The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-25
NORTH TOPEKA.

/ leave items for this column with AIM
4 ball Printing Co, 912 N Kansas avenue-l
Miss Jeanette Wolcott went to Atchi-
son today to visit friends
Wanted-Delivery man. DibbIe Gro
Gerry Co., North side store.
/ J. c. Burton of Dodson, No, visited
friends on this side today.
/ Mr.. G. Brockerman is visiting friends
4 in Valley Falls for few days.
Mrs. A. E. Ayers and son Charles
returned from visit to Chicago yes
/ terday.
Tom KARI of 915 Monroe street is
seriously i'll at his home with typhoid
/ fever.
Mr. and Mrs, George ellsworth visit
ed Sunday with Mr.. Cusworth's moth
er in Carbonate.
Mrs. G. B. Camp and son returned
this morning from visit with her
mother in Kansas City.
J. H. FOUGHT returned from Paris
Mo, this morning where he has been for
the past week on business.
The small son of Edward Jones is /
seriously i'll at the home of his par
ents, 1011 Madison street.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Robinson
have moved into the property at 1917
North Van Buren, street.
Tom Malone who has been suffering
for some time with badly infected
hand is able to be about again.
Mr.. Wallace E. Taggart of Meriden
came in this morning to attend the
wedding of his friend, Mr.. Thomas
Haverty.
DR.. w H. Taylor of Barnes. Kan. is
attending his father, DR.. J. c. Taylor
who is critically i'll at his home on this
side of the river.
The new Second Presbyterian
church Will be dedicated next Sunday
morning. There will be no services at
the other churches.
Mics CtIov T11,,.1,. ~,-,4
Haverty are to be married at the
Church of the Assumption tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
Mr.. c. L. Dolman. who is working
a grading outfit on the Santa, F'e near
Emporia. is spending a few DAYS with
his family in North Topeka.
Mrs. W. H. Rutter will entertain
the members of the K T. H. club at
her home at S2S North jackson
street Wednesday afternoon.
w O. Carrier. who has lived at SS2
Harrison street for the past year. has
moved to the south side of the river
so that he may be nearer to his work.
The ladies' aid society of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church will meet
with Mrs. Thomas Page at her home,
1927 North Monroe street, Wednesday
afternoon.
Notwithstanding the cold weather the
market gardeners report their growing
crops as doing we'll and much of the
early produce is now brought in every
morning
Mr.. VIM. Renburger of Isabel stop
ped off for visit with Mr. c. w.
Thompson Tuesday on his way to
Chase county where he will visit with
his parents for few weeks.
Fly cops" in trying to rid this side of
| tranps and buns chased three of them
into the Sheetz barn Monday afternoon
where they were captured. Thiss gave
rise to the report that the Sheetz resi-
dence had been robbed.
Reports given out show that North
Topeka now has about one thousand
less population than two years ago, just
before the big flood. There was a gain
OF about 300 during the last year and a
more rapid gain is promised for this
year.
Peter N. Hoard. the expressman
who has been a familiar figure on this
side OF the river for many years, is
laid up at his home atN924 Kansas
avenue, the result of a collision be-
tween his wagon and a north bound
street car. The accident besides tear
ing up the wagon and harness has
laid Hoard I'D for repairs, and he will
not be able to be about for some time
to come.
The Kimban Printing company which
/ recently purchased the plant of the
Kansas Telegraph including the fine
! Iaylor power press, a job press and
/ electric motor, etc, is moving the same
! to their building at 912 North Kansas
avenue. An old Prouty press, formerly
! owned by present State Printer Clark,
/ and a job press, have been shipped to
the foundry in exchange for a new out
+ fit of material
Monday afternoon young man came
4 into the shoe store of Jno. Nystrom and
purchased pair of shoes and asked
4 that rubber heels be placed on them.
4 While Mr.. Nystrom was so engaged the
customer left, presumably to get a ten
1 dollar bill changed. Not having the
necessary ten dollar bill of his own he
slipped the cash drawer from the safe.
The robbery was we'll planned as the
/ thief had purchased a covered basket
from the Dibble Grocery company into
which he slipped the cash drawer. There
was about $35 in the money drawer
which the thief secured. While a good
/ description was given of the fellow so
much time had elapsed before the rob-
/ berry was discovered that he had plenty
of time to make his escape The rob
( Der was man about p years of age,
wears a No. z shoe, speaks with strong
Irish accent and claimed to work on the
bridge gang at work east of Topeka.
The flower thieves are again around
1 Saturday night three boys entered the
/ yard of Dr.. H c.. Miner. corner of Cor
/ don and Van Buren, streets and stole a
great number of hyancinths, which plants
Mrs. Miner had just finished setting out
that day Charles Ogee who was pass
ing at the time discovered the boys at
their pilfering and chased them several
/ blocks, however they managed to make
their escape, although a fairly good
description was secured of them. They
were boys from twelve to fourteen years
old and one wore light overcoat. This
is the second time flower thieves have
been at the Miner home recently and
should they make another visit they
/ will meet with a warm reception as the
/ doctor has q shotgun loaded with fine
| shot which he will not hesitate to use.
The Miner grounds are about the pref
test in North Topeka and the flowers
/ stolen Saturday night all had great
heads of bloom. Not long ago some one
went to the ATusson place on Park street
and dug up rose bushes which they car
t,so Nth them cs0.7aafI7iror should