The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-24
COMES WITH JOLT I'm NORTH Topeka
To Help North Topeka Babies
Remain Healthy.
Miss Davis to Give Free Advice
to Mothers.

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ing association. Every Friday after
noon Miss Davis will be at the quincy
school and any mother is welcome 70
take her baby there to be examined
and scored. Miss Davis is graduate
nurse and makes this work her spec
ialty. Mothers who are having trou-
bic about the clothing or diet OF the
baby or mothers who need any advice
" hatever will be helped free of
charge.
Babies who are under Miss Davis's
care will be scored again in the course
of about six months at the schooi,
when Il big contest and baby show VIII
be held and if Miss Davis's instruc-
lions are followed absolutely by every
one it is thought it will be hard mat
ter to pick the winner.
VIII Move Sand Bar.
Work will be commenced next week
by the city in removing the sand that
has collected across the mouth of the
Fairchild street sewer. During the
recent high water the kaw changed
its channel slightly and instead of
washing all sand away from the sewer
mouth a bar has been formed across
the opening. 1t will be necessary to
move about three hundred yards of
sand. This sewer drains all OF North
Topeka and the choked condition at
the mouth is one of the causes or
waters standing in the streets after a
fain.
Fanny Crosby Service.
The last church services until the
first of September will be held Sunday
evening at Garfield park casino by the
Baptists. 1t will be the Fanny Crosby
service that was postponed last Sun
day on account OF the rain The pro-
gram will be: Anthems by the choir,
quartet selection. solo. by Florence
Rowe; and a lecture by the Rev Mr..
Handley, subject, Fanny Crosby
There will be no church services
morning or evening at the North To-
peka Baptist church during the month
of August. If rain interferes the Sun
day evening services will be held at
the church.
Survey Will Be Made.
A called meeting of the North To-
peka drainage board was held this
morning in the rooms over the Citi-
zens State bank. The matter of the
Improvement of the creek banks from
the Rochester road west to the edge
of the drainage district was before the
board and plans for the survey were
completed. Work will be started i'm
mediately in order that the bikes may
be built as soon as possible The cost
will be assessed to the land owners
who are benefited by the improve
ment.
Church Notices.
There will be no service at the
North Topeka Congregational church
tomorrow morning but the cOngrega-
ton will be asked to attend the Sec
ond Presbyterian church where the
Rev. I. J. PierSon will have churge of
the services in place of the Rev. ]. P.
Hicks.
Kansas Avenue Nj. z. church, J. E.
Scheer. pastor, morning service at II
O. clock, subject, Ladder of Promises
EpWorth League at GAS O'Clock, sub
ject, as 1t Ever Right to Do Away
From Home What One Would Not Do
at Home?" intermediate League at
6:45 o'clock, Mrs. Seal, superintendent.
inc cay h he ioti
of Five Arrows"
Central Avenue Christian church,
J. D. Zimmerman, pastor Morning
sermon, The Mixture That Makes a
Man Evening service will be mu-
steal program by the choir.
North Topeka Baptist church. w.
Garnett Handley. pastor - Subject,
lightning and Love- Junior B. Y.
P. I. at o'clock. intermediate and
Senior B. Y. P. L. at Z o'clock on the
Notes and Personals
Bill Jenkins of tie Voiland Cloth
ing company will leave the first of
next week for Kansas City where he
will remain a week.
The funeral of Mrs Jane Oswald
who died last Monday in Salt Lake
City will be held from the home of
her daughter, Mrs. E. S. Williams
929 North Harrison street, tomorrow
at o'clock Burial in Rochester
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Tracey of Shelby
vile, Ill, will arrive Tuesday to visit
Mrs. Tracey's father. Mr.. Aaron
Sheetz and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Cal Bradley of Ross
vile are in North Topeka today on
business.
Miss Selma May of Kansas City is
the guest of Mrs. Ralph Offender
fer of 1915 North Monroe street.
Mrs. Edna Taylor of Bonner Springs
who has been visiting at the home of
her brother, Dick Mize, left last night
for Kingman, Kan.
Amity lodge No. 231 of the knights
of Pythias will confer the rank of
knight next Monday night
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Mcclure will
leave tomorrow morning for Leaven-
worth and Kansas City to be gone
few days. They will bring Mr.. Nc
Cures father, I. n. Mcclure, home
with them.
Mrs. George Kent OF Marysville is
visiting her mother, Mrs. J. w. Hardy
of S23 North Quincy.
a NJ. Petro. druggist ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. il. Peebler of Os-
kaloosa, motored from there Friday to
visit friends ir North Topeka
William H. Dick, trainmaster for
the c., r. 1. & P. at Haileyville, Okla,
was in North Topeka Friday visiting
Chas: Gerteise,5. Mi Dick was reared
in North Topeka and received his
early railroad training 1T the Santa F'e
junction depot
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peatland of
Texas have returned to their home
after a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s.
Mcdonald, who live north of town.
A summer chautauqua will be held
at RossVille from July 81 to August 4.
The Missionary Tour contest IS de-
veloping q great interest in the Cen
trail Avenue Christian church, the
present attendance being the best the
summer. At present the Reds, com
posed mostly of the men, are q bare
sixty miles ahead. and the women are