The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-25
NORTH TOPEKA.

klmDal printing Company. sl2 North
Kansas Avenue
Miss Dora Stoker who was graduated
thisJune from Wellesley college, WeIles-
ley, Mass, VIII return TO Topeka Sunday
and join her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
G. Stoker who are at present living at
the home of their son, George E. Stoker,
on West Sixth street
Mrs Shirley French will return Fri
day from Newton where she has been
since the flood the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert French.
Miss Edna Staples has returned from
Newton after a visit of three weeks to
her sister Mrs. Herbert French, and
has taken a position in the millinery de-
partment of the Topeka Cash Dry
Goods store.
w. H. Rutter has decided to give
North Topeka another trial and will
mess with a complete new stock of fur
niture.
Charles Gerteisen. Santa Fe agent at
the junction is taking a vacation of two
weeks to see after the repairs TO be made
on his home on Madison street.
Mr. and Mrs Dan Fraser left today
for Colorado where they will spend
some time for the benefit of Mr.. Fraser's
health.
The rain of last night caused many
cellars that had been pumped out To
fill up again. At the Ogee place at 924
Kansas avenue the cellar was part full
of water this morning and the cellar of
the A. V. Heyden home, 1907 Jackson
street, was full.
MI and Mrs. T. M. Forbes and family
will return the Sth of next month to
their home, 1101 Monroe street
Walking to and around North To-
peka was q hard matter today The
pathway on the temporary bridge was
covered with mud in some places COM
ing up almost to the shoe tops. On the
better Few of he sidewalks are clean
ed off and the middle of the street is
the common pathway through the bust
ness part of town. Off of the paved
streets the conditions are worse. IN
many places the road is too muddy to
use and the sidewalks are buried in
mud, washed away or piled high with
drift
A man who was cleaning out the els
tern at the Lane house at 1915 jackson
street had a narrow escape the other
day He had just finished the work
when the bottom of the cistern fell IN
over six feet. This is the second cistern
that this man has cleaned in when the
bottom sunk into the earth and he IS
now of the opinion that cleaning North
Topeka cisterns is rather risky work.
The wall paper store of Booher &
Hawkins is open every day from a.
m. until 20 o. m.
Some of the insurance companies are
=
] and paying back small proportion Of
premiums paid. There would seem 70
be no rational reason for this. 1t *
claimed that in case of fire there WOULD
be no means of telling what damage
was by fire and what by water. On
4 the other hand, there would seem to be
/ far less danger from fire than before
/ the flood The Northwestern company.
4 of Milwaukee. seems to be the only one
/ taking this step SO far as heard from.
/ 1t is doubtful if any such cancellation
will hold if contested. Persons insured
4 in such companies should protest un~
less they are willing to accept the
terms offered and should not be
bluffed into accepting the small amount
4 Of premium money offered, and here
after these companies should be
stunned
W. G. Brooks proposes to tell why we
I have floods, and viii do so on the corr
ner CT Sixth street and the avenue on
Saturday evening at s o'clock
The boys. and sometimes the men.
1 have had good times fishing in the pooh
4 left by the flood In the western part
of North Topeka great numbers of fish
were corraled and as the waters go
down they may be taken in nets. and
even in baskets by the boys who wade
out and capture them
FORBES MILLER
A June wedding pretty in its sim
plicity was that of Miss Nertie Forbes,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ Forbes,
to Mr. MerVin Miller. which was SOL
emnized last evening at the home of the
brides uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs.
w A Forbes, on the Rochester road. 1t
was originally intended that this we'd
ding should take place at the home Of
the brides parents at 1101 Monroe street,
but as the Forbes home was so badly
damaged by the recent flood other ar
rangements were made. The hour set
for the wedding was half past eight
and while Miss Lizzie Altman played
the Mendelssohn wedding march the
bride and groom. preceded by Rev W
/ b. Hutchinson of the Baptist church.
entered the Darlor where the ring cere-
mony was performed by him The
decorations in this room were of white
roses. ferns and palms. The bridal par
ty stood during the ceremony under a
bower Of ferns and from this corner
Of the room to the hall door was a path
way of palms and ferns outlined with
white satin ribbons In the back parlor
! the decorations were of ferns and red
roses in profusion while the dining
served was fragrant with many sweet
peas. The bride, who is a petite blonde.
wore dainty gown of white silk The
/ bodice was shirred at the yoke and
waist and the sleeve caps were shirred
/ to match The skirt. which was entrain,
was shirred at the hips She carried a
bouquet of brides roses and wore one
| of these flowers in her hair Mr.. and
! Mrs. Miller went Immediately to house
I keeping at 1924 Kansas avenue. The
{ presents received by the young people
were numerous. including many pieces
of silverware-
Brewery Wrecked by Explosion.