The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-18
NORTH TOPEKA.

items intended for this column should
be left al the Kimbau Pig Co. before 10
O'Clock in the morning
Buy your shoes of Costley & Post Sat
urday and Monday. Ten per cent off.
Tablet SALE 10 and 15c tablets for SC
Cromwell & Jeffers.
Ten per cent off on every purchase Sat
urday and Monday. CostIey & Post,
North Topeka, Kan.
For 80 days we will sell 10 and Is
cent Tablets for sc.
Cromwell & Jefrers.
Major and Mrs. r. w. Jenkins spent
Sunday in Kansas City.
Miss Sadie Shoemaker has taken a
position as trimmer at the Bazar.
Mrs. Maver, who has been visiting
friends in Lawrence, has returned
home.
Mr.. Oscar Bischoff and daughter, Miss
Dora Bischoff, have returned from
IeavenWOrth.
went to Winfield Saturday. They will
return Wednesday.
The W. T. K club will meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. J. A Campbell,
Ills Monroe street.
NJ. c. Allen has returned to his home
at Lorraine after visiting North side
friends for the past week.
Miss Mona Bogue of jamestown, Kan,
who has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
H W. Mcdonald has returned to her
home.
Miss Laura Mitchell of BeIlefontaine.
Ohio, is visiting her uncle, DR.. NJ. r.
Mitchell and family, and will spend the
winter here.
Mr.. George Morton and mother of
Bunker Hill, who have been the guests
of Mrs J. NJ. Doyle of 14O5 Jackson
street for the past week, have returned
to their home.
The members of the United Brethren
church gave a social Friday evening at
the home of DR.. M. r. Mitchell, corner
rTTI.
attendance was large and very pleas
ant evening was spent. The students
from the Kansas Medical college at
tended in a body.
Miss Katherine Watkins who has
been telegraph operator for the West
ern Union here for several years, left
yesterday for Kansas City where she
has accepted a position in the general
Offices. Miss Watkins place here has
been taken by Mr.. Seelemire. Mrs.
Kate Watkins and daughters, Misses
Byrd and Mary will remain in Topeka.
DR.. George Morrow of Rochester died
last night at 10 o'clock after a long ill
ness. The funeral will be held Tues
day morning at II o'clock from the
Rochester school house. The interment
will be at Rochester. DR.. Morrow, who
was nearly so years of age, was an old
resident of Shawnee county, having
lived here for over 25 years. He leaves
a widow and five grown children. Mrs.
Gussie Gage of West Sixth street, Mrs.
I Hayes of Van Buren street, Mrs. Lily
Bryant, MISS Bertha MORROW and Mr.
Clay Morrow. J. NJ. Morrow of 92S
Van Buren street is a nephew of the
deceased.
The Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church was
well filled yesterday morning, the Occa-
sion being the special service for the
"Old Folks" The young people had
decorated the church very appropriate
" with autumn leaves, and special mus
1c had been prepared by the choir. Mrs.
Thomas Kirkpatrick sang a solo in
very effective manner. The "Old
Folks were met in the vestibule by
committee composed of the following
young ladies': Misses Mary Brown
Nellie Shields, Bessie Henry, Ruth Nay
Tor, Carrie Lease, and Miss Maud Ny
ers, who provided each one with
buttOn-hOle bouquet Mrs. Permela
Curtis, the venerable grandmother of
Congressman Charles Curtis, was the
Oldest person present, having celebra-
ted her 91st birthday last May. AL
though carriages had been provided for
the use of the 'Old Folks for this oc-
casion, Grandma Curtis declined to ride
and walked from her home on West
Curtis street, a distance of over six
blocks Rev. DR.. Dennison of Oak
land. who is 50 years old, came next in
point of years. There were present
over 63 persons who had passed the
fiftieth milestone. At the close of the
service Rev. Calvin Holman on behalf
of the "Old Folks thanked the young
people for the kindness and attention
they had shown them.