The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09

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Pumps a speciality. Pratt Bros.
Sampson Bartram was in town today
from Elmont
Charles Mullin was in town today
from Menoken.
o. D. Hodgkiss was in town today
from Menoken.
Mr. and Mrs E. l. Markham were in
town today from Elmont.
Ambrose Howell was North side
visitor today from Silver Lake.
Mrs. A NJ. Kent of HOS Jackson street
went to Wamego today for a visit Of
several days to relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde H. Hale of Car
bondale were visiting Mrs. Hale's
brother, A. z. Robinson, Of 1920 Harri-
son street yesterday.
James Baird is building a new house
on part of the Babcock tract on Kansas
avenue north of Soldier creek. Mr..
Bair win occupy this house as a home.
Misses Jessie Shellabarger and Ruby
Davies will give a kitchen shower Fri
day evening at the home of Miss Davies.
800 Monroe street. in honor Of Miss Lulu
Klussman.
Miss Jessie Shellabarger, stenograph-
er for the Myers planning mill. has re-
signed her position and next week will
take a stenographic position with the
topeka FOUNDRY.
Two hundred and forty-four A. o. Z.
W. viii put on some work tonight at
Star lodge No. 20 followed by a ban
quet of straw berries, turkey sandwiches
Orangeade and 10 cent cigars.
Mike Dinner of Granville was In
town today. Mr.. Dinner reports rather
a heavy frost and said that tomato
plants that were covered up suffered
more than those left unprotected.
rT-1-o e~ov,,e,,+ Of Mice ,,1,- I~1,.--
man to Mr.. Ernest Priddy is announced
The wedding win take place Wednes-
day, May %, and the young people
will make their home at 1924 Logan
street.
Mrs. Mollie Shelter arrived yester-
day from San Francisco for an extended
visit to her father, J. NJ Wilkerson, of
in the big earthquake two weeks ago
and lost everything
Rev. Herbert Cross who came here
recently from New Jersey to take
charge of the Silver Lake Baptist
church and the churches at Prairie
Home and Bethel. left for New Jersey
the first of the week in response to a
telegram telling of the serious illness of
his sister.
Miss Sadie Downing who has been
bOokkeeper at the Morns & Myers gro
Gerry store for some time has resigned
her position to take effect this week and
has accepted a similar position with the
Palace Clothing company. Miss Ella
Allen who has been cashier for some
time viii take Miss Downing's position
as bookkeeper and Miss Myrtle BIcGrew
viii succeed Miss Allen as cashier.
The visit of the Sells-FIoto circus
parade to the North side this morning
was appreciated. The fact that it would
come to this side was not generally IN
derstood and many people to be sure of
seeing the first circus parade Of the sea-
son went across the river. However,
there were plenty Of people on the
North side avenue who enjoyed the
parade. The line of march was north
on the avenue to Gordon street. west TO
Jackson, south on Jackson to Laurent.
east on Laurent to the avenue. thence
to the bridge. With the good Melan
bridge there is no reason why this part
Of town should be passed over by the
parades but such is frequently the case.
but when the managers of shows or
other amusement organizations take the
time and trouble to bring their street
parades to North Topeka the courtesy
is appreciated The parade this morn
ing was a good one and contained many
handsome horses.