The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29
NORTH TOPEKA.

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Kansas aEenue.1
A B. Rose will return Wednesday
/ from St. Louis.
| T A. Becker was in town Saturday
from Meriden.
| Miss Anna Myers is i'll at her home
on Central avenue
Mr.. and Mrs Betz are both quite I'll
at their home on Holman street.
/ acknowledgements girls at the Rose
Dry Goods company. Apply at once
/ Aaron Sheetz, who is taking treat
ment at Kansas City hospital, visited
/ his family over Sunday.
The W. T. K club viii meet Tuesday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. W. H
Rutter, 1113 Jackson street
Mrs. Clark Nefswender of 1882 Jack
son street was called to Silver Lake to-
| day by the illness of her mother.
| Mrs. NJ Knott and family, who have
recently moved here from Louisville,
Kan, are living at 1112 Van Buren,
street.
The painting, papering and other re-
pair work on the rooms in the first floor
of the Baptist church commenced this
morning.
Mr.. Charles Cox. who has been Wis
iting his brother, C. E. Cox and family.
of 1926 Quincy street. has returned TO
Kansas City.
Miss Clara Muehmore will arrive to-
day from St Louis to assume charge OF
the millinery department of the Rose
/ Dry Goods company.
Mrs. Mary a Graves of Columbus,
Ind, is visiting her brother and sister
iu-law, Mayor and Mrs. W. S. Bergund-
thai of 1134 Jackson street
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. finger and family
who live north of town will leave the
| first of March for Alberta, Canada,
where they will make their home.
The Ladies Aid society of the Kan
sas Avenue NJ E. church will hold an
all day meeting Wednesday in the
| church. dinner served in the usual way.
Mr.. Charles Willard, who is i'll with
consumption at the home Of his sister,
| 1913 Kansas avenue, is much worse His
mother, Mrs. Elliott Of Mayetta, is now
| with him.
| the B. Street Baptist church, colored,
has arrived here from Parsons with his
family and has gone to housekeeping
at 425 West Curtis street
Mr.. Fred Doane and Mr. Claud
1 Doane, who have been here for short
time visiting. returned this morning. to
| their work the former to FIT. Riley
and the latter to Junction City.
Mr. John c. Catiek. who has been
seriously i'll at his home. is reported
to be slowly improving. His daughter,
| who was called here from Oklahoma
by his illness leaves this week to re-
sumo her position at FIT Sill
Mr. Hunt, the oil expert who was
here last week looking at the well OF
the Northern Shawnee Development
company. has gone to Burlingame- Mr.
Hunt reports everything favorable for
striking oil at the Shorey we'll
Low rates southwest, March 1 and Is.
1904. Only $3.50 to Guthrie, Oklahoma
City, Shawnee and other points in the
Territory. To Fort Worth. Austin. San
Antonio, Houston. Galveston and other
points in Texas. IS one way. SIS round
trip. Ell Paso. Deming. etc, $3.50
round trip I'll be glad to talk or cor
respond with you about your trip. I.
NJ James. Jr-, ticket agent, North To-
peka, Kan
The funeral of Samuel G. Parkhurst
was held yesterday afternoon at 2
O'Clock from the Kansas Avenue NJ E
church and was largely attended The
deceased was member of Golden Rule
lodge No 80 A. T. and A NJ and Of
Blue post G. A R, and the pail bearers
were from these orders and were H NJ
Cline, David Hall, J. Wilson. Mr.
/ Troutman, J. NJ. Baird and J. w Prid-
dy. The burial was in Rochester cene-
terry
With the renewal Of good street car
service in North Topeka comes the need
of the Sardou avenue bridge. Wheth-
er the Granville bridge is built at once
or whether it IS not there is a pressing
demand for the rebuilding of this
bridge. The demand comes not for the
North side alone, but from Oakland
and the country at large on both sides
of the river 1t may be that the bridge
could be built cheaper at some future
I time, but even this is not proba BILE.
! The opening of the new street rail-
/ way bridge gives immense satisfaction
; to the North side. It is an inspiration
to all business interests. The more fire.
quent service is also appreciated The
sentiment now seems to be that the
people can not only afford to patronize
; the line because of the time saved, but
. that the best interests of the commun-
ity require that the company receive a
} marked increase of patronage. The eff
feet of this will be to hasten the build
ing of the new street double track
bridge and the extension of the tracks
to Shorey and the Reform school. One
improvement makes way for and brings
on another. It is fully believed that
the Topeka Street railway system vii
: either be extended to neighborins
: towns or that it will be the means Of
promoting an electric line that will be