The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-15
NORTH TOPEKA.


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The funeral of the IS months old child
of Mr.. and Mrs E. Baird who died of
Group Wednesday morning, was held
today at 10 O'Clock from the family
home on North Jackson street. The IN
terment was in the Topeka cemetery
There will be a called meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society of the Second Pres
byterian church Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs Cannon. $40 Harrison
street.
Miss Margaret Allen went to Pleas
anton, Kan, today to visit friends.
J. 2. Towers. who has been with the
Family drug store for the past year,
left today for Atchison where he will
take position as pharmacist with the
Allen Drug company.
J. l. Mccormack has sold his fruit
farm two miles west of the reform
school school to N G. CoveH or King
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Covell will move to
their new home this week.
The pupils of Miss Anna Keley's
room at the Grant school enjoyed
valentine box Wednesday afternoon,
Master Ben Spear was postman and
Misses Hope Clark and Clara Bell car
riers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Taylor were the
guests yesterday of Mr.. and Mrs. Ba-
ker of 1880 Kansas avenue. They return
ed to their home in Maple Hill today.
c. S. Matthews. one of the mail car
riers, is i'll at his home on Jackson
street and Mr.. Will Nuzun Is taking
care of his route for him.
Mrs. Angeline Dun of Ingalls, Ok, ar
rived today and is visiting her son, Mr..
Myers and family Of Western avenue.
Mrs. Belle Curry Birch of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, is the guest of Mrs G. H
Pettitt and Mrs. George Bigum-
The Multi Secundus Mandolin club
was organized last evening by num-
Der of young men of North Topeka and
promised to be. as it's title signifies,
second to none" Appropriate rules and
bylaws were adopted and the members
will wear a pin in the shape of a man
dolin with the letters N. S. M. G. en-
graved upon it. The active members
are: Messrs. Harry Hopper, Frank
Pribble, PhineaS Mcpherson, and Bert
Kraft The associate members are
Messrs. Ona Boten, Roy Morris, Ed
elected as follows: President, Harry
Hopper; secretary. Frank Pribble; treas
urer, Ed Thomas; instructor in music,
Phinas Mcpherson. The club will meet
Saturday evening at the home Of Bert
Kraft.
Misses Ina and Lillian Colburn were
the hostesses last evening at q very de-
lightful valentine party which they
gave at their home on Park street Tne
parlors were decorated in large pink
and blue paper hearts and each guest
was given two similar hearts on which
were written "a questions. The answer
of each one was the name of some book
as"In what does a single man indulge?"
Ans. 1.-THE Reveries Of Bachelor" Mr..
George Hoyes was awarded the head
prize a copy of Kiplings Barrack Room
Ballads, while Miss Mary Brown was
consoled by a comic valentine. A heart
hunt was then enjoyed and in this con-
test Miss Beth Warner was the winner
and was rewarded for her keen eye
sight by a Longfellow calendar while
Mr.. Herbert French who failed to find
any hearts at all was given a valentine.
Those present were Misses Mary Brown,
Stead of Columbus, O., Messrs. George
Hoyes. Guy Houghtelin. Clyde Swartz,
Shirley French, Herbert French, and
Mr. Hogaboom.
There has been over 80 cases of meas
les in Silver Lake this winter and in
consequence of the epidemic the schools
and now closed.
Miss Mowers of Silver Lake is very
seriously i'll with measles, which has
settled on her lungs and grave doubts
are entertained as to her recovery.
Miss Stella Mitchell gave a valentine
party last evening at her home on Van
Buren, street. Those present were Misses
Clara Mitchell, Winnie Walker Emily
Hewitt, Myrtle Robinson. Sadie Heber,
May McNoun, Ethel Schlegel, Nellie
Smith and Minnie McGrew, Messrs. Sid
ney Hurless, Robert McMahan, Ken
field, viii Bridge, Galierd Miller, Leslie
Hamilton and Carl MpCSreU