The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-01
NORTH TOPEKA.
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Mrs. Hattie Horning was in town to-
day from Granville
Mrs. Paxton returned yesterday from
an extended visit to relatives in Abb
lene.
Miss Tamby Reed formerly Of North
Topeka but now Of 172 Oakland street
Is i'll at her home.
The meeting Of the ". T. Missionary
society of the Kansas Avenue NJ. f.
church has been postponed because of
the nonarrival of the text books
Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Skinner left to-
day for Beioit where they Will make
their home. Mr. Skinner VIII have
the management Of an ice plant at that
place.
Mrs A. NJ Coleman of OIathe ar
rived today to be the guest for a month
of her daughter Mrs. William Boast
of s09 Jackson street. and her sons
s T. ana w. A. Coleman, near Memo
ken.
At the Church of the Good Shepherd
Yesterday the rite OF Baptism was
administered to Miss Lila Helena Cald-
we'll. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs w. H
Caldwell. by the Rev. Mr. Talbot, the
new canon Of Grace Cathedral.
Mrs. Caroline Neiswender, wife of D.
T. Neiswender. living seven miles west
of North Topeka, died early this morn
ing Funeral announcement will be
made later. Mrs. Neiswender was the
mother Of o. c. Neiswender OF 1892
Jackson street
Mr.. James d. Stevens of 923 Tyler
street is at Keiths hospital where he
underwent an operation for blood pois-
oulng- The operation was performed
last Saturday morning. He is getting
along nicely and expects to be brought
home within a week.
Mrs. Amelia Rice. wife Of Ellsworth
Rice. died at the family home at Silver
Lake last evening a five o'clock. Mrs
Rice was 10 years old. The funeral will
be tomorrow from the NJ. r. church at
Silver Lake and the burial viii be in
the Prairie Home cemetery.
Messrs. David Bowie and David Page
leave today for the northern woods OF
Minnesota where they will join party
of friends and hunt deer and other large
game Mr.. Page spent some
weeks last year in this country hunting
but this viii be Mr. Bowie's first hunt in
this section of the country.
Miss Leila Morns entertained num-
Der of her friends last evening at her
home on Kansas avenue north Of Sol
der creek at a Halloween party. Games
In keeping with the season were enios--
ed and refreshments served Those pres
ent were Misses Mabel Lucas Jennie
and Alice Chapman. FAY sAshpole, Lem
Jackson, Messrs- George Jaquay Clar-
euce Stewart. Lester Olson. Clarence
Olson, Charles Jackson, Earl Anderson
and George Morns.
The boys played their usual Hal
leween pranks last evening and so far
ST has not been learned that thew did
any damage to property one of the
worst pranks that they played was to
take ". Z. Sections sprinkling wagon
and pitch 1T into ditch near Soldier
creek. A large farm wagon supposed
10 be from the rear of Lukens store
was hauled to Laurent street and left
IN front OF the Curtis home. Al one
place the boys amused themselves nv
turning on the water at a hydrant in
a yard. Fortunately the family were
awakened by the rush Of the water and
turned it of otherwise the water com
pany would probably have secured a
harvest by morning
II. X. Winans of 1902 Van Buren,
street had one OF his feet crushed
Tuesday evening by Rock Island