The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-27
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AT HOME NEWS.

There VIII be no prayer meeting Thurs
! day night at the First Congregations
church on account of its being Thanksgiv-
ing day.
The Thanksgiving issue of the CONNER.
citl Club Bulletin is illustrated by a cut
of one Of Topeka's residential streets
ground. The paper is full of good ma
terial Of interest to Topeka enthusiasts.
Figures from scores of cities the size
of Topeka prove that the taxes are far
below the average in this city, says the
Commercial Club Bulletin.
Picture five thousand Topeka citizens
organizing themselves into a real boosters
club. Take this band of loyal men and
up, patroniZing and assisting Topeka in
dustries Now you have it. You have an
organization that is being formed by the
Real Estate Dealers association, part
Of the Commercial club. Commercial
Club Bulletin
There viii be a big Men and Religion
rally at the Central Y. NJ c. A this
evening at ESQ. Dinner win be served in
Gemmeu hall and members of all church
committees. the committee of 100. and
the ministers of the city have been asked
to be present. Dr. r. S. Pettyjohn will
preside.
Dean F. T. Lee spoke this afternoon on
THE New Testament Period and Its
Leaders at the Central congregational
church.
The Kersey Real Estate Co. has sold
six room modern house at the corner of
Sixteenth and Clay streets to G. A. Reid
for the consideration of So, 800: also
house on Mulvane street in Elmhurst to
&. h. Oliver.
DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon will preach a
Thanksgiving sermon at the United Pres
byterian church, corner HuntoOn and
Fillmore streets. The offering will be di
vided between the Provident association
and the Crittenton home.
DR.. F. l. Loveland will preach a
Thanksgiving sermon at the First Pres
byterian church.
DR. Arthur S. Henderson will be the
speaker at the Men and Religion meeting
this evening at the Central Y NJ. G. A.
Another baseball picture begins this
week at the COzy theater and Jack
Coombs, Chief Bender, Rube Oldring and
Cy Morgan of the Champion Athletics put
on the picture play.
An old negro in Tennesseetown has a.
weather bureau of his own Every day
he runs a flag up on his own back yard
pole and predicts the weather from his
own observations. Sunday he had black
storm flag and overcoat hanging on
the pole.
A big meeting of the Karnival knights
Nlub will be held at the Commercial club
for the ''tacky' party which the Organiza-
ton Will hold at McRae's hall tomorrow
evening. No men viii be admitted to the
party who have not paid their member
ship fee of one dollar by this evening, and
President c. 8. Burge requests that all
persons who have taken out membership
application blanks return them this even
ing Ray Halls orchestra viii furnish the
music for the social affair, and there will
be a bar with pretty girls acting as bar
maids At the bar refreshments will be
served
One hundred farmers and gardeners liv-
ing on the east side of the kaw river
have formed a Farmers and Gardeners
Protective association, with a view to
protection of crops All trespa ssers viii
be prosecuted by the association
Recently a boy of IA under the care of
he Provident association died from tu-
1erculosis. He was too far gone when 1
discovered by the association to take him |
o the fresh air camp. and the only thing /
o do was to send a nurse around every |
lay to see that he well cared for /
lis father gave up his work to care for /