The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-13
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left with the Kimball Printing COM
pany. S35 Kansas avenue
Good things to eat at the keystone
Bakery.
on Saturday watch the windows OF
the keystone Bakery
]. A. Statler. a druggist of Osawkie,
was a North side visitor yesterday.
The Keystone Bakery for Cakes and
Pastries made of the very best mater
ials.
Miss Cora Andrews. who is making
her home with Mrs s l. Courtney, SlS
Quincy street, fell down stairs last ev-
ening, spraining her right ankle severe
ly.
Miss Maud Myers is spending a few
days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cole,
near Capitol View.
Miss Lilly Nicon has returned from
Cheney, Kan. where she has been enl-
ployed the past season as trimmer IN a
millinery store.
Lawn social Saturday evening, July
IA, corner Laurent and Quincy, by menu
bers of Mutual Protective League. All
invited.
David Bowie was elected treasurer of
the Kansas NIillers' association. at their
meeting yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. r. a. Spear has returned to work
after a weeks vacation spent at the
Staples farm. Mrs Spear and children
will remain there for another week.
nue.. has gone to st. Marys to spend
month
Mrs A Westwood returned today to
her home in Scranton after visiting her
granddaughter, Mrs John Spear or 1Z13
Central avenue.
Corn now brings 40 cents and the
farmers are busy hauling it to town.
This is the highest at has been for seven
years.
Mr.. -Isaaz Sheetz of Reading, Pa, is
n a shortly
brother, Mr.. Aaron Sheetz of Quincy
street.
Miss Cora Baker of s1s Jackson street
left yesterday for Council Grove to visit
friends.
The funeral of the II months old son
of H. c. Lang was held this morning
from the family home. 1913 Western aV-
enue. the interment being in Rochester
cemetery. The child died Thursday at
noon and had never been strong.
New woodwork is being put in under
the front window at the A. s. Kane
drug store. the old frame having rotted
out causing the window sag.
Rev w Mooney will preach the COM
ing Sabbath in the Westminster Pres
byterian church, both morning and ev
ening. In the morning his subject will
the Ideal Service and in the evening
The Ideal Church"
Mrs. Elizabeth Mckinney of 91S Madi-
son street viii leave in a few days for
Washington, Ind, her old home, to visit
relatives.
Nearly every freight train that comes
west on the Union Pacific brings to
North Topeka from the lower Kaw Val
ley one or more cars of potatoes to go
west on the Santa Fe or Rock Island to
points in Texas.
George Collins, Union Pacific yard
master is taking a vacation and Con-
ductor McNarroy is temporarily in
charge of the Union Pacific yards.
Mrs. J. P. Mulligan and son left last
evening for Chicago and Englewood to
visit relatives
Clarence Wright, who has had charge
of the Inter-Ocean elevator for the past
seven years, will hereafter be connected
with the new Capitol Elevator company.
Nlcolaus Bach. formerly second miller
at the Inter-Ocean mills,now has charge
of the Inter-Ocean elevator.
Forbes brothers of the Kaw Valley
Elevator and Feed mills are daily re-
ceiVing correspondence from parties in
the state of Ohio asking for quotations
on their products. They say Ohio has
greatly suffered by drought this season
and will have to get supplies from the
Sunf1ower state.
The coming Legislature will be asked
to pass bill making a benefit district
OF North Topeka and Oakland for a
special tax levy of ten thousand dollars
TO build a bridge on Fairchild street to
Oakland 1t will be paid in four yearly
installments, 81, 500 each year. While this
will be very light tax on all concerned
new bridge will be great. AS soon as the
act has passed the legislature and is
published in the official paper it becomes
legal and valid and the commissioners
Will then be ready to build the bridge.
The commissioners can assist financially
to build the bridge to the extent of 81, 900
and they can also build the approaches
This is as far as they can go without
any special legislation. 1t is conceded
that $4,000 will build a good substantial
bridge which will answer all purposes.
A surprise party was successful car
RED out last night by the friends of Miss
Cleo Davis, at her home on West Cor
don street. After spending the day in
the country she returned in the evening
to ind about 25 friends waiting to cele-
brate her birthday. The yard was light
ed with Japanese lanterns and at a late
hour cake and cream were served. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Davis, Mr. |
and Mrs. Kesson, Jessie Coleman, Ida !
Lawson, Iva Ward. Ethel Alexander.
Lena Shultz, Emily Hart, May Davis |
Nellie Davis. Merle Davis. Mr.. Hart, |
Ernest Sexton, Mr.. Austin Earl Guyre |
Herbie Fisher. George Clark. Fred |
Clark, Earl Heller. Gill MCGUIRE, Cyril |
Holcomb, Asahel Davis and Earl Pay
ton.