The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-20
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left with the Kirnball Printing COM
pany. S35 Kansas avenue
LETTERS & James give the blue pre-
MUM stamps.
l. T. Peyton went to Cuba, Kan, yes
terday-
Clyde Swartz is sueffring from an at
tack of malarial fever.
Coal, feed, sewer pipe, seeds. See. See.
Nicholson, 1909 North Kansas avenue
F. p. Baker of the New Era is taking
a two weeks vacation.
j. H. FOUGHT has gone to Excelsior
Springs to spend two weeks.
Miss Belle Sewen of Beloit, Kan, Is
visiting Miss May Cromwell of Me-
noken.
c. S. Gillespie returned yesterday
from a three weeks visit with his par
entS at EdwardSville, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Stovall left this
afternoon to attend the state convention
of the Christian church at ottawa.
Miss Ida Farris, who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Cutberth of Silver Lake,
left today for her home in Williams
burg, KY.
Well, you will have to get to the store
early tomorrow morning if you get any
of those shirt waists at 25 and 80 cents.
Costley & Post.
Those that appreciate bargains in
shoes, dry goods and furnishing goods
will come tomorrow to make room sale.
Costley & Post.
Amity lodge No. 231, X. of P, will this
evening confer the rank of page on one
candidate, and charge three esQuires
with the rank of knight
Miss Ada Sells of Abilene, en- route to
st. Louis, will arrive this afternoon to
visit her cousin Mr.. and Mrs. S. L.
Courtney, of S13 Quincy street.
Mrs. Courtney will close all sailors
walking hats and all untrimmed hats
from 20 to so cents each and hot at Is
cents. 603 South and 905 North.
L rhn xrrffn hn
Arnold Drug Co. for the past year, leaves
tonight for st. Joseph, Mo, to take a
position with the Smith Drug company.
Fire department No. 1 was called out
at 1880 Saturday night to put out a
slight blaze in the feed store of B. w.
Andrews, 924 Kansas avenue; damage
fifty dollars.
Miss Ira Baker, colored, died yester-
day morning at her home 1921 Railroad
street. The funeral will be held from
the house this afternoon at o'clock, in
terment in Rochester cemetery.
Miss Laura Beverly of Monroe street
with her aunt, Mrs. E. p. Griffith, of
Solomon City, will leave shortly for
Portland and other points in Oregon; on
the return trip they will stop some time
in Colorado.
While J. M. Smith was working on
Mr.. Cooper's house at Menoken. the
scaffOld gave way and Mr. Smith fell
about 25 feet, Spraining his left knee
and bruising himself considerably. 1t
able to be about.
Blue Post No. $50, G. A r.. is to be
congratulated inasmuch as its great
growth of from 80 to over 100 members
since last January, has resulted in Post
Commander j. w. Prfddy being select
ed as one of the two aids-de-camp on
the staff of Commander-in-C Chief A. d.
Shaw. They will be furnished transpor-
tation, and will be entertained at ma
tional headquarters during the Chicago
encampment. Mr.. Priddy served nearly
two years in Company A. Thirteenth
Indiana cavalry, being nineteen years
old at the close of the war in 1865.
Misses Elizabeth and Mayce Anderson
gave a lawn party at their home one
mile north of town Saturday evening,
August IS. The evening was spent in
plays and games, after which refresh
ments were served. Those present were:
Misses Mable Brooks. Fora Reed, Bessie
Roter of Parsons. Eva Roter, Bessie
Campbell Blanche Reynolds, Maud
Sleeper, Ethel Sheldon, Grace Woods.
Estella Croll, Elizabeth and Mayce An
derson, Messrs. Fred Reed, Milton Croli.
Arthur Sheldon, Jay Sleeper, Robert
Sheldon Jamie johnson. Malcolm MuI-
holland. Halle Reed, Louis Mulhollano
and Irving Reynolds.