The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-18
NORTH TOPEKA.

tLeave items for this column with thu
kmbaH Printing company, s12 North
Kansas avenue.l
Roller skating carnival this evening.
Walter Steward was down yesterday
from Hoyt.
Hjalmar Forsell has taken a posi-
ton with A. M. Cross, the jewe1er.
There is case of measles in the
family of A. G. French near Roches-
Frank Simmons and family have
moved from 1415 Jefferson street to 1903
Harrison street.
Mrs. c. D. Myers retur1ed today
from short visit to her aunt, Mrs
P. H. Steward of Hoyt.
Rev. ]. Barrett will occupy the pulpit
Of the Baptist church both morning
and evening next Sunday.
Our opening is now over and we are
ready for business. Mrs. c. o. Burger,
vi N. Kansas avenue, upstairs.
Mrs. w. c. Steele left this afternoon
for Larkin, Kan, where she was called
by the illness of her sister, Miss Nellie
Baker.
The condition of Dr.. H. c. Miner
still continue to improve and he is
slowly gaining strength. He was able
yesterday to sit up for a short time.
Edward Nystrom, son of MIR. and Mrs.
Eric Nystrom, who is suffering from
an attack of typhoid fever was taken
yesterday to the Santa Fe hospital for
treatment.
Mrs. ]. c. Joseph will have her mil
l1nery opening Saturday afternoon and
evening at 1923 Kansas avenue, upstairs
where she will show full line of the
latest street and dress hats.
Mr.. Charles Isaacs of Rock Creek
who was the guest yesterday of his
sister, Mrs. w. Q. Steele of 919 Van
Buren, street, has gone to Lawrence to
attend the M. E. conference.
Mr.. F. H. Bentley, the new pastor of
the Central Avenue Christian church,
has arrived from Lawrence with his
family and they have gone to house
keeping at 1430 Jackson street.
The work of placing the new casing
in the Shorey oil well has been COM
pleted. This casing effectually shuts
out all the water and the drillers are
again hard at work. A depth of $50
feet has now been reached.
Mrs. L. Schlegel of Van Buren, street
who was thrown from her buggy Wei
nesday is improving. Mrs. Schlegel were
daughter, Miss Ethel Schlegel We're
driving home at noon and when on the
bridge they were run into by a large
team which frightened their horse
causing him to run. Mrs. Schlegel and
daughter were both thrown out and
while Miss Schlegel escaped with a few
scratches her mother was stunned by
the fall and it was necessary to take
4lSI uOIIle III carriage. 1nCfr morse
after making a circuit through North
Topeka was finally caught on Van
Ruren street near the river.
At the meeting of the Business Men :
league the other evening it was decid-
ed to form Kaw Valley Improvement
league, the officers to be the same as
those of the Business Mems league
which are as follows: President, J. b.
Billiard; vice. president, DR.. L. A. Ry-
der; treasurer, W. H. Rutter and sec
rotary, E. c. Arnold. It was decided
by this Improvement League to get up
petitions in accordance with the wish
es of the Bureau of Forestry as out
lined by Mr.. George w. Tincher at the
Business Mems meeting the other ev-
ening, and have these petitions at va
rious places in Shawnee county and
urge all people whether living in the
valley or not to sign same. This work
has been done and these petitions can
now be found in Rossville, at NJ E.
Tatman's; in Silver Lake at A. G. Nc
Gillis; in Kiro at Agent Harper's; in
Elnont, at William Bartrams; in
Granville, at S. K. Burroughs; ard
in North Topeka at the Citizens bank
the Shawnee bank, the Arnold Drug
company Forbes Bros, w. c. Steele's
and various other stores.