The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-17

state This certainly gives a rare op-
portunity to select Christmas presents,
as a nice picture is always an appreci-
alive and lasting remembrance. Every
one is invited to see the pictures. 1t Will
interest you.
Word has been received from Silver
Lake that Mr.. Grover Neiswender was
seriously injured in a runaway accident
Friday evening. Mr.. Neiswender was
thrown from his wagon and the flesh
from one arm was torn from the bone
from the elbow to the shoulder. The arm
bic for the attending physician to learn
whether any bones were broken. No
other particulars were learned.
Yesterday was a busy day in North
were Crowded With country teams and
many buyers were in the stores. The
merchants generally report large sales
Special prices on couches and parlor
pieces at Rutter's.
The japanese. who came here to work
on the 7. and n. w. r. r. are good Gus
toners of the north side merchants, and
the merchants say they always buy the
best.
The iron work on the Kansas avenue
bridge over Soldier creek was almost
completed yesterday. A few finishing
touches remain to be done and the plank
hoorIng to be put down. With three
more days of good weather the bridge
VIII De done. The filling IN of the ap-
proaches will then be required and on
the south. especially. will be no small
Job, as the bridge now stands five feet
or more higher than the roadway. Then
the wings remain to be put in and this
too, on the west side will be no small bit
OF work, for there was made serious
washout by the September flood after
the bridge went out.
Sideboards worth $500, $500, 5000 and
$25.o0-special 5000, $500, $500, 5000, at
Rutter's-
The west approach to the Gordon
street and Oakland bridge is not yet
completed. A half dozen teams are now
engaged IN putting IN the sand filing
and this viii take about three days more.
Then the crushed stone and cinders are
to be added. This roadway will then be
on or near a level with the, streets of
Little Russia Most of the money for
this work has been raised by private
subscriptions contributed by North To-
peka citizens, who, by this generosity.
have again emphasized the public spirit
that restored this part of the city after
the big flood Perhaps a weeks work re
mains to be done at the Oakland end.
Yesterday they were driving in a row of
piling upon which new plank approach
will he made The benefit this bridge
viii be to the first ward and to Oakland
is now hardly appreciated In all re-
spects the bridge and its approaches viii
be much superior to the old structure.
Joseph Brothers have just received one
hundred Beethoven pictures to add to
their already immense stock of pictures.
Now to be seen at s23 North Kansas ave-
nue., upstairs.
The Services tomorrow at the Church
of the Good Shepherd viii be morning
prayer and itany at II o'clock. No ev-
The b Of H No. IS surprised Mrs
! Charles Summers Friday by walking in
with well filed lunch baskets, the occa-
sion being the dfty-second anniversary
of her birthday. She was presented with
/ a. beautiful d. of II. pin as a. token of the
4 esteem In which she is held by the mem
/ bers. A three course luncheon was serv.
] ed Those present were Mrs. s. T Roth
f Mrs. Matte Ketchum, Mrs. II. H. Saun
( ders, Mrs. Blanche Summers. Mrs. Franz
Summers MIS-. E z. Miller, Mrs. T. 8
/ McGoen, Mrs. Maggie Collins. Mrs. JOIN
/ Dowlers Mrs. William St. REarys. Mrs