The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-02
NORTH TOPEKA.


Kaw Valley lodge No. 20 A; Q. U. W.
viii confer both degrees at their meet
ling tomorrow evening.
/ Mr.. Clarence Isaacs of Jackson coun-
/ ty was the guest Yesterday of his
cousins. Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Steele. Mr..
lsaacs is en- route to Chanute and OK
lahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. steele of s1s Van
Buren, street entertained at an informal
tea last evening in honor of Miss Laura
Ginger of Philadelphia, Pa, who has
been visiting Topeka relatives for the
past few weeks. Miss Ginger who is
Girard college is a musician of note and
plays the pipe organ in one of the large
Philadelphia churches. She will leave
this evening for her home, stopping for
cago.
Glen Jones of Meriden was in town
today.
e. c. Arnold will leave this evening
for ms annual outing in the mountains
| of Colorado.
Miss Eva Roter entertained last even
ing at her home east of the Lyman
| school house in honor of her cousin,
Miss Bessie Roter of Parsons, who has
been visiting Topeka friends for the
past two weeks and since Friday mas
been with her cousin. Beside the honor
guest those present were: Miss Har-
riet Staples. Miss Minnie and Miss
Myrtle McGrew, Miss Stella Mitchell,
Mr.. Arthur sheldon, Mr. Morton
French, Mr.. Grover Matthews, Mr..
Robert Clark and Mr.. Homer Haynes.
Miss Roter returned to the south side
today and will leave tomorrow for her
home in Parsons.
Miss Edna Pence left yesterday for
visit to the ST. Louis exposition.
Frank Collins has returned from
Colorado where he mas been for some
time.
Gopher Shaw of Louisville is spending
a few, visiting d.
father, T. ]. Roosa.e From here he will
go to Peabody to take position.
Jesse Smith has returned from Hol-
ton where he has been looking after
business matters for the past two
weeks.
Robert j. Anderson will arrive the
middle of the month from st. Louis to
spend mis- vacation visiting his parents,
Madison street.
Henry Stadel of Hoyt has returned
from Kansas City where he went with
two cars of cattle which he sold from
3h to 4c a pound.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Fuller who since
the summer of 1903 have been making
their home in st. Joseph. Mo-, have re-
turned to North Topeka to live and
have gone to housekeeping at their old
place, 112S Quincy street.
Mrs. Lillian Bryan of 915 Van Buren,
street will leave Wednesday for Lincoln,
Neb., to visit relatives.
Miss Nellie lies returned today from
Taloga, o. T., where she has been the
guest of Mrs. Harry Swartz for the
past three weeks.
Miss Alice Dallas has gone to Admire
to visit her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A Simerwen.
Mr.. Rue Franz, who works at the
Continental creamery had a narrow es-
cape from drowning last evening. The
young man lives in the northwest part
of town and usually crosses to and
from work on the Rock Island bridge. |
While on his way home last evening he
missed his footing and fell but nanag-
ed to catch himself by one hand and
hang on until rescued by a comrade |
who was close behind him. AS it was
Mr.. Francs arm was badly wrenched |
sand~she lost his dinner pail, but as it |
wasn't a full one that did not mat |
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During the thunder shower last ev-
ening tree in the yard of Mr.. Clark
Neiswender, 1882 Jackson street, was
struck by lightning. The bolt passed |
from the tree down wire clothes line |
to the porch and along the porch to n |
gasoline can standing near the kitchen |
door. A hole was burned in this can |
and Mrs. Neiswender, who was just in |
side the kitchen. door was shocked, |
while the house was filled with sulphur |
Gus smoke. The bolt finally went down |
one of the porch posts and into the |
ground where it made a large hole.
Mrs. Martha Morthland left today for |
st. Louis to visit the fair. From there |
she goes to Chicago to visit her son, |
Glen Morthland.
Little Misses Freda Belts and Juani-
ia Putnam went to the country today |
where they will spend a week visiting |
Superintendent and Mrs. Taylor at the |
poor farm.
Mr. E. Doty, who is employed in the
Wentworth blacksmith shop, will move
his family here the last of the week
from Belleville, Kan, and they will live
at 1907 Van Buren, street.
The r. H. club will meet Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. George
Finch of 1011 Madison street.
Mrs. Melvin Crawford of Eskridge,
Kan, was the guest Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Crawford of 406 Fairchild
street. +
Misses Collette and Rose Coughlin /
and Miss Sadie Heber will leave Thurs
day for Usage City to attend a house
party at the home of Miss Celia Dunn.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Gurtler who have
been visiting their daughter, Mrs. c. T.
at Dodge City, returned
home yesterday.
Mr.. ]. F. Goodwin died Sunday, July
81, at his home at Kiro, Kansas, seven
miles west of town of spinal paralysis.
He was an old pioneer of Kansas, hav-
ing lived at Kiro for twenty-four years.
The interment was in the Prairie Home
cemetery Monday afternoon at three
o'clock.
Miss Nellie Dolman went to Silver
Lake today to visit her grandparents,
DR.. and Mrs. Magill.
Mayor and Mrs. BergundthaI and
daughter, Wilma. accompanied by
Mayor BergundtnaTs sister, Mrs. Mary
Graves of Columbus, Ohio, will leave
this evening for st Louis to visit the
fair. Mayor Bergundthal will be away
A week but the rest of the party will go
to Muncie.. Ind, to visit friends before
their return.
E. A. Hodge who went, to Guthrie,