The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-28
NORTH TOPEKA.
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o'clock in the morning
J. C. Fulton went to Kansas City this
morning.
J. w Ready is quite i'll at his home
on Polk street.
]. D. Schulze will spend Sunday at
his home in Perry.
The dry goods and grocery stores will
close at noon on Monday.
Mr.. Monroe of Lansing has been Wis
iting North Side friends this week
Charity lodge No. 6, D. of H, will
elect officers at the meeting this even
ing.
Mrs Minnie Bard of West Virginia
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kemp, north of town.
Mrs. Clifford WEIGH and little son
Willard, left today for Baldwin where
they will spend some time the guests
of Mrs. WeIch's mother, Mrs. Walker.
Gus Milan, who has been section fore
man of the Union Pacific here for sew
eraI years, will go to Granville the
first of the month.
Rev. A. S. Embree will preach a
sermon appropriate for Memorial day
at the Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church to-
morrow at IL o'clock
G. W. Petro, travelling salesman for
the Miller Shoe company of Racine.
Wis, came in this morning and will
visit his family until after Decoration
day.
The Christian Endeavor societies will
hold a sunrise prayer meeting tomor
row at half-past s o'clock at the Con-
gregational church Mr.. Stova1 will
be the leader.
Eugene lodge No. 70, I. O. o. F.,
elected the following officers at the
meeting last evening: Noble grand,
John Cromwell; vice grand. George
Young; secretary, Hugh Crandell; per-
manent secretary, G. H Schenck; rep
resentative, Theodore Forbes; alternate,
AL Dinendeffer; treasurer, c. Kaser-
The programme for Memorial day on
this side will be very simple A com
mittee from Blue post and Blue Re
lief corps will go to Rochester cemetery
at O'Clock and decorate the graves
of the soldiers. There will be no speak
ing.
The Memorial day exercises of the
Quincy school yesterday afternoon
were of a very interesting character
About week ago, J. w Priddy, an old
soldier and president of the board of
educa ton, was asked to find speaker
for this school. Brigadier General ]. <.
Hudson, who responded to the call, ex-
pressed a desire to have all the chill
dren together and the Presbyterian
church was secured for this occasion
This meeting was not made generally
known the church would not accom-
modate many visitors, but special in
vitation was given to the old soldiers
and the members of Blue post to at
tend The exercises at the church COM
menced at O'Clock. w H. Wright,
principal of the school, led in the sing
ing of several patriotic songs, which
with recitations and readings occupied
the first half hour. Mr.. Priddy then in
troduced the speaker of the afternoon,
and congratulated the children of this
school in being so fortunate as to have
the most prominent man in the state
of Kansas address them on this oc-
casion. One who as soldier from 1851
to 1865 rose by a series of promotions
from the humble private to the rank
of major, and now by the act of Presi-
dent Mckinley, has been made brig
adler general of volunteers. Three
cheers were given for General Hudson
of Kansas, who then delivered one of