The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column With the
Kimball Printing company, 912 North
Kansas avenue.1
Mrs. Maurice Todd has taken a posi-
ton in the millinery store of Miss NJ. B.
Kahr.
Mr. George Graves and family moved
today from Lowman Hill to $40 Jack
son street.
Oscar Ringle. of Wichita, was in
town today. Mr.. Ringle was formerly
a North side merchant
John Chandler. of Randolph, Kan,
is the guest of Mr.. John Nystrom and
family of 1019 Jackson street.
Mr.. T. ]. Rosa and daughter Anna
have returned from a visit of six weeks
to relatives at Louisville, Kan, and
have gone to housekeeping at 1130 Cen
trail avenue.
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Presbyterian church
will be held at the home of Mrs. Ar
mold, 927 Jackson street. The doors
will find work awaiting them.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Bates. of Ord
way, Col, are visiting their grand
mother. Mrs. Bates of Holman street.
Mr. Bates will move to Mrs. Glenn Ly-
on's home. corner of Holman street
and Kansas avenue the first of April.
The ladies of the Methodist Aid So
ciety are requested to meet at the
church on Wednesday afternoon at 2
: o'clock as there is special work to do.
Mrs. Samuel Gallagher and children,
Katherine. Rose. Annie. Susie, Ger
| trude and Samuel John of Colorado,
who have been the guests of Mrs.
Jerome Colvin, 1923 Van Buren, street,
for the past week, left today for In
diana where they will make an ex-
| tended visit to Mrs. Gallaghor's par
ents.
The funeral of Willie. the 2year-o old
son of Mr. and Mrs. VIM Lewis, of 1921
Polk WI died from COnPnSSiOn
of the brain caused by a fall from his
high chair, will be held Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock from the Baptist
church. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis seem to
have more than their share of sorrow,
as three months ago their little daugh-
ter Edith. age four years, accidentally
set fire to her clothing and was burned
SO severely that death resulted a few
| hours later.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
last night shortly after midnight to
break in the shoe store of w. c. Steele
at S36 Kansas avenue, but the men
were frightened away by Officer Hut
| ton. The men were busy at work try
| ing to pry off the casing of the rear
door when the officer passed through
the alley. He heard the noise and
started to investigate but the men
| finding they We're discovered fed. A
| few minutes more would have given
/ them time to have completed their
| WOrk 1OG although the QOOI WI Aelo
! tened in three different places with the
! prying off of the casing entrance could
have soon been effected.
J. H Skinner of Shorey is hunting
today for his horse and buggy which
was either stolen or strayed away last
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Skinner had
driven into town last night to attend
the meeting of the Presbyterian church
| people at the home of Mrs. A. J. Arnold
and hitched their horse and buggy just
north of the Arnold home, near the cor
ner of Jackson and Gordon streets
When the meeting adjourned at about
half past 10, Mr.. Skinner found his RIG
was gone. The hitching strap was Still
fastened to the post and the indications
/ were the horse had gotten away alone
| Mr.. Skinner was in town this morning
but had heard nothing from his missing
property. The horse was a small bay
mare.
Mrs. Matte Ketchum entertained
| the members of Blue Relief Corps in
formally at her home Friday afternoon.
i This is the second of a series of meet
/ ings to be held to promote sociability
and to become better acquainted. The
/ rooms were prettily decorated and dur
| ing the afternoon a short musical pro-
/ gramme was given. The hostess was
| assisted in receiving and serving her
guests by her mother, Mrs. Kate Saun-
| ders. Mrs. Kate Cooper, and Mrs. Ida
Gliddon. Among the visitors present
were MIS-. Mary &QSWeEIn Ol AduSdS
City, Mo-, Mrs. Minnie Connely of Hor-
ton, Mrs. Doane, Mrs. Musson. little
Miss Gertrude Gliddon and Masters
Charles and Clinton Ketcnum- The
members who enjoyed Mrs. Ketchum's
hospitality were Mrs. Ella Cordinier
Minnie l.. Ogden, Mrs. NJ r. Mitch
ell, Mrs Rolinda Miller. Mrs. Mary
Ward, Mrs. Addie Fraser, Mrs. Maria
Hitler, Mrs Maria Green. Mrs. Letitia
E Drollinger. Mrs. Margaret Guffey,
Mrs. c. G. Holmes Mrs. Josephine
Bechum. Mrs. Laura Palmer, Miss Ger
trude Palmer, and Miss Risinger.
/ At the business meeting held last
/ evening by the members of the Pres
| byterian church at the home of Mrs. A,
J. Arnold to consider the question OF
their new church. a building COMMITTEES
composed of Thomas F1ge, Peter Riach
/ ]. II. Skinner and j. n. Stewart was
/ appointed. The new church home OF
this denomination viii be on the cor
! ner of Gordon and Jackson streets, and
when completed will be the handsomest
and most complete place of worship or
| the North side. The main room will