The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
NORTH TOPEKA.

[Leave items for this column with the
Kimban Printing company, sl2 North
Kansas avenue.1
Enlarging a speciality. Joseph Bros
| Prize roller skating carnival tomor-
row night.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Grady and Mr.
Rhodes. of Atchison, were in town yes
terday.
Frank Evans. of Morris county. is
visiting his cousin, Squire Evans, foc a
few days.
James Proudfit Irons. the little son of
Mrs. Maud Irons, is i'll at his home,
| 1922 Monroe street.
Rev r. f. Gillum, D. D.. of ST. Louis
will preach in the Asbury NJ. E. church
this evening at $780,
The regular Thursday evening service
will be held at the Church of the Good
Shepherd this evening at half past 8
| O'Clock.
Now would seem to be the proper
time to inoculate some of the proper
ty owners and residents with the Germ
of Civic Pride.
Rev. Mr.. Crouch. who has been visit
| ing his son, G. W. Crouch and wife of
East Laurent street, returned today to
his home in Maple Hill.
Harry Canterbury. member of the
band, Sixth infantry, at FIT. IeaVen-
worth, visited his aunt, Mrs. e. Z.
Knoll, the first of the week.
Miss Kathleen Sphar arrived yester~
day from Chicago to take the position
as trimmer in the millinery department
of the New Era department store.
Mrs. Ogee will move Saturday from
| 927 Kansas avenue to her Shorey pro-
perty. Mr.. John Herring will occupy
the property vacated by Mrs. Ogee and
continue the boarding house.
Mrs. ]. c. Joseph will have her mil
! linery opening Saturday afternoon and
evening at S23 Kansas avenue, upstairs,
where she will show a full line of the
latest street and dress hats.
Mr. Kincaid and family expect to re-
turn to their old home on Harrison
street the first of April: Since last
spring they have been living on the
| South side.
Mr. Clay Morrow, principal of the
Shorey school, provided the members
of the eighth grade with tickets to the
concert given last evening by Mar
shall's band at the Auditorium.
1t would be greatly appreciated by
those who drive over the river if the
city or the water company would do
1 something about filling up the man
hole at the south end of the bridge.
Mrs. Anna NJ. James, colored, aged
81 years. died yesterday of stomach
trouble at her home, eight miles north
| east of town. The funeral will be held
| tomorrow morning at IL o'clock and
the burial will be in the Granville
| cemetery.
While the new mains are being
placed on the bridge the water supply
is cut off from the North side. To pro-
| tect this side in case of fire during this
time the old steam fire engine was
brought over to fire station No. this
morning from headquarters.
The nth anniversary of the birthday
of Mrs. Mary J. Petro was the occa-
lsion of a joyous surprise to her last
Tuesday evening at her home on West
Sixth street The relatives and friends
/ to the number of 25 or more assembled
with baskets and blessings and did ann
/ pie Justice to their part of the pro-
! gramme Mrs. Petro and daughter,
May, very happily adjusted themselves
/ to the situation, making every one feel
at home The time passed very quick
] " and all too soon the happy event
/ came to a close. Mrs. Petro was the
recipient of handsome oak table ana
i set of china plates as slight express