The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
NORTH TOPEKA.

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Petro & Woodford, the druggists.
Mrs. Brown of Thompsonville was in
town today shopping.
Miss Harriet Staples has taken the
position as bookkeeper at the Shawnee
State bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Petro and son,
Kelsey, were the guests yesterday Of
Granville friends.
Canon DeLou Burke will hold evening
prayer at the Church of the oGod
Shepherd tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock.
Miss Nellie Dolman returned this
morning from a visit of several days to
Misses Grace and Fife Page at Spring
brook farm.
James Kincaid has returned from
Thunder Mountain, Idaho, and has ia
ken a position in the Pratt Bros. hard
ware store.
Mrs. Enos Keplfng arrived last even
ing from Usage county to visit her sis
ter, Mrs c. F. Bridge and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hart at their home
west of Shorey.
Mrs. Janet Johnston, who has been
spending some time at Spring brook
farm, the country home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Page, returned to Topeka this
morning and expects to leave next week
for Salt Lake City to visit her son.
North Topeka Baptist church Sunday
SCDOOl at . on d. H. EAGdGll14S ny lllC
pastor, Rev. Walter E. Tanner at IL a.
m. and D. m. Morning subject, The
Nearness of Cod" evening subject,
1.-The True Test of Religion" B. Y. P.
u. at p. m.
Mrs. Henry H Hall and son, Joseph,
who have been visiting Mrs. Halls sis
tiers, Mrs. George FoItz and Mrs. James
Cleland of the Fairview neighborhood
for the past several weeks, will return
today to Clyde where Mr.. Hall has the
contract to build a Roman Catholic
church.
Miss Maud Eastman, % years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. East
man, died yesterday afternoon of ty-
phoid fever at the family home, 1927
Kansas avenue, after an Illness Of nine
weeks. The funeral will be held to-
morrow and the burial will be in Roch-
ester cemetery
There will be preaching tomorrow
morning at II O'clock at the Congrega-
tional church by the pastor, Rev. T. j.
Pearson subject THE Authenticity of
There will be no preaching in the even
ing as there are no lights in the church
the work of changing the electric lights
for gas having not yet been completed.
There was a small wreck on the Rock
Island near the Davis elevator late yes
terday afternoon. The SWitchmen had
switched some boxcars to the main
track where they left them. When the
nOrthbOund freight came along the
sWitchrnen tried to signal the engineer
but he failed to see the signal and his
train went crashing into the cars. The
pilot of the engine was torn off and one
of the boxcars demolished. No one was
injured as the engineer and fireman when
they saw a collision was inevitable
jumped
The home of Misses Ethel and Bessie
Carson was the scene of a very merry
surprise party last evening given as a
farewell to their cousin, Mrs. Bessie
| Alderman who leaves today for a visit
north before returning to her home in
| Galveston, Texas. The time was spent
| with music on the graphophone furnish
| ed by Mr.. Fred Bartlett. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Steele, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Stratemeyer, Mrs. George Finch, Miss
| Louise Stratemeyer. Miss Viola Foster,
Marie Finch, Lois Stratemeyer, Mr.. Joe
Yarroll Mr.. Tot Finch, Mr.. Ed Buech-
| ner and Paul Finch.