The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-30
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left with the Kimball Printing COM
pany, S35 Kansas avenue.
There was skating on Soldier creek
yesterday
Alpha Robinson is again able to as
sumo charge Of his work at station "A !"
The ladies of the Kansas Avenue NJ.
T. church viii meet tomorrow afternoon
in the church parlors.
William Spear went to Kansas City
this morning on a business trip. He
Will be away several days.
Miss Nellie Jones of Granville is Wis
iting the family of Mr.. Smith, corner of
FaIrchild and Monroe streets
Mrs. Mitchell of Cawker City arrived
today and is the guest of her daughter,
street.
Mr.. Woolford left yesterday for his
home in Logansport, Ind, after visit
TO his sister, Mrs. W. Hamilton on
Logan street
Mrs. Samuel Parkhurst who fell down
the stairway at the Blue Post hall last
Friday afternoon is recovering slowly
and is now able TO sit up.
The Ladies' Guild of the Church of
the Good Shepherd viii meet Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred
Hes, 1104 Monroe street.
s. E. Post of the first of Costley &
Post, who arrived here the first of the
week from New York. went to Kansas
City today. w NJ. Costley also spent
the day in Kansas City.
The Ladies' Duplicate Whist club
met yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. w. NJ. Costley, 1113 Van Buren,
street. Miss Eleanor KimbaH substi-
tuted for Mrs. c. CT. Bowman. The
club has been invited to meet with Mrs
William Green next Monday afternoon
at her home, 917 South Quincy street.
The building occupied by C. A. Ferns
trom's shoe store was erected in 1875
by L. Norton, Jr., roadmaster on the
santa Re between AtchiSOn and North
Topeka, and at that time was consid-
cred one of the finest buildings in North
Topeka In the same year the citizens
of Pardee, now NOrtOnVille. built their
hrSt church and Mr.. Norton suggested
to them that if they would build a little
Steeple he would furnish the bell His
proposition was accepted and the town
was named Nortonville in honor of him.
The funeral of Miss Lille Wellman
was held Sunday afternoon from the
Christian church. The services were
conducted by the pastor. Mr.. F. a.
Powell. A quartet composed of Miss
Myrtle Palmer Miss Matte Sherburne,
Mr.. Myers and Mr.. Fowler, sang Rock
of Ages, - Nearer My God to Thee and
Sometimes the Shadows Deepen" On
the casket was a large floral harp Of
white roses and hyacinthS with Lille
in the corner. This was the gift of
Miss Wellmans young friends. The
pallbearers were Misses Anna and Dora
Murphy, Myrtle and Gertie Palmer,
Carrie HannOm and Ida Waldman. The
interment was in Rochester cemetery.
Last night between twelve and one
o'clock an attempt was made to enter
the home of Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Powell,
1909 Central avenue. Mr.. Powell is at
present in Rossville where he is hold
ing services and Mrs. Powell and a
young friend were in the house alone.
They were awakened about this time by
hearing some one trying to turn the
much frightened, Mrs. Powell took her
revolver and fired several shots which
scared the midnight providers away.
Earlier in the evening the ladies had
heard some suspicious sounds about the
place but supposed it was the wind and
so paid no attention to them.