The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-13

and Mr.. Grove Dolnan. After the game
luncheon in two courses was served
on the card tables. Those present were
Misses Jessie Campbell. Eleanor Lukens,
Zella Lukens, Nellie Dolman, Nell Ties.
Adele Small. Mabel Skinner. Ora Kin
singer, Sadie Baird, Permelia Curtis,
Lolah McAfee, Jessie Priddy. Helen
Haynes, Messrs. Fred McMaster. Rea-
mer Billiard. JAG. Campbell, Ed James,
Grove Dolman. Gaillard Miller Walter
Skinner, James McAfee. Harold Forbes,
Oran Layton. Dave and Sam Beaudry.
The Baptist. Congregational, Methodist
and Presbyterian churches of North
Topeka will hold mass meeting az
1880 o'clock next Sunday evening at the
Baptist church, corner of Laurent and
Harrison streets, to consider the inn
portance of uniting in a revival move
ment Other churches have been in
Vited and all who are interested in such
a series of meetings are earnestly urged
to be present. Provision has been made
for an overflow meeting in the lecture
rom in case of need. Rev. j. S. Glenden-
ming will preside at the principal meet
ing. Music will be in charge of Mr.. w
NJ. Van Ness, assisted by the choirs OF
the several churches. Three minute
speeches viii be made by Messrs. Franz
Lockhart S. c. Miller S. d. Wise.
George ]. Graves and Pastors Pearson.
Stavely and Hutchinson. The Droposi-
ton is to build a tabernacle to seat 2,00U
or more and to secure the services of an.
H..
cess are good.
Last night shortly before O'Clock the
barn of S. Short just east of the Roches-
ter bridge was burned to the ground.
Three cows and a colt were rescued un-
| injured but great difficulty was expert
enced in getting the family horse to
leave the burning building and even
after he was out he went back. This
animal was severely burned about the
! head and the burns are SO serious that
! it may be necessary TO shoot him The
origin of the fire is not exactly known.
/ Mr.. Shorts son-in-law, Mr.. Bert Shields,
was in the barn and had just pitched
down some hay when he noticed his Ian
tern was in flames, whether there was
an explosion or whether the COW kicked
the lantern over he could not tell. The
barn was partly covered by insurance
but there was no insurance on the con-
! tents which included besides the farm
ing implements all Of the houSehold
goods of Mr.. and Mrs. Shields which
were stored there, a steam engine and
about forty tons of hay.
| Prof. S. p. Sharples of Boston writes
his cousin, G. F. Kimbali. that he ex-
poets to visit Missouri shortly and viii
if possible extend his trip to Kansas.
Prof Sharples is a professional chemist
and was for years the Massachusetts
assayer of ores and minerals. In the
/ capacity of a mineral and chemical ex-
pert he has visited nearly every part o:
the United States and Canada and many
adjacent islands. Last year he was
called to investigate new zinc fields In
central Missouri and further work in
this line will be the occasion of his COM
ing trip. His coming to Kansas will be
/ to visit friends and relatives. Mrs. 3.
! w Woodward of Lawrence, whose gal
/ lery of fine paintings is one of the at
4 fractions of that city. is his cousin, and
so is Mrs. Henry Fax0n of Kansas City.
When he comes to Topeka it may be
well to get him to take a look at some
of our Kansas shale- Prof Sharples is
also a genealcgist of note and author
of the history OF Webster and other
families a member of the New England
Genealogical society and of scientific
societies in this country and Europe.
Some of his work may be found in the
rooms Of the Kansas State Historical
I s0ripfV