The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-18

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Kimball Printing company. 912 North
Waterman's Ideal Fountain pens at
James
The third vein of salt water at the
Shorey gas and oil well was struck Sat
urday afternoon.
Stephen A. Stearn of St Louis, for
merly of North Topeka, was in town to-
day calling on old friends.
The w. T. K. club will meet Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. B.
McMaster, 916 Jackson street.
Miss Mabel Parks has returned to her
home in RossvilIe after a short visit to
Misses Edna and Harriet Staples.
The degree team from A o. u w
lodge PA will initiate several candidates
for Star lodge 331 tomorrow evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyons and Mrs. Dan
Bittinger have returned to their home
at Louisville, Kan, after a short visit
to Mrs. O. NJ. Brill.
Knox Shaw of Jackson county was
the guest Saturday of his cousin, W. C.
Steele. From here he went to the west
ern part of the state to look after bust
ness interests.
The Old Maids convention which was
given a few weeks ago by the ladies of
the Rochester neighborhood at the Ro-
chester school house, was such sue
cess that they have been asked to give
it at several of the other country school
houses. The ladies will give it one
evening this week in the FairVieW
school. They have even received offers
from Carbonate to produce this con-
vention there.
The resignation of Rev. w. B. Hutch
| insOn of the Baptist church will be
| learned with the keenest regret, not
| only by the members of his own con-
| gregation but by all of North Topeka,
/ and the surrounding country. During
| the ID years of Rev Mr.. Hutchinson s
pastorate he has done much to endear
| himself to all, especially in the irving
times after the recent flood and the re-
moval of himself and family from
/ North Topeka will leave a vacancy that
never can be filled.
Another old North Topeka landmark
is gone. Who has not grown familiar
| with the diplapidated old blacksmith
shop just below the Union Pacific track
so long occupied by I. H. Markham
until he went to California some
months ago. The time was when this
building was one of the most notable
in old Eugene. When most of the pres
ent North Topeka was tract of hazel
brush this was the center of business
and of social functions. In the fine hal
in the second story the first fraterna
orders of Eugene were wont to meet
Here Golden Rule lodge No. 80 A. F
and A. M. was organized and here they
met in regular and some times irreg-
ular session and here they struggled
with fortune until Golden Rule lodge
became one of the standard features oil
J North side fraternity. There are still
left some of the old members who de
light to live over in story these hare
but successful. experiences. Did yol
I ever hear Samuel DoIman tell tht
story? Much of North Topeka history
{ was made in this old and then import
ant structure and old settlers still liv
I ing cherish many memories of TIT
( times when there was less of style ant
fashion than at present. It may b.
there was no more of work and energy
than now, for the late flood developed
a lot of perhaps dormant energy tina
{ has given to North Topeka a reputation
equal to any enterprise that character
lied it's early days.