The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-09
NORTH TOPEKA.


ITEMS intended for this column should |
be left with the Kimball Printing COM
pany. sS5 Kansas avenue
DR.. Bryan. dentist, $50 Kan. Ave.
Mrs. Warner is i'll at her home on van
Buren, street.
wanted-Boy to learn printing. ss5
Miss Grace White has gone to Holton
where she viii be the guest this summer
Of her cousin.
Wall paper in all the latest designs.
Prices as low as the lowest.
JEFFERS & JAMES.
Glen Bardsley took W. J. Stoyars
place at the postoffice during his alb
sence in Atchison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Spear will move
tomorrow from SIS Kansas avenue to
1928 Jackson street
Don't fail to see Mrs. Courtney's
latest leghorn display. sos South Kan
sas avenue COS North Kansas avenue.
The Ladies' Duplicate Whist club viii
be entertained next Monday afternoon
at the home of Miss Nina Hilton north
| of town.
Mrs I Smith of 1101 Monroe street re-
| turned last evening from visit of two
| weeks to her son, DR.. A J. Smith Of
| Oskaloosa-
| The Rochester Reading Circle will
meet Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Joseph Bristow on the H. w.
Cheney farm
The National Aid association No. 499
| will give an ice cream and strawberry
| festival Thursday evening at their hall,
| S51 Kansas avenue.
J. H. FOUGHT went to Atehison this
| afternoon as a delegate from the First
| Congregational Sunday school to the
| State Sunday School association.
Mrs. l. E. Maitland, mother of Mrs.
H. W. Cheney of 1882 Harrison street,
| has returned from BlocktOn, Iowa, where
she has been for several weeks.
Mr.. V. Whitteker of Ottawa, mem
Der of the Twentieth Kansas, was the
guest last night of his former comrade,
Milton W. Hogaboom. They left this
morning for Holton to attend the C. A.
R. encampment.
NOTICE. F. A. ASSOCIATION.
The funeral of the late sister Geral-
dine Perkins will be held at the Second
Presbyterian church, Thursday, May 10,
at 1870 O'Clock. Interment at Prairie
H. NJ. STEELE, Secretary
Mrs. J. K. Withers and daughters,
Sadie and Marian, Of Anthony, are ex-
pected to arrive today from Hutchin-
| son where they have been visiting for
several days, to join Mr.. Withers who
has been here for some time. Mr.. With
ers and family expect to go to house
keeping this week in the Mulligan prop
erty on Quincy street.
Mrs. Geraldine Perkins died Tuesday
afternoon at four o'clock at the fam
lily home, 1924 Gordon street. of dropsy
and neart trouble from Which diseases
she has suffered for the past three
months. She leaves five children, {
daughter living in Iowa, Mrs. William
Gushard of Decatur, ILL.,, Miss Jessie
Perkins. Oscar Perkins, captain of fire
station No 1, and Glen Perkins, {
member of the fire department of sta.
ton No. 2. The funeral will be held
Thursday afternoon at 1:30 O'Clock from
the Second Presbyterian church and th'
: interment will be in Prairie Home Gem
: etery.
l An enjoyable tacky party was give1
? | last evening by the B. Y. P. Z. at tn
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Van Mes
on Kansas avenue. Miss Olivia Beal
and Mr.. Dan Wicknan were voted tn
? -tackiest' couple present and received
= as a prize a large cake Of soap. Re
y | freshments of onions. beans and corn
bread were served to the guests in tru
-'tacky'' style. the plates being smal
Y wooden trays Partners for supper wer
found by matching cards. Each CUES
was given a card on which was par
of the name Of some animal and tn
seeking of the correct letters was tn
means of much merTiment-
e An effort is being made by J. X
e Priddy, commander of Blue Post NJ
e $50 to secure the cooperation OF tn
cemetery association, old soldiers an
n citizens in the vicinity of Prairie HON
cemetery with G. W. Ward, S. T. Cron
K | well and NJ P. Ross, who are asked
n act as a committee to arrange for holC
& ing memorial services at the cemeter
y church at some suitable hour on Sun
e day, May q, as well as arranging Il
n memorial exercises on Wednesday, Ma
v 30 as has been the custom, possib
= adding the @. a. R Ritualistic servi,
"a in connection with decorating Il
- graves Of late comrades and fellow so
- diers Rev. and Comrade J. G. Nav
= = has assured Mr.. Priddy that he WI
= preach the memorial sermon on Il
>, 9th if so arranged and desired by Il
committee.