The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-08
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The Third Christian church will
have an eating booth at the fair next
week.
The first annual roll call rally of
the Third Christian church will be
held on Thursday evening.
The Jewish new year begins tonight
at sunset. A two days celebration
will be held. Special services will be
held at 418 Kansas avenue today and
tomorrow. This is the year 1915 in
the Jewish calendar.
A mass meeting of Jews will be held
September % when a movement will
be inaugurated for the relief of the
Jews in the eastern war zone Gov
ernor Capper, william ]. Berkowitz
and Charles F. Scott will give adj
dresses.
The teachers of Shawnee county
morning at the high school audi
forum. J. A. Shoemaker, one of the
new state rural school supervisors,
will speak on the requirements for the
standard rural school
John Smith-not of the history
books but of Richland-was fined SIS
in the court of Topeka because he
disturbed the peace of the farmers at
a grange picnic. Walter Hupp, who
was tried with him on the same
charge, was found not guilty
The members of the Loyal Berean
Bible school class and the Christian
Endeavorers of the Third Christian
church held a joint business meeting
at the home of Rev. and Mrs Crock
EFT, 631 Lime street, on last evening.
The business session was followed by
a social hour.
The watermelons for the feast given
by Topeka Lodge No. II, A F. and A.
M, had to be shipped in for the first
time since the lodge pegan giving an
nua1 watermelon feasts. The melons
40, fror GODDARD
talk at the feast on the subject,
Masonry and the Pyramids"
Miss Vera Wilkinson and Mr.. Au-
gust Johns, both of Topeka, were
married at CoffeyviHle Monday Mrs
Johns was a graduate nurse of ST.
Francis hospital. Mr.. Johns is. en-
pIoyed in the foreign department of
the Santa Fe offices. After short
wedding trip they will live at 1874
Polk street.
The Pierce's addition and the Ivan
dale school did not open Tuesday with
the rest of the county schools. These
two schools are near the fair grounds
and the county superintendent, John
F. Eby, realized that the schools
might as well be closed during the
fair. other county schools will be
closed for at least two days during
fair week.
L. S. Baser, a banker of Galva, left
a suit of clothes at the side OF the road
where he stopped to repair his auto
mobile between Topeka and Meriden.
The suit was missed when the party
reached Meriden and Mr.. Baser re-
turned to the spot but the clothes
were gone. Mr.. Baser with his broth
er-in-law, J. H. Seal of Maxwell, was
on the way to Kansas City.
The waterworks at Manhattan will
be improved this year TO the extent or
$4,000 without a bond issue by the
city The improvements are being
made under the law that allows the
action upon the submission of the
plans to the public utilities commits
sion provided the city's bonded IN
debtedness is notzsynore than Ia. per
cent of the assessed valuation.
The Rev E. P. Smith. the new pas
tor of the First United Presbyterian
church, was installed last night A
reception will be given tonight at the
church for the Rev. and Mrs. Smith.
The Kansas City presbyter held its semi
annual meeting at the church Tues
day. The Rev. w. F. Graham of Win
chester presided at the installation
services at night. The Rev. r. M
Kerr of Kansas City gave the address
to the new pastor, and the Rev j. II.
Gibson of Kansas City addressed the