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

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ball Printing Co. s12 N Kansas ave-l
Chicken thieves are reported around
/ in block 900 on Van Buren, street
The Merry Matrons met yesterday
/ afternoon at the home of the president,
Mrs. w. L. Hofer, 1925 Kansas ave-
nue..
DR.. and Mrs. F. H. Pratt and Miss
! Esther Pratt came down from Ross
Vile today for the Ben Hur matinee
this afternoon.
Mr. Mansfield Austin, who lives west
/ of Shorey was ploughing yesterday,
the first of February. How is this for
! a Kansas winter?
Gardeners. attentienz We nave just
j received our stock rof garden seeds
from Jerome B. Rtcei- Call and get
/ prices. Forbes Bros.
P. B. KimbaH returned to Chanute
today He came up yesterday and
took his first work in Masonry at
/ Golden Rule lodge last evening
Mrs NJ. r Martin is down from Sill
yer Lake to attend the Midwinter eX-
position and is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Stewart of Maple Grove.
Mrs. M F. Taylor, who has been
visiting Mrs. Q. c. Neiswender of 1882
+ Jackson street for the past few days,
returned today to her home in Au-
gusta.
Township Trustee W. T. Purdum
has a number of men and teams at
work cutting down the bank on the
south side of Soldier creek. near the
+ new bridge and widening Kansas ave
nue. d number of feet.
Mr.. Hastings. who is at Stormont
{ hospital and whose case was cOns1d-
/ cred quite serious, is now making de-
cided Improvement. He has rested
we'll the past two nights and his physi-
( clan and friends are very much en-
cOuraged.
Political parties have fallen from
their primitive purity and the force
of circumstances has given rise to new
+ issues. I am looking for the candidate
that voices the sentiments Of the law
and order citizens.=W. G. Brooks, the
i cOlOred orator.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Bradley and
daughter May, came down from
Rossville today for the Ben Hur matt
4 nee this afternoon. While in town they
are the guests of Mrs. Bradley's sister.
Mrs J. c. DOlman of 122 West Cor
don street.
The fire department was called out
this morning shortly after O'Clock to
the Frank RaynOr place at 413 West
Curtis street where a small blaze was
discovered in a shed. In the building
at the time We're cObs. boxes and other
material with which to feed a fire.
Two young men driving north on
n Kansas avenue this morning lost d
wheel off of their buggy. They were
on the car tracks and in turning out
for an approaching car one of the rear
wheels caught in the tracks and was
Wrenched off. The horse stopped i'm
mediately so an accident was averted.
After the buggy was repaired they
continued their journey.
Rev. Walter E. Tanner Of the Bap-
fist church has made arrangements for
a series of special meetings to be held
in the church beginning a week from
next Sunday evening. These meetings
will be in charge of the pastor, as
sisted by the Rev. MIR. Brown of En-
pOria. There will be. special music and
a large chorus choir to assist with the
services.
At the weekly prayer meeting last
evening a the Baptist church a let
ter was read from MT. and Mrs. Lapp,
I well known members of this church
! who recently went to Los Angeles. Cal,
to make their home. They are much
I pleased with their new home and are
located i'm Boyle Heights. A week ago
sunday night Mr. and Mrs. Lapp at
tended services at Robert J. Burdette's
, church.
During the meeting last evening OF
= LIndale lodge No 299 A. O. L. w. OF
s Shorey the wives and families of the
. members took possession OF the hall
lirhey brought baskets filed with al
sorts of good things to eat and after
/ the business of the lodge was com
pleted a banquet was served The sur
W. T. Purdum, township trustee
o whose birthday anniversary it was
very pleasant surprise was giver
s Thursday evening at the home of Mr.
Lee and Miss Lola Brown in honor OF
the anniversary of their birthdays The
evening was spent in music and game.
i and refreshments were served. Those
5 present were Misses Maud Houser, Alta
T Savage. Lois Savage, Mabel Wolford
y Della Brown Nellie Brown, Lols
Brown. Messrs. Ray Bunger, Martin
Wolford. Bert MOrrett Jesse Allen
Charlie Ayers. Albert Brown lie,
+; Brown. J. NJ Brown and Mr.. George.
: Captain H y Gilman of fire sta
Il ton No. / is confined to his home. 1915
Quincy street, with an attack of rheu
matism. His little grandson, RALPH
Shook. son of Mr.. and Mrs Waite
Shook is i'll with diphtheria at tn,
E same place. The little fellow is bet
= ter this morning and if he continue
to improve Mr.. Gilman VIII probabI,
leave the first Of the week for Ho
n Springs for the benefit of his rheu
= matism.