The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-21
NORTH TOPEKA.


Items of Interests.from the North Side of
the river.
J. E. Crockett spent yesterday in Kan
sas City.
". q. Nicholas of Maple Hill, is visit
ing here.
Dr. L A. Saunders of Mankato visited
here today.
C. A. Fernstrom went to St Joseph
this morning.
Mrs. 8 T. Fulton of Kansas City is WIS.,
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs B. T.
Payne
Mr.. and Mrs J. E. Crockett will enter
tain the Sweet Sixteen club tomorrow
evening.
A w. Coleman has returned from Den
yer and reports his son Austin greatly
improved in health.
Mrs. c. II. Rhodes attended the spring
opening of several large millinery firms
in Kansas City yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Al Evans have moved
back to town and are staying at NJ. 5.
Evans on Van Buren, street
The Hugh Bros. will play for the Rath-
burn Sisters at their social Friday even
ing, at their hall, 631 Kensas ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Shockey of Chicago were
the most scientific PLAYERS at the party
at Afr. and Mrs. Petro's last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Asbury, of 4jS
West Curtis street, are rejoicing over the
birth of girl baby, who arrived on the
18th.
W. I. Allen, assistant general manager
of the Rock Island, passed through in
his special car yesterday on his way to
Chicago.
Charley Fleming a former Rock ISL
and ticket puncher, visited friends here
yesterday on his way to Chicago from
! Prescott, Ariz.
Ed Griffith of Golden Rod is here to
visit his brother VIII and incidentally to
attend the meeting of the Red Men last
night
Dr. Rice from Jena university. Ger
many. visited Quincy school yesterday in
order TO gather matter to follow out his
| line of criticism, heretofore published in
the Forum
1t is understood that the Rochester
school board is wanting to purchase two
| dozen umbrellas for the use of their
scholars during school hours in the pri-
| mary department.
The Laurent Street Tennis club will
hold meeting next Wednesday evening
at o'clock at the home of DR.. L. A
Ryder, to elect officers for the coming
season and consider business before the
club
When Salvation Army banjoist pIayed
a jig for an accompaniment to a relig-
ious song last evening and the crow
laughed, ne defended himself by saying
that the devil has only one tune, and
that is the spittoon.
H A. Hubbard of Galveston, Texas, is
visiting ]. c. Cromwell. Mr.. Hubbard
saws that corn and grass are growing
nicely in southern Texas. He is very
enthusiastic over the south and Galveston
with its new deep water harbor which is
just completed.
The ladies' aid society of the Presby-
terrain church held their annual meeting
at Mrs. A. W. Coleman's on Monroe street
yesterday afternoon. Twenty members
were in attendance and elected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. J. Fl. Buck, Presi-
dent; Miss Ida Ward, vice president;
Miss Ward, secretary; Mrs. N. NJ. Hale,
treasurer. The hostess served delight
full luncheon.
j. c. Knox, who has been very i'll al
his home in Shorey for some time, died
last night at 1890 He was stricken
with paralysis in January. 1894, and has
been better and worse, alternately, since
then. This winter he has been very bad
and Monday in attempting to rise from
his bed, while no one was with him, ne
fell forward on his face and be-
came unconscious, in which con-
dition he remained until his death
. Mr.. Knox had lived in North Topeka
two years, at $40 Van Buren,, where he
kept boarding house, and then moved
to Shorey, where he has lived the pas
six years. He was sixty-six years of age
at the time of his death. He leaves d
wife, two sons and daughter, and two
motherless grandchildren here, and sor
and daughter in western Pennsylvania
his old home. Nine months ago yester-
day, yesterday. May 20. his eldest daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sadie White, died, and OIL
July IL last his youngest son was drown
ed, so that the family has suffered thres
deaths in nine months. Mr.. Knox was
member of the Laurent street Baptis
church. and Rev. Mr.. Hutchinson viii
preach at his funeral, which will be helC
at 10 a. N. tomorrow at the East India
, nola school house. The remains will
, then be taken to Rochester cemetery TO
interment.
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