The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-17

J. z. Guild was in town today from
Silver Lake.
Miss Cora Priddy was a North side
visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Antrim, of Elmont. was in town
yesterday shopping.
Mrs. Lulu Philbin Of Silver Lake IS
in town this week visiting her sister,
Mrs. o. c. Neiswender of 1892 jackson
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J ". Dowler and
family have moved to their home at
s35 Monroe street which they lately
purchased.
The report that the little daughter Of
street was i'll with scarlet fever was
mistake, the child is in her usual
health
The W. T. K club met yesterday at
the home Of Mrs. J. A. Campbell, SIS
Lincoln street south as the weather
was too Indictment to take the trip to
the Campdoras home in Rochester.
Miss Jessie cambridge returned from
visit to friends at Smithville No.
and was the guest until this morning Of
Miss Jessie Myers Of 1205 Western ave-
nue. when she went to her home home
near Hoyt-
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert French and
children returned TO their home in
Newton Monday after short visit TO
Mrs French's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
u. u. us u LUAO NJ~5AAS-eA e@f~-Ae-~t
and other Topeka relatives. e3.rte SRI
Rev. Herbert Cross of Silver Lake is
in Topeka attending the Kansas Bap-
fist Ministerial association which is in
session at the First Baptist church.
While in town Rev. Mr.. Cross Is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Neiswen-'
der of 1892 Jackson street.
The funeral of E. l. Ball was held
yesterday afternoon from the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. George Hutton in
Maple Grove. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. J. W Reed, pastor Of
the Kansas Avenue NJ. 3. church, as
sisted by Rev. J. A. Stavely, a former
/ pastor Of this church, but now of juno
ton City. quartette composed or
Miss Ida Henry, Mrs. D. J. Harris,
Messrs. Shirley French and J. D. Pratt
sang abide With Ne, Lead Kindly
Light and Nearer Ny God to 5Thee.i'
The pail bearers were from Eugene
lodge No. 70 I. O. 0. F.. and the ser
vices at the grave were in charge Of
this order. The burial was in the fam
! lily lot at Rochester cemetery.
Vim. Ritter Of the Pleasant Hill
neighborhood was in town Tuesday.
Monday evening he disposed of a
'possun that had made a successful
attack at his chicken house. With
eggs at "a cents a dozen such a slaugh-
I ter of the Kansas hen could not be al
4 lowed. Early in the evening Mr..
/ Ritter heard the chickens making
4 great FUSS ana upon AA4tEHL4SCLlOA ne
4 found a 'possum hard at work getting
supper. The animal had already killed
/ four of the chickens. Mr.. Ritter
struck him with club but did not in
lure him as he ran from the chicken
/ house to the top of the Wo0dpile
whore a chicken was roostfng, which
/ he killed before he was dispatched by
] q gun in the hands of another member
I Of the Ritter family. This 'possum,
/ Mr. Ritter says. was unusually large,
Weighing between IS and 20 pounds.
! Mr. A J. Berry OF the lower Silver
/ Lake road has also been losing his
chickens and last night found skunk
hard at work among the fowls He
went after the animal with a pitch
fork but the agile little beast made his
escape.
Indian Greek Grange held an open
meeting last evening at the school house
/ and a good programme was given. The
/ first number was a piano duet by Miss
I Meyer and Miss Wendell and this was
I followed by a debate on the question,
be carried for. the protection Of the fam
ily." Affirmative, Mrs. Q. D. Shields,
Mrs. Henry Kannaar,; negative, Mrs
/ J. F. Cecil and Mrs w L. Reid. The
debate was vel received and the good
points brought out on both sides Of the
/ question were appreciated. The hus-
band or breadwinner Of the family was
| handed a number Of bouquets in recOg-
! nization Of the sacrifice made by him IN
4 behalf Of his family and loved ones
the winning side but the listeners were
allowed to decide this question f0l
= themselves. The next number on the
4 programme was violin solo BY Mr.
PleInas, accompanied by Miss A1oyer
which was followed by Mrs. CaUd1e's
Lecture, finely given BY Gladys Pol
lon. A recitation by little Miss Comp