The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-01
in NORTH TOPEKA
Extra Coaches on u. p. Bring
Kids to Meet.
Among the North Topeka
Churches Sunday.


one hundred delegates from the west
ern part of Shawnee county to the
track meet, which is being held al
the State Fair grounds.
An extra coach was added to thu
train at Junction City. One of the
largest delegations came from Ross
2 VILE The motor car on the Marysville
branch was crowded to the limit when
it arrived on the North side this morn
ing.
Beginning Monday evening with the
east bound plug, the Union Pacific will
run extra coaches on all their trains
to accommodate the delegates to the
State Sunday school convention, which
will be held in Topeka, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Stamp Sales Increase.
A noticeable increase is shown in
the monthly report of stamp sales
from the North Topeka postoffice dur
ing the month of April 1914 and April
1915. The total stamp sales for April
1914 was s1.071-29, and April Just
past, S1,121.32, an increase of S5O-O2
Delegates on North Side.
number of the delegates to the
State Sunday school convention will
stay on the North side according to
reports.
the delegates are requested to notify
George E. Dougherty, who has charge
of locating the visitors.
Scouts Receive Certificates.
John H. Fazel. scout commissioner
presented the newly organized Scout
troops at the Boys State Industrial
school with their certificates, Friday
Two troops were recently organ
lied at the school, No 10 has r. G.
Wellinger scout master No. II is
in charge of E. E. Newly.
DIR. H. w. Charles stated that by
next week many more of the boys
would be qualified for second class
scouts.
First Meeting Tuesday Night.
1t is planned by those who are
working to organize the permanent
booster club on the North side, to call
the first meeting for Tuesday night,
May 4, in Luken's Opera house.
If enough boosters will turn out, A
club can be formed that will material
ly help North Topeka and give the
10000 persons living on the North
side a voice in the city politics.
Among the Churches Sunday.
The opening of the membership
contest will take place Sunday morn
ming at the North Topeka Baptist
church. The school will be divided
into two sides under the direction of
Kenneth Clark and T. M. Forbes.
Communion service will be held at
II a. m. Junior B. Y. P. U. will
be held at o'clock. intermediate
and Senior at p. m. Service for
the people at p. m. Subject: when
a Feller Needs a Friend" special
series of sermons for the people will
be delivered during the month OF MAY
as follows:
May 2. When Feller Needs
Friend" May 9, "A Confidential Talk
to the Girl Who Is Growing Up"
May 16. The Delusion of the Moral
Young Man. Outside of the Church"
May %, "A Word to Those on the
Shelf" May 80, "A Fool and His
Money Are Soon Parted"
The regular Sunday services will
be held at the North Topeka Congre-
gational church.
Kansas Avenue Methodist church
the Rev. j. E. Scheer pastor. $3.50
O'Clock Sunday School, H. A French, |
superintendent. IL o'clock Commun-
ion Service. o'clock Junior League. /
z o'clock Intermediate League 6;45
o'clock EpwOrth League Topic 1.-The !
Promise of Personal Holiness" Lead |
er, Miss Pearl Nash. s o'clock preach /
ing Theme, Where Are You"
Rev Joseph p Hicks. pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church. will de- /
liver his sermon, "Cheerfuness," next /
Sunday morning. In the evening, /
Judge Mcfarland will preach on Jul /
venile Court Work" This is given 4
Mems Committee, composed of Fred /
Morns. Ralph Campbell and T. D. |
Joseph.
Notes and Personals.
Ralph Wilson has returned from a
two months trip to California.
Frank White, of Chanute Kan,
will spend Sunday on the North Side
visiting friends
Boyce Forbes, of kiro, has returned /
home after spending short time on /
the North Side.
The Rangers class of the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church has post
poned the ice cream social which was
to have been held Friday night at the
home of Ned Kellar, 141S Quincy
street. until Friday, May Z.
Miss Marie Britenstein has resigned
her position with the Austin-Spediker
Mercantile company.
Mrs L. Robinson has returned to
her home in North Topeka, after
spending a short time in Kansas City.
The North Topeka fire department
was called to the home of Mrs. Ida
Widner, 912 Polk street, Friday night
at 10:45 to extinguish a small fire.
Rags had been stuffed into tn. Chin
ney on the first floor and a piece of
paper pasted over the flue hole. Fri
day evening a fire was built in anoth-
er stove and the hot chimney set fire
TO the rags. The alarm was turned
in by a passerby.
Miss May Thompson. who is i'll at
one of the local hospitals, is reported
to be improving.
Mrs. ]. A. Sheetz, of 1929 North
Quincy street, entertained informally
Friday evening at a luncheon.
A. A. Petro. druggist--Adv.
Mrs. Homer Ray, of Kansas City,
Mo-, will arrive this evening to spend
Sunday with her cousin Miss Bess
Sheet.
w. H Maus, of Elmont, was a
North Side visitor today.
r. S. Priddy. of Elmont, has re-
turned home from n business trip to
Kansas City.
Mrs. Nelson Caldwell, of Indian
Creek neighborhood, was on the
North Side today shopping.