The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-20

visitors from other councils, attended.
Fifteen candidates were initiated. Re-
freshments were served for the visitors
and those present at the close OF the
evening.
To Meet Saturday Night.
1t is expected that a meeting Of the
members and ministers Of North side
churches and officials Of the Y. w. c.
A. and Y. M. c. A. will meet in North
Topeka Saturday evening and the mat
ter OF starting North side branch of
the organization will be threshed out.
The movement has been approved by
practically all the North side ministers.
1t will probably be known just what will
be done as to the matter by the first
of next week.
Arrangements are now under way to
secure quarters for the new organiza-
ton.
To Hold Mems Banquet.
A banquet for the men of the Kan
sas Avenue Methodist church will be
held at the church Wednesday evening.
November %.
Preparations are being made for a
large attendance. Plans for the fall
work of the men of the church will be
made.
Kelsey Petro Up Again.
Kelsey Petro, son of A. M. Petro and
North side reporter for the State Jour
nal, who underwent an operation at ST.
Francis hospital about three weeks ago
was able to be at the Petro drug store
and the State Journal office for short
time Thursday evening, for the first
time sinct hfs operation
MI. PetrO is improving rapidly and
will: be able to return to- his work With
in q Short time.
More Florida Fever.
With the coming of winter. Florida
fever has against broken out among
the farmers of North Shawnee and
people of the North side.
Recently a party of land seekers.
numbering about eighty persons. left
for Florida. Last year hundreds of
North siders made trips to Florida but
it is possible that the most of them
came back.
Cholera at Perry.
Hog cholera is causing farmers liv-
ing III the vicinity of Perry heavy
losses. according to reports brought to
North Topeka. The epidemic has been
developing at that place for many
months and has spread over a large
area.
Farmers who have lost hogs with the
disease are: v. Vogel, A. Dick. Paul
Bleske, ]. II. Ellis. Arthur Hart. Mil
ton Dick and others.
It's q Good Idea.
Plans are being considered by a col
ony of Belgian farmers living in Pot
tawatomie county to lease large area
of land and import some of their home
less cOuntrymen from Belgium to Oc-
cupy the land.
The Belgian farmers living in the
north part of Shawnee county and ad-
joining counties are thrifty and pros
porous and are mighty desirable citi-
zens. Kansas needs more of their class.
Notes.
A meeting of the intermediate So
Getty of the North Topeka Baptist
church was held Thursday evening at
ketbal1 team was organized by the girls
of the class. The boys organized a
gospel team. Grace Butts was elected
captain of the girls basketball team
ard Frieda Hirschberg was elected
sub-captain.
There was a good attendance at the
meeting Of the Baptist girls gymna-
SUM class held at the church Thurs
day evening This class is not con-
nected with the proposed Y. NJ c. A.
for the North side.
Carrie Brandon daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. D. Brandon, who has been i'll at
a local hospital for the last few days, is
reported to be improving.
and Coal company in North Topeka. has
not been at her work for the last two
days on account of Illness.
A card received from H. H. Bair, who
/, is in Florida. states that all members OF
his party are in good health. The card
was received by Charles Matthews this
mc~ring.
Miss George Mitchell of the Austin
Snediker Merca nti1e company in North
Topeka. is confined to her home ON &C.
court of illness.
c. O. Snutice. of Silver Lake, has re-
turned home. after business trip to the
North eide.
| John stadei has returned home 20
! Hoyt. after a business trip to the North
/ side.
T. F. Riley. OF Emmett. Kan. has re-
turned home. after q business trip to the
i North side.
Mrs r. ]. Eshom. who has been visit
| in North Topeka, has returned home to
| Burton.
| H. G. Barrett has returned home to
!, Granville. after a business trip to the
+, North eide.
p F. Wilson. of Granville. was a North
/ side business visitor today.
i Joseph Pasta has returned home to
! Granville, after q business trip to North
| Topeka.
! Mrs. e. c. Dibbie received wc-d this
/ morning of the death of her sister IN
| Burlington. Mrs. Dfbbie and Mrs. W. A
I, Marshall have left for that place.
/ A meeting OF the Progressive Sunday
! school class OF the Second Presbyterian
| church will meet this evening at the home
/ of NJ and Mrs. r. s. Probosco, 1880 Nortt
/ Quincy street.
i Prof. w. T. Hofe- has left on bushes.
/ trip to Manhattan.
l Oral Linden daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
J. Linden. of West Indiancla. recently