The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
in NORTH topeka
Work at the Boys Industrial
School Starts Monday.
Among the Churches of the
North Side Sunday.


Potatoes will be planted at the Boys
State Industrial school Monday, if
no more rain falls, according to DR..
Charles, the superintendent.
''Our spring work has been greatly
handicapped by the weather condi-
tons this year. said DR.. Charles this
morning. LAS soon as possible the
boys will get into the field and active
work will start. We will try to make
up for lost time.
No new commitments have been re-
ceived at the Industrial school for
month Several of the boys have been
returned to the school for violating
their paroles
During the last month ten boys
were sent home on paroles.
Business Men Meet.
The first meeting was held last
night in the North side fire station by
the business men in North Topeka
who are interested in the proposed
ice plant for the North side, ShOrey
and Oakland.
A representative of an ice manu-
featuring plant was present at the
meeting last night and explained the
methods of operating an independent
ice plant and the approximate cost
of installing one.
Another meeting will be held soon
by those interested in this new ven
tire.
The Frogs Sang Twice.
Believers in signs and the black art
are positive that spring is not far
away.
A certain pond in the vicinity of
North Topeka which is inhabited by
numerous species of the frog family
has furnished music to residents of
this neighborhood twice this spring.
which is u sign that spring is close at
hand. But before spring is officially
he limo fn he
frogs must sing three times.
Among the Churches.
Most of the North Topeka church
goers will attend the union mass meet
ing at the Auditorium Sunday night to
hear the members of the Flying
Squadron, who are touring the United
States in the interest of the prohibition
movement. The morning services will
be held at the various North side
churches as usual.
Services at the Baptist church will
start at 10 o'clock with Sunday school.
At II o'clock preaching services; sub
ject, preachers and Politics" Junior
B. Y p. q. at p. m. and Inferno di-
ate and Senior Young Peoples meet
ing at $50 p. m.
The regular Sunday morning serv-
ices will be held at the North Topeka
Congregational church. In the even
ing at $50 Christian Endeavor society
will meet.
Kansas Avenue Methodist church, j.
E. Scheer, pastor. $50 a. m. Sunday
school, H. A. French, superintendent:
II a. M preaching by the new district
superintendent; 6:15 p. m. Epworth
m. Junior League, Mrs. Maude French,
dent 6 s15 Is+i m EP srd
leader, Mrs. j. z. Scheer; $50 p. m.
Intermediate League, Mrs. Birdie Seal.
superintendent; 1880 p. m. union mass
meeting at the Auditorium.
Notes and Personals.
Dr M r Mitchell iS rep0rte6 TO
be confined to his home on account
of sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Smith, of st.
Joseph, Mo-. have returned home
Mrs. c. c. Nicholson and other
friends.
The Argonauts will meet tonight
919 North Van Buren, street. The
play for discussion will be "Parsifal."
Miss Mccall will have charge of the
meeting.
The new district superintendent for
first sermon Sunday morning at the
Kansas Avenue Methodist church.
The Kaw Valley grange met last
night at their hall in Granville and
ton, shall We Form a Teachers and
Parents Association % by Miss Maude
Judy and S. K. Burroughs. Another
topic at the meeting last
night was: What Have We Done in
the Past Year in Cooperative Buy
ing?" OBJ What Could Better Condi-
lions in the Future?' Co What Can
Be Done Towards Cooperative Sell
ing?'' The next meeting will be held
April 9.
c. o. Shult1ce, of Silver Lake, has
returned home after a business trip
to North Topeka.
H E. Davis is reported to be seri-
ously ill at his home, 915 North Jack
son street
Mrs. Washburn and children, Mary
Jane and Virginia, left Friday night
for Los Angeles, Cal, after spending
several months visiting Mrs. Wash |
burns mother, Mrs. Mary E. Doan,
on North Quincy street
The Tuesneo Taxa Hashi club will |
meet Tuesday afternoon at the home !
of Miss Minnie McGrew, 1131 North |
Harrison street.
J. NJ Forbes, of Kiro, was on the |
North Side today attending to BUSH |
ness.
Miss Esther Pratt, of Rossvijle, ar |
rived Friday to spend several days |
with her cousin Miss Gladys Pratt.
George w. Ward has returned from |
a business trip to Omaha, Neb.
A NJ. Petro. drugg1st.-Adv.
Harry Bart1eson, of Dale, Kan, was |
On the North Side Friday visiting T. |
D. Joseph, of 1908 North jackson
street.
Mrs NJ H. Crosby, of Washington,
IS visiting Mrs. j. r. Madison, in
Rochester.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.