The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-16
NORTH TOPEKA.

John Keller Of Leavenworth was in
town yesterday.
Charles Kinsley of Beloit was North
side visitor yesterday.
Miss Maggie Myers has taken a posi-
ton with Costley & Post.
Miss Sadie Shoemaker of Horton is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Daub of Cen
trail avenue.
Miss Sadie Fowler of Silver Lake left
today for Pennsylvania, where she will
make her home.
The History club will meet Friday af-
ternoon with Miss Bessie Reeder at her
home on Park street.
Go to c. B. Lyon, D. d. s., for fine
dental work at popular prices. Office
511 Kansas avenue. Tel. 656.
James Proudft Irons, the little son
of Mrs. Maud Irons, who has been
quite i'll, is now much improved.
Mrs. Stevenson returned to her home
in Belleville yesterday after a visit to
her uncle and aunt, Major and Mrs. r.
w. jenkins.
c. H. Sheffield is very sick at his
home on the Kansas avenue road north
of town. Mrs. Sheffield is also very
sick and little hope is entertained for
her recovery.
The funeral of the adopted sister of
Mrs. Farssworth, whose death occurred
yesterday at the Farnsworth home nine
miles north of town, was held today.
the burial was at Half Day. The child
Oklahoma, but were obliged to stop
here on account of the illness of the
former.
In a recent number of the Kings
and Queens of the Plains, "a paper pub
lished in Kansas City by Mrs. John
Gregory and devoted to the interests of
stockmen and their families, are pic
lures of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Shockey,
their daughter, Mrs. L. 9. Kistler, and
several pictures of their granddaughter,
Margaret Emily Kistler, from the time
she was three months old to the present
time. A flattering sketch accompanies
these illustrations in which Mrs. Shock
ey is styled the most charming and
beautiful grandma of the twentieth
century,
Miss Eva Watts was given very
pleasant surprise party Tuesday even
ing at her home on Quincy street by her
sister, Miss Birdie Watts, assisted by
Mrs. Martin Oswald and Miss Grace
Black. The young people enjoyed diff
ferent games and at late hour re-
freshments were served. Those present
were Misses Tillie Holcomb, Cora Ba-
ker, Mabel Gilman, Nellie Yo1kers.
Jessie Kearns, Nellie Pribble, Reka
Yonkers, Edna Horner, Bessie Watts,
Ida Neiswender, Eura Ault of Meriden
Messrs. Orson Baker, oscar KfndeI, Carl
Currie, Ransom Pigg, Ed Thomas Frank
Shoop Mead Mclaughlin, James Pat
terson, Harry Short, Quincy Horton
and Mr. Brockman of Quincy, ILL.,
A very unique affair was the valen-
tine party given Tuesday evening by
Mr. Walter NJ. Spear at his home, 1509
Central avenue. A novel feature of the
entertainment was a beauty contest.
Three young men were elected judges
and after due elaboration the golden
apple, which in this case proved to be
a small red plush pin cushion heart
shaped, was awarded to Miss Ida Tag
CART Mr.. Henry O'Brien, who had the
honor of escorting Miss Taggart to sup
per was given a small pocket pin cush-
ion Partners for supper were found
by matching card board hearts which
had been cut in irregular shapes and on
which different quotations were writ
ten The favors were heart-shaped
japanese napkins. About As guests were
rreSent