The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-14
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

E. A. Stancliff was arrested b,
Motorcops Richards and WEIGH Fri
! day evening on a charge OF speeding
]. E. Garnt arrested by Officer!
| Billings and Alba, is booked at the pc
lice station on a charge of drunken
ness.
The Rev. c. \. Riggle will preach
at the Seward Avenue NJ. E. church
! Sunday morning. A. E. Hughes pas
tor of the church, will preach in the
evening.
The union services of the First
churches will be held at the First Me
thodist church. Rev. Robert Gordon
| of the First Baptist church will preach
! the sermon.
F. Metzger's name decorates the
| blotter at the police station. He was
arrested Friday evening on charge OF
! speeding in an auto and fined So. He
was arrested by Richards.
DR.. Cooks Adult Bible class of the
First Christian church will have pic
mic Tuesday evening at Gage park
Supper will be served to members OF
the class and their families.
Albert Ross, a son of the Rev. A. J.
Ross, of Topeka, has been organizing
playground work at Liberal, Kan, this
extension department of the state uni
VerSity.
"a Historical Review of the Use of
the Bible in the Church Services" will
be the subject of DR.. Arthur S. Hen
derSon'S lecture to his Bible class at
10 o'clock at the First Congregational
church.
The w. H. lines Motor Car company
received three more car loads of
Dodge automobiles this week, making
a total CT about one hundred Dodge
cars received at the Topeka agency
so far this season.
Dr. Arthur S Henderson will speak
before the members of his large class
for men at the First Congregational
church Sunday at ten o'clock on "A
Bible in Church Services"
e. C. Ross, son of the Rev. A. J.
Ross, pastor of the German Methodist
church, has been given the position
Palawan province, Philippine Islands.
He has been serving as principal of
the Cujo school
The board of trustees of the st.
Johns A. NJ. E. church has arranged
for the last payment on the S5,OOO
mortgage against the church property
at Seventh street and Topeka avenue
The congregation hopes to erect a new
church building SOON
The Public Health Nursing assOcia-
ton continues to get good results The
infant mortality rate has been reduced
from / 2 to 9 per cent, since the asSo-
citation began working. SiXty-five ba-
bies were born in Topeka during the
month OF July. more nurses are
needed.
Frank Southwick of this city, who,
with his wife is visiting his parents
at LudingtOn, Mich, has qualified for
a Carnegie hero medal. He saved the
lives of Roy Burns of Ludington, and
Robert Burns Colts, of Manistee, Mich.
The boys, who could not swim, were
in a boat which capsized- Southw1ck
rescued the boys as they were clinging
to the overturned boat.
iii .Dr,l1l aTc--
sioner of water and lighting, says he
has discovered a way to make carp fit
to eat. Remove all the flesh from
the skeleton he says, then boil the
skeleton and bury it in qulckllme-
to the desiccating plant to
come and get the flesh. In this way
all the offensive characteristics of the
carp will be removed
G. H. Harmon a Topeka patrolman,
has invented a wrench and made ar
to finance its manufac-
ture. The new feature of the inVen-
ton is that the jaws, instead of being
adjusted by means of a set screw, are
operated by a lever which is grasped
by the operator in holding the handle.
The wrench will be made in different
sizes, one size being for the 1O-cent
store trade.
The Dorcas class of the First Bap-
list church gave lawn party Friday
evening at the home of Miss Elsie |
14Uo west SlXln street. nOSS
present were: Miss Jordan, Miss Win |
1ifred Jones' Miss Helen HOller, Miss
gladys Lillson. Miss Estelle Deimler, |
Miss Vera Cruz, Miss Vera Dunlap, |
Miss Maud Duckett, Miss Lulu Jordan, |
Miss Gertrude Miley, Miss Ruth Whit
lker, Miss Amy McCally, Miss Doro- !,
by Culp, Billy Ayers, Mr.. Wood, Joe
Billy Kellogg, Merle Alton,
Amel Sorenson, Raymond French, Ed
ward Jones and Mr.. Lyons of New
York
The Prince Hall grand chapter, o.
:. s., of the Kansas and Colorado
a colored organization,
losed its session with the election
# officers as follows: Worthy grand
natron, Miss Olivia Porter of Oswe-
20; worthy grand patron, H. 1. Mon
oe, Topeka; worthy associate matron,
drs. Pauline Freeman, Kansas City
Kan; worthy associate patron, ]. ].
Wells, Great Bend; grand treasurer,
Irs. NJ. A. Jones, Wichita; grand sec
etary, Mrs. Corinne O'Bryant, Denver;
srand conductress, Mrs. Georgia
Ware, Topeka; grand assistant con-
luctress, Mrs. Mary Jones, Kansas
q Carroll, Kansas City. The next
srand session will convene at EN-
ooria.
The troubles of the East Side Drain
lge board are to be shifted to new
shoulders. The present members will
'esign. G. E. Burnam will be the first
o quit. His place will be filled by the
'emaining members of the board.
When the new member has been Sc
ected Sam Brintnan will resign, and
when his successor has been selected
~ the others L. J. Darr will surrender
lis office to a new man to be select
ID by the other two. This is the pro-
gram agreed upon at a meeting of
he board and interested citizens in
he Office of Rooney & Mote, attorneys
or the taxpayers The members of
10 hoard ha fn I
mill for the coming year. The last
evy was mills