The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-08
NORTH TOPEKA.


Miss Birdie stoker leaves today for a
visit in Rossville.
Mr.. Leon futile leaves tomorrow for
a weeks vacation in Colorado.
Mr. John Dodd who has been in Clay
ton, Ill, for the past year is expected
home soon.
Mrs. r. B. McMasters and daughter
Ludelle, will leave shortly for Omaha,
Neb., to visit.
Mrs J. M. Butterfly who has been
quite sick is reported as being very
much improved.
Mr.. Frank Babcock brought a bunch
| of grapes to town this morning weigh
ing twelve ounces.
All news items for the State Journal
should be left at the Kimbau Printing
Co., 1856 Kansas avenue.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Harris, 924 Van Buren,
| street, will spend next week visiting in
the country near Silver Lake.
A magic lantern exhibition was given
Thursday evening at the Kaw Valley
school house, northeast of town.
The infant child of Cass Matthews,
which died Thursday evening, was
buried this morning at Prairie Home.
Mrs. Komer and son George of St
| Louis will arrive tomorrow to visit Mrs.
| Komer's sister, Mrs A A Rowley, 1925
| Kansas avenue.
! Miss Gertie Rhodes, who has been Wis
! iting Mrs. George Klussmann on West
! Gordon street, left for her home in
| Manhattan last night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Morrow and
| daughter Ethel will leave Monday to
| spend few days with the family of
| Mr.. Mccullough, near Meriden.
Knights ambulance came over to
North Topeka last night and took Mrs
Nash of Shorey to Christ hospital to
! be operated upon for appendicitis.
J. f. Gwinn, now of California, who
| four years ago was station agent at the
Union Pacific and staunch Repubi-
| can. has come out for Bryan.
Mr. and Mrs Ed Davis left yesterday
| for Ration, N. M, to visit relatives.
F. NJ. futile came in from the west
| this afternoon and will spend Sunday
with his family.
Miss Olivia Bischoff, who has been in
Denver for the past month the guest of
! Mrs. w. F. Ripley, has decided to re-
main until October to take in the Fes-
tival of Mountain and Plain
Mrs Kate Watkins and daughters,
Kate and Mary, will leave tomorrow
for Colorado for a months outing. They
will visit Denver, Colorado Springs and
! Manitou before returning.
The pulpit of the Baptist church will
| be filed tomorrow morning by Rev. ".
| B. Hutchinson, the pastor, who comes
| in from the country for that purpose.
| There will be no evening service.
A confirmation class is being conduct
| ed by Canon Miner at the Church of the
| Good Shepherd. Bishop Millspaugh is
| expected to be well enough to admins
ter the rite of confirmation in Septem-
Der.
Henry Winters of Hoyt was 81 years
old yesterday, and will celebrate the
| event by giving a dance this evening.
| Hiss Kate Callahan and Miss Laura
Heber, the latter a grand-daughter'
viii attend from North Topeka
Rev Mr.. Dennis6u of Oakland will
| preach at the Kansas Avenue NJ E.
church tomorrow morning and Rev. Mr..
Adams will fill the pulpit in the even
ing as the pastor is enjoying his Yaca-
ton in Colorado.
Miss Edna Parkhurst gave a picnic at
Garfield park last evening in honor Of
her cousin. Miss Lou Haven, who is her
guest. Those present were: Misses Lu-
lelle McMaSterS, kitt1e SchllI1nS, Mel
lie Butterfly, Eva IngersOll, Kittie Dol
man. Clara Marlett, Lou Haven and
Edna ParkhurSt; MeSsrs. Terrence
Ewart Paul Roehr, Charl Gardiner.
John Green, David Bowie and Merl
King.
The ladies of the North side are tax
ing a great interest in the Fall Festi-
val holding informal meetings at diff
ferent houses to work on the flowers Tor
decorations Kansas avenue will be
trimmed from the fire station, where
there will be erected floral arch, to
he Adams house. Numerous carriages
have been entered for the parade and
the designs adopted for trimming are
we'll under way.
Os. Perkins has not yet found his
lost horse. one aSSraVatlnS feature
is that il was not his horse, but Frank
FIemming's, his own having been sent
| to the country for semi-vacation. Mr.
| Perkins is just now in bad luck. Not
long ago his fine bulldog, Jack, was
stolen. and then he met with another
misfortune In a money transaction. He
SAYS he would expect some one to take
mis- house and lot next, only that this
s the third loss and that completes the
charm.