The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-28
NORTH TOPEKA.

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druggists
Mrs. c. F. Adams went to Kansas
City this morning
A fine line of post cards lie each at
BARS book store
A. F. Kiss, roadmaster on the y. P
eastern division, came home yesterday
on No at noon to make a short stay
with his family. Mr.. Kiss is not only
practical road man but is also q. civil
engineer by profession.
Miss ellis. Miss Churchman, Miss
caroline Churehman, Miss Lucille
kutz Mr.. Churchman and Mr. Nc
Cleery made picniclxing party at
NlneWood last evening.
Mr.. W. H. Troutman and daughter,
Miss Viola Troutman. of 1925 quincy
street VIII leave next Wednesday for
Wichita for visit of several weeks to
MI Troutman's daughter, Mrs. Resing.
Mr.. and Mrs. MaunselI and little son
Ralph of Council Grove were the
guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. S. c.
Lands.
The following people spent yesterday
afternoon and evening at Vinewood:
Mrs Franz Loosen and children, Paul
and Elizabeth of Okarche, Okla, Miss
Bessie Gum of Argentine, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Allen and SON. Leon, Mr..
and Mrs Frank L. Ebey and son. Ches-
ter, Mrs. Crawford and children,
James and Lee and Harry and John
Yonkers.
Several Russians arrived Friday
morning from the port at Baltimore
70 swell the population of Little Rus
STA. The Russians all are having the
latch string hanging on the outside
ready 10 entertain the newcomers.
DR.. Dawson of North Topeka owns
eight hundred and fifty acres of choice
Kansas land. DIR. Dawson thinks that
Kansas land is safe investment and
says ne would be willing to own more.
His land IS locate in Shawnee, Jack
son and PottawatOmie counties.
j. l. Marens, commercial agent for
the Cotton Belt route with Office at
Kansas City, called on the North side
mill and elevator men yesterday
The Italians working on the U. P.
section and in the yard here do not
get along very well this hot weather.
Iney are not used to such a warm
elnate- Ihe Interpreter got after
them with sharp stick in order to get
the required work out of them.
Mr. Oscar Spetter, son of Frank
Spetter of BIS Madison street, has quit
railrOading and purchased a III saere
IaFm elght miles southwest of the city.
The consideration was $4,000 This
shows thrift. as Mr. Spetter is not vet
80 years old. He saved his money
while railroading and as the saying is
made hay while the sun shone. An
~ purchased a fine farm between
North Topeka and Menoken for three
thousand dollars cash.
Yard Foreman Carlson of the Union
Pacific received Il fiat car from Omaha
yesterday with two railroad crossings
lodded on It. They are to be used for
the new double track. One is to be
used across the Santa Fe main line and
the other across the c. r. / & P. main
me. These crossings are expensive
and short lived, as the wear on them is
severe. The Santa Fe crossing wears
out sooner than c. r. l. & P. cross
ing here from the fact that the Santa
Re crossing is on a reverse curve. while
the Rock Island is at right angles.
W hen the late Hon. John J. ingalls, was
United states senator he frequently
came to the Santa Fe junction on the
T. P. going east at 3 D. IA. and he
would leave for EAtchison at D. m He
would come in and shake hands with
the station men patronize the station
Wen ana II 1t vas a pleasant dav he
would seat himself on a baggage truck
on the platform and read his daily pa
per- and when tired of that he would
watch the yard men switch He was in
a brown study one day when he came
INTO the office and said to the agent
Say, Gerteisen, | am not a railroad
man but It seems tC me that the cross
ing is about worn out Am RIGHT y,
me agent. laughed and said. Senator.
don't YOU see that new crossing lviner
there ready to be put in . You have
oeen within two feet of it for the past
two hours and If it had been a rattle
snake it would have bitten YOU LONG ere
this. The senator looked up and said
BY Jove that is right Guess [ make
fairly good senator but would make a
mighty poor railroad man
Miss Maude Wyatt, who has been
visiting relatives a Louisville. Kansas
for the
yesterday accompanied by her cousin
Miss Fay Darnell, of Louisville
Word has been received here Of the
death OF MIS- Fred Parsons which oc-
CURED last evening at the Bethany
hospital. Kansas City. No parficuIa rs
were given. Mrs. Parsons was former
ly Miss Edith Faus and with her mar
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. N A Faus. made
her nome in North Topeka for several
years Mrs. j. G. Dclman. a sister of
MI MI. Parsons left today for Kansas
Miss Susie DeFrfese has resigned her
position as bookkeeper at the FOUGHT
hardware store and will take a posi-
ton Monday as bookkeeper in the
south side store of the Dibble Grocery
company Miss DeFriese's place at
F'oucht's will be filled by Miss Grace
Brooks.
Park Goodnoe was in town today
from Elmont.
Mrs. J. B. Belts and daughter.
Freda, and niece Miss Emma Sand
meyer, of Lockwood. No. are expect
ed home Sunday from Colorado
Springs.
Russell Thompson left today for
Fairbury, Neb.
w c. stadell was in town today
from Hoyt.
Harry Curtis and cousin, Willie Col
vim. returned yesterday from New
kirk, Okla, where they have been Wis
iting relatives for the past two weeks.
Harry Corbin of the Leavenw orth
baseball team Will be the guest during
his stay in Topeka of Knote Withers
Of I'LL Kansas avenue.
Mrs. c. W. Armstrong and daughter