The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
NORTH TOPEKA.
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Miss Dora May Reynolds, who is at
I tending the State Normal at Emporia
came to Topeka Saturday to spend
/ Christmas visiting her aunt, Mrs. 0. F.
Whitney Of 1901 Buchanan street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Baird entertain
ed al family dinner today at their
home. 1888 Jackson street. Their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Sheetz and
daughter, Mary Mildred. Miss Sadie
Baird and Miss Mildred Baird.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Berry entertain
ed at a family dinner today at their
home, Shady Nook farm. followed by
distributions of gifts from a large
Christmas tree. Their guests were Mr..
and Mrs. A. J. Berry, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Van Ness and children, Paul,
Dean and Elizabeth and Mr.. and Mrs.
Chales Berry and little son, Merle Det-
more.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Petro entertained
at a family dinner today at their home,
1922 Topeka avenue.
Harry J. Butterfly. formerly Of North
Topeka, is now cashier of the Bank of
/ Verden, Verden, o. T..
All members of Star lodge No. 90 A. o.
U. w. are requested to meet at their hall
at 1870 p. m. Tuesday, December 26, to
attend the funeral of Brother F. z.
Ringer. H. L. Sherburne, NJ. w; John
Holiday. rec.
The Holman family enjoyed a family
reunion today at the home Of Mrs. Cal
/ vim Holman, 1903 Kansas avenue. Gov
/ ers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Merton
/ c. Holman, Miss Evelyn Holman, Miss
/ Ceneve Holman, Master Leon Holman,
Mr.. and Mrs Edward A. Holman Mas
| ter Calvin Holman, Miss Stella Holman,
/ Frances and Charles Holman, Miss
! Holman, Miss Harriet Holman and Miss
Lura Holman.
Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Pearson are enter
/ tanning family house party at their
home, S33 Morris avenue, LOWman Hill.
Their guests are Miss Emily Pearson
( Of Herington, Mr.. Charles Pearson, Mr..
/ and Mrs. Fred Pearson and two chill
/ dren of Harrington, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
/ bert Pearson of Harrington and Mr.. ana
Mrs. Robert Pearson of Joplin, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Buck are the
/ guests today of their daughter, Mrs.
Lillian Pagan and Miss Norma Pagan
/ of 418 Buchanan street, south.
Mr. and Mrs. A F. Grear of the New
/ Era Department store, entertained the
/ clerks of the store at a Christmas din
ner today at the Union Pacific hotel.
4 Their guests were Miss Hohnbaun, Miss
Frances Short, Miss Louise Stratemey-
/ er. Miss Ellen Holiday, Miss Lena
/ Hohnbaum. and Miss Susie Firner.
Miss Kate L. Buechner. Miss Rose
Firner and Mr.. Max APPEL Of Meriden
+ left yesterday for Norwich, Kan, where
they were called by the death Of their
Attention! Members Charity lodge
No. &c D. of H. are requested to meet
at their hall Tuesday at 1870 p. m. to
/ attend the funeral CT Bro =. 2. Ringer.
Mile Dowler, c. of H.
/ Mrs. Lillian Bryan entertained at din
ner today at her home, 127 West Cor
don street. The house and table were
/ decorated with Christmas greens and
| holly and covers were laid for Mrs. Car
/ RE Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Frank Match
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/ lily, Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Gage and fam
i ily Miss Ethel Lewis, Mr.. Clay Morrow,
/ Mr.. Samuel jameson, Mr.. Don jameson,
/ Mr.. William Heller, Mr.. Burnett and
/ Mr.. Glen Bryan.
Mrs Blanche Stephenson and little
son, Leonard Coleman. Of Olathe, who
have been visiting relatives and friends
for the past two weeks, left Friday for
their home.
Mrs. William Boast of 500 Jackson
street went to Kansas City Saturday to
| spend the holidays with Mr.. Boast and
son. Guy, Boast.
The second hand store of Black &
Tyler at 9O2 Kansas avenue was enter
/ ed either Saturday or Sunday night
I and a nickel plated 2 2 rifle taken Inc
[ robbery is the work Of some boy, as
his footprints can be traced IN the
snow about the place The boy was
! very determined to get into the store
! and as he could not open any OF the
| rear windows he climbed upon a small
/ shed and from there to the top OF the
tool house in the rear of the store.
! Here he took the screen from off the
/ skylight, then took out the glass and
/ dropped down into the room. With
all the tools handy it was an easy mat
/ ter for him to cut hole in the door
| connecting with the store large enough
| to insert his hand and unlock the door.
The rife was the only thing taken, al
| though the money drawer was broken
to pieces, but the firm had taken the
/ precaution to remove all the money
before leaving, and nothing was found
/ here but three cents
Mrs George J. Graves is i'll at her
home, PA West Gordon street.
Frank E. Ringer died yesterday
+ morning at his home, 1925 Jackson
/ street, from complication of diseases
| after an illnessof five weeks Mr..
/ Ringer was So years old. He was a
/ contractor and had been foreman for
4 J. B. Belts. working on the govern
II ment contracts at Haskell institute,
H Lawrence, and at Fort Russell, Wyo.
Il He was a brother-in-law OF aaron
H Sheetz. The funeral viii be held some
Il time Tuesday afternoon, but the exact
1 time has not yet been decided He is
/ survived by his wife and one daughter.
The double track across the electric
/ car bridge has been completed and is
now in use.
All members of Amity lodge X. of
n p No. Pal are requested to meet at