The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-14
NORTH TOPEKA.


Items intended for this column should
be left with the Kimba1 Printing COM
pany. S35 Kansas avenue
Prof D. ]. Hoover of ROssville was
on the North side today.
There will be choir practice at the
Christian church this evening.
Miss Edith WOodburn left today for
Chicago where she has accepted
stenographic position
Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Morrow and chill
dren viii leave Sunday for their new
home in Oklahoma City.
w. G. Brooks, the coIored orator, will
lecture this evening at Asbury chapel
at $50 O'Clock, on What Prohloltloh
Has Done"
Miss Kate Swami and little sister who
have been visiting Mrs. B. StOweH, OF
1922 Van Buren street, LETT today 1or
their home.
Mrs. Peabody of s27 Kansas avenue
will leave Sunday for Kansas City Tor
a two weeks visit with her parents, MI
and Mrs. Deer.
Mrs. Carl Klemp and little son Ben
ME returned yesterday from Scranton
where they have been visiting friends
for a few days.
Mrs. Samuel Jameson is entertaining
a company of friends this afternoon IN
honor of her guest, Mrs. Alexander
Jameson of Denver.
Misses Grace and Bessie Root went to
Kansas City today for a months visit
with their brother, Mr.. Albert Root,
formerly Of the Mail
Mrs. B. K. Berry of Creston, Ia, will
arrive today and visit the family OF
a. J. Berry for several months. MI
Berry is coming later.
The third meeting of the year of the
Presbyterian Missionary Union Will De
held in Garfield park one week from
today-Friday, 21st-and a profitable
and pleasant time is promised all who
attend
Master Irving Root of Kansas City
arrived in the city yesterday and VIII
visit relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Root
of Quincy street, Mrs. CampdOras or
Rochester and Miss Fannie Cole of Park
street. He will remain for some time
Fred Parsons lost his boat during the
late high water on Soldier creek 1t
was torn from it mOOrings, but the Cen
tral avenue bridge stood bravely against
against IT until it went Whirling down
the stream a mass of white kindling
wood.
Dr. Palmer, evangelist and pastor
of the Peoples church, has arranged to
hold services on Sunday evenings during
the hot weather at Garfield park begin
ming Sunday, the 23rd- There viii De
songs. If the weather is not pleasant
the meetings viii be held at the hall,
zoos Kansas avenue.
Mrs. +. NJ. Mason, who has been at
Christ hospital tor some time under
treatment for cancer, was last evening
removed to the home OF Mr. John
Schenck, on West Gordon street, where
she died during the night Mrs Mason
was somewhat advanced in age, and
had been in poor health for a number
of years, but her death at the present
time was unexpected,as she was thought
to be improving She was a widow and
leaves no children.
Formerly it took as long to get mail
matter from the central pOstOffice to
North Topeka as from Kansas City.
Under the present arrangements such
matter comes over very promptly, four
transfers each day being made. This
gives much better satisfaction. All the
proposed improvements in the pOstoffice
are not yet finished but the business of
the Office is running along smoothly.
The free delivery system is giving great
satisfaction to the farmers on the line
north of the city and they are generally
putting up boxes as required by the
department The people living along
the proposed western route to Silver
Lake are anxious to have it put into
operation. It was Postmaster Guthrie's
desire to have this route first opened
up fQu ssa
Those wishing bargains in dry goods,
shoes, millinery, notions and many
other useful articles will save money by
attending our sale beginning Saturday
morning, July Is.
COSTLEY & POST.