The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
NORTH TOPEKA.


GI-eave items foy this column with kim
ball Printing Co. sl2 n Kansas ave-I
Petro & Woodford, the druggists.
Go to Casters photo gallery for the
latest.
James Paisley was in town yesterday
from Hoyt.
"a, 4. Jones one; is in town today from
Robert L. Anderson went to Tecum-
sch today.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Cline viii spend
Sunday in Kansas City.
For Coal leave orders at city scales,
Ind. Phone 1912, We give city
weights. J. BleVins Coal Co.
Mrs. F. B. Simns and son Earl went
to Atehison today to spend Sunday.
Councilman Simms will go over tomor-
row.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Covender of Meri-
den have rented the Oscar Bischoff
cottage at 219 West Gordon street and
will move in next week.
At the photogra piers convention
/ held last week in Wichita. D. ID. Easter
won the first prize in the children'S
class contest There were sixteen con-
teStants.
Mrs. NJ. E. Barber. of Los Angeles,
Cal. the mother of Russell Barber
formerly of North Topeka. is the guest
of Mrs. c. W. Willitts, of 1926 Har-
rison street.
Mrs. A. NJ. Petro, Miss Frances Cole,
Master Kelsey Petro and Donald John-
son spent the day at the country home
of Mrs. Campdoras and the Misses
Campdoras near Rochester.
Mrs, Claude Doane returned yester-
day from Cheyenne. Wyo,. where she
has been for some time, being called
, there by the serious illness of her
mother, Mrs. Tracy Mace.
Kansas avenue from the bridge to
Laurent street is being gayly decorated
I for the street fair which will be held
next week by the American Amuse-
ment and Carnival company.
Evangelist J. ". Garner viii preach
/ at the Christian church tomorrow,
/ both morning and evening. He will
illustrate his evening sermon with
/ blackboard diagram He win preach
/ throughout next week.
Misses. Clara and Alta Steviek of sos
/ Monroe street returned home last
4 night from Galveston, Texas, where
they have been the guests of their
/ uncle and aunt Mr.. and Mrs. Glare
| Claudy, for the past month.
DR.. Magill came down from Silver
Lake this morning to see his daughter,
/ Mrs. L. c. Dolman, who is quite i'll
with malarial fever: He returned
home at noon. Mrs. Magill who has
been here for the past week, will be
with her daughter some time longer
North Topeka Baptist church Sun
day school at $50 a. m. Preac ching by
Rev. Walter E. Tanner at II a. m, and
/ 1880 p. m. Morning subject 1.-The
Great Soul Saving Agency" Evening
subject, THE Survival of the Fittest."
Junior B. Y. P. u. at 3 p. m. Senior
B. 7. P. U. at $50 p. m. An Interme-
date b Y. P. U. will be arranged at
$50 p. m.
Miss Mary E. jackson and Mr..
Robert E. Armstrong were married
last evening at 7:45 o'clock at the
home of the groom's parents, 1918
q n he. Tr Ar,v-
Of the Kansas Avenue NJ. e. church.
offfciated. The ceremony was followed
by an elaborate wedding supper. Mr..
and Mrs. Armstrong left today for
Eskridge where they will make their
| home.
The Indian Greek Farmers institute
closed a very interesting two days ses-
sion at the Indian creek school house
last evening The programme Thurs
day evening was of local nature and
very interesting papers were read by
Mr.. J. NJ. Pollum, Mr.. Birnhaumer
and Mr. O. F. Whitney. Mr.. Pollum's
paper was on Hogs on the Farm, .
while Mr.. Birnhaumer dealt with
1.-THE Culture of Corn" and Mr. Whit
ney's was on what Improvement
can be made on the present method Of
marketing farm products" Each
paper was full of good suggestions and
Prof. Albert Dickens, of the Man
haitian Agricultural college, gave a
paper on Small Fruits Mr.. Dickens
is a well recognized authority on this
subject, and his paper was highly ap-
preciated. An interesting paper on
: What is sometimes overlooked on a
: farm, the recreation for farmers and
farmers wives" was read by Mr.. J.
+. Stevens. Dinner was then served IN
a large tent, 24x30 feet. which had
been provided for this occasion. Here
two long tables were set and a boun-
tifuI meal served. supper Was also
served in this same place to those who
? remained for the evening session Fri
day afternoon Mrs. Walter Bates gave
a paper on Poultry, its Care and
Feed" Mrs. Bates is an enthusiast in
this line, and raises fine poultry her
self. She strongly aovocaZes the rails
! ing Of one good breed. Good Roads
> Through Individual Effort, was the
: subject of a good paper by G. D. Skin
: ner. He is strongly in favor of the
farmers forming a club the object OF
. which viii be to keep the roads in
their locality IN good order by the
King drag system. Each member
would be assessed a small sum to bt
used in this way. A Talk on the
of the Agricultural college at Manhat-
tan. Prof. Err. had with him bottles
of milk which he analysed and tested
In the evening Miss Jessie Hoover, Z
p graduate Of the domestic science de
z part of the Kansas State Agriculture
college at Manhattan gave most IN
teresting and instructive paper or
Course" Miss Hoover had with hel
K a Dutch cooking box which she hae
Y made herself and she demonstrated
/ the cooking of meat in this self-cOokei
| without q FIRE. At the conclusion o.
= this excellent paper many Of her lis