The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-19
NORTH TOPEKA.
Items of Interest from the North Side
the River.

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her home, on VanBuren street
J. Fl. Rigby is moving his family from
Monroe street to 11S east Norris street
Mrs. Jennie Mccartney of Y alley Falls
visited the family of J. P. Wilson yes
terday.
Thirteen people, by actual count, told
the reporter this morning that it was
raining.
Three hundred and f1fty-six women
voted in the first ward Saturday, very
heavy vote
Mr.. Fleisher. the Rochester grape
raiser, is very ill with nervous prostra-
ton at his home.
Mrs D. A. Piatt has been i'll the past
two weeks at her home, corner of Morse
and Taylor.
Jones-"Are you keeping Lent?"
Bones-sNo, haven't been able to bor-
row anything"
A candidate who said that the best
women would not vote was defeated by
them Saturday.
Harry Moulton. of Kansas City. is visit
ing his mother, Mrs L. w. Moulton, on
Kansas avenue.
For one week only at
Arnold's Drug Store.
The kaleidoscope.
W. A. Penny, who has had charge of
the Hale s. Evans stock, has returned to
his home in Garnett
NJ T. Campbell is rejoicing in the fact
that twice as many women voted for him
as for both his opponents.
Miss Laura Gum, who has been in
Okarche, o. T., the past year, is visiting
the family of w. Il. WATSON.
Charley Steele has returned from
Toronto, Canada, where he has been at
tending veterinary college.
Mrs Patrick Broadly, residing at the
corner of Laurent and Monroe streets, is
very low with consumption.
Mrs George Stansfeld returned Sun
day from visit of several months in
Boston, greatly improved in health
Mrs Annie NJ. Broderick, her mother
Mrs. Deerds, aud daughter Miss Gertrude
have gone to Michigan for an extended
visit
There were no services at the Metho-
dist church Sunday evening, as the pastor
was attending the conference at Leaven-
worth.
Mrs F. II. Morris entertained nine
| tables of her friends at cards Saturday
evening, in honor of her fourteenth we'd
ding anniversary.
At the meeting of the Good Literature
reading circle, at Mr.. o. d. SINNERS
! tonight, Mathew Arnold will be the sub
J ject of discussion.
The Ladies aid society of the Presby-
terian Church, will meet at the home of
Mrs. M. A. Coleman, on Monroe street,
tomorrowafternoon.
Clay Bowen says the first case in his
court will be a divorce case. 1t is hoped
that it is not Mr Bowen as plaintiff and
the Republican party as defendant
The young people of the North Con-
gregational church will meet tonight to
organize bible class. which will be led
by Mr. Strong of Washburn college,
Miss Bessie L Root, who has had
ten days siege of the mumps, is getting
along nicely and hopes to resume her
studies at the high school in a day or
two.
Miss Mary Shorey, sister of the late
Ezra Shorey, arrived yesterday from Yer
mont and the funeral was held today at
eleven o'clock. The remains were taken
east this afternoon for interment
A union meeting of the Junior En-
deavor societies of the city will be held
next Sunday at p. m. in the North Con-
gregational church, at which the pro-
gramme will be furnished by the north
side societies.
DR.. Ellinger was called to attend Ell
Gilliss, living six miles northwest of Sill
yer Lake, by telephone message from
that place yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Gilliss' team ran away, and he was
thrown from the wagon, crushing his
ankle in a terrible manner. He will
probably have stiff ankle when he re-
covers.
The funeral of Russell Stock, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L P. Stock, who died in
Hillsboro Texas, was held at Fairview
school house at 2 p. m. Sunday. The
deceased was young man we'll known
in the vicinity of his home, and the
number of friends in attendance at the
services and interment was very large.
The remains were inferred st Rochester
cemetery.
Two little boys, about IS years of age
escaped from the eform school Sunday
morning about 10 o'clock by telling the
| guard that someone wanted to see him
in the building, and they taking leg bail
They went to the barn of Alvin Travis,
helped themselves to a saddle and bride
and putting them on a horse in a pas
ture near by, started off down the road
! Before they had gone far Bert Shields
: overlook them and brought the horse
back, but let the boys go They were
caught about 1 o'clock, however and
taken back to the school.
: While Mr.. aud Mrs. Jacob Shockley
were driving along Kious street Sunday
r morning the team became frightened
and started to run. D1r. Shockley turned
them into ditch near the corner Of
Monroe, in order to stop them, and Mrs
| Shockley was thrown out on her head
and shoulders. She was carried into
r Mrs Greenway's. near by, and medical
aid summoned. 1t was found that she
! was .uninjured otherwise than a flesI
: wound on the cheek and the shock oc
casioned by her fright and fall Mr.
Shockley's team ran away three weeks
ago on the same avenue, tearing things
UP pretty badly.
A very large number of friends attend