The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-14
NORTH TOPEKA.

left with the Kimball Printing company,
Mr.. jaw Studer is able to be out after
a. week of laneneSs
DR.. Dawson was called to Silver Lake
yesterday on professional business
Mrs NJ c. Holman. who has been
quite i'll with the grip, is improving.
J. H FOUGHT went to Kansas City this
morning to attend the meeting of inn
plement dealers.
The special services at the Central
Avenue Christian church viii continue
throughout this week
One ton of good coal $3.50. Coal bod
and shovel free. G. F. HAWKINS,
1912 Kansas Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slower of West
Indianola we're the guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. L. S Frey Of Central avenue.
Miss Iva Coe has returned to her home
on the South side after spending a few
days with Miss A1aude Ira of Holman's
addition
The members of St David's society
will meet at the Guild parlors, corner of
Taylor and Eighth streets this evening
at o'clock.
Clarence Matthews, who has been with
a Rock Island surveying party at Lib
eral, came home Saturday evening for
weeks vacation
The Argonaut club will not hold It's
regular meeting this week, nor until
further notice, on account of the union
revival meetings
Canon Bywater went to EIolton this
morning where he was called to attend
the funeral of the little child of one of
his parishioners-
John Crawford is temporarily IN
charge OF the North Topeka switch en-
CINE in place Of Brigham Young who is
acting as general yard master
Mrs. Maitland, mother of Mrs. H. W.
Cheney, who has been quite i'll with the
grip at the home of her daughter, 1872
Harrison street, is now much better.
Mrs. G. c. Swickard OF Aleriden, has
issued invitations to the marriage of her
daughter, Nellie to Mr. Joseph Taggart,
on Thursday evening, January II, at
o'clock.
Arthur Bennett, grain broker, has been
confined to his home for the past week
by a serious attack of the grip. During
his absence his father is IN charge of his
Office.
Charles E Heartburg, clerk at the
Mid-COntinent Mill office is still con-
fined to his home by sickness. David
Bowie and David Page are temporarily
doing his work.
All the sand used on the Union Pacific
Kansas division for locomotive engines
use is taken out of the Kaw river at
North Topeka. Builders and mechanics
all over the state say that Topeka Kan
sas river sand is unsurpassed for all
purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. F. Conk1e will leave
Wednesday for Denver where they will
spend a week. From there they will go
to Phoenix. Arizona. and Los Angeles,
Cal, and later in the season to Port
land, Oregon, and probably Seattle, Wn.
They will be away about six months
The Ladies' Reading circle Of Roches-
ter held very interesting meeting
Thursday afternoon Mrs w H
caIdweIi at her home on the Cen
tra1 Avenue road The next meeting Will
be Thursday afternoon, January II. at
the home Of Mrs. Hurst on Kansas ave
nue.. Each member is expected to be
n.
II. F. Seymour & Co, dealers in but
ter and eggs, find it necessary to erect a
two story brick and stone cold storage
plant in the near future. and while
North Topeka railroad facilities are IN
surpassed and the railroad company has
already signided its Willingness to put
them in a switch to their proposed new
plant. they may possibly locate in across
the river If they are unable to make a
deal with parties that they are figuring
with in North Topeka for site for the
plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart Of 613 West Cor
Saturday. evening by a number of
their friends who remembered it was the
eighth anniversary of their marriage. In
MIS- Harris absence they took posses
sion Of the house and upon her return
pleasant social time was had with
games and at late hour refreshments
were served. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs Galloway, Mr.. and Mrs. st.
Mary, Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders, Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller MIR. and Mrs. Bissell, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM Saunders, Mr.. and Mrs.
Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs. Doane, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hearick, Mrs Hanlon, Mrs.
Ketchum, Mrs Wilkerson, Mrs Mary
Summers, Mrs. Frank Summers, Mrs.
Sturdyvin, Mrs. Morgan, Mrs Roth,
Mrs. Huston, Misses Henrietta Morgan.
Laura Morgan, Bertha Galloway, Edna
Sturdyvin. Grace Summers, Clara Doane,
Belle Doane, Dora Johnson, Messrs.
Charles Ketchum, Edwin Bissell, Galen
Saunders
the night Waterman discovered a fire
IN the restaurant and confectionery
store of A J. Proudf1t, $40 Kansas ave.
nue.. An alarm was turned in from box
Eve, but the fire had evidently been
smouldering for some time before it's
discovery and when the department ar
rived the entire building was filed with
smoke. For a while It looked as if the
buildings north of the restaurant might
go as smoke was issuing from the roof
Of H. NJ. Chimes hardware store. There
Is an attic extending from the building
occupied by PrOudfit over those occupied
by E. G. Lacey's bicycle store, Frank
Hale's harness shop and H. NJ. Chimes
hardware store, and this attic was filed
with smoke and in Lacey's store the
ceiling was scorched- These merchants
also had their goods badly damaged by
the smoke from the burned candy which
cover ~ everything with a sticky sub
stance The stock and fixtures of the
Proudft store were a complete loss, but
ance- The origin of the fire is unknown.
The cook left the building at one O'Clock
and everything was all right at that
hour
CRAZE FOR SOUVENIRS.