The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-29
NORTH TOPEKA.

NUN IA 4AAAo
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mornin$.
Mr. F'rfsbie of Manhattan is in town
visiting relatives.
w. c. Steele has recovered from an
| attack of the grip.
| Seward Ward of Silver Lake was a
| North side visitor today.
Mr.. Palmer of Kansas City, superin-
| tendent of telegraph, is in town
The building formerly occupied by
| Lukens' Brothers is being repapered.
| Miss Lucy Dittus has taken the posi-
| ton as cashier at the North Star gro
| Gerry.
! Mrs. w. H. Paramore will leave We'd
| neSday for an extended visit with rela-
| tives in Pasadena, Cal.
| The A Volonte whist club will enter
! tain their friends tonight in the par1ors
of the Chesterfield hotel.
Degree team of Star lodge No. 331 A.
! o. u. W. initiated member last night
/ at Eugene lodge No. 20 A. 0. U. W.
} Miss Annie Huntsberger has returned
| to her home in Meriden after spending
a few days with North side friends.
| C. NJ. Blanchard, who drives for Bill
! lard, is able to be at work again after
a few days 1ayof on account of a mash
ed finger.
z. D. Davis is greatly improving his
/ property at 1925 Central avenue by
large plate glass window and the add1-
ton of a fine porch.
The meeting at the Kansas Avenue
M. E. church last evening for the study
of the Bible was well attended. Rev.
Chandler conducted the lesson.
The F. A A initiated IL members last
evening. At the close of the business
of the meeting a cake walk was enjoyed
in which Miss Clara Steele was the win
ner.
Mr. and Mrs. w, c. Steele of 1928
Central rented hO11SR
now occupied by DR.. Buck, and will
move into it about the first of the
week.
The Kindergarten entertainment will
church instead of the Baptist, as it
would be too difficult to get piano in
the latter church.
Miss frankie Short has gone to Jor-
dan, New York, to make an extended
visit with relatives. Miss Short will
visit New York city, Niagara Falls, and
Utica Falls While away.
Rev. J. s. Glendennfng pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church will go to
Harrington tomorrow where he will de-
liver an address before the graduating
class of the high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley will arrive in the
city about the middle of next month
and will take the rooms formerly occu-
pied by Mrs. Paramore, corner of Van
Buren, and Gordon streets.
There will be no meeting of the La
dies Guild of the Church of the Good
Shepherd this week, but on Thursday
May 6, the annual meeting will be held
at which time the officers for the ensu-
ing year will be elected.
J. w. Priddy, president of the board
of education, who has been spending
several weeks with Mrs. Priddy, who
is at Colorado Springs for her health, is
expected home the last of the week.
Mrs. Priddy will remain in Colorado.
DR.. and Mrs. Buck of 1908 Jackson
street have rented the large stone house
Kansas and will
it about the first of the month. Mr.and
Mrs Pagan of the South side will live
with them. Mrs. Pagan is a daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. Buck.
The funeral of Henry Boten was
held yesterday afternoon from his late
home on Paramore street. A quartette
Miss Ida Henry, Mr.. Edwards and Mr..
Cheney sang. Rev. T. E. Chandler con
Quoted the services and the interment
was at Rochester.
1t is said that a woman can never re-
sist bargain. One woman went into
a store recently and wanted to buy
some ribbon, the price of which was Is
cents a yard. This was more than she
wished to pay and seeing she looked
dubious the clerk said, IF you will take
this ribbon will give you yard and
half for 25 cents The woman snapped
up the bargain before the clerk could
change his mind, and now she is trying
to find out where the bargain comes in.
AS Capt. Kilmer and wife of 1900 Blu
visit to their farm at Kilmer yesterday
afternoon, their team became frighten-
ed at a train and ran away. They ran
into a rig driven by Mrs. H J. Miller
who lives north OF town. Mrs. Miller
had her wrist and finger broken, but
her daughter who was with her was I'M
injured. Mrs. Kilmer's back was sprafn-
ed but the captain was not hurt The
team belonged to the National livery
stables.
A number of ladies with their babies
spent yesterday afternoon with Mrs
Harry Irons and little James Proud
fit Irons. This was little James first
Introduction to society and he behaved
remarkably well although he did not
know what to make of so many ba bies.
Those present were: Mrs. Frank Ber-
ry and son, Raymond; Mrs. c. B. Lyon
son, Willard, Mrs Fred Carson and
son, John; Mrs. VIM. Gushard and
daughter, Geraldine and Mrs Charlie
Hearth and daughter, Dorothy.
The Baptist ladies gave a very pleas
ant social at the residence of r. B. Nc
Masters on Jackson street last evening.
A musical programme was taken part
in by the following persons: Mrs. G C.
Nicholson, piano solo; Mrs. Horace
Eaton and Miss Edna Pence, Duet;
Miss Mary Petro, piano solo; Miss Edna
ParkhurSt in the guiSe of a gypsy for
tune teller, predicted bright futures for
those who consulted her. On a large
sheet were pinned a number of pictures
of people who had been prominent in
the past and also noted people now liv-
ing, whose identity was to be decided
by the guests. Mrs. L. C. Kistler re-
ceived prize of a pretty paper weight
as being the best gueSSer and Mr. ChaS.
Berry was consoled with a bag of
peanuts.
WITT ACH MsETNTRV