The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-06
NORTH TOPEKA.

| leave items Cor this column with the
kimball Printing company. 9l2 North
Kansas avenue-l
Charles Ogee has been i'll for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs T. NJ. James. Jr.. will
go to Kansas City this afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith are the
parents of a son, born yesterday.
The Street Car company is putting in
new poles on the line to Garfield PARK.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Bear have returned
from weeks vacation spent in Chi
eago.
Mrs A. NJ. Petro is in Beloit where
she attended the funeral of Mrs /. "
Parks.
Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Jordan left this
morning for Dakota to visit Mr.. Jor-
dams parents.
Mrs. s. L. Courtney will go to Okla
homa City this evening to look after
business interests
Mr.. Al Hulitt and mother have moved
to the North side and are living at
1910 jackson street
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sims were in
Kansas City last evening to see Ben
Hur at the Willis Wood
C. f. KimbaI and family moved to-
day from 922 Polk street south where
they have been living since the Hood. to
their old home at us West Gordon
street.
More people are moving back to the
North side this week than in any one
week since the flood. There are yet
many houses not occupied and notwith-
standing the fact the schools are more
crowded than ever. It seems to be a
mystery to many.
The Argonaut club will hold its first
meeting for the year at the home of
Mrs. Charles Curtis. 905 Van Buren,
street this evening. The subject to be
studied for the year is American Lit
erature'' This first meeting will be for
organization and to perfect plans of
work.
John F. Strickrott has purchased
avenue and is open now for business
Mr.. E. B. Fadner. an experienced por-
trait photographer, will be in charge of
this branch Duplicate orders from
previous negatives will be taken In
dependent phone 1913
The street car company seems to
have begun its work of putting down a
new track to Garfield park The north
side has suffered a good deal for the
want of any decent service since the
flood and has grumbled bitterly over It.
The announced purpose to build a tenn
porary bridge and to renew respectable
service is giving much satisfaction
Miss Bessie Henry left yesterday for
Ottawa where she was the guest until
today of her sister, Mrs. Harvey
Fowler. From there she will go to Gar
nett to attend the wedding this evening
of Miss Nellie Shields and Mr.. Harley
Rowe Miss Shields formerly lived in
North Topeka, making her home with
the family of DR.. Kirkpatrick. secre-
tary of the state board of health during
Governor MorrilIs administration
The funeral Of Regina. the 11-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Wer-
ner of Shawnee. Oklahoma, whose
death occurred yesterday at Stormont
hospital, will be held wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock from the home T
Mrs. Werner's brother, Mr.. w H
Eyer. 504 East Eighth street Canon
Burke of the Church of the Good Shep-
herd will conduct the services
The suggestion that the Topeka Rail-
way company might oppose the build
ing of the proposed suburban railway TO
Manhattan and other points was tne
source of considerable quiet amusement
on the part of some of our citizens. Ii
this suburban line is ever built there Is
every reason to believe that ii VIII nave
the backing Of the same power that IS
behind the Topeka Street Car COMPANY
1t is still difficult for most people To
comprehend how wheels turn within
wheels.
The street gang has been cleaning up
the alleys west of the avenue in the last
few days. A trip through the north part
of the ward shows the streets nearly all
restored to passable condition but the
lots in those places where deep guIl1es
were washed out are left almost worth
less. needing more to fill them up than
they are worth Harrison street IS pass
able passed the Shonkwiler house which
still lies where il fell engulfing its seven
victims and from there to the Central
avenue bridge there is left an old river
bed except where the streets crossing
it have been filed. The old private