The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-24
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be LETT at the Kimball Printing company.
W. M. Costiey spent the day in kan
sas City.
G. ]. Mccoy of Silver Lake was in
town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mutt Of sO7 Paramore
street are the parents OF a son.
Miss May Cromwell will entertain
Thursday evening at her home in Me-
noken-
Best quality homemade bread at
Bakers again. Try it. s14 n. Kan
sas avenue.
There were good showers at Roches-
ter, the reform school and the poor
farm yesterday afternoon
John Belts. a brother of Contractor
J. B. Belts, is in charge OF the work at
the new wooden mill plant
Miss Theresa Krauss and Miss
Augusta Pickens left Tuesday for a
weeks outing at Excelsior Springs.
Miss Nellie White accompanied by
her brother Mr. Ed White of Kansas
City, went to FL Reno today to register
for claim.
Mrs. Atkinson will leave tomorrow
for her home in Los Angeles, Cal, after
a visit of several weeks to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred Morns.
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Dfbble came
home last evening from a two weeks
outing spent visiting the various points
of interest in Colorado.
JOnn CRAWFORD a santa he switch
man who lives on East F'airchild street,
left Tuesday at midnight to register
for a claim in the strip.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Coughlin and
daughters Rose and Carlotta of 718
Monroe street came home yesterday
from weeks stay in Colorado.
John Cass of 11O7 Central avenue has
gone to Denver where he has taken a
position in a large wholesale grocery.
His family will follow him shortly.
II
panied by her brothers. left today for
her home in Ellis. Kansas, after a. short
visit to Mrs. Griest's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. T. Campbell
Mr. @. Hoberg who lives three miles
north Of town on the old Daniels farm
had three Of his best cows killed by
lightning during the shower yesterday
afternoon. The cows were in the pas
ture when struck.
Mr.. George Stead, an employee Of the
Shawnee mills, left yesterday for Fort
Madison, Iowa, to accept a position as
fireman on the Santa F'e. His wife will
remain in Topeka for q few weeks to
visit relatives and friends.
Miss Halle Hamrick will leave Fri
day to join her mother at Greencastle,
Ind, where they VIII make their home.
Mr.. Hamrick viii remain here until the
first Of the year and Mr.. Glen Aanrick
viii continue with G. W. Hoyt.
l. ]. McQuade, travelling auditor of
the Santa, F'e route, and A. o. Sump-
ton, travelling auditor OF the Union
Pacific, were at the Santa F'e Junction
depot yesterday making their semi
annual check examination of station
accounts.
A car load of baled straw was re-
ceived at the Santa F'e Junction depot
yesterday from the lower Kaw valley
It was delivered to the different feed
dealers on the north side. Ba1ed hay
being very scarce and high in price it
will be used as a substitute therefor.
DR.. and Mrs. S. N Burger of lola.
Kansas, have issued invitations to the
marriage of their daughter, Bessie Belle
and Mr.. William Ofield of this city
Monday morning. August 18th at half
past eleven The young people will be
at home after September 1 in Topeka
Mayor Hughes and Councilmen
Griley, Snattinger and Weber, who rep
resent the street committee, came over
in the police patrol yesterday, the OBJ
Ject of their visit was to see at what
point the Santa Fe desired to cross
Laurent street to reach the wooden
mills with a switch President Holman
escorted them and they were a unit on
the proposition to recommend an Or
dinance to be passed granting the
privilege asked for.