The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-11
NORTH TOPEKA.

[Leave items for this column with the
Kimball Printing Company. 912 North
Kansas Avenue.l
Mr.. George of KiImer was in North
Topeka today.
Miss Gladys Cunningham has gone to
Ottawa to attend the Chautauqua.
Miss Jeanette Wolcott will return
this evening from a visit to Atchison
friends.
T. E. Reagle of Grand Rapids, Mich,
is here to look after the repairs of his
property.
Mrs S. E. Miller and Miss Maud Mil
Ter have gone to Blackwell, Okla, for
an extended stay.
Temporary Office of North Topeka
Dental parlors in Central National bank
building, Seventh and Kansas avenue.
Miss Heloise Green who returned two
weeks ago from Hennessey, Okla, has
taken a position in the millinery store of
Mrs. Morrison.
John Spear has opened up his ten
cent store in the building formerly oc-
cupied by VIM. NJ. Costley at 843-45
Kansas avenue.
Mrs. P. H Steward Of Hoyt and
daughter, Mrs. Charles Stein berger, of
Wa keeney. are spending a few days in
North Topeka visiting relatives.
The papering and painting will be
finished today at the building occupied
by A. NJ. Cross, the jeweler, and he
will be able to resume business next
week.
Miss Mary Hohnbaum and Miss Lena
Hohnbaum returned the first of the
week to their home on Central avenue.
The rest of the family have been back
for several weeks
All members of Harmony Rebekah
lodge No. 81 1. o. o. F., are requested to
meet at No. 79's hall, on West Sixth
street, Tuesday evening. Mrs. L. Wool
verton, N. G.: Edith Haynes. secretary.
The New Era department store will
open up again in the Arnold building as
soon as the building is put in shape.
AS an entire new front will have to be
built it will probably be September be-
fore this storeroom will be ready for
them.
Mrs. j. C. Joseph who recently return
ed from visit to Atchison has de-
cided to resume her millinery business
on the North side, and as soon as her
former location at S37 Kansas avenue is
repaired and ready for occupancy she
will be ready to give the First ward
another trial.
The Second Presbyterian church has
been condemned and is no longer con-
sidered safe as the walls have settled
and the floor bulged. No services have
been held in the building since the flood.
For the summer the church members
will rent tent where they will hold
their services. but later on they will
either rent a building or build a new
church.
The street force is now working on
Van Buren, street, and on Morse street
between this street and Jackson. The
large hole on Morse street has been
party filled in to Jackson and a roadway
made at the Van Buren, and Morse
street crossing. This is a great help to
the families living north of Morse street
on Van Buren, for heretofore to get a
in Hof lifxy haS
sary to go a rather roundabout way.
Lieut.. Ruddell who for the past seven
weeks has been visiting his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Campbell, left
yesterday for London, England, to visit
his parents. Lieut.. Ruddell is an officer
general in the English army. After a
visit to his parents, the young officer
will go to South Africa to visit his three |
brothers, returning to Bombay next
February when his leave expires.
The fire department. was called out
this morning to the home of Charles |
Summers, 1921 Monroe street to extin- |
guish a slight blaze. The fire had start |
ed in the corner of a closet but the |
origin is unknown. At first it was |
thought that the house had been struck
by lightning during the storm early this !
morning as the fire started where the
telephone wires enter the house but lit
tie cre6ence was given this theory by
the firemen. The damage will amount
to about IS.
DR.. L. A. Ryder and family returned
this evening to their home corner of |
Gordon and Central avenue. The doctor !
has had his yard graded and filled in |
the diagonal brick walk to the front !
porch has been taken uD and the de- |
preston filed and the entire yard will |
be planted to grass. Mrs. Ryder's moth 1
er, Mrs. Wolcott is at present i'll at her I
room at the Union Pacific hotel. but as
soon as she is able will join the Ryders I
ct their home.
1t is now admitted that year ago the !
Gem Laundry put family washing up to /
sc per pound and that the other laun- /
dries have come to that price. 1t seems, /
The GEN. according to newspaper ac- |
counts formed trust and the other |
laundries have Joined it. We are proud !
OF the Gem il more ways than one il I
has been Of great benefit to North To- /
peka and there should not be a single ,
bundle Of laundry go out of North To
peka to be Numbered. Mr. Simms IS
deserving CT il as the Gem laundry's .
work is second to none in the city
North Topeka certainly leads in good 1
laundry work
North Topeka Baptist church. corner /
Laurent and Harrison streets. Rev. W (
r. Hutchinson, D. D. pastor. Sunday
school at $3.50 a. m, G. c. Nicholson.
superintendent. Preaching at II a. m
by the pastor. Young Peoples meeting
at D. m. led by Miss Lille Kluseman.
If the evening is pleasant there viii also
t,o r,,e- ching services at x r.,