The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-24
NORTH TOPEKA.


Items intended for this column should be
left with the Kimban Printing company,
S25 Kansas avenue
Damage sale at the Magnet" Friday
and Saturday.
A. NJ. Petro made a business trip 70
Lawrence today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Con Baugh of 1921 Har-
rison street are the parents OF a SON.
A new electric light is being placed at
the corner Of Garfield and Tyler streets.
we have a few more pair Of those 4Sc
shoes. COSTLEY & POST.
The ladies of the Rochester Reading
circle met this afternoon with Mrs. Gus
ten at her home on the Cheney farm
A $500 line of lace curtains this week
for $1.45. They are beauties
COSTLEY & POST.
Foreman Brigham Young of the San
F'e switch engine, has recovered from his
recent illness and is able to attend to
business
Forty-one feet corner Of Grant and
Topeka avenue See Proudfit.
The next meeting of the w. T. K.
home of Mrs. R. B. AcMaster, SIG Jack
son street.
Lane school viii give a concert Friday
evening at Asbury chapel near the cor
ner of Laurent and Van Buren, streets,
for the benefit of their picture fund.
Remember our White Goods Sale con-
CosTLEY 4 POST.
Elder W. H. Scrivener. who for the
past month has been conducting special
meetings at the CentralAvenueChris
church, left today for Glenwood, this
county, where he will begin a series Of
revival meetings.
J. c. Fulton, agent for the Union Pa
cific, r. S. Stevens. agent for the Rock
Island and Charles Gerteisen, agent fc.
a n
agents meeting Tuesday afternoon. An
other meeting was held Thursday after
noon.
Forbes Bros. of the Kansas Valley
elevator are filling an order of several
car loads of meal in 200 pounds barrels
for the Arkansas market. They say they
have always shipped in sacks hereto
fore and find it a little awkward to get
used to the new order of things
One ton of good coal, So. So Coal he'd
and shovel free. G. f. HAWKINS
1912 Kansas Ave.
Rev. J. A. Stave1y, pastor of the Kan
saS Avenue M. E. church, preached last
evening at the union services at the
Congregational church These meetings
are proving very interesting and are
well attended. Music is furnished by
members from the different church
choirs.
The railroad agents in North Topeka
have received orders from their respec-
tive companies that before setting cars
of grain to the different mills and eIeva-
tors they must demand a, surrender of
the original bill of lading. This is an
extra precaution taken by railroad COM
panies to protect themselves against
probable loss.
Nessrs. Edgar and George Clark and
Miss Winnie Clark entertained very
pleasantly last evening at their home on
Tyler street. Progressive Forty-two was
played with dominos and krolxinole fur
nfShed pleasing variety. Those present
were Miss Clara Marlett, Miss Kitty
Marriott, Miss Mabel Miller, Miss Grace
Miller Miss Title Holcomb, Miss Bessie
Burge, Mr.. Charles Killian Mr. Will
Marlett, Mr.. Chas. Root, Mr. Charles
Mar1ett. Refreshments of cream and
cake were served.
F'airchild street is the only street in
North Topeka that runs through to the
Kansas river and Gordon avenue in
Oakland is the only street in Oakland
mat runs through to the river and as
these two streets are opposite each 9th
er the proposed new bridge if built will
likely be located there. Alfred Ennis.
with the Pullman company in Chicago.
owns the so acres which are located
there and rents them out to the North
Topeka truck gardeners. 1t is bounded
by F'alrchild street on the south bv the
Union Pacific road on the west. by Sold
Ter creek on the north and by the Kan
sas river on the east, and lies unusually
pretty and level. Mr.. Ennis many years
since lived in Topeka and is well ra-
membered by the old settlers.