The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-01
Notes and Personals.


A Kansas avenue widower has been
accused of intending to matrtmon1ze.
He denies the allegation but admlts
that every time he looks at girl ne IS
charged with being engaged.
May is the probable date OF the Tor
NAL opening of Garfield park by the
Coca Cola people who have the park
| in charge but it all depends upon the
weather.
A jackson street 5-year-old girl was
drawing a picture to represent her
| grandma, who was watching the process.
| The old lady asked: What are those
crooked lines?" The granddaughter re,
piled: why, Drama, them's wrinkles
| Her grandma then said: II don't think
| Won are making a nice picture OF me-
Then the little girl answered: why
Drama, no one could make nice pic
ture of you because you are getting
| old" all
Miss Eleanor Lukens, of Kansas City,
spent Saturday at the home of her faith
Carl Mathews. of 1923 North Van
! Buren, street, has returned home from
/ a visit in California.
Robert Johnson of Marceline, Mo-, is
visiting his brothers. Herbert ana
Meade.
Mr.. and Mrs w. Wilson have moved
from Parsons to the Finch property on
| North Monroe.
Will Johnson, who lives just north of
Topeka on the Central avenue road, has
nearly completed his new home In that
| neighborhood.
Mrs. L. Libbey, of Kansas City, who
has been here looking after her pro-
| perty interests, has returned nome.
| CAPTAIN H c. Babcock, member or
the Kansas legislature from Mltcnelt
county in the early seventies. now Nv
| ing at Idaho Springs, Col, is WISHING
| at the home of Harry Baker in Shorey.
| At a North side church affair recent
Nv. a business transaction took place
| between officials of the church and a
| fireman from fire station No. 1. F1fty
| cents was to be paid the fireman. 1t
happened that only 40 cents was avail
| able as the other 10 cents mad Deen
| lost. The fireman donated the 10 cents:
| And some of the church people insisted
that the fireman give receipt TOT the
| 80 cents.
The Union Pacific depot is being re-
painted and resanded. A great many
| ask why the sand is put on. The sand
ers say it is to prevent people from
| marring the building with knives or
| from writing thereon. Many public
| buildings or places such as the street
railway depot at Garfield PARK are
rendered hideous by carving and the
| writing of inspirational poetry, original
| or borrowed. on the walls.
! A business and social meeting OF the
voung people of the North Side Con-
eregationaI church will be held at the
F. P Rude home on North Tyler street
| tonight.
The ball team of the North Side Bap-
fist church, will practice Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday nights on the
Grant school grounds.
! The Argonauts Will meet tomorrow
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| C. C. Nicholson, 919 North van Buren
street. A social hour will follow the
| The oakland w. C. T. U. will meet
tomorrow afternoon at the home OF
| North
son street. instead of on May 10 as mas
been reported by mistake.
Thomas Page, president of the Page
| Milling company, has bought 80 morse
| power Chalmer automobile.
/ Mrs Sophia Whitman, OF Kansas
4 City, who has been visiting her sister
! Mrs. Mark Putnam, has returned nome
| The intermediate department OF the
| Central Avenue Christian churcn nave
bought an organ for use in the room
built for the Excelsior Bible class
The young people of the North side
Baptist church will hold a fair at
Lukens' opera house tonight.
An exchange of courtesies occurred
at the Central Avenue Christian
church Sunday. In the morning, Rev.
David H. Lyons, speaking of his orotn-
er, George Lyons, state superintendent
of missions, who was to preach that
might on 81 Have Been a Fool, said
that his brother would talk on SUD-
ject about which he knew more than
anyone else. In the evening MS
brother in the spirit of brotherly love
told a story on the pastor. He related
how a young lady in Pratt told MIN
she had heard his "son" preach in the
Christian church in Topeka.
The new class room of the Central
Avenue Christian church was dedicated
at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The Aid society meeting of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church which was
to be held at the home of Mrs. J. J.
King at 1926 North Jackson, Wednes-
day afternoon, will be postponed for
one week on account of the Sunday
school convention.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pleas
: ant Hill NJ. E. church held an all day
meeting at the home of Mrs. r. Snod-
grass on April 81. The following were
! present: Mr.. and Mrs. A. Scott, Mr..
and Mrs. Gardner, Mr.. and Mrs. O..
Fulmer, Mr.. and Mrs. R. SnodgraSs,
: Mrs. John Monroe, Mrs. E. A. Bryan,
Mrs. ]. w. D. Foote, Mrs. Everett
Kessinger, Mrs. William Farnsworth,
Mrs. Dan Fransworth, Mrs. Butler,
Mrs. Mcdowell, Mrs. Joe Pollom, Mrs.
G. O. Compton, Mrs. Kistler, Mrs. VIM.
Davis. Mrs. Frank Wilson, Mrs w. P.
KimbalI, Mrs. o. Conwell, Mrs.
Hedges, Mrs. Boyd Pollom, Mrs Peter
Meyer, Mrs. George Barker, Mrs. John
Drake, Mrs. Newlun, Mrs. Foltz, Mrs.
". Wilson, Mrs. Snodgrass, Mrs. H. L.
Moore, Miss Alice Welton, Miss Win
ME Newlun. The next meeting will be
held at P. NJ. Holcomb's, May H..
The Merry Matrons will meet Thurs
B. Harper, 1411 South Polk street.
EsX-MAYOR BUYS GUEDA SPRINGS