The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-04
ACROSS THE RAW.


TENS rs. intended for this eolgmn snonld be
eab Kansas avenue
Don Jameson treated some Of his girl
noon and today.
Mrs. Brooke. wife OF Al l. Brooke of
station a nursery, Is suffering with a
severe attack OF the grip.
II you are in want of anything in
rubber goods you want to get our prices.
COSTLEY & POST.
The. Bethany Reading circle viii meet
TUESDAY evening at the home OF MI ana
Mrs W J. Stovall, 1919 Harrison street.
Miss May Critchfeld, Of Oslaloosa,
was the guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs
l. G. kistler, at the Union Pacific hotel.
A reduction sale on blankets this
week 1t VIII pay you to get our prices
COSTLEY & POST.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Sunday school board of the Kansas
Avenue nj. E. church will be held this
evening.
The Argonaut club will meet Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs Charles
Curtis. The programme for January %
win be studied.
The Ladies' Missionary society Of the
Baptist church VIII meet Wednesday al
ternoon at the home Of Mrs. r. B. Nc
Master, Sl6 Jackson street
Rev. J. s. Glendenning Is stiIl unable
to ill his pulpit, and there We're no serv-
ices yesterday at the Presbyterian
church except Sunday school,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Griest of Ellis,
Kan, are the parents of daughter,
born Saturday, February q Mrs. Griest
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. T.
Campbell OF Quincy street.
Mrs. Charles Thompson, late Of Tai
Chloe. China. daughter of George j.
Graves, is receiving the congratulations
of her many friends on the birth of a
little daughter. Both mother and child
are doing well
The snow drifted so badly into the
Santa F'e switches and onto the tracks
Young was compelled to run through
them several times with his light engine
before he could use the tracks to do
switching.
The funeral or Mervin Fluke. who was
accidentally shot while out hunting Sat
urday afternoon, was held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the Shorey school
house The services We're conducted by
Rev W. B. Hutchinson Of the Baptist
church, and the interment was in Hoch-
ester cemetery.
c. F. Wolcott. representing the A. F.
Shapleigh Hardware company of st.
Louis. Mo, was doing business with the
hardware merchants at Station A on
Saturday last. Mr.. Wolcott was much
indisposed and left on the afternoon
train for his home at Atchison to get
much needed rest
The First ward auxiliary Of the Wo-
secretary to Miss Z. M. Shontz, for an
address last Friday afternoon on the
subject of Woman's influence in cleo
lions. He had a large audience and held
the closest attention, and the commit
tee feel well satisfied about results as to
enlisting the women in the coming con-
test
John French, late general foreman Of
the Santa Fe blacksmith shop, and who
now holds a similar position with the
St. Louis & San Francisco railway at
their Springfield, Mo, shops, was visit
ing his family at 1915 North Quincy
street, on Saturday and Sunday He left
today for Springfield and was accom-
panied by his daughter. Miss Matte
French, who will make an extended visit
there
A horse belonging to DR.. H c. Miner
ran away on Kansas avenue this morn
ing. The horse was hitched to a cutter
and had just been brought down town
to the doctors Office by his driver In
driving near the curbing the cutter was
upset by a large drift of snow, frighten-
ing the horse, which started to run south
on Kansas avenue. When near Norris
street he broke loose from the cutter
and continued over the river, where he
was finally captured. No one was in
jured, but the cutter was badly broken
up.
The fire department was called out
this morning to a house on North Jeffer-
son street where there was small
pipe which went through the floor to
the room above The fire was ex-
tinguished before the arrival OF the de-
partment. The company from station
No. 5 also responded to the call and
by the time they arrived on the scene
their horses were completely exhausted,
the travelling being so hard on account
Of the heavy snow.
About half past seven o'clock Friday
evening a colored man called at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Mcconnell
near Menolxen and asked for something
to eat. While their attention was thus
taken the other part of the house was
quietly filled with their neighbors and
friends After they had recovered from
their surprise refreshments were served
and the evening pleasantly spent by
the following persons: Mr.. and Mrs s.
T. Coleman. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs A. Hol-
comb, Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Luce, Mr.. and
Mrs B. S. Coleman, Mr.. and Mrs D. NJ
Booth, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Scotch,
Mrs. Avery. Miss Ida Cromwell. Mr..
John Elmore, Mr.. Charles Pierson. Mr..
Ed. Cook, We're Cromwell.
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