The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-07

cially prepared for this occasion. 1t
was this league meeting that Mrs. Fow-
Ter was to have been the leader.
Bishop Hamilton of San Francisco,
| Cal, will open the Lincoln conference
at the Asbury M. E. church Thursday,
March 10th. This church, while the
place of worship of the colored Metho-
dists of the First ward, is an entirely
different organization from the A. NJ.
E. church and is under the jurisdiction
of the bishop of the regular NJ. E.
church.
Low rates southwest, March 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, $26 so
round trip. I'll be glad to talk or cor
respond with you about your trip. T.
NJ. James. Jr., ticket agent. North To-
peka, Kan.
At the meeting to be held Thursday
evening at the Baptist church a call
will be extended to the Rev. Francis E.
Houser of Friends, Neb-, to become
has occupied the pulpit here several
times and was greatly liked. He is a
| young man, between 80 and 40 years of
| age, a widower with several children
Rev. Mr.. Houser will arrive in Topeka
the first of April and commence his new
work Easter Sunday.
| At o'clock Saturday afternoon the
drillers at the Shorey oil well found oil
in small quantities. The flow was not
| strong enough to rise to the surface
so was brought up in the bailer with
| the sand. There is not enough of The
| oil as yet to be of practical value, but
a good flow is expected later on. Moth
ing was done at the well yesterday. The
| men were busy however getting every
| thing in readiness to handle the oil il
| if iS fOJ1nd in larger quantities. Mr.. A.
| NJ. Baird, vice president of the Shawnee
| Development company, reports that
| from the way things look now he thinks
| it will be necessary to shoot the well.
| Large crowds were out yesterday after
noon to take a view of this well.
D. c. Hewitt, one of the old settlers
| of North Topeka died this morning
at $40 O'Clock at the family home, SIS
| Harrison street from complication
! of diseases Mr.. Hewitt has been in
poor health for the past two years and
! for the last two months has been very
| low He was formerly well known
blacksmith of this side, and ten years
| ago was postmaster for the North side
He was a 80 degree Mason, a member
of Golden Rule lodge No 80, and also
| an ODD Fellow and a K. of p He is
| survived by his widow and several
children, all grown. One son. Dan, is
in the regular army and IS at present
a member of the hospital corps sta
toned in Manila. The funeral will be
in charge of the Masons, and will take
| place Thursday at O'Clock.
In response to an invitation extended
by their president. Mrs Josephine
Beachum the members of Blue Relief
corps spent Friday afternoon very
pleasantly at her home, 917 Quincy
street Mrs Beachum was assisted in
receiving and entertaining her guests
by her daughter Miss Kate Beachum.
The time was pleasantly spent in social
chat and during the afternoon the diff
ferent committees took advantage of
this opportunity to arrange their work.
Refreshments were served by the host
ess late in the afternoon. Those pres
ent were: Mrs. Mary Ward, Mrs. Kate
Hofer, Mrs. Kate Cooper, Mrs Kate
McAfee. Mrs. Kate Saunders, Mrs. L.
E. DriIlinger, Mrs. Phoebe Davis, Mrs
Margaret Guffey, Mrs. Matte Ketch-
um, Mrs. Hattie Beachum, Mrs. Jose
phine Beachun, Mrs. R ]. Miller. Mrs
| Minnie Ogden. Mrs. N E. Brill, Mrs
NJ r Mitchell, Mrs. Maria Hitler, Mrs
Laura Palmer. Mrs. Ella Gordinieri
Mrs. Marie Caskey, Mrs. Mary Allen