The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-01
IN NORTH TOPEKA
It Is Cleanup Day at Second
Presbyterian Church.
Country Schools Are Opening
for the Fall Term.

After a slow rise extending over
four days, the Kaw- river is again
that of trying to dwindle into moth
! ingness- Last Saturday, the river
measured just s.6 feet Then it began
t to go up The going going. up" process
when the maximum height of III feet
was reached. The first fall in the
river since Saturday was recorded at
the weather bureau this morning. The
river is now down to the ia feet
mark
The river will continue to drop, ac-
cording to reports received by the
local weather bureau, and by Satur-
day it probably will be lower than it
has been at any time in the past
three months. Daily reports indicate
fair weather for Topeka and the
weekly forecast for the state predicts
that similar weather will prevail
throughout Kansas. Under such con-
ditions, the river will be given no OPP
portunity to rise, not even being able
to rise in wrath at the conditions that
are robbing it of its existence.
Make Sport of Work.
The ability to turn work into play
is essentially a feminine characteristic
and the women of the Second Pres
byterian church are today exercising
it.
A general house cleaning had been
scheduled for today at the church.
The work is to be done by the women.
They got together talked it over
and the program for the events of the
week calls for housekeeping and
basket dinner picnic by the women to
be held at the church, Wednesday.
This morning the women began to
meet AS soon as they arrived at the
church they started to work. This
noon a feast made from the union
was spread and made away with and
tonight the church will be spotless, or
as nearly so as the hardest workers
are able to make it.
Country Schools Opening.
District schools are already opening
up for the year. The first in Shaw
nee county to start the new term is
the Pleasant Ridge school which
opened Monday From that date vari-
Gus schools throughout the county will
start their classes. The majority of
the schools, however, will not begin
their year until next Tuesday. Lyman
school will not open until September
20, the date on which schools in To-
peka will open.
Notes and Personals.
The Rev. Harry Perry, who has |
been in charge of the Church of the |
Good Shepherd during July and Au-
gust, has returned to his parish in |
Kansas.
There will be rehearsal of the |
North Topeka Baptist choir at the |
church Thursday evening.
North Topeka Baptist church, will |
have a straw ride and wienie roast at |
Gage park Friday night. They will |
have as their guests members of the |
will attend the roast will meet at the
home of Miss Agnes Carlson, 1919 |
Central avenue at 7:15 o'clock, Fri |
day evening.
A. Patterson, of Rossville, returned
This morning from trip to northeast
Missouri. Conditions in Missouri are
not generally good, according to Mr.
Patterson. From Kansas City to
Memphis, Missouri. a distance of
more than 200 miles, there is prac-
.ically no corn, he says.
The Rev. R. w. Waldron, of Hor-
ton, was in North Topeka Tuesday on
business. Rev. Mr.. Waldron was for
merly pastor of the Kansas Avenue
Methodist church, in North Topeka.
The Loyal Daughters and the Loyal
Workers of the Central Avenue Chris
ian church. will have picnic sup
per tonight at the home of Miss T. c.
sutton, 2O6 East Gordon street.
New telephone directories were dis
-ributed this morning in North To-
1eka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Shenk, of Ross
lille, were in North Topeka this morn
ng.
Charles Logan returned to his home
IN the Rochester road Tuesday after
spending several days in ST Francis
hospital following a minor operation.
logan, who is a sophomore in Wash
1urn college, expects to try out for
he football team this year.
Charles Lukens made a business
rip to Meriden Tuesday
Mrs. Jerome Mowers, of Silver Lake,
vas in North Topeka Tuesday on bust
less and to visit friends
Farmers from north of town con-
inue to bring in large loads of cab
)age and potatoes.
A wagon carrying a heavy load of
and broke down late Tuesday evening
IN Curtis street. near Kansas avenue. | ,
t had not been removed this morning.
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