The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Little Ten-Year-Old Boy Wants
a Job.
Mother in Parsons Hospital
Father LabOring Man.
EUGENE REED OF 419 GRANT
Youth Is Willing for Any Work
He Can Do.
Other Items Of Interest on The
North Side.
EUGENE REED OF 419 GRANT

Say, mister, do you know where l
can get a job2"
shirt and tousled light brown hair
asked this question with the most
| eager and pleading of looks in the
| honest eyes that looked out of his
freckled face.
What kind of work do you want?"
inquired the passer-by.
Pulling weeds, cleaning yards-or.
or-anything.' A tone in the voice
as the last word was jerked out made
the passer-by inquire: Are you in
| hard luck ?"
Yes" was the answer ''You see
mammals in the hos i-taI and father
he just works at whatever he kin. Ma
she's bin in the hospital since the
! first month in winter. Pa and me
( have just been getting along the best
we kim
The boy who wants work is now
selling State ournaIs. He is Eugene
| Reed and lives with his father at 419
Grant street. The family have lived
here for ten months. They came from
Kansas City.
Some one had persuaded the man to
take his sick wife to the hospital IN
Parsons, according to the boy. She
has been there ever. since. In the
meantime some of the neighbors have
looked after them a little.
This case. It is said, would furnish
church people and outsiders good
Notes and Personals.
T. w. Martin and family recently of
Miami, Fla, have located on the North
side at 1904 Central avenue. They
went to Florida from near Junction
City q few months ago, but decided
they liked the Sunflower state better
Mrs Emma Beuchner of 424 Grant
street is gradually improving at st:
Francis hospital, where she underwent
an operation Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Wetterstrom of
Lindsborg and Mrs. F. w. Christen-
son of State College, n. M. are visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
V. LindeI Mrs. Wetterstrom and
Mrs. Christensen are sisters of Mrs.
Lindell.
BILE school 9:45 a. M; sermon and com
munion service IL a. M, and children
congregation at the some hour; Chris
tan Endeavor 6:45 p. M; union serves
at night. A short business session VIII
be held at the morning service, in re-
lation to the proposed new church
building. All members are therefore
urged to be present.
A special memorial service VIII De
held at the Wesleyan Methodist church
in memory of J. c. Maze, who died last
week at his home, 1414 North Monroe
street The memorial was requested
by a number of friends who were I'M
able to be present at the funeral. Rev
L. F. Cooper, of Ellsworth, will preach
The Rev. C. B. Zook, pastor of the
Walnut Grove Methodist church. will
preach at West Indianola at $3.50 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Otto Kuehne has returned from Chi
cago where he has been on business.
]. A Lukens, who spent the Fourth
with his son, DR.. Harry Lukens, IN
Highland, has returned home.
Kansas Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, John w. WaIdron, pastor.
Sunday school at $50 a. m, w. A.
Thompson, Supt. Story sermon by the
pastor at 1875 a. m. Special service at
II a. m. Miss Viola Troutman will give
the congregation a picture of the great
general conference of the Methodist
church held at Minneapolis last May.
Miss Troutman is a very interesting
speaker and one of the loyal members
of Kansas Avenue church. Let every
member plan to attend. We join with
the other Protestant churches in union
service, corner Park and Jackson
streets.
Rev Mr.. Rufie. of Wamego, viii
preach tomorrow morning in the
Church of the Good Shepherd. There
will be no evening service.
Straw hats will be given away to the
pupils attending the Mission Sunday
school of the Second Presbyterian
church which meets at 8 o'clock every
Sunday afternoon at North Tyler and
St John streets. Fred Voiland dona-
ted the hats. a. NJ. Petro, Golden Rule
lodge No. 90. Masons. and others have
donated toward the mission. John
Johnson, head miller at the Page mill
is superintendent.
North side children are taking great
interest ir the playground hours at the
Grant school The children seem to
a appreciate the opportunity to play to-
gether. Miss Crawford, teacher in the
Grant schools. in charge. reports that
the movement is most successful as far
as her jurisdiction is concerned.
The regular preaching services will |
be held at the Congregational church at
II O'Clock. Rev. T. J. Pearson viii
preach. Clarence Redmond will lead
the Christian Endeavor at Gao d. IN,