The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
NORTH TOPEKA.

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pany. S35 Kansas avenue
Miss Ella Sheetz attended the picnic
in Osawkie yesterday.
Mr. Early of the Capitol elevator left
today for Oklahoma to purchase gram
Miss Susie Myers went to Meriden
this morning to make a brief visit TO
friends.
Mrs. S. L Courtney returned today
from Council Grove where she was the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Phillips, over
the Fourth.
Geo. S. Cooper, formerly of North To-
peka, but now of Rossville, spent the
Fourth visiting friends on the North
side, returning today.
Thomas Hoffman of East Curtis
street is superintendent in charge Of the
new Catholic church building at the
corner Of Third and Van Buren, streets.
Probate Judge and s1rs. L. S. Dolman
and children. Helen and Hobart, and
maid will leave Sunday evening for
Manitou where they have taken a cot
tage and will spend this month
Three Russian families have just ar
rived from Buenos Ayres to swell the
population of Little Russia" They
originally emigrated from Russia to
South America but have now come to
North Topeka to better their cOndi-
ton.
Miss Ida Guffy and Mr. David Gid
den were married Monday, July 8, at the
home of the brides parents. $40 Madi-
pastor of the Baptist church, of1ciated.
The funeral of Ralph W. Hamond,
the 6-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Hammond whose death occurred yester-
day from spinal meningitis at the fam
lily home, six miles north of town on the
Meriden road, was held this afternoon
at one o'clock.
The Violet club and a few of their
friends drove to Granville yesterday
and enjoyed a picnic in the woods near
that place. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. c. E. Jordan, Misses Laura
Houghtelin, Maud and Flo Curry, DOIlie
ROwley; Messrs. Harley Hamilton,
Merle King, George Heyden, James
BOnham, Paul and Harry ROehr, Harry
Knowles and Mr.. Early
The business of the Santa. F'e railroad
has increased so in North Topeka in
the past year that the company finds
it necessary to put in more switches
and extend their North Topeka yards.
1t is probable that some of the Rus
sian sQuatters near the Elevator will be
compelled to vacate in order to give the
company the required room to make
the contemplated improvements
DR.. H. B. HogebOom, the physician in
charge of Clarence Scott, the young
man who was supposed to be suffering
from smallpox. said yesterday that Mr..
SCOTS illness was severe case of
chickenpox. The quarantine will prob
ably be raised this morning. It was
reported this morning that the patients
fever last evening was very high.
A number of young people chaperoned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Beeler and Mr..
and Mrs Walter Jackson drove out to
the Norris grove about two miles west
of town and spent a very pleasant day.
They returned to town late in the after
noon and spent the evening at the park.
Those present were Misses Bernard,
Edith Dude, Myrtle and Gertrude
Palmer, Lille Wellman, Ida Waldman,
Emma Beeler, Annie and Dora Murphy
Lottie Morris; Messrs. Will and Ed
Cowdrey, James Patterson, Allen
Fowler, Clarence Waldman. Charles
Matthews, Oscar F'icki. James Reedy,
Clark and James Wellman and Lew
Morris