The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-27
NORTH TOPEKA.

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Leave items for this column with kim
ball Printing Co, 912 n. Kansas avenue. I
Buy schoo books at BARS.
Roller skating Saturday night.
w J. Curry was in yesterday from
Elmont.
Elder W. T. Pence will preach sun
day morning and evening in the Bap-
fist church.
The registration books are at H. H.
Bars book store and will be there
until Saturday evening.
Mrs James kirkpatrick of RossviIle
is in town to visit her sister, MissNellie
kassabaum, who is i'll at one of the
hospitals.
Mrs. Donnelly and brother, Mr..
Fleischer of 1923 Quincy street. are in
Hoyt the guests of their sister. Miss
Mabel Fleischer-
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Sheetz and little
daughter arrived yesterday from Ale
ghany City, Pa, to attend the funeral
Of Mr. Sheetz's brother, w J. Sheetz.
A. J. Berry, who has been quite i'll
at his home, GIG jackson street and
threatened with pneumonia, is i'm
proving and was able to sit UP today.
The w. T. K. club viii be entertained
next Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. A. NJ.
Petro and Miss Frances Cole at the
home of h former. 101S Topeka ave-
nue. south.
Miss Heloise Green who went to Law
renee Wednesday for a weeks visit to
friends urn this morning, having
been called home by the death of her
grandmother, Mrs. Boletta Greenwood.
Fred WOODBURY. who has been suf-
fering from water gathering around his
heart was operated upon yesterday at
his home, 1916 Tyler street. The opera
ton was successful and the patient is
doing well.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Neiswender and
little daughter of st. Louis who have
been here since the first of the month
when they brought the body of Mr..
N~eiswender's father for burial, return
ed yesterday to their home
Mrs. John E. Lewis Of Reading. Pa,
has been the guest for a few days of
her cousin. Mrs. S. c. Landi of Kiro-
She left Wednesday for Nogales, Ari-
IONA, to join her husband who is look
ing after his mining interests in that
country
Charles Ayers of North Topeka
came near drowning while skating on
the river last evening. He went under
road bridge, where the river is about
twenty feet deep, and the ice gave
way. letting him down in the water.
The following members of the Sth
A grade, Quincy school, have finished
the work of the school and
are ready to enter the High school
next Monday: Madge barrow. Grace
Hamilton, Elizabeth Kemper, Mildred
tinker. Bl1Q1S Reed, Ethel Wells, Le-
land ParamOre and Lee TicehurSt.
M. and Mrs. Milton J.. ~Slaybaugh
the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Edna Pearl ~Slaybaugh,
to Mr.. James Howar Murrell, only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Murrell of 1924 Harri-
son street. The wedding viii take place
at the home of the brides parents. 1911
Topeka avenue, Thursday evening, Feb
ruary Is. at eight o'clock. The young
people will go to housekeeping at 1913
Western avenue.
Herbert French, chief electrician
for the Santa Fe at Newton who had
his eye injured over a week ago while
at work by the explosion of an cleo
trio light bulb When he was struck in
the eve by flying glass and since then
has been here in the cOmpany's hos
pital. had to have the eye removed this
afternoon. Although the sight of the
y was not destroyed by the Gun
the other eye was becoming affected
and the physicians thought best to re-
move the injured m Mr..
French, who formerly lived in North
Topeka, is a s~on-in-IaW OF c. D. Myers.
Mrs. Boletta Greenwood died last
night at II O'Clock at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Herbert Green, 921
Harrison street, with whom she made
her home Mrs. Greenwood was IS
years old A year ago she slipped and
fell breaking her hip and although
n recovered sufficiently to be abIe to
sit UP she was not able to walk. Her
death was not unexpected. She passed
away in her sleep, never regainingl
consciousness after going to sleep
Wednesday evening. A daughter
from Mound City and a son from
Smith Center arrived today to attend
the funeral.
At the meeting of the Merry Matrons'
club Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Walter Shook. 1915 Quincy
street, the following were presents: Mrs.
Charles Killian, Mrs. Edgar Winans.
Mrs John Johnston. Mrs. Raymond
Difenderfer. Mrs. Fred Clark. Mrs.
William L. Ho<er. Mrs. Will Swartz.
Mrs Norman Jury. Mrs. l. c. Harper.
One new member, Mrs Clarence Young.
was voted into the club. The next meet
ing viii be Thursday. February 8. at
the home of Mrs. Charles killian, 1853
Kansas avenue Monday evening. jan
uary 80. Miss Zoe PaTarnore will enter
tain the members Of the club and their
husbands at her home, 1907 Quincy
street.
The funeral Of William J.. Sheetz was
held yesterday afternoon from the Con-
gregational church and was largely at
tended, the pastor, Rev. T. J. Pearson.
had charge Of the services and the
church choir assisted by Miss Ellen
Parkhurst. Mrs. A. J. Arnold, Mr.. John
Pratt and Mr.. Ed Henshaw furnished
the music The funeral offerings were
unusually beautiful. The pail bearers
were from the several orders Of which