The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-25
NORTH TOPEKA.

be left with the Kimban Printing COM
pany, SIS Kansas avenue
Louis James has gone to Hot Springs.
Ark.
Mr.. Elliot. of Kansas City. was in
town today.
There is a case of chickenpox at s1s
Harrison street.
Born. Tuesday. to Mr.. and Mrs. I. n.
Hayes. s11 Jackson street. a boy.
William Green and son. Hartley, left
yesterday for Hot Springs, Ark, TO
spend some time.
Mr.. Thomas Wallace accompanied by
his mother left today for his home in
San Marcial, n. NJ.
Bring your combings and have a late
style pompadour made and see our fine
line Of switches. Mrs. s. L. Courtney
Mrs Henry Daub entertained the
Ladies of the Maccabees this afternoon
at thimbles at her home on Central
aevnue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seitzinger left yester-
day for their home in Erie. Pa, after an
extended visit to Mr.. Seitzinger's sis
ter. Mrs Aaron Sheetz.
All the Welsh people in the city are
requested to meet Sunday afternoon at
haf-past two at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Davis, sS4 Monroe street.
The quarantine was raised today
from the home of j. N Henry on Quincy
street and the house fumigated. 1t was
ten weeks last Tuesday since they were
quarantined-
Mrs. Courtney is now cleaning and
remodeling her millinery store for
spring, and she is clearing out her win
ter stock at a sacrifice to make room
for her large stock of spring millinery.
Little Russia has been plated in lots
and thrown on the market. One Rus
sian, Peter kreaZ, has discovered that
his house stands right out in the street
at the junction of Ross avenue and Cor
don street.
The Russians in North Topeka fire.
quently make remittances of money to
their relations who are less prosperous
in the old Fatherland. Their drafts
call for so many rubles, the ruble is the
Russian dollar and is worth 81 cents in
United States money.
In 1859 the Santa Fe commenced its
nrst track building from North Topeka
west The motive power consisted of
three small 16x24 inch cylinder engines,
namely Thomas Sherlock No. /, Emmons
Raymond No. and Dauntless No. B.
In 1900 the road has many hundreds Of
engines of the very largest kind.
AS late as 1869 the block upon which
the Barrett business block and GabrieFs
lumber yard now stand was a corn field
with the old regulation rail fence en-
closing it, and a log house which stood
near the center of the field was occu-
pied by Mr.. Z. L Ball and family. Mr.
Ball still lives in North Topeka with
his daughter, Mrs 7. D. Nash, is hale
and hearty and takes pleasure in talk
ing about old times in North Topeka
The ladies of the Needle Ten enter
tanned their husbands last evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Dol
man, 122 West Gordon strezt. Various
amusing games were played and re-
freshments of coffee. ice cream and
cake were served. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Barber, Mr.. and
Mrs Bell, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Camp.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Holman, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Heartburg, DR.. and Mrs. c. B.
Lyon. DR.. and Mrs. Warmer, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Van Ness, Miss Lou Hol-
man.
Mr. Augustine S. Worthing of Potta-
watomie county was down yesterday to
visit G. F. Kimball. a distant relative.
and to gather historical data. Mr.
Worthing is a descendant of Capt. Peter
k1mban who commanded a company
at Bennington. A sister of Mr.Worth-
ing's mother was about one hundred
years ago asked in marriage by Daniel
Webster The marriage was prevented,
as the story goes, because she was so
teased about his big eyes and awkward
appearance. She afterwards married
into the family of the present Senator
Chandler of New Hampshire.
a leading travelling grocery man, who
controls very large North Topeka
trade, predicts a great future for the
north side in the way of wholesale
trade. He says that the shipping IA
cilities of this side and other advan-
ldSSS dIS SQCH dS 10 lOTCe tnlS result,
and that only a continuance of present
prosperous times will be needed to
bring it about at an early day. The
railroad shipping already done by the
railroads from North Topeka is twice
that of the south side in proportion to
the population
Word has been received here of the
death of Mr.. Aller which occurred sud
denly Saturday evening at his home
near Chicago. Mr.. Aller had not been
all hui I, fe-
cred serious, as he was able to be
around. His wife had an errand to do
which called her away from home for
a short time and upon her return she
found him lying on the bed. His death
occurred ten minutes afterwards. The
remains were taken to Michigan for
burial. Mr.. Aller and family formerly
lived in North Topeka Besides his wife