The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
NORTH TOPEKA.

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sS5 Kansas avenue. before 10 o. cIock in the
morning.
J. M. Hoover was down from Silver
Lake today.
Mrs. Kline is down from Rossville
visiting North side friends.
Mrs. GHdden is moving from Monroe
street to Gordon, near Madison.
Mrs. AIilen of Topeka avenue has
gone to Kansas City to visit relatives.
Mrs. Frank Conklin of 227 West Cor
don street, who has been quite sick, is
improving
Charles Duncan, a newsdeaIer of
Lawrence, was in town yesterday visit
ing relatives.
j. E. Wallace and family have moved
from 1l31 Van Buren, street to 911 To-
peka avenue.
Prof. and Mrs. J. NJ. Moody and I'm
Gle Billy Meade of Menoken are spend
ing the day in town
Miss Lucia Wyatt has been engaged
to sing at concert to be given at the
NJ. E. church May %.
N B. Arnold is moving from 1923
Kansas avenue to property he has pur-
chased near LOwman Hill.
Mrs. Elmer Miller of Park street is
entertaining her sister. Mrs. Laura
Spaulding of Kansas City.
Mrs. John L Smith and family and
Mrs. John Myers are among the Meri-
den people who are in town
Mr.. John NcNoun and family, who
have been living north of town, are
moving today to 1131 Van Buren, street.
Mrs E. S. Shockey and Mrs. L. c.
Kistler and daughter Margaret Emily
have returned from visit at Rich
land, Kan.
Mrs. Mary Moore, who has been visit
ing her granddaughter,M rs.A. NJ. Petro,
left today for visit with relatives at
Cawker City.
Of
church gave an ice cream social last
evening at the church. A good musical
programme was rendered.
Mrs Myrtle Ransom. who has been
visiting Miss Jessie Perkins and Mrs.
VIM. Gushard, returned to her home
in Kansas City yesterday.
The team from Star lodge No. 331, A
o. U. w, will visit Lyndale lodge No.
299 of Shorey tonight and confer the
second degree upon a candidate.
Mr.. Willis Rufsnyder and family, for
mer residents of North Topeka, have
returned from Indiana and will make
this place their future home They
will live on Fairchild street between
Quincy and Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon futile, Miss Byrd
Watkins and Mr.. T. L. Evan of K an
sas City will go to Wamego Saturday,
where they will be among the guests
at a house party that Miss Bessie
Trout will entertain.
Mrs. A. J. Kistler, who has been very
low for the past six weeks with nerv-
Gus prOstration, is gaining very slowly.
She is still in a serious condition. AS
soon as she is able to stand the trip
her friends Will take her to Colorado
in hopes that the change will benefit
her.
A horse belonging to Justice Wright
was killed Tuesday evening in Shorey
The animal was harnessed to wagon
the shafts of which were too short, and
one becoming loose struck the horse,
causing him to jump. and in doing so
the shaft penetrated his shoulder,
resulting in instant death
While John McGaf1n of 101 North
Klein street was painting his house
yesterday morning he fell from the lad
der, striking on his head and shoulders,
receiving injuries which caused his
death yesterday at P. M The
funeral will be held from his late resi-
dence Friday at p. m, the interment
being at the Topeka cemetery. Mr..
McGafin leaves a widow and two
daughters. Mrs. Dave Ammel and Mrs
Sadie Ward, and a son, John McGaffin,
Jr who lives in Las Vegas, n M, put
Who will be unable to attend his
fathers funeral, as his wife is seriously