The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
NORTH TOPEKA.

NORTH TOPEKA.
lLeave items for this column with Kim.
ball Printing Co., 912 North Kansas ave
The dust on the avenue today was al
most unbearable.
at her home in Shorey.
Miss Edna Kincaid has taken a posi-
ton in the dry goods store of j. Lapp.
]. A. Fuller of st. Joseph, No. is
here to look after his Quincy street
property.
Mr. E. c. Slaybaugh and family have
moved from Taylor street to 1921 To-
peka avenue.
10 per cent off on refrigerators, gaso-
line stoves and lawn mowers. S. Chase,
907 Kansas avenue.
Mrs. NJ. H. Plumley of Lindsborg is
here visiting her father C.. D. Shields,
at his home north of town.
Mr.. 7. ]. Roosa and daughter, Miss
Anna Roosa, have returned to their
home at 1882 Central avenue.
Miss Gertie Wyatt and Bessie Waite
have returned from a visit Of & week to
relatives at Louisville, Kansas
There will be meeting Friday even
ing of the Business Mems league at
Lukens' opera house, to which all are
invited.
S. K. Burroughs, postmaster at
Granville, was in town yesterday to
attend the meeting of the directors of
the Shawnee bank.
Mrs. George Bigum of Madison street
who mas been at Stormont hospital for
a surgical operation has returned home
and is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Lindamood and
daughter, of 913 Harrison street, left to-
day for weeks visit with friends and
relatives at Eureka, Kan.
Miss Edith Kent left today for her
home i'm Stony (NitU TnxEa.r a for n
days visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Kent, of 1106 Jackson street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Berry who came to
town last week during the high water
returned yesterday to their home, Shady
Nook farm, on the Silver Lake road.
Mrs. Bradley Norris and mother, Mrs.
Miller, of 923 Van Buren, street. who
We're with Mr. and Mrs. NJ. H. Hale on
South Fillmore during the high water
have returned home. 81 8
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Cain have gone to
Kansas City and will later visit rela-
tives in Illinois. On their trip home, if
Mrs. Gains health will permit. they
will stop off several days at the St.
Louis fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. ]. Hathaway of iii
from a visit to their old home at
Muncie, Ind, and at the st. Louis ex-
position. -fSt u
Little Miss Anna May Fowler who
makes her home with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Henry, has gone to
ottawa to visit her grandmother, Mrs.
Fowler.
Street Commissioner Frank Snyder
used the one of the STAN fire engines
this morning to pump the water from
the sewer on Gordon street, between
Jackson and Van Buren, streets.
Miss Sarah Garrett who has been in
charge of the Y. w. C. A. Reading and
Rest rooms left tcday for a visit OF
several weeks to friends at Burlington,
and during her absence Miss
Bessie Henry will be at the rooms.
Mr. C. o. Burger and children, Helen
and Gilbert, left today for short visit
to relatives at Alvord, Texas, stopping
en- route at Wichita and Oklahoma
City. During their absence Mrs. Burger
will be with her sister, Mrs. s. L. Court
ley.
The regularly quarterly meeting of
the directors of the Shawnee bank was
held yesterday afternoon The d1rec-
tors expressed themselves Well pleased
with the past business of the bank ana
the future prospects
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Skinner have re-
turned from an extended southern trip
They were away a month and were in
Tennessee and at Atlanta, Ca, Wnere
Mr.. Skinner attended the National
convention. On their
1omeward trip they visited their old
nome in Ohio.
Harmony Rebekah lodge No. in
stalled the following officers at their
meeting last evening: Frances Green,
Y. G.; Minnie Whitehead, V. G.; Mar
yaret Young, chaplain; Frances Short, |
conductor; Kate Diffenderfer, warden;
.ibbie Wolverton, left hand supporter
% n. G.; Florence Anderson, right hand
supporter to V. G.; Mamie Finch, left
hand supporter to v. G.; Julia Stewart,
eft hand supporter to V. g.; Mrs. EN-
ertt, treasurer; Bessie Bartlett, secre- |
AIRY: Miss Shouster, inside guard; Geo. |
Knowles, outside guard.
Recently a number of small boys have
unused themselves by turning on the |
water at the hydant on the grounds, |
corner of Gordon and Jackson street, |
where the Presbyterian church is to be
quilt. Last night they were at their
I'D game again but this time after they |
lad watched the water run long enough |
hey were unable to turn it off. For |
learly an hour the water ran flooding |
he north side of Gordon street be- |
ween the alley and Jackson to such an /
.xtent that people were obliged to take |
he middle of the street. Mr.. Sargent, |
me of the contractor was notified by |
but by the time he arrived |
1r. H. H. Hall, who lives opposite sue
eeded in turning off the water and |
topping the miniature flood.