The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Buy Johnson's prepared wax to pol
ish your cars with. Southwick's. 40
Kansas avenue.-Adv.
The Fraternal Aid Union picnic at
WakaruSa has been postponed on &C
count of wet weather
A. P. Colberg and Geneva Houser,
| both of Topeka, were married 'Thurs-
day afternoon at Lawrence.
The Cadillac Sales Co, has delivered
new Cadillac Fights TIC j. p. Davis,
Robert Stone and a. A. Hurd.
The whitewash brigade will start to
work at the fair grounds Monday to
put the annual white coat on the build
ings.
Several car loads of cinders are be-
ing hauled from the waterworks plant
20 the fair grounds for distribution
on the walks
Several additional sand bars ap-
peared today in the kaw river near
Topeka. The river was the lowest
since May 20.
The Rev. John A. Bright went to
Kansas City, Mo, today, where he will
fill the pulpit of the Memorial Luther
an church Sunday.
Two new buildings for exhibits are
being completed on the fair grounds
ready for the Big Free Fair and an
other is contemplated.
X. r. Madison, D. D., will preach
Sunday morning at the Walnut Grove
Methodist church. J. K. Lee of Korea
will speak in the evening.
Professor Wheeler of Washburn
college will speak at both the morning
and evening services a the Lowman
Memorial NJ. E. church Sunday.
Following complaint of Mexican
that he had been relieved of $40, Hat
tie Steele, Il negro woman, is being
held at the city Jail for investigation.
A typographical error appeared in
the advertisement of the Owl Grocery
company inserted in last evening s
paper misspelling the word Prosper
GUS"
The monthly and annual business
meetings of the Seward Avenue Bap-
fist church will be held September 2
at the church at o'clock in the eve
ming.
Frank Cope, who has been confined
to st. Francis hospital for several
weeks has returned to his home on
Harrison street. His condition is great
Iy improved.
L. NJ. Penwen, vice-president of the
Kansas State Fair association, has left
for Des Moines to attend the Iowa
state fair in the interests of TIE Big
Free Fair at Topeka
The unwilling of the monument to
the late Mrs. L. Diment will take
place Sunday afternoon at o'clock
at Topeka cemetery. Rabbi Mayer of
Kansas City will officiate.
S. j. Hodgins, Of the board of mana
gers of the Kansas State Fair associa-
ion, will go to Lincoln to attend the
Nebraska State fair and arrange with
exhibitors to come to the Topeka fair.
Repairs are being made on the
North Topeka sewer pump. The cost
will be approximately 5000. One
thousand dollars has been allowed for
more extensive repairs which will be
made later
The Eastern Kansas Holiness asso-
citation will hold it's regular all day
meeting Wednesday, September 1, at
the Nazarene church on Buchanan
street. Preaching morning, afternoon
and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Garner, their
daughter, Miss Lucille Garner and J.
e. Porter. will motor to HeringtOn
today, where they will visit for few
days Mr.. and Mrs. Gamers daughter,
Mrs. H. P. Holt.
DR.. Charles f. Pinkham govern
ment inspector Chicago stock yards,
who has been spending his va cation at
his old home in Solomon, Kansas,
stopped off at Topeka to visit his sis
ter, Mrs. d. ]. Steele.
The topeka Industrial Council put
it's stamp of approval on the play
ground work in Topeka. All union
men were urged in a resolution to
buy tickets to the exhibition that will
be held in City lark next week
The union services of the First
churches will be held at the First Con-
gregational church, Seventh and Har-
rison streets, at o'clock Sunday eve
ming. DR.. O. L. Cook, pastor of the
First Christian church, will deliver
the sermon.
W. Franklin and William West. alias
William Bell, were fined IS each by
Judge Yates in police court this morn
ing on charges of drunkenness. Off
GERS Cook and P3nkston made the for
mer arrest and Officers Strum and
Furgason the latter.
The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today.
Fred William Becker and wife, 1908
Seward avenue, Aug. rs, girl; Rich
ard Hunt and wife, 500 German ave-
wife. 1921 North Polk street. Aug.
81, girl.
The Rev. Joseph P Hicks, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian church
will preach at his church Sunday
morning on the subject, "A Personal
Experience" His evening subject will
be, "A Lamb Slain for the Foundation
of the World" There will be special
music for both services.
The Rev G. H. Kruger, pastor of
the German Evangelical St PauPs
church, will preach at the missionary
service for foreign missions at Hud-
son, Kan, Sunday No service will
be neld at his church in the morning.
The Rev. FIR. Stoerker of Eudora will
preach at 1880 in the evening.
A son has been born to Capt. and
Mrs. Norman Foster Ramsey. of
Washington, D. c. A telegram an
nouncing the event was received Fri
day by J. A. Ramsey, city sanitary
sergeant, father of Capt. Ramsey.
Mrs. Ramsey is a daug liter of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. c. Bauer, 222 Topeka
avenue
A large force of men, teams, plows
and grading machines are at work
on the fair grounds making new walks
and drives and charging the main
promenade from the entrance gate to
the grand stand Cinders by the car