The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-23
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

E. E. Harrison has purchased the
residence at Tenth and Gilmore
streets and will move into it from the
farm. The consideration was $1,000
The Rev. Henry E. Wolfe. district
| superintendent Methodist Episcopal
church, will preach at the East Side
M E. church Sunday morning at IL
o'clock.
DR.. S. ]. Crumbine will deliver ar
address, illustrated with moving pic
lures, on the subject, The Long and
Short Haul" at Redden chapel Sun
day evening at 1880 o'clock.
Eighteen cases of whooping cough
and three cases of measles, three OF
ch1ckenpox, two of diphtheria and one
of typhoid have been reported to the
city health office during the week.
'JesuS's Teaching as to Prayer will
be the subject of DR.. w. c. Wheeler's
address to DR.. Arthur S. Henderson
Bible class tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock at the First Congregational
church.
A special musical program by the
cho1r, the orchestra, the young ladies'
sextette and Miss Naomi Johnson, will
be given at the First Swedish Ba ptiSt
church, Fourth and Fillmore streets,
Sunday evening.
The Epworth league of the First M.
T. church is just starting its fall work.
The leader scheduled for the meeting
tomorrow night is Deets Pickett. The
topic will be 1.-The Call of Missions for
Men and Money"
H. Greenbaum, proprietor of the
Greenbaum store here, went to Sa-
store there. The opening was Sched-
uled for today. Mrs. Greenbaum ac-
companied her husband on the trip.
Topeka has not yet become so mod
ern that her citizens do not take in
terest in dog fight. A scrap between
a dog "a mir of he C0if
variety attracted a crowd Friday night
on Kansas avenue near Eighth street.
special train of three cars was
necessary to take care of those attend
ing the ''wienie roast" given by Strick-
lerS Topeka Business college, Friday
evening, at the city waterworks. More
than $50 enjoyed the evening, roast
ing wienies, eating doughnuts and
drinking cider.
The Central Park Christian church
Is holding revival services every night
the meetings to continue for three
weeks. The Rev. r. P. Mcpherson,
pastor, is preaching and his son, the
Rev. Willis Mcpherson, pastor of the
Christian church at Leroy, Kan, is
leading the singing.
AT the Railroad Y M c. A. Sunday
evening at o'clock, October 20, Col.
James L. Taylor of the bureau of safe
transportation of explosives will lee
ture on that subject. The lecture will
De free OF charge and will be of in
terest to all railroad men handling
explosives in transit, and to shippers
of such explosives.
Captain Joseph G.. Waters, dean of
the Shawnee county bar, will address
meeting of men only at the Walnut
Grove Methodist church the sub
ject, WAR and Peace The meeting
will be held Monday evening at
o'clock 1t is under the direction of
the Brotherhood of the church. The
Brotherhood quartet will sing.
Vesper services will be held at
Washburn tomorrow at o'clock in
MacVicar chapel. DIR. Charles M.
Sheldon will be the principal speaker,
his subject being Eight Men With a
Purpose Whom I Have KNOWN a
travel lecture. Music is on the pro-
gram, two songs by Miss Helen Hoga-
boom and music by Dean Whitehouse.
The mass meeting for men at the Y
M. G. A. tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock will be addressed by the Rev.
E. P. Smith and the Rev. G. K. Hart
man of this city. and A. L. Sparks of
Chicago. Mr.. Sparks is connected
with the Santa F'e railroad and is in
Topeka on business. He was dele
gate at the big convention in his home
city last week and will give message