The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-25
NORTH TOPEKA.


Picture frames made to order; $50
Kan. ave. Postoffice room.
r. w Jenkins has returned from a trip
| to Granville.
Mrs J. R. McNary is in Ottawa attend
ing the assembly.
See CostIey & Posts special prices ON
shoes for next 10 days, North Topeka
Miss Clara Burger will leave next week
for a visit with her grandmother in Coun-
ell Grove.
Special sale at Costley & Posts. North
Topeka.
A large haiIstone broke through the
clapboards of Charles Sommer's house
last evening.
Greatly reduced prices on millinery and
Topeka.
A hailstone was picked up on Central
avenue last evening which weighed two
pounds.
M C. Holman is busy having the roof
of his store repaired. The roof which is
of tin had over fifty holes in it.
Special sale at Costley & Posts for the
next 10 days, North Topeka.
The tower on fire station No. 1 was
struck by lightning this morning at
about o'clock and several bricks knock
ed out.
spending few days with Miss Leora
Morrow, has returned to her home at
Meriden.
VIII Forbes received a pair of yellow
bantams yesterday from Fort Scott. The
hen weighs a pound and the rooster one
pound and a quarter.
Kaw Valley association of Spiritualists
are making arrangements to hold a three
weeks campmeeting at Garfield park.
commencing the first week in September.
Mr.. Fred Buechner, who lives several
miles northwest of town, says he could
hear the storm gathering from about
o'clock. 1t made a swishing noise.
s. L. Courtney, the photographer, lost
eleven panes of glass out of his skyIight
the result of the storm last evening. Mr.
Courtney was kept busy this morning
preventing his gallery from being flooded.
]. H. FOUGHT lost two plate glass win
dOws out of his residence on Taylor
street near Eighth. He was just con-
graduating himself that his house had es-
capped the storm when they were broken.
Frank Collins, the commission man, was
caught in the storm last evening and
struck by a hailstone which dislocated
his finger. Johnnie Kiesner, a small boy
who was with him, had his head cut in
two places.
lost a valuable Jersey calf last evening
by a hailstone which broke it's back. The
calf was tied in the yard and the owner
had gone out to put it in a safer place
when the animal was struck and killed.
The North side churches suffered from
the storm last evening. The Christian
church, situated on the corner of Grant
and Central avenues had four holes made
through the roof. This building has just
been newly papered. The Baptist church
had several of the stained glass windows
broken, and the parsonage just east, also
lost window lights. The Kansas Avenue
NJ. E. church had four windows broken.
The ladies of the Second Presbyterian
church are making arrangements to give
a picnic supper at Garfield park some aft
ernoon next week.
A surprise party was given Miss Lena
Buechner Wednesday evening at her
home northwest of town. The party
drove out on a hay rack and coming
home were caught in the midst of the
storm. Those who enjoyed the party and
the drive home through the rain were
Misses Emma Strickrott, Neva Hursh,
Myrtle Stump Nora Stump. Lena Holm
baum. Hattie Emerson, Nellie Grant, Liz
zie Settler, Gussie Buechner; Messrs.
Clarence Wallmen, Chas. Miller, Cliff
Fisher, Al Checksfield, Ora Morns, Will
Straus Alfred Hohnbaum, Jack Sartain,
Fred Buechner, viii Buechner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Leep.