The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-16
NORTH TOPEKA.


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J. 3; Ffederling was in town today
from Elmont.
Mrs. George Horning was in town
today from Granville
George johnson was a north side
visitor yesterday from Silver Lake.
win Jameson went to RossviIle to-
day to look after business matters.
Amity lodge 231 K. of P. will confer
the third rank upon candidates Monday
evening.
Blue Cross Ark No. 11S initiated
thirteen candidates at their meeting
last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bicklehaupt of Silver
Lalse visited Mr. and Mrs J. Y. Her
ring Thursday and Friday.
WANTED-The ladies of North To-
peka to see our line of KelIy's shoes,
just arrived. T. D. Joseph, S36 North
Kansas avenue.
John Bradley of Denver is in Topeka.
for a short visit to his mother, Mrs.
Bradley Norris of 923 Van Buren
street, and Mrs. Bradley's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron Sheetz.
The diphtheria quarantine has been
raised from the Murrell home at 1928
Harrison street and. from the house
south at 1926 Harrison street.
Rev. Mr.. H. H. Fowler. pastor of the
NJ. E. church at Hoyt, accompanied by
his little daughter, Anna May Fowler,
were north side visitors today.
The members Of the Argonauts, the
choir, teachers and officers of the Bap-
tist Sunday school Will conpos a prf-
vate skating party next Wednesday
evening at Lukens' opera house.
Miss Maud Taggart arrived today
from Valley Falls and will be the guest
until Sunday of Misses Jessie and An
ME Myers of 1905 Western avenue.
Mr.. B. Ford of Rossville was a north
side visitor today. Mr.. Ford and Mr..
G. Mcguire of AIenOken expect to leave
shortly for Oklahoma where they will
farm.
w. H. Lyons of Dodge City was in
North Topeka today and from here he
went to HOyt where he Will visit his
daughter, Mrs. Henry Stadeu, until
after the holidays.
Golden Rule lodge No. 80, A. F. and
A. NJ, and Helena chapter No. 210, o.
E. S, will give reception followed by
a banquet this evening at Masonic hall
in the Green building.
The two children of Frank Giffen of
| 1116 Central avenue are quite i'll with
diphtheria and Lille the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. Kraus, in the same block
also has the disease. 1t is said that
there are a good many cases in town.
| One physician reports that he had five
diphth eria calls last evening in five
| hours.
There was a slight change for the bet
| ter this morning in the condition of 0.
/ D. Wilkerson. His wife who has been
/ telegraphed for from Washington, D c.,
! is expected either Sunday evening or
/ Monday morning, as when she received
i the message she was just changing her
residence fIom oae house to another.
/ The venerable father of J. NJ. Wilker-
son is still alive though very low
! Mrs. C. Clarke and Mrs. r. Lemon
/ entertained the ladies of the Central
Avenue Christian church Thursday af
| ternoon at the home of Mrs. r. Lemon,
/ 1921 Tyler street. The house was dec
Grated with ferns and carnations and
! the hours from two to five were spent
/ visiting. Refreshments were served at
/ the close Of the afternoon. Those pres
ent were: Mrs Oliver Mrs. D. NJ. Foltz,
Mrs. Fanny Cash Mrs J. r. Shultz
Mrs. Fannie Whitney, Mrs. Carrie Petro,
/ Mrs. Rena Dibble, Mrs. HOmonSon, Mrs.
T. J. Parrish, Mrs. F. H. Bentley, Mrs.
/ c. c. Maurer, Mrs. S H. Thomas, Mrs.
F. Irwin, Mrs. Della Haynes, Mrs. Chas.
/ Killian, Mrs. oscar Beeler, Mrs J. NJ.
! Kortz, Mrs. G. Clark, Mrs. Emily
/ Lemon Miss Jessie Parrish, Miss Mabel
| Marlatt, Miss Marian Zackarasen, Miss
Ethel Davis, Leona b Lemon, Dwight
Beeler, Willard Killian and Baby XIII
liam.
An exciting runaway was witnessed
on the avenue Thursday evening about
six O'Clock when a pair of colts started
| on the Melan bridge to run and kept
going at lively gait through North
Topeka When just at the north end
of the NIelan bridge the contents of the
wagon were spilled along the avenue.
Mr. Sfnms of the Gem Laundry picked
up all the parcels and took them to his
home where he had quite an array, IN
Guiding a mans hat, wonan's pocket
book containing some money, and a box
of Christmas toys. He notlned the OIL
GERS of his find and this morning OFFICER
Belts informed him that the chief Of
police had received a letter from Mr.
Adams of Osawlzie asking him if he
could find his lost goods Everything
described is found with the exception
of a crokonole board wnlch was PROB
Simms will keep the things at his place
until Mr. Adams calls for them In
the letter Mr. Adams stated that the
team ran until they crossed the Central
avenue bridge on Soldier creek before
he was able to stop them Nelthef MI
Adams OF his wife was injured