The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-10
NORTH TOPEKA.
Items OF Interest from the North Sid
the Rivar.

Items OF Interest from the North Side Of
the River.
Master James, Lacey is sick with the
grip.
J. s. Morse went to St. Joseph this
morning.
Joe Warnock is spending few days
in Valencia.
James Stewart of Silver Lake is visit
ing in the city.
DR.. Thomas has removed to his former
home, Hiawatha
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Kane spent today
with acquaintance in Oskaloosa.
Mrs G. W. Clark of Beloit is the guest
of Mrs. A. NJ. Petro on Van Buren, street
Rebekah lodge 81 L o. o. F., confer
red the initiatory degree on Miss Ander
son last evening.
The Christian church will begin a
series of special meetings tonight to last
through the week.
Rev. W. L Byers was last evening in
itiated into the mysteries of Topeka
Commandery No K. T.
Miss Mollie Ferguson, who has been
visiting Mrs. A o. Rorabaugh, returned
to her home in Kansas City today.
Mr.. and MIRA E. a GiIdner have
changed their minds aud will make
their home at 118 Holman street instead
of on jackson street
The egg social which was to have
been given Friday night by the Junior
Endeavor society at the Congreg ational
church has been indefinitely postponed.
A highly respected but absent minded
man drove off in a rig which he thought
was his yesterday but really belonged to
another man. His surprise when he re-
turned and found the rightful owner
waiting for his horse was not feigned.
The police notified some people to keep
up their chickens this morning. These
particular people kept them up during
the day, but turned them out in the
evening. If all angry neighbors com
planned, the police would have their
hands full.
B. F. Van Horn has sold his farm of
300 acres six miles west of town on the
lower Silver Lake road The considera-
ton is understood to be $4,000 in cash
and a stock of goods valued at $4,000.
Mr.. Van Horn has advertised sale of
stock and household effects to take place
the latter part of the month. and will re-
move to California or Florida for the
benefit of his wife's health He is one
of the Oldest settlers in this vicinity, and
his farm is considered one of the best in
the valley.
Mrs. W. A. Bowen of Meriden was
slightly injured by being thrown from d
cart attached to a runaway horse yester-
day. The horse took fright at the inter
section of Curtis street and the avenue
and wheeling suddenly. threw Mr.. Bow
en- out upon the pavement The horse
dashed north on Kansas avenue, anC
Mrs. Bowen was thrown out just before
reaching Railroad street She struck Oh
her face and shoulder. Officer Purcell
| and others carried her into a store, anC
she was well enough at 2 o'clock, fou
hours after the accident, to start home
w. L. Lyon died very sudde My at hi
home, three miles south of town, las
evening. He has lived for ninetee
years in Topeka and was we'll known Of
| this side. He had been on the farm blu
one year. He was a brother of Glen
Lyon, the travelling man, and a nephew
of Mrs. F. L. Coburn, both of whom re
side here. He was in town yesterda
noon apparently as we'll as usual. Ate
he had returned home he was taken witt
pains in his back about 8 O'clock an
died between and o'clock that even
ing. Mr.. Lyon was Al years of age an
enlisted in the army when but Is year
old He was troubled considerably witt
a gunshot wound in the hip and it i
thought this may have been partly tn
cause of his death. He was a msmbe
of the Fraternal Aid society on this sid
and Of the Masons on the south side.
The Topeka branch of the Woman
Foreign Mission society of the NJ. Z
church is holding its quarterly meetin
at the Kansas Avenue Methodist churc
today. The Topeka branch includes tn
states of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wy
oming and Texas. They held two NEE
ings today, one beginning at 10 a. N. an
the afternoon session at p. NJ. and thi
evening the meeting will begin at 7:3
The delegates and representatives wen
to the church early today and RENAME
all day, lunch. being served
the class room by the ladie
of the Kansas avenue church. Th
morning meeting was devoted to tn
consideration of business of the societ,
The general topic for the whole sessio
is s'China." This afternoon DR.. Ida Ste
phenson, a micsionary returned frol
Tien Tsin, China, gave an address. Sh
will also speak this evening. Mrs. R.
McNabb, also a returned N issionar
from China, addressed the meeting
Among the visitors from abroad are Mis-
NJ. Watson of Lincoln, CORES pondin
secretary, and Mrs. A. NJ Davis, trea
urer of the society, also of Lincoln. Pc
sons desiring to attend this evening
meeting are invited to do so.
e. w. Hughes InxtalImsnt House.
Now at 107 East Fifth, opposite pos