The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-22
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NJ. A. Blanchard has gone to Trinidad,
/ Colo, where he has the contract for the
building Of the Santa Fe depot.
NJ. R. White, formerly in charge of
! the August company shoe stock, has
taken a position with G. A. Fernstrom.
Charles Rude left yesterday for Las
| Vegas, New Mexico, where he will have
| a stenographic position with the Santa
The work Of rebuilding and repair
ing Of the tubular piers for the Sar-
dou Avenue bridge is progressing rap
idly.
Owing to a rush of business the west
ern Woolen Mills of late have been
working until quarter past nine in the
evening.
The material for the new double track
between Topeka and Kansas City is be-
ing loaded, sent out and distributed as
rapidly as possible.
Miss Heloise Green who has been
trimming for the past season in millin-
cry house in Henderson, KY, will ar
rive home this evening.
Mr.. Pascal Lewis and wife and Miss
Matte Lunger of Mayetta, Kan, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. V. r. Lun-
ger Of 1O17 Quincy street yesterday.
e. H. Martin has returned from
visit to his brother in PottaWatomie
county and is laid up with blood poison
ing caused by scratch on the hand.
It viii take a quarter of a million,
100000, ties to complete the double track
between Topeka and Kansas City and
not $4,000 as stated in Wednesdays pa
per.
Clifford Lutes, teacher Of music at
the blind institute at Kansas City, Kan
sas, is here to spend his vacation with
his father, Mr.. J. W. Lutes, and his
sisters, Misses Goldie and Lulu Lutes.
Mrs. F. E. Dearth of Marietta, Ohio,
arrived today and Will be the guest of
Mrs. D. A. Wizer. Mrs. Dearth is the
sister Of G. ". GatchaI and is en- route
to her old home at Las Vegas, New
Mexico, on an extended visit.
The present North Topeka Santa Fe
track south Of Elevator A known as the
City track win be thrown over along
side Of the new Curator mills and engine
house SO as to expedite the handling of
traffic to and from that industry
Taylor's Perfection will play two ball
games Sunday afternoon at Garfield
park. The first game will be with the
Auburndale team and the Perfection
batteries will be Karr and Fink The
second game will be with the Oakland
Reds. Sleeper and Fisher will be the
Perfection batteries.
The Santa Fe is contemplating the
building of a. switch from the north end
of their Kansas river bridge to inter-
sect luG Gurus street switch near the
Taylor elevator. This will enable them
to run across the bridge and turn the
presidents special car or a train of
coaches and engine in a few minutes.
The railroad men refer to it as q turn
ing 7.
When the sardou Avenue bridge is
completed the street car company
should be induced to get permission
from the county commissioners to at
tach an annex to the North side of the
bridge wide enough for one street car
track. This would put North Topeka
and Oakland on loop or merry go
round and give them both an excellent
street car service
The funeral of Mrs. J. B. Ford will
be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock
from the Kansas Avenue NJ. Z. church.
The interment will be in Rochester GEM
etery. Friends of the family who wish
to view the remains can do so by call
ing at the home of Mrs. B. J. Harris,
1410 Harrison street, tomorrow between
the hours Of ten and twelve as the cas-
ket viii not be opened IN the church.
CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. Charles Curtis
and family and sister, Miss Dolly Cur
tbs will leave Monday for California.
Miss Permelia Curtis who has been at
tending Wellesley college. Wellesley,
Mass, for the past year will arrive
parents on this trip During Congress-
man Curtis trip to the Philippine Is
land the family viii continue their visit
on the Pacific coast.
The members Of Mrs. W. z. Bacon's
Sunday school class of the Baptist
church enjoyed a straw ride Wednes-
day evening to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Button. five miles northwest
Of the city. The following were pres
ent: The Misses Neiswender, Take
myer, Helen Haynes. Hazel Haynes,
Ethel Sehaeffer, Ethel Owen, Joy An