The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-02
IN NORTH topeka
The Rev. Charles Browning an
Image Of the President.
Looks Enough Like Him To Be
Twin Brother.
WAS BORN IN SAME COUNTY
{. l.. Slower Lived on Farm
Owned by Wilson's Uncle.
But Never Heard of Nations
Head While a Boy.
WAS BORN IN SAME COUNTY

North Topeka people do not know
that they have with them every day
in the week a man who has been
taken for the president on several oc-
casions, and about whom remarks
of his resemblance are made several
times a day.
This mar is the Rev Charles
Browning, 122 West Gordon street.
Mr.. Browning is the pastor of the
Seward Avenue church. He has re-
Gently returned to Topeka, but was
preacher in the Methodist church in
North Topeka twenty-five years ago
Mr. Browning is about the same
size and build as the president. parts
his hair the same way, wears glasses,
and very much resembles the presi-
dent in every way.
He was born on the banks of the
Kaw river, N covered wagon, some
where within the present city limits,
60 years ago last September
When asked whether or not he was
a Democrat, the answer was that he
was born a Republican and would
not exchange his views or work in
life with the president, with all due
respect to President Wilson
Another man who claims distinc-
ton is G. l.. Slower who lives near
Silver Lake. He states that he was
born in the same county with the
that the president was growing into
manhood. When Mr.. Slower was
boy he lived on 2 farm owned by an
uncle of President Wilson Mr.. Sto-
yer has been suffering with an attack
of the grip for three weeks and yes
terday made his first trip to Topeka.
He lived in Stanton county, Virginia,
until early manhood but does not re-
member having met the young Mr..
woodrow Wilson, nor even heard of
III Mr.. &c older
than the president, and so knows that
the both of them were in the county
at the same time
To Open Next Sunday.
The first service of the Presbyter-
ian and Church Efficiency Month will
be held next Sunday morning when
the pastor will preach on 'The Only
Hope of American Homes or Real
Preparedness"
The evening service will be especial
" for young people ard will be ad-
dressed by Justice John Marshall
Justice Marshall is attracting large
audiences in his lay sermcns which
he delivers monthly.
Notes and Personals.
\ Washington birthday celebrations
February p. will be given by the Ep-
worth league and the Ladies aid of
the First German Methodist church at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Urban,
1115 North Monroe street.
Mrs. $ J. Greyer, or central ave-
nue., will entertain the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the First German Methodist
church Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bausch of Hoyt,
Kan, were in North Topeka Tuesday.
Mac Norton of Hoyt brought car
load of hogs to North Topeka Tues
day.
NJ S. George and John o. Shroff
returned last night after a two weeks
visit to Hot Springs, Ark.
Word has been received from f. D.
Gresser who has been in Hot Springs
for several weeks. that he is much i'm
proved and will return home in week
or ten days
S. X. and Ed Burroughs, Jack and
Ed Reece were in from Granville
Tuesday on business.
The Sunshine Bible class will not
meet Thursday afternoon on account
of the Burnett funeral.