The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-01
NORTH TOPEKA.

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Mr.. and Mrs. H N. Gilman returned
the first Of last week from visit to Atch-
IsUIl relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Difenderfer. of 1917 Mon
roe street are the parents Of SON. born
Friday morning.
Inc city railway company were Iaylrg
track on the bridge yesterday although
the ties are not yet all down.
MI. and Mrs. ChenOWith Of Battle Grand.
Ind. are the guests of Mrs. Chenowith's
sister Mrs. Carrie Morrow, of zoos Jackson
street.
The members Of the afternoon whist
club VIII meet Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Jimmie COlvin. North Van
Buren street, and reorganize for the win
day from a visit to the Portland exposition
and from Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she
was the guest of her brother and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. d Hanlez--
The work of grading and seeding the
esbyter1an church yard and barking to
blue grass was finished yesterday in adj
5ition TO seeding the grounds the terraces
on Jackson ans Gordon streets have been
sodded.
Harry Smith of 920 Harrison street. who
since his return from Ellis where he
spent the summer, has been quite i'll, suf-
tered relapse last evening and for a
short time was very low. His condition
was little improved yesterday.
Work is again progressing on the Sardou
avenue bridge. The late high water de
IN the proposed addition from Sardou to
Solder creek it will fall to the city to ex-
tend the street to the bridge which be
Icnged TO the county heretofore, This
should be graded up to a level with the
bridge.
The city had a force of men engaged
yesterday cutting down the weeds on a
great many vacant lots The lots belong
mostly to nOn-residentS or to parties liV-
ing IN the country. They have been prop
erly notified to clean up their unoccupied
lots, and not having done so, the city
does it and viii charge up the cost in adj
diti0nal to the usual taxes All these Iors
ought to be cultivated and usually there
are those glad to do it.
Miss Minnie Bischoff. eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bischoff who for the
home in Germany, has recently taken a
position as governess in a wealthy German
family, whose home IS in Berlin. Since
the cholera scare in Germany this family
accompanied by Miss Bischoff-has been
traveIng in Switzerland. MIR and Mrs.
Bischoff expect to visit their daughter
next summer and also tour England This
VIII be continuation of their trip abroad
two years ago which was shortened on ac-
count OF the big food here
The following from the Denver Republi-
can Of Sunda5 september "A. will be of
! interest to Topeka people: "Archdeacon
Maurice J. Bywater OF the Episcopal
church is TO be transferred to the diocese
under the control of the bishop of Spo-
kane He is to be located at North va
kina, wealthy and progressive town.
/ Bishop Samuel H Wells is the bishop in
+
water in his diocese for some years Mr.
Eywater has been in Colorado less than
foEr years He was the first archdeacon
+ appointed by Bishop Olmstead. He origi-
mated the plan to raise increased funds
for the diocesan missions to devote per
cent of the total expenditures of the par
ish TO local mission work This has
operated 50 wei that the increase in stub
scziptions has been 50 per cent Since com
ing to Colorado Archdeacon Bywater has
been very active in assisting the smaller
I churches. he has built the church at Ar
vada. when he founded, and rev chuPch
I viii be dedicated at Fort Morgan today
that owes its building largely to his eff
j forts. Fort Aupton. Sterling. Loveland
and other towns have had his active as
4 sistance in securing houses of worship.
+ Before coming to Colorado fArchdeacon
/ BywateT was caEon at the Topeka cathed-
raj and was a member of the standing
+ committee Of the Goard of missions. He
was also connected with C. he Kansas TheO-
+ Logical school Mr.. Bywater is "a 50 degree
+ Mason and IS we'll known over the state
among the MssOns beca use Of addresses
( before them. He is much esteemed by lay
men as well as clergy. and he goes away
followed bv regrets and good wishes. The
4 family will leave for the west this week
4 While in Topeka Archdea con Byvater was
canon Of Grace Cathedral ard for five
/ years priest in charge Of the Church of the
i Good Shepherd. He left Kansas in the
/ summer Of 1902 TO take up the work in
! Colorado