The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should be
left with the KimbaA Printing company
Ss5 Kansas avenue.
E A White is back from a short VS.
it to Kansas City friends.
The week Of prayer will be observed
next week at the Baptist church.
C. w Petro left yesterday for a four
weeks business trip over the state.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Orsdal Of Silver
Lake were North side visitors today
Jerome Colvin left Tuesday evening
for a short business trip to Newkirk,
J. T.
Mrs. L. S. Frey Of Central avenue is
suffering from severe attack OF Ia
grippe.
Mrs. M. A. Miller j. home from visit
of a week to friends and relatives at
Hope. Kan.
Knote Withers is home from a weeks
visit to friends in Kansas City and
Leavenworth-
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Hart returned
yesterday from a weeks visit to Iela-
tives in Usage county
Miss Calphernia Stewart spent New
Years day in Lawrence visiting her
aunt, Mrs Williams.
Miss Anna Rosa is home from Louis
vile where she has been entertained for
the past several weeks by her sister.
Miss Birdie Owen of West Gordon
street returned today from a visit Of two
weeks to friends in Kansas City, Mo.
Miss Eva Watts has returned from
Newton where she visited her cousin,
Mrs J. L. Catlin during the holidays
Mrs. F'risbie returned today to her
home in Chanute. Kan, after "a visit to
Mrs. Willis Rigdon of 1921 Quincy street
Miss Della Gilman returned the hrss
of the week from HOltOn where she was
entertained holiday week by Mrs. Shep-
herd
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Bridgeman and
-
week for FL Cajon, Cal, where they will
make their home
Miss Alice Quinn. who has been suf-
ferirg from an attack of grip for the
past week. is now able to be at her place
in the New Era department store
Miss Ruth Barrett who has been
spending the holidays visiting Rev. and
Mrs J. Barrett. will leave Friday for
Cripple Greek, Col. to resume her work
as teacher in the city schools
Rev T. J. Pearson, pastor Of the Con
gregauonal church Will commence
series Of meetings at the church next
sunday evening These meetings will
continue throughout the week
Mrs. r. n. Hebbard delivered a lee
ture at the Baptist church last even
ing Her subject was Lamps, or Sour
ces Of Light. Physical, Intellectual and
Spiritual" The attendance was good but
not equal to the remarkable address.
which covered a wide field. too broad in
deed to be readily absorbed by the ordi-
nary mind Mrs Hebbard evidently
spent q vast amount Of study in its pre-
Aaraton- Its literary style was excel
lent, and its delivery good without be-
ing rhetorical or dramatic IL was Of
an hours duration and while the manu- .
script was before her. she seldom had
occasion 10 refer to it. Mrs Hebbard
is the widow Of the late j. c. Hebbard.
a few years ago well known as a motel
statstician and writer, and who was. the
author OF more than one state paper. put
forth BY state officials for which he re-
ceived no credit Mrs. Hehbard is not
50 theatrical on the platform as Mrs
Lease and perhaps would not be con
sldefed so popular, but her lecture was
IN itself the equal Of any vet produced
py any Kansas woman She has had
calls for II from Atchison and Fairburv
Nep-' and has delivered it at those
places The lecture was free and at its
close she was given a hearty vote Of
thanks. -