The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left at the Kimball Pig. Co., before 10
o'clock in the morning.
Will Ofeld has taken a position in
the Santa Fe shops.
Elmer Newell of BeIoit is spending
several weeks on this side.
William Koun and Charles Cleland
left today for Shawnee, I. T.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clark of Madi-
son street, a nine pound boy.
Bibles, albums and books at cost. In
ventory sale. Cromwell & Jeffers.
No fake. Bibles, albums and books at
actual cost Cromwell & LETTERS.
Bert Frasier, son of L. P. Frasier. has
taken a position with the Model Sup
ply.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor of West
Gordon street are the parents of a Is
pound boy.
c. B. Maxwell came down from Kan
sas City today to attend the sale of the
Union Pacific road.
Robert Maxwell, son of c. B. Max
well, expects to leave the first Of the
month for KlOndike.
Shawnee council No. 8 K. and L. of
s., initiated two candidates at the
meeting last evening.
Mrs. Noel Sly, who has been in poor
health for some time. was taken to
Stormont's hospital today.
Ten stamps with every ton of coal.
Last and best thing out.
c. G. NICHOLSON.
The Evening whist club will meet
Thursday night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Green of Jackson street.
Miss Adah Conkle entertained Miss
LOudelle McMasters, Mr.. Paul Roehr
and Mr.. Merle King at cards Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Nyhart, proprietor of the Ger
man restaurant, went to WamegO to-
day to visit his daughter who has been
quite i'll.
Edwin Campbell will entertain a
number of his little friends at his home
Ills Monroe street on the twenty-second
of the month.
Mrs. John Lapp left yesterday for
Philadelphia in response to a telegram
announcing the serious illness of her
sister, Miss Eliza Miner.
The ladies of section of the Kansas
Avenue NJ. E. church will meet Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. w.
S. Hamrick of Monroe street.
There will be Litany service Wednes-
Church of the Good Shepherd at which
time Dean ]. W. Sykes will be present.
The Ladies' Guild of The Church of
the Good Shepherd will meet Thursday
afternoon at half past two at the home
of the president, Mrs. Fred lies, 11O4
Monroe street.
The Ladies' duplicate Whist club met
Monday afternoon at the home of Miss
Nina Hilton, zoos Quincy street. The
substitutes were Mrs. T. B. Reynolds,
Mrs. L. A. Ryder and Mrs. J. A. Camp
bell.
Mrs. Rollin Nichols and Mrs. E. P.
Baker have issued invitations to two
card parties to be given this week at
the home of Mrs. Baker, lib Jackson
street, one on Friday afternoon and one
on Friday evening.
Rev. J. E. Mccain who has been pas
tor of the North Congregational church
for the past two years, rendered his res
ignation Sunday morning to take eff
feet the 9Th of March. Mr. McClain has
accepted a call to the church at Anth-
Ony, Kan.
Miss Maud Wilson entertained last
evening at her home, $50 Quincy street.
in honor of Mr.. J. Franklin Caveney of
Newton. Mr.. Caveney who is a dra-
matte reader and impersonator gave
several selections from Shakespeare
which those present enjoyed greatly.
The W. T. K. club met Tuesday aft
ernOon at the home of Mrs. A M. Petro,
1014 Van Buren, street. The programme
was an unusually interesting one, three
very entertaining papers being read,
one by Mrs. w D. Lacey on German
Musicians one by Mrs. w. t Eckert,
Sketches of Holland and Belgium, and
one by Mrs. GOnderS, on Germany and
its Ruined Castles"
The N. I. T. club played high five last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
very gay affair, the ladies wearing for
the occasion gowns and caps of bright
hued cheese cloth, with masks of a cor
responding color. The gentlemen were
dressed in the conventional black. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Fulton,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Lacey, Mr.. and
Mrs H G. Stafford, Mr.. and Mrs. v. B.
Kistler, Mr.. and Mrs. Guthrie, Mr. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Costley, Mr.. and Mrs. a.
NJ. Petro, Mrs Pagan, Mrs. Bowman,
Mr.. Gillispie and Mr.. Hickerson
Miss Eva Watts was Is years old
Tuesday and in honor of the occasion
her mother planned and carried out a
very successful surprise on her. Miss
Watts was asked out to take tea with a
schoolmate and upon returning home
found the house in possession of her
young friends. Those present were
Misses Evelyn Mitchell. Grace Miller.
Margaret Kenny Myrtle Belts, Ethel
Patterson, Mabel Gilman, Reka Yonk-
ers and Title HOlcomb; Messrs. Mead
Mclaughlin, Elmer Fisher Walter
Graft, Clarence Mailman and Frank
Garland. The young hostess received
several pretty presents from friends,
among them was a dainty silver button
hook and a stick pin set with a South
African stone.