membership contest of the Inter
mediate B. Y. P. U. North Side Baptist
church, will meet tonight at Garfield
are preparing for final game sche-
duled for November g.
Miss Nellie Asher, of 1106 Central av-
enue, who has been visiting friends in
Meriden, has returned home.
The Excelsior Bible class of the Cen
trail Avenue Christian church will hold
a business meeting this evening at the
home of Mrs. William Whitehead, 1414
North Quincy street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hastings, Of 1401
North Van Buren, street. are parents
of boy, born last Monday.
Clifford Nystrom has returned to his
school work at K. U. after visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nys-
from.
At the Indian Creek Grange hall. four
miles north of Topeka, on the Central
avenue road this evening, Prof. Cady
of the K. U. chemistry department will
give an illustrated lecture on liquid air.
This will be the closing number of the
program of the Shawnee County Farm
ers' institute. The first session was
held last night. This morning at 1915
a. M, Mrs. Joshua Browning spoke on
The sheep as a weed killer and money
maker Mr.. Buchanan told about rails
ing grapes for the market. Crosby
Bros. gave a demonstration of the fire
less cooker. In the afternoon Bugs
and Birds was the subject of a lecture
by Prof. B. B. Smith. Mrs. Margaret
Hill McCarter, author of THE Price of
the Prairie" read another original
story, "Old Cosen."
The music at the morning session was
in charge of the Misses Browning and
in the evening, Miss Leila Retter\ will
have charge of the musical feature.
A. NJ. Petro. the druggist.
Rev. and Mrs. William Elder Archi-
bald of ST. Louis, are the guests at the
Thomas Page home, 1927 North
Monroe street. Rev. Mr.. Archibald,
recently appointed field secretary of
the Presbyterian college of Emporia,
was pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church on the North side from 1883
to 1894. Since then he has been in
Boston for nine years, followed by a
seven years pastorate in st. Louis.
Mrs. 1. ]. Combs of 903 North
Jackson street is i'll at her home.
A gas heater is being installed in
the North side Baptist church.
VIM. Boast of 900 North Jackson
street, has gone to Kansas City to
look after his farm property near that
city.
! Justin Cooper, who has been in sur
veying work in Old Mexico, is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Cooper
north of the reform school.
The Pentecostal people have made
! ARRANGEMENTS to use the WOODEN
building at Kistler and North Kansas
avenues for a series of meetings. 1t
has been the headquarters for the
Holy Rollers, who recently left Topeka
after several months stay.
| Blue Post, No. $50, will %ive re-
ception for Department Commander
Harmon at the post hall, Friday even
| ing The ladies of the relief corps
will assist in the entertainment.
The Argonauts met last Monday
/ evening at the home of c. c. Nichol-
son, 915 North Van Buren, street,
Monday evening. Mrs E. F. Stanley
conducted the lesson: What a noun
tain teaches" Mrs. Charles Curtis re-
viewed Mrs. Kingsley's '"Transf1gura-
ton of PhiIura." Arthur Small was
taken in as q member. Mrs Nichol-
son gave piano solo. The next meet
| ing will be held November FL, at the
/ Nicholson home.
! The Art and Craft Embroidery club
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
home Of Miss Bessie Campbell.
Little Russia" people have raised
| 200 rub1es, or about 500 for the pas
sage of Adam Gertje to America from
Liau, Russia, where he is stranded
kaccording to word received here. They
| have also subscribed about $50 fol
the car fare of Francis Mort. another
Russian stranded at Baltimore, from
THAT n1aca to Toneka-