The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-02
NORTH TOPEKA.

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F. G. Lang and Frank Gilbert were
in today from Menoken.
Misses Amy and leila Stanley, Of
Pleasant Hill, were North side, visitors
today
The Dibble Grocery company's
stores will be closed all day the Fourth
OF July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Berbrecht. of
East Gordon street, are the parents of
a son, born Sunday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S, Mathis, OF
West Gordon street, are the parents
of a 14-pound boy. born Saturday.
Mrs. Cutbirth, of Silver, lake, IS the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. 0. C.
Neiswender, of 1892 Jackson street.
DR. and Mrs. Magill. of Silver Lake.
are the guests of their daughter, Mrs.
c. L. DOlman, of 122 West Gordon
street.
The Union Pacific iaborers and
carpenters have worked at the Santa
Fe junction depot for the past two
Sundays and expect to finish up to-
day
George w. williams. of Moline Ill.
is here visiting his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Williams. He VIII go to
Denver for a short stay before return
ing to Illinois.
Kansas City capitalists VINO Owl
lots in Shorey which they held at $25
per lot number are now refusing
offers of $50 per lot since the rapid
transit line to that suburb is an as
sured fact
The following young people spent
Sunday at Silver Lake: Misses Per
melia Curtis, Hazel Haynes, Mabel
Skinner. Helen Haynes, Messrs. Bob
Thomas, Ed James, Glen Bryan, and
Harold Forbes.
Mrs. spradIin and two children.
who have been visiting relatives here
for the past year. left today for their
home in san Diego, Cal They were
accompanied by Mrs Spradlin' $
father, Mr.. J. NJ. Haynes, of Kiros
who win make an extended visit in
California.
At the Baptist church last evening
the choir, under the leadership of Mr..
VIM. Van Ness, gave the third and last
antiphonal service of THE Prodtgal
Son" the title last evening being ssThe
Mrs. U. S. G. Hughes of Kansas City.
Miss Grace BoIles and Mr.. c. c.
Berry.
A white man and a colored man
enjoyed a game of craps Sunday
afternoon in the woods near the
Santa Fe junction depot. They wound
up in a fight. disfguring each other
more or less. until the police appeared
on the scene and made an arrest.
Charles Gerteisen has painted his
house on Madison street a cream color
and trimmed It with chocolate color.
It makes a very pretty appearance.
The Church of the Good Shepherd. on
the corner of Laurent and Quincy
streets. has also been newly painted
neat and unpretentious grey with
darker trimmings.
The wind last evening, though Of
short duration, was long enough to
blow down some large trees and do
other damage. As on Friday evening
Of June %, the storm was the most
severe along the northern part Of
North Topeka. Last night a chimney
was blown down from Al Blanchard
house at 1913 Central avenue. while
his warehouse, situated across the
alley on Jackson street. was unroofed.
At the corner of Central avenue and
Kious street a large cottonwood tree
was blown down, taking with it
many OF the telephone wires. Across
the street on Central avenue a hand
some row of elms was topped The
trees in block 1900 on Jackson and
Harrison street suffered considerably.
No damage has been reported in the
country. On Kansas avenue windows
we're broken out of the Deering meat
market and the Lux barber shop in
block 900 by being struck by an
awning which had been whipped
loose by the wind.