The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

John Recer was in town today from
Rev. j. Barrett will spend Saturday in
Tecumseh.
Mrs. c. A. Davis was in town today
from Menoken.
Richard Wright was a North SIDE VS.
itor today from Granville
New Edison records viii play the pno~
uoeraph this evening. A. NJ Cross
It win pay you to see our mems hlgh
lace boots and work shoes before puy-
inH. T. D. Joseph.
4. Long and family have moved to
1109 Central e Mr.. Long has oeeh
living on the south side.
Mrs. Morehead of 1881 quincy street
will leave Sunday for Trenton, Mo, and
from there will go to Iowa to visit rela-
q. F. Adams has enla1g ed and inn
proved the interior OF his store at 800
kansas avenue by moving his meat De
uartment from the north Of the Dulld-
ing to the south side while that por-
ton OF the building formerly occupied
by the meats ns 15+,, vii f oe t be'e groe uP s''"
The w. T. K. club will meet Tuesday,
November IS, at the nome OF MIS-;
Andy Holcomb six miles o.
town. It is planned to make this meet
ing an all day picnic and if the weather
Is nleasant this will be the programme
for the day. If the weather should pc
Indictment this outing will be abandoned
- the club will meet at the home Of
Mrs. Frank Luce, 40l Taylor street.
south. -
Who lived on the old Squire Evans place
IN west Gordon street beyond the city
limits. was found dead yesterday after
noon about 4 o'clock by his wife. Mr..
Hohberg was at work on a part OF ths
farm some distance from the house ana
had evidently been cleaning off the
ground as there are indications that d
small fire had been started There were
no signs of any struggle and II IS
thought that the man o-ver-exerted hlm-
eelf while at work. DR.. Keith was sum-
moned and after an eXamlnalon pro
bounced his death due to heart trouble
, Mr. Hohberg was So years old and came
} bera from Iowa. For a number of years
he lived on the old Daniels place north
~ fov-n hut after the big flood of 1908
5 moved to his present nome ne leaves
t he wife and nine children. nearly al
? --ov-n The funeral arrangements have
v NOT vet been made as the family are
waiting to hear from one OF the sons
/ who is now IN California.
Tha Ere department was called out
( +biz morning about half past II O'Clock
to 1927 Quincy street, where there was
a small FIRE. This house IS occupied ol
NJ SbtItz and family while his moth
q - Mrs Schultz has two rooms of The
11are. and it was in her part Of tht
= house the fire occurred The origin Of
4 IRE in the room nor any person wheI
+ba bIaze started. Just before Mrs
schultz left her room she struck
match. the end of which she threw in
bucket containing kindling- Fearini
I So there might be a chance for fir
Z she then poured water in the bueke
she ia positive there was no fire left bu
y the hremen are inclined to think tina
n ~o~,s ,1ndiscovsred spark must have re
l. mefned in the bucket. The paper. tn
n earpet and some OF the furniture o
he room was more or less damaged b.
n the blaze. IF the fire had not been dis
1ovarad wheD it was 1t might have re
suited seriously as in the next room wa
l. Mrs. Schultz. Jr., with a week old bah
+ who we're both removed to another par
of the house.