The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-26
NORTH TOPEKA.

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Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson have gone
to Colorado to spend two weeks.
Calvin Holman went to Silver Lake last
evening on his bicycle to join the North
Topeka young people who are IN camp
Mr.. and Mrs. s. B. Decker have moved
here from Holton and have gone to house
keeping at 1898 Harrison street. Mr..
Decker will work in the Santa Fe shops.
Mrs Deward Beeler. who returned last
week to her home at Denver. after a VISIT
of two months to Mrs. 5. > Beeler. az
Granville died yesterday. The interment
will be at Denver.
Mrs. Agnes Gum has sold her property
at 1922 Kansas avenue to Mr.. Ed Dufrane
and has purchased the J. D. Rogers res
taurant at S13 Kansas avenue. Mrs. Gum
has assumed immediate possession
Miss Clara Mitchell, Miss Ethel Ellis
and Miss Bessie Miller are the guests of
Miss Adele Small at house party she is
giving at Delavan park, Jackson county.
They will remain until the end OF the
week
Mrs. Winston Fuller and little daughter,
Elizabeth Marion, who have been the
guests for several weeks of Mrs. Fullers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Dolman, of
1923 Kansas avenue, have returned to
their home in St Joseph.
Congressman Curtis, who recently pur
chased the lots west of his property. ex-
tending to the alley has had both of the
houses moved Off The old James place
has been moved to lot on Laurent street,
between Van Buren, and Jackson streets,
while the cottage next to the alley has
been taken to lot on the corner of Jack
son and st. John street. 1t is understood
that it is Mr.. Curtis intention to fill up
these lots and build a large barn on the
alley
The friends of Rev. J. c. Miller will be
sorry to learn that his household goods
were destroyed and his library badly dam
aged by the fire which came near causing
the destruction of the College of EInporia
at that place yesterday. Rev Mr.. Miller
was the first pastor of the Second Presby-
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president of the Emporia college, which
position he lately resigned. His house
of the college building and the fire was
supposed to have originated there from
spontaneous combustion.
The home of Congressman and Mrs
Charles Curtis, at sos Van Buren, street
was thrown opening last evening, the oe-
casion being the reception given by the
members of the Baptist church in honor
of their new pastor. Rev. Walter Tanner
and Mrs. Tanner. The affair was very in
formal. In the early part of the evening
the guests were received by Mrs. Curtis
and Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner. but later
on the hostess and guests of honor min
gled with the crowd and a delightful ev-
ening was spent with social conversation.
| The house was simply decorated with cut
flowers and in the dining room punch was
served by Miss Permelia Curtis and Miss
| Mabel Skinner.
! About so of the old settlers of Topeka
and the county attended the picnic given
yesterday at the Samuel Reader farm,
/ north of town. in honor of the 5oth an
niversary of Mr.. Readers coming to Kan
sas- 1t had been the intention to hold this
picnic in a grove on the farm, but the
! threatening weather of the morning made
a change of plans necessary and the bas-
4 ket dinner was served on the lawn Dur
ing the afternoon several short talks were
given. Mr.. ]. H. Fought spoke of 1.-THE
/ first settlement near 1ndianola:" DR.. J. f
Buck gave a little talk relative to his ac-
quaintance with the family. There were
recitationS by Miss Campdoras, Miss Owen
and Miss Stone One of the best features
of the picnic was the paper by Miss Fan
! ME Cole. cousin of Mr.. Readers, on
Personal "reminiscences of Personal
| Friends and Neighbors" Miss Cole is IN
| interesting writer and her paper was fiIled
with facts relative to those who had lived
| in this neighborhood, many of whom had
passed away The closing address was
made by Robert Stone.