The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-05
NORTH TOPEKA.

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John Hows was in town today from
Elmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fry were in
town yesterday from Silver Lake.
c. W. Willis, undertaken, is at 81
Jackson street with Geo. B. Palmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Murreu will
move shortly from 1119 Central avenue
to 1913 Park street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schwartz Of 1912
Central avenue, are the parents of a
daughter born today.
Mrs. G. ". Petro of 92e Harrison
street, has returned from visit to reIa-
tives at Hutchinson and Mcpherson,
Kan.
Mrs. John Eldrfdge, who has been
confined to her home by illness for the
past few weeks, is now much improved
and able to be out.
Thomas F. Patterson, age 80 years,
died this morning Of pneumonia at his
nome, 81 East Laurent street. No ar
rangements have as yet been made for
the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Small viii
shortly move in town from Delavan
Park. Jackson county. where they have
been for the winter and will make their
home at 713 Morse street.
Mildred. the 2-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Morns, died this
morning at 10 o'clock of stomach trou-
bic at the family home north Of Sol
der creek. The funeral arrangements
have not yet been made.
The Second Presbyterian church will
be dedicated on Sunday, April 80 in
stead of the 18th, as before announced.
The building committee find that it will
be impossible to finish everything in
style contemplated before the last of
the month.
T. D. Joseph. of shorey, had team
which figured in a runaway yesterday
but fortunately did not injure them
selves to any extent. Mr.. Joseph was
working on his dyke and had two teams
hitched to scrapers. While he was alb
sent from the teams for d few minutes
one Of them became frightened at a au-
tomobile and started to run. They
Jumped four foot barbed wire fence
jumped that while the other did not
With the hedge between them they con-
tinued to run The harness was com
pletely worn out by the hedge and wire
fence but the horses were uninjured
with the exception Of a cut one of them
received from the wire fence. The 9TH
er team did not mind the automobile
and did not join in the merry chase.
Miss Grace Page, Miss Effe Page and
Mrs. j. Johnston went in to the new
Presbyterian church yesterday evening
to see the church. The workmen were
busy in the basement and when 5
o'clock came they supposed the visitors
had gone 50 locked everything secure
and safe for the night and went away.
After Mrs Johnston and the girls had
looked around to their hearts content
they started home but found themselves
prisoners. Every door was tried but ev-
cry door was securely locked. Matters
began to look serious and finally Miss
Grace Page decided she could get out
from one OF the side windows and so
for help. The window was raised and
she climbed to the sill but the distance
from the window to the ground was
great and after making several at
tempts to jump she decided It would be
better to spend the night in the church
than for her to risk broken bones Just
at this time one of the workmen return
ed on an errand and discovered their
plight. AS he unlocked the basement
door and released them Rev. Mr.. Glen
denning, who was making a late visit to
the church unlocked the main door.