The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-30
NORTH TOPEKA.

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Merton French is visiting his broth
er c. c. French at Silver Lake
Miss Adele Small of Delavan Park
is the guest of Miss Clara Mitchell.
FOR -SALE-First class furniture 81
North Quincy street. Parties leaving
town.
E. c. Arnold returned last evening
from Grandby, Col, where he has
been spending the past two months.
Mrs. w. M Van Ness and children
and Mrs. Joseph Warnock ana sons
are spending a short time at valencia
Mrs Jacob Brand and children of
Brands mother, Mrs. Michael Schwartz
of Central avenue.
Mrs. Rome Colvin and son, Willie.
and guest, Mrs Harmon Gown OF
Lima, Ohio, will go to Holton tonor-
row to attend the flower parade
Mrs. w. T. Watkins of Emporia is
the guest of Mrs. D. T. Gabriel. mrs.
Watkins is here to be near her hus-
band who is in the Santa Fe hospital.
The little daughter of Mr.. G. L.
Smith, superintendent OF the RocnesteT
cemetery, is ill with typhoid fever at
the family home on the Rochester
road.
Dr.. T. B. Reynolds will shortly move
his dental parlors from the McF'ariand
building to the rooms in the second
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avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A Fernstrom and
family moved today from 1924 Logan
street to the Baird place at S32 Jack
son street, which they lately pur-
chased.
Mrs. Nevins and daughter. Miss
Mona Trimble who have been visiting
their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
HanIon of 1908 Quincy street, have re-
turned to their home in Trinidad, Col.
f11oI md
daughter, Wilma, and Mrs. Frank
Petro and daughter, Norma, Will leave
this evening for a visit OF two weeks
to the various points of interest IN
Colorado.
Mrs. Jonas Lukens of 1909 Central
avenue returned Monday from Kansas
City where she has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Ryan, and from ST.
Joseph, where she was the guest OF her
son, Mr.. Harry Lukens.
J. B. Belts, who has the contract for
government buildings at Fort Russell,
Wyo., is in Topeka He VIII return
tomorrow to Wyoming Mr.. Belts
family is still at Fort Russell where
they spent the summer.
Miss Heloise Green, who has been
spending the summer visiting friends
at Madison, Wis, and lately has been
in Chicago attending fall openings at
the millinery wholesale houses, goes
this week to Mayfield, KY, where she
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the large millinery stores.
Mr. H NJ. Steele is circulating a pc
tition asking that North Topeka be
made benefit district in order to Sc
cure Garfield park property as per-
manent North Topeka park. The IN
terest in this movement is quite gem
eral. The price put upon the property
is very low and the cost on the plan
proposed would not be felt.
Mrs. c. c. Nicholson entertained the
Il rI.axr 10 &C
yesterday at her home, 919 Van Buren,
street. The hours were from four I'M
til half past six o'clock. About forty
little children were present and spent
the time playing various games. Re
freshments of ice cream and cake were
served. Mrs. Nicholson was assisted
in entertaining by Rev. and Mrs. Wal
ter Tanner. Miss. Edna Kincaid and
Mr.. Nicholson.
The. members of the Second Presby-
terrain Sunday school will enjoy an ice
cream treat at the church this even
ing. During the summer it has been
the custom of Mr. Charles Suit, the
chorister of the Sunday school, to meet
the young people at the church every
Wednesday evening and practice diff
ferent songs. This evening at the
rehearsal ice cream, cake and lemon
! ade will be served. Mr.. Suit will have
the assistance in this affair of Mr.. Ed
ward Stewart. Mrs. A. ]. Arnold, Mrs.
| p Beaudry, Miss Grace Miller Miss
Jessie Priddy and Miss Bessie Camp
| bell.
A crowd of young people enjoyed a
straw ride the other evening to the
! DeBaker place, two miles north of
town where a pleasant evening was
spent. Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served. Those in the crowd
were: Miss Rose Roehrig, Miss Villa
Herman, Miss Sadie Kellar, Miss Vena
Rost Miss Helen. Hagenberger, Miss
Edith Schelley, Miss Rose Coughlin,
Miss Collette Coughlin, Miss Ida De-
Baker Miss Esther DeBaker, Mr.. Fred
Renker, Mr. Jay Studer, Mr.. Clarence
Higgs, Mr.. Henry DIETRICH, Mr. James
Rice, Mr.. Lee Brown, Mr.. Fred Kellar,
Mr.. Ed Buechner, Mr.. Lew Smith, Mr..
Gene Kempton and Mr.. Desire De-
Baker. b.
Mayor Davis and City Engineer Nc
Cabe were the first to cross the new
| bridge approach when it was opened
for use at precisely o'clock Monday
afternoon. They drove over some
time before and placed their buggy
straight across the street, shutting off
every one else. There is a latent sus-
picion that it was done with malice
aforethought. A short time after they
took position F. H. PetrO came up with
his automobile, but in the meantime a
little old team got ahead of his. But
the first motor car to cross was Petro'S
He Signalled Colonel J. N. Stewart, the
auctioneer and candidate for county
commissioner, to get aboard and go
with him, but Stewart shook his head.
Perhaps he thought it was no time for
a candidate to put on style. Council
man SimmS, who had announced his
purpose to be the first to cross with
one of his laundry wagons, had been
on the watch, and when he saw the
mayor drive I'd as he did he turned
sour and stood in the background. The
opening of the bridge was witnessed by
a good sized crowd, which would have
been larger but for disbelief in the
promptness of the opening.
The Forty-ninth annual meeting OF
| the Kansas River Baptist association
| will be held in the North Topeka Bap-
fist church, September Z to 9. The fol-
lowing programme will be given:
Thursday afternoon-1:3 devotional