The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-03
North Side NeWs

ACCORDING TO j. b. BLIZZARD, the price
of corn on the local market will have
slumped to 81 by December l. AT the
present time there is an extreme
shortage of corn for local milling, as
result of the failure of last years
crop. The supply of old corn is prac-
tically exhausted, and the new crop
will not be ready for the mills until
extremely high price at the mills, the
millers gladly paying S1.9O. There is
hardly enough meal on hand or corn
for grinding it to satisfy the demand.
Whether any other firms will follow
the lead of the Forbes Brothers COM
pany in installing machinery for
grinding corn flour is very doubtful.
There is a general belief that while
there may be a temporary demand for
corn flour while the war lasts this
demand will practically disappear in
this country when the war is over.
That a lasting demand for cheap corn
flour may exist abroad after the war
is highly probable, it is thought, but
in this country people can afford and
will demand pure wheat flour.
Y. w. C. A. classes open this week
and according to present indications
the enrollments will be substantially
greater than last year. The gym class,
the most popular one in the series
with the exception of the Bible study
class, will open the week of October
8. The gym class scored a hit last
year under the able direction of Miss
Kate Williams of the Y. w. c. A.
Special attention is being given to
the class in Bible study, and many
persons have evinced a desire to take
the course. Persons interested may
get particulars regarding any of the
classes by inquiring of Mrs. E. c. Sc
ger.
A reception will be given at the
North Topeka Baptist church Friday
evening in honor of the Rev. o. L.
Weir of Howard, Kan, who will take
up his duties as pastor of the church
Sunday. The Baptist church choir
under the direction of w. NJ. Van Ness
will have charge of the music at the
affair, and the Rev. Robert Gordon
of the First Baptist church and the
Rev J. E. Scheer of the Kansas Ave
nue. Methodist church will deliver the
addresses of welcome. The refresh
ments are in charge of the young peo
pies societies. 1t will be one of the
most important and elaborate func-
tions given on the North side in
long time.
The Rev. Mr.. Weir takes the pas
torate resigned by the Rev. w. Garnet
Handley last June. Doctor Handley
left on account of failing health and
is now in Portland, Ore, recuperating
from a protracted illness.
Social and Personal.
The class on church efficiency meets
this evening at the Christian church.
The class is being conducted by the.
pastor, Doctor Jones, and is designed
to teach church work to the younger
members, in order that they may be
ready later. on to take the places of
retiring officers and fill them credit
ably. The class meets each week.
The Indian Creek Grange fair this
:.
ally fine exhibits at the grange hall.
The ladies of the grange will serve a
chicken dinner to all who hunger and
thirst after good things to eat. Will
liam Boast, who attend many fairs
each year in the eastern section of
the most satisfactory of those which
he visits.
The Christian church. choir is PLAN
ming to present a special musical pro-
gram twice. 81 month at the Sunday
evening service. The music will not
the Sunday evening preaching serv-
A teachers meeting was held at
the North Topeka Baptist church
Tuesday evening. The new pastor,
Rev. o. L.sWeir,- gave a short talk.
Plans were outlined for a teachers
training class to be held every Mon
day evening for the benefit of sin
structorS in the Sunday school. The
Rev. Mr.. Weir will teach the class.
At a meeting of the official board
of the Central Avenue Christian
church Tuesday evening, reports were
received on the finances of the church
and Sunday school. At the recent
State Fair, the Christian church eat
ing house cleared $411. The treas
urers report showed all financial OBJ
legations met. Over $500 was paid
into mission work.
Mr.. and +. Mrs. J. B. Tracy have
moved from the South side to 825
North Kansas avenue.
Mrs. J. Herbert Jones is visiting in
Holton for a few days.
The police have changed on the
North side beat. Officers Duncan
and Ottinger are on in the day, and
Wonderly and Godfrey at night. In
the latter part of September it was
extremely hard to locate an officer on
the North side in the daytime.
Verne Farnsworth held a sale on
his farm on Indian creek Tuesday and
disposed of stock and personal prop
erty. He was called by the draft and
has been ordered to report at Camp
Funston today.
Ed. Boast, of Elmont, is in North
Topeka with Mr.. and Mrs c. p.
! Antrim, 1863 North Kansas avenue
during the session of the district
court. He is acting as juror.
Everett Williamson, of Granville,
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