The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left with the Kimban Printing COM
pany. 835 Kansas avenue
rs Rolls Cotton Bats for $1.OO. Costley
& Post
Miss Margaret Wilcox has taken a
position with Crosby Bros
Ladies' Kid Gloves, worth $1.00, to-
morrow Use. Costley & Post.
Mr.. viii Russell of Meriden was a
North side visitor yesterday.
You should see our line of Xmas goods
before buying. Costley & Post
Ladiesl Call for your New Idea Maya
zine. They are free. Costley & Post.
Fred Parsons returned last evening
from Newton where he has been visit
ing friends
Mr.. Thomas of Kious street has gone
to Horton to work with the Rock Is
land carpenters.
On Friday afternoon the annual cleo
ton of officers of the WOmans Keller
Corps will be held.
Miss Gertie Kopp of Elmont is visit
ing her sister, Mrs, G. F. Hawkins OF
211 Fairchild street.
The J. J. J. F. F. club will meet Fri
day evening at the home of Miss Lephia
Bean on Quincy street.
Mrs. Westerdale of Van Buren, street
who has been quite i'll for the past two
weeks is able to be out.
Friday evening Blue Post g. A r.
$50 will hold their election of officers at
their hall. 831 Kansas avenue.
Mr.. Fred Matchett Of Pleasant Hill
has Joined the male quartette of the
Kansas Avenue M. e. church.
$50 tons coal in bins, nice and dry.
Get our prices before buying. C. F.
Hawkins, 1912 North Kansas avenue.
Let me remind you I do all kinds of
watch, clock and jewelry repairing, at
live and let live prices.
HARRY DAVIS, $40 Kansas ave
Mr.. J. Klinefelter of Springfield Ohio,
who has been visiting Mr.. Rood at his
home west of town has rented the prop
erty at 1926 Harrison street and Will 10
cate there
Miss Nellie Wetherholt and Miss Fife
King entertained at kitchen shower
last evening at the home of Miss
Wetherholt on Jackson street in honor
of Miss Jessie Perkins.
Special discount sale for next 80 days.
My entire stock of watches, clocks, cut
glass and jewelry, at from 20 per cent
to so per cent. discount.
HARRY DAVIS, $40 Kansas ave.
Rev. Charles Bowen, pastor of
Methodist church of Columbus. Ohio.
who has been visiting his brother in
Oklahoma, left Sunday for his home
after a short visit to his cousin, I'll. C.
Bowen of 1919 Quincy street.
The ladies of the Baptist church held
their annual bazaar last evening at
supper. Over $44 was realized from the
sale of fancy work and the supper. In
the evening an excellent literary and
musical programme was given
Mrs. Kate F. King of lis East Gordon
street and brother Mr.. J. H. FOUGHT,
have received word that their father,
Mr. Christian FOUGHT, is in very feeble
health at his home in Upper Sanduslxy,
Ohio, and his death might occur any
day. Mr.. FOUGHT is 81 years old.
Raff1es are much in evidence at the
present time. Myron Palmer ratified off
his horse the other evening at Finch's
,r1 Ixv
Miss Della. Stump. who held the lucky
ticket for which she had paid one cent.
The horse is worth about $35-
There came near being an accident
Monday evening at the Union Pacific
crossing on Quincy street when the
Rock Island west bound train struck a
lumber wagon, completely demolishins
it, The driver and horses escaped with
out any injuries owing to the slow rate
of speed the train was making.
Mr. Clark Bridgeman has sold his
farm consisting of forty acres in the
Pleasant Hill neighborhood to Mr.. Dick
of Perry for 81. 200 Mr. Bridgeman and
family expect to make their home here
after in California, as Mr.. Bridgenan
suffers from asthma and it is thought
the climate there will benefit him
The Ladies' Afternoon Duplicate
Whist club was entertained this week
by Mrs. George c. Bowman at her home
915 Van Buren, street. Mrs. A. NJ. Petro
substituted for Mrs. w. NJ. Costley and
Miss Bertha Smith for Mrs Bowman.
The club will meet next Monday after
noon at the home of Mrs. J. G. Fulton,
S14 Quincy street and this will be the
last meeting until after Christmas.
The members who attended the meet
ing of the w. T.. K. club yesterday af-
ternoon, which was held at the home
of Mrs T. N. Davis, S04 Topeka ave
nue., had the pleasure of listening to a
very interesting as well as instructive
original paper on THE Trees of kan
sas." by Mrs. Theodore WilKie. Mrs.
Wilkie had with her numerous speci-
mems Of foliage and drawings of the
different trees. with which she illus
trated her paper. She also had a map
of the state and pointed out the different
portions and told what trees were in
digenOus to each locality. Mrs. J. A.
Campbell provided the literary review
for the day, which was on Mrs. Hum
phrey Wards novel Eleanor" The rest
of the afternoon was devoted to the les
son in parliamentary law, and the ladies
discussed the correct formula to be used
in making and seconding motions.
Among the visitors present was Mrs.
Addie Harris of Fort Worth, Tex, one
of the charter members of the club Mrs.
Harris. who is en- route to Chicago.
where she viii spend the holidays visit
ing her sister, Mrs. H. F. Morris,
stopped off for a short visit to her many
Topeka friends.
Presbyterians Favor Rivision.
Baltimore Dec 12-Af SIS 262d stated