The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-14
NORTH TOPEKA.
Items of Interest From the North Side OF
the River.

Items OF Interest From the North Side or
the River.
Miss Leora Morrow spent Sunday in
Meriden.
Miss Hattie Armstrong of Rock Creek
is the guest of friends in this city.
Charles Kouns is here from Salina to
visit MIR. and Mrs. A. o. Rorabaugh on
Park street
-M4ssFica Graft has returned to her
home in Salina after spending two weeks
with North Topeka friends
Miss Bessie Greenway of Kansas City
is visiting her cousin, Miss Hattie Green
way, on North Madison street.
Bert Singles, of Silver Lake left yes
terday for Red Oak, Ia, to spend some
time with friends and relatives
K G. Bean, of Emporia, is visiting his
uncle on Quincy street He was former
ly an attendant at the state insane asy-
1um.
Mira. J. E. Crockett is visiting her
parents in junction City. Mr. and Mrs.
Crockett drove to junction City Satur-
day, and Mr.. Crockett returned yester-
day.
Rev. W. B Hutchinson is being assist
ed in revival work this week by Rev.
Mr.. Wells, of Partridge Place church,
Kansas City, Rev. Mr.. Wells arrived
yesterday.
]. H. Heller, 1902 N. Kansas avenue,
grocery and meat market. Good treat
ment and fine meats and groceries; you
can do better here than elsewhere.
The Magnet Restaurant and Short Or
der house, a. ]. Prudfit, $50 n. Kansas
ave. Wholesale fruits and confectionery,
Geo. ], Graves s. Sons, 10 and 1T
West Laurent street, North Topeka, for
buggy tops, cushions. wagons, and bug
gies built to order. Bell phone 33s.
There was larger attendance at the
Baptist Sunday school yesterday than
there has been for six years, at least, and
perhaps the largest in its history. There
were just 140 pupils in attendance Sun
day.
81 can't see why corn should go I'D
any" said c. A. Lukens today. 81 drove
from here to BelIvue, west of st. Marye.
yesterday, and I never saw such piles
of corn before. The farmers have 1t
cribbed and are holding it, but 1 don't
think it will go up The amount of corn
1 saw just on that drive was many times
as much as you would imagine"
A hack which was being driven south
on Kansas avenue at o'clock last even
ing at rapid rate ran over a railroad
torpedo in the middle of the 800 block
There was a loud report which fright
ened the horses and caused the persons
on the street to look around pretty
quickly. At first it was thought some
one had opened the door OF the carriage
and fired a shot, but on searching, the
tin remains of the explosive were found
near the street car track where the ex-
plosion occurred.
The claim department of the Union
Pacific is finding business lighter than
Tor long time. Major R. W. Jenkins.
claim agent says the reason is that more
experienced men are working now and
meet with fewer accidents than new
hands Two years ago, when many Of
the old men were out and green ones in.
accidents were numerous. The return of
the OLD men to work has made business
light for the major
Macadamizing has been begun on the
Rochester road at the edge of town
The place where there are two trscks
one on each side of a row of mamie trees
is being graded, and the stones cracked
last winter by the Associated Charities
are being put in. Some of the trees have
also been cut out. This is in front of
Daniel Armstrong; place, and is a verv
dusty place in hot weather and muddy in
the spring. Last winter the county com
r-issiOners offered to furnish the stone
for macadamizing the Rochester road
and pay 81 in for each dollars worth of
work that was done by the people, but
the otter was not accepted by the citi-
gems. This work is being done by the
township.