The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-12
NORTH TOPEKA.

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Co, 835 Kansas avenue
Lucien sayer of Lawrence is visiting
Maurice Todd.
Rev. Max HOughtelin of Carbonate
was in town yesterday.
VIII Fieger OF st. Marys is in North
Topeka visiting his people.
Mr.. SchiIling expects to arrive home
on or about the 26th of this month.
Miss Lizzie Shenabarger will leave to-
morrow for Horton to spend a week
c. H. Deisem of Garden City was in
town yesterday calling on old friends.
Mrs. J. A. Campbell is spending the
day at the Page farm north of town
Miss May Cromwell of Menoken is
the guest of her brother, John Crom-
well.
Miss Mamie Suddarth of Wamego, who
has been visiting friends, returned home
today.
Mrs. J. B. Billiard, 1147 Quincy, had
night blooming cereus come out last
night.
Miss Maggie Casey of Chicago is the
guest of her cousins, Misses Mary and
Maggie Hanley.
Mrs. G. A Piatt is spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs AL Spill
man, near Silver Lake.
Mrs. E c. Goodale and daughter of
Newton are the guests of M. @. Holman
and family in HOlman's addition.
Grandma Ferris, who has been visit
ing Mrs. J. I. Cutberth of Silver Lake,
has returned to her home in Colorado
Springs.
Mrs. Neiswender of Maple Hill. who
has been spending a few days with Mrs.
Wallace and Mrs. Brainard, has re-
turned home.
Daniel Van Ness and his grandson,
Bert Shields, who have been visiting in
Winchester, kan, for the past week,
have returned home.
Mrs. Ed Russell and children of Wi
mona, Mimi, are here visiting Mrs. NJ
F. Green and daughter, Mrs. Frank
Basye. She was formerly Miss Lizzie
Skinner of North Topeka.
Taylor Hammel, a son of G. NJ. Ham
mel, the tailor was drowned at the
mouth of Soldier creek last night He
was Wading, and it is thought got be-
yOnd his depth where the current is
very swift.
A horse belonging to J. N. Henry and
hltched in the rear of his hardware
store was frightened Yesterday after
ond story window, and upset the wa
gOn, breaking the whif11etree. The horse
ran away but was caught soon after
Mrs. Nash of Shorey. who was taken
to Christ hospital last week, will be
brought home Friday. Tt was thought
that she had appendicitis, but on ex-
animation it was found that she is suf-
fering from two cancers and a surgical
operation would prove fatal
Lee Swartz and Guy Houghtelin en-
tertained the Reading Circle of the Ep-
worth league at the home of the latter,
corner of Laurent and Jackson streets,
last evening. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served by Misses
Mabel King and Laura HoughteIin.
The mem berS of the circle are Rev. and
Mrs. Chandler, Mr.. and Mrs. A. z. Gull
lum, Misses Evelyn Holman, Mary
Brown, Mabel and Carrie Robinson, Ida
Stanfield, Ida and Anna Henry, Grace
and Laura HOughtelin, and Messrs.
VIII McNoun, Lee and Clyde Swartz,
George Rorabaugh and Mr.. Waring.
Mr.. Charles G. SchiIIing, bookkeeper
in the Jonathan Thomas lumber office,
and since some time visiting in Ger
many, in his recent letter addressed to
Mr.. Oscar BischOff, from Cologne, on
the Rhine, informs him among other
things that he intends to return home
on the Hamburg American line steamer
Persia, sailing August 9. He says
further, his voyage over, on the mag
nificent ocean liner Augusta Victoria
was one OF the most enjoyable and
pleasant experiences of his life The
trip across being made in six days, 1919
entirely unknown thing, owing as he
believes, to the immense weight and
the unparalleled speed of these master
~ constructed steamers and their con-
sequent steadiness in their course. From
Stateroom to cabin he says, these mod
providing absolute safety and COM
fort, one can see but a wealth of artis-
tic decoration and refined adornment in
such exquisite and sumptuOuS style as
could scarcely be matched in any home
of wealth and being fully equal to the
luxurious accommodations and cOnVen-
fences Of the finest OF metropolitan no.
tells