The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-22
NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with Kim.
bail Printing Co. s12 n Kansas aVe-l
Hammocks and ice cream freezers-
Pratt Bros.
from Meriden.
G. ". r. Ward of Menoken was a
North side visitor today.
". R. Taggart of Meriden was
North side visitor yesterday
Mail Carrier Charles Swearingen has
returned to work after a weeks vaca-
ton.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society viii
meet Wednesday afternoon in the
church for work
Archie Capron, son of Mr. and Mrs o.
NJ Capron, is i'll with nalarial fever al
the family home in Holman's addition
The Ladies' Guild Of the Church Of
the Good Shepherd viii meet Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. g. +.
Kimball 215 West Gordon street.
Miss Agnes Allen and brother, Mr..
Arthur Allen, Of 925 Topeka avenue, ex-
pect to leave about the 10th Of next
month for fcotland where they swill
spend some time visiting relatives
Councilman and Mrs Frank B. Simms
left today for a visit to Mr.. Simms' old
home in Alton, III. They will also visit
Chicago AID Joliet. ILL.,, and spend a
short time in St. Louis. They will be
away several weeks,
orty of the Italians who have been
working for the gas company putting
down the gas mains have now gone to
White City where they will work for
the Rock Island. These men while here
made their home in the Bernstein build
ing at S34 Kansas avenue.
A picnic supper to be held at Vine
wood this evening will be composed OF
Misses Leila Morns. Naomi Anderson,
dayee Anderson, Mary Wynne, Fay
Ashpole, Pearl Adams. Messrs. Lester
Olson, Howard jackson, Elmer Stahl,
Clarence Stewart, George Morns, Earl
Anderson, with Miss Edith Nicholson
as chaperone.
Charles Matthews of the Mcrns &
Myers grocery lost his bicycle this
morning. Mr. Matthews had gone to
the Union Pacific depot to get the gro
cery order from the Union Pacific din
ing car. and while thus engaged had left
his heel leaning against the depot.
When he had finished his work and
went 90 get his bicycle he found it gone.
The loss was reported to the police.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Hare and family
had a narrow escape Sunday from
what might have resulted in very ser
ious accident. At this time Mr.. Hare
with his wife and two little children
We're driving home from a visit to RO-
chester cemetery and when near the old
Freeman place they were run into from
The fist knowledge Mr.. Hare had that
any one was coming was when the auto
crashed into his buggy. The road here
is rather rough, the auto was running
a quite a good rate of speed and in go
ing past the buggy Mr.. Taylor mis-
calculated and failed to turn out
enough. He was unable to give any
warning of his coming as the horn
was broken. When the automobile
struck the Hare buggy the occupants
were thrown down in the front by the
shock, but fortunately the horse made
no attempt to run but stood perfectly
STILL thus enabling Mr.. Hare to rescue
his family from their peri1ous position
The buggy sustained a bent axle from
this rear attack while the auto tried to
run on but went into a hedge fence and
attempted to climb one of the guy wires
on one of the telegraph poles. After the
excitement was over Mr.. Taylor and
Mr.. Hare assisted each other to right
their different vehicles. The expense of
the smashup will be borne by Mr.. Tay-
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