The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-03
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left at the Kinball Printing company.
S35 Kansas avenue.
c. C. French was in from Silver Lake
today
Miss Elizabeth Lambert viii go to
Belvue tomorrow to visit friends.
Messrs. Glen Hamrick and Fred Nc
Master spent yesterday in Ottawa
Miss Stella Smith will spend the
Fourth visiting friends in Kansas City
Clifford Priddy has gone to Ottawa
where he win be the guest of q former
schoo1mate.
Mrs. Frank Butterheld of Kansas
City is visiting Mrs. Frank Pribble OF
Quincy street
Eugene Griggs. son of Mrs J. n
Griggs of 1405 Van Buren, street, is III
with smallpox.
Miss Clara Mitchell has gone to Sol
der where she will be the guest Of Dr.
and Mrs. George Reed.
Knote Withers win go to Kansas
City today to be the guest over the
Fourth of Mr.. Ernest Winegarden.
Mrs. John Spear and son Ben, and
daughter Irene viii spend the Fourth
the guests of Kansas City friends.
Miss Mary Rice of Eskridge Kan,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Wilbur
Hogaboom of East Gordon street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wizer have returned
from Las Vegas, n. NJ, and will go TO
housekeeping soon in North Topeka
Mrs Clark Neiswender has gone to
Silver Lake to spend some time visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cut
birth.
Miss Mizzie Houston of Eln1ont left
/. Tuesday for Kansas City and Olatile
where she will spend a short vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Frank Ebey and little son re-
ead 6nxr
where they were the guests of Mrs. Jno.
Jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Cross and child
rem left this morning for VermontYilIe
Mich, where they will spend the next
three weeks.
Mr.. Ed t. Scott has sold out his
cigar store to Mr.. J. R. Spetter Of the
South side. Mr.. spetter takes posses
sion at once.
Miss Lydia Jacobs will arrive this
evening from her home in San Jose, Ill,
to visit her brother and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Jacobs
Mr.James Bonham, who is in the en-
ploy of the Manhattan Milling com
pany at Manhattan, was the guest
Sunday of Topeka friends.
VIII Taggart left today for San
Francisco to spend his two weeks va
cation visiting his parents who moved
to that city about two months ago.
Our store viii be open this evening.
and viii have on sale five dozen ladies'
shirt waists at "A cents.
COsTLEY & POST.
Benz. Dennis, who was injured Tues
day by being struck in the breast with
board, is much improved. He was
brought to town last evening and taken
to the home of his sister-in-law. Mrs
Maloney, on Quincy street
Miss Elizabeth Root left this after
non for Kansas City, Kas., where she
viii visit Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Root for
a month. She was accompanied by her
nephew, Julian Root who has been
spending some time with relatives here.
Miss May Albright arrived last even
ing from the Indian Territory where
she is teaching in one of the govern
ment schools and will spend her sum
mer vacation here visiting her parents
John NJ. Flynn, formerly secretary of
the French Grain company at the Cap
itol elevator went to Kansas City yes
terday to assume his new duties with
the T. L. Evan Grain company. His
position will be similar to the one he
held with the French company
Lieutenant Commander William Led
yard Rodgers has issued invitations to
the marriage of his sister, Frederick
Louisa. to r.Robert Giles, Wednesday
afternoon, July "a. at 4 o'clock at Saint
Matthews church, jamestown, Rhode
Island The ceremony will be followed
by a large reception. Mr.. Giles is well
known in Topeka as a civil engineer
OF great ability He made his home
here a number of years ago for awhile
at 122 West Gordon street and later on
West Sixth street
The French Grain company has gone
out of business at the Capitol elevator
and Mr. Frank French, the proprietor
will shortly return to Illinois where he
has business matters requiring his at
tention- The Capitol elevator has a
storage capacity of 300, 900 bushels The
Farmers Alliance Grain association or
some other firm will undoubtedly take
hold of it and use it to handle the new
crop which is beginning to move. Mr.
French has operated the elevator near
" one year and through his courteous
treatment of everybody and his hon
esty and integrity in all his dealings
has made many warm friends who re-
gret to have him leave.
As Banner Coleman, of Menoken,
Emmett Toles and ten other men. most
" Of Silver Lake, were returning from
the harvest fields of western Kansas
to spend the Fourth with friends they
were set upon at Junction City and
robbed of their earnings The men
We're obliged to change cars at that
1 point. and while waiting at the depot
this morning at half past 3 they were
attacked by three masked men, who
commanded them at the point of revol-
/ vers to throw up their hands Ed JEFF
fries and Banner Coleman managed to
elude the thieves and thus escaped with
I their money. The rest were not so for
/ tunate and from them the men took
over $780, Emmett Toles. who showed
some resistance, was struck over the
I head by the robbers with a file and was
also shot in the calf of the leg He
was brought to Topeka for treatment.
The thieves escaped
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