The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-25
NORTH TOPEKA.

ILeave items for this column with Kim
ball Printing Co., e12 North Kansas Ave-l
E. Kempton was in today from Grant
vile.
w n. Rutter returned yesterday from
Kansas City where he has been since
1 Saturday.
The F. A A. No. l will give an enter
tainment for members this evening. All
cordially invited.
Special opening spring millinery Fri
I day and Saturday at Mrs. l. "A. James,
725 Kansas avenue.
Earl Brown will entertain the Sun
flower club next Friday evening at his
home on Jackson street.
Mrs. NJ NJ. Hale is expected home to-
day from Burlington where she has
been visiting relatives for the past week.
Mrs. Allen. who has been visiting her
! brothers, A1essrs ]. H. and George
Skinner, will leave Thursday for her
nome in Troy. Ohio
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Presbyterian church
was held this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. A. J. Arnold.
Mrs Mamie Phillips and little grand
SON James, of Council Grove are visit
ing Mrs. Phillips daughters. Mrs. Carl
Burger and Miss Nora Phillips.
John Kellar has resigned his position
with the Pratt Hardware company and
taken a position with the city fire de-
partment He viii be at station No. ?.
During the meeting last evening OF
Ham cny Rebekah lodge they We're sur
Erised by d visit from the members Of
Eugene lodge No. 70, T. O. O. F.. who
brought with them something good to
There viii be prayer meeting Thurs
day from = until I o'clock in the Con-
gFegatiCHal church. This meeting win
be in the interest of the tabernacle
meeting. All Interested are invited t.
if OniN short time
Miss Augusta Dewey and brother.
Menard. arrived from Abilene yesterday
and will be the guests for a few days
Of their aunt, Mrs Edgar Etter of 1130
Van Buren, street The Dewey family
have moved to Topeka and have leased
the Benedict house on the south side.
Miss Vera Herring entertained in
formally at her home, 1910 Quincy
street Tuesday evening. The invited
guests were Misses Fora Kellar, Ma bel
Adams, Hattie Welke, Grace Herring.
Messrs. Harley Barnes, Joe Haslett, Joe
Wellke. Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served
Mr. and Mrs ". F. Kassa baum. who
recently sold their farm at Valencia,
arrived today from ROSsVilIe where they
after a short stay with Topeka friends
win go to EmpOria where they will
visit before leaving for their new home
in San Francisco, Cal
A house on buchanan street owned by
Mrs. Middaugh-S Small and occupied by
q family named Henderson was burned
this morning shortly before 10 o'clock.
The house, which is outside Of the water
district was badly burned. for although
tall tire hose available was used it still
lacked two blocks of reaching the fire
which was finally extinguished by the
chemical.
Mrs. Nancy z. Harding. of Rochester,
died this morning at o'clock. The
funeral will be held Friday morning at
10 o'clock from the Rochester school
house, and the burial Will be in Roch-
ester cemetery. The service viii be in
charge of Rev. ". B. Hutchinson. Of the
Baptist church Mrs. Harding leaves
three children, Mrs. John Naumals
Messrs. Henderson and Enoch MARBLE.
Mr. and Mrs John Bauer were given
a pleasant surprise Friday evening by
officers Those present were Mrs. Sipes
Mrs. Smith Mrs Roller, Mrs. Sandmyer,
Miss ollie McNoun, Miss Mallie Guffy,
Miss MAY McNoun, Miss Ida Walman,
Mr.. Charles Sandmyer. Mr.. Antrim Mr..
Ora Palmer, Mr.. Alex Rickett and Mr..
Harry Smith.
Master Ralph Zarker entertained a
party of little friends Monday at his
home on Jackson street in honor of the
tenth anniversary Of his birthday A
very pleasant time was spent and his
guests were: Ida Curry, Josephine
Grace Frantz. Ada White. Edith Knox.
Mamie Zarker, Raymond Berry. Harold
Woodford Ralph Cross, Leo Elmore,