The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
NORTH TOPEKA.

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| G. II. Smith, of Granville, was in
town today.
Mrs. Rufus Snodgrass, of Kilmer. was
in town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Taggart of Ner-
iden are the parents of a son. born this
week
Miss Ida Asquith has returned from
visit to friends at Leroy and Burlin-
game, Kan.
! S. c. McAdams, bookkeeper at the
Citizens bank, is unable to be at his
desk on account of illness.
Mrs H N. Gilman of 1915 Quincy
street went to Burlingame yesterday for
two days visit to friends.
Mrs. A. C. Kibbey and niece, Miss
Goldie Smith Of Valley Falls, are visit
ing Mr.. L. F. Glenn and family.
Mr.. Herbert Green who has been con-
fined to his home, 921 Harrison street,
by illness is again able to be down town.
Mrs. Mary A. Whitney of Oakland
Cal, is here visiting her son, o. F.
| Whitney and family, Of Buchanan
street.
One hundred members of Eugene
/ lodge No. 70 are asked to be at the lodge
meeting Friday evening at their hail S37
Kansas avenue
Miss Maggie Price. who has been Wis
iting friends in Topeka for the past
several weeks, will leave tomorrow Tor
her home in Denver, Col.
Miss Martha F. Baker of Rock Island
Ill, who is a trained nurse. is making
a brief visit to her brother, H. ". Baker,
of the West Indianola district
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Asquith celebra-
ted the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage last evening at their home,
1909 Jackson street. About 20 guests
were present. Refreshnaents of ice
cream, cake and fruit were served.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B Jeffers and family
who left here about five years ago to
make their home in st. Louis viii move
from that city this month and either 10
in Oklahoma. Mrs. Jeffers and family
expect to visit Topeka friends this
month.
Mrs. Lydia Perdue and MI James Nc
Kee were married last evening at
o'clock at their farm, Eden place. i've
miles west of town. Rev. T. J. Pearson
pastor of the North Topeka Congrega-
tional church, officiated. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckee formerly lived in North
Topeka, and are well known here Mrs.
Mckee is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Meli1nger of this side
A number of the boys Of the younger
set entertained their girl friends last
evening at the home of Willie Colvins
9l5 Van Buren, street. Refreshments of
Ice cream and cake we're served. Those
burn, Mollie Sipes, Bertha Barrett. Bess
sic Brill, Leona Curtis, Harrison Aston,
Fred and Frank Dana, Ward Maurer.
Harry Curtis, Fletcher Woodford and
Willie Co1vin.
The following is from the Coldwater
Western Star: Mrs. S. J. Davis of
Topeka is spending the summer on the
farm with her husband and visiting
relatives and friends here and at Havi-
land. She visited at Salina, Wichita
and other places as she came out. Mr..
and Mrs. Davis appreciate western Kan
sas and are not sorry at all that they
own half section of land with eight
ricks Of wheat on it and a fine prospect
for corn and kaffir corn"
Since the school board decided a few
weeks ago that the cottonwood t~ees
must go. workmen have been busy at
the old Quincy school yard cutting down
these trees. The work is completed
now and the yard resembles a small
wood lot The large logs are sold for
various uses. while the small ones are
stacked up into neat piles. Some mag
nificent trees. perfectly sound, fell IN
der the woodehopper's ak These trees
were such fine specimens of their kind
that it seemed a sad mistake to sacrf-
fee them.