The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left with the Kimball Printing CON-
pany. S35 Kansas avenue.
Guy Miller has taken a position in the
drug store of Petro & Woodford.
F. E Ringer has gone to Reading, Pa,
to attend the funeral of his mother.
Blue Relief Corps No. will meet at their
hall Friday afternoon at half past two.
The Inter-Ocean elevator Is undergoing
repairs preparatory to handling the new
wheat crop.
Miss Clara Ehrhardt left today for an
South Cedar.
The high wind last evening blew down
a mail box at the corner OF Gordon and
Van Buren, street.
John D; Pratt and wife are spending the
day in Kansas City on a business and
pleasure trip combined.
Miss Beth Warner left today for Santa
Re, Haskell county, where she will teach
in the teachers institute.
Mrs 2. S; Gresser and little daughter.
Helen Maud, left today for an extended
visit to relatives in Illinois.
Mrs. Bush and sister, Miss Spangler,
went to Hoyt today where they viii visit
friends for a few weeks.
Mrs. Excl and daughter, Clara, have
returned from a visit to Mrs Ekei's son
Mr. Charles Excl, of Atchison.
Read our add in this column of our five
days bargain sale. COSTLEY & posi-.
Don't miss the five days bargain sale,
CosTLEY & POST.
me Odpltal elevator Is undergoing q
regular house cleaning. Several car loads
of chaff and mill dust are being removed
and dumped on the river bank.
Thomas Page. Of the Mid-Continent
mills. has closed down for repairs so as
to be prepared for the rush of business
when the new wheat begins to come in.
Messrs- Forbes Brothers, of the new
hours per day. They say if the rush of
business continues they will be compelled
to put on double crew and run "a hours
per day.
Nearly every freight train that passes
through North Topeka on the Santa Fe.
more cars loaded with threshers and sep
arators for points in western Kansas and
Oklahoma
T. NJ. James is having the building &C.
cupied by the American bank repaired
The foundation at the north end has
settled, causing this part of the building
to sag. This is being repaired, and Mr.
/ James is also having large plate glass
! window put in
I Mr. E. French. one of the new pro.
! prietors of the Capital elevator. was
/ formerly a resident of North Topeka. and
/ had a grain office over the Citizens bank
| The name of the firm was French s
Judd. Mr.. French says it is like coming
/ home to get back to North Topeka
NJ. c. Holman has in the south window
park as it will be when completed Thi:
park will have many delightful walk:
and drive along the river bank will b.
one of its most attractive features. Mr.
/ Holman says that work will begin OF
grading the ground and seeding it Il
| grass in August.
There is considerable complaint mad
OF the cavfng in of the ground arouns
| the new sewer district. On Park stree
| near Jackson there is hole large enough
for a horse to fall in, and there are othe
| smaller holes. This morning A. ]
| Berry was driving in from his farm hi
horse stepped on what appeared soli
ground when the earth gave away, caus
ing the animal to fall At first 1t wa
| thought that the horse had broken hi
| leg. but he eECaDed with sever
scratches. This accident occurred at tn
corner of Harrison and Gordon streets.