The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-19
NORTH TOPEKA.

Mrs Van Orsdal of Silver Lake was
in town today
A NJ. Baird has returned from bust
ness trip to Chicago.
Mrs. Cleveland of Silver Lake was in
town today shopping.
The fish in the Union Pacific fountain
were put in winter quarters today.
Mrs. E. Witter and Mr.. J. A. Magin
were down from Silver Lake today.
Mrs. Howard Furbeck. of st. Louis,
Mo, is the guest of Mrs. C. F. Adams
Miss Ruby Pulley has returned from
a visit of several days to friends in Sill
yer Lake.
Star Lodge No s31 A. o. U. w in
itiated several candidates at their meet
ing last evening
MI c. F. Adams is making extensive
improvements to his property at 731 To-
peka Avenue south.
Mrs. J. H. Henry of Auburn is visit
ing the family of her brether-in-law, J.
N Henry of 1893 Quincy street.
Black beaver hats in all shapes at
Mrs. Courtney's two stores, SOB south
upstairs, OF North Kansas avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Higgins of Law
renee. Kas-, are the parents of twins.
Mr. Higgins was formerly principal of
| Grant school
E. F. French of Champaign county,
Ill., is in town looking after property in
terests. MI. French is owner of the
Capital elevator.
B. A French. Of Stafford, who was
| here visiting. died this morning at Ais
o'clock of heart failure. The remains
will be shipped to Stafford tomorrow
noon.
Annie sneed. colored, aged As, died last
night al 10 O'clock at her home. 1912
West Railroad street. of cancer The
funeral arrangements have not as yet
| been r-ade.
Mrs. Jesse Fourier and little daugh-
| ter OF Alabama who have been visiting
Mrs Fournier's sister Mrs John Spear,
went to Scranton today to visit Mrs.
Fournier's grandmother.
The Acme Whist club met last even
ing at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Haven. The ladys prize was won by
Mrs. John Fieger and the gentlemans
prize by Mr.. Lawrence Anderson.
Mrs Courtney has just received some
new goods all the very latest and is get
ting them made up and will be on dis
play Friday and Saturday at both
stores, sos south upstairs. 917 north.
Special for Thursday and Friday, one
lot ladies' collars at half price; one lot
ladies' belts at half price; 100 pairs cot
ton blankets for SOC pair. Ten per cen.
discount on all millinery
WILLIAM NJ. COSTLEY.
| Everybody wins that bets Charley
Curtis is the next senator from Kansas;
that No. 1 fire company is the best in
llthe estate and that the best laundry
work in the city is done at the Gem
laundry. All of North Toueka, if you
please.
Mrs. John A. Bright entertained the
members of Harmony Rebekah lodge
yesterday afternoon at her home on
Morse street. The singing and playing
of the hostess WAS greatly enjoyed AT
| the close of the afternon luncheon was
sew ed.
! number of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Godfrey Dahlman gave them a
very pleasant surprise last evening at
their home on West Curtis street the
occasion being the sixth anniversary or
their marriage. Refreshments of dough-
nuts. fruit and coffee which had been
provided by. the guests were served.
The Argonauts held their regular
meeting last evening al the home of
Mrs Charles Curtis. The lesson in Ger
man history, which included the Hohen-
staufen emperors, was led by Miss Wini-
| fred Clarke. The papers for the even
! ing were Heinrich HOfmann," Mrs. O.
/ d Skinner and Bret Harte,' Miss
| Elizabeth Reader.
Mrs. Saunders was given surprise
yesterday by the members of Blue Re
lief corps. Those present were: Mrs.
Horton. Mrs. Allen. Mrs. Roller. Mrs
Miller. Mrs. Davis. Mrs Gurtler. Mrs.
Gardiner. Mrs. Shellabarger, Mrs.
Bryan, Mrs. Guffy, Mrs klmes, MRS
Hitler, Mrs Dake. Mrs. Galloway, Mrs.
Deppe, Mrs Kelley, Mrs. Ketchum, Mrs.
McNoun. Lille Bryan. The hostess was
presented with a handsome salad dish
The following programme was given
yesterday afternoon at the meeting of
the w T. K. club, which was held at the
home Of Mrs. s. r. Kutz, 1O1S Kansas
avenue. "Britains Under the Saxons,
Mrs j. A Campbell; institutions and
the Land SYSTEM, Mrs. A. NJ Petro:
original story How the Heartsease
First Came" Mrs. U. S. George Two
visitors, Mrs. Forrest Kutz and Mrs
Charles KiStler, were present. At the
conclusion of the orogramme refresh
ments were served by the hostess. The
next meeting will be December 2, at
the home of Mrs. T. N. Davis, 1905 Mon
roe street.
DR. Buck and Mr. ]. w. Scott have re-
turned from their trip up the river by
rail and down the river from St Marys
by boat AS a hunting trip for ducks
it was no more a success than President
! Roosevelt's hunt for bears Neither
party got a shot. But DR.. Buck says
/ the trip was a pleasing success. not
withstanding the wind and weather that
disnersed the game. The study of the
va garies of the Kansas river was inter
I esting The crooked steam is puzzle
/ Leaving St Marys for the east they
1 turned west and apparently went up
/ stream to the west of tsat village. then
! nv another tack faced toward the Mecca
4 of all GOOD Kansans and started on the
! home stretch IN one place where the
( river hugs a perpendicular bluff twenty
! feet high or thereabouts they observed
1 lust above the water line two huge logs
| some IS or 20 inches in diameter pro-
/ truding out of the bluff, the hlgh water
/ Of July having eaten into the earth IN
| til they were exposed How far into the
! bluff they extended no one knows, bur
4 far above them were the usual rock and
earth formations showing the huge
trunks of a prehistoric age found a
Judgement there ages and ages ago per-
4 haps. contemporary, with that of Leav-
/ enworth's human skeleton that has SO
/ interested TIE scientists of the country.
/ Messrs. Buck and Scott do not think
! their t-i-D was made in vain even of
/ there were no ducks.
/ Hooted the Retiring President.
ro;o Tanoiro Nov 1q-2ioto,1c demon,