The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-28
NORTH TOPEKA.


pan Printing Co, 912 N. Kansas ave-I
Dr. A. Dawson went to Hoyt today.
a. Elm left today for Parlien,
Fred F'aus OF Kansas city is In town
rocking after business matters.
r. p. Elmore returned last evening
from a business trip to Des Moines,
Iowa.
VIII vvIthers and family have moved
rom Western avenue to s19 West
Gordon street
- G. Arnold, president Of the
-Athold Drug company. is i'll at his
nome, szf Jackson street.
Fl. S. Butler. representing the Peters
shoe company Of ST. Louis. was call
Ing on North side merchants yester-
day.
Rev. and Mrs. B. r. Boyd Of Ateh-
lson were the guests Tuesday Of Or.
and Mrs j. +. Buck OF 1925 Jackson
street
Councilman r. B. slums went TO
Kansas City this afternoon, where he
was called by the death of his broth
er-in-laW.
The Merry Matrons will meet next
Thursday afternoon at the home Of
lars- Paul q. Groody, SIS West Four
teenth street.
Among the North side visitors today
were q. a. Ward Of KirO, r. l.. Ours
Ter of CircleVille. Mike Deneen Of
Granville, Samuel Bartram and A. c.
6lykhous Of Elmont.
Mrs. Bertha Deevers and children
left for their home in Kansas City to-
day. after q visit to their cousin, Mr..
=. D. McCorlle and family of 1925
Quincy street, and Mrs. Deevers' sis
ter Mrs. Walton of KirO.
Mr.. Charles often, salesman for the
#oln Packing company. has received
word that his brother-in-law, Mr..
James Riley, is very seriously III with
H. IA
Texas He was taken i'll last week and
has been growing steadily weaker and
grave fears are entertained for his re-
covery- Mr.. Riley, who is now super
intendent of the electrical works of
the H. x e It. railroad. was a former
resident Of North Topeka and viii be
remembered by many as an electrician
OF note. Mr.. Riley was one of the men
who made the trip through Topeka on
the Union Pacific motor car
The funeral of Mrs. J. W. Christ
man was held Tuesday at half past
eleven clock from the Prairie Home
church and the burial was in Prairie
Home cemetery. The services we're
conducted by Lutheran minister
from Topeka and the following old
neighbors and friends acted as pail
bearers: w. z. Section. Vim. Roller
Fred Lang. Thomas NeiSWender, O. ID.
Hotchlkiss and Mr.. Kline.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Nauman enter
tanned at an oyster supper last evening
a their home on the Rochester Hill
in honor of the TWEEN ty-third anniver-
sary Of their wedding. During the
evening Mr.. human entertained the
guests with number Of new pieces on
his phonOgraph which records he had
received for this special occasion.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. @. i.
Smith. Mr. and MIS- c. W. Lukens,
Mr.. and Mrs Israel Mrs. Unger. Miss
Grace Lukens, Miss Lucille Lukens,
Miss Annie Smith. Miss Annie Maui
man. Miss Lille Nauman, Messrs
George Unger, j. H COnards Walter
Nauman of Berryville, Arkansas, John
and James Nauman. The guests left
about midnight wishing their host and
hostess many future anniversaries.
Allen Steele. an old colored man
about so years Of age, was struck by
the Ulfon Pacific train No. 8 last even
ing at $40 o'clock and instantly
killed The accident occurred not so
very Tar from the old mans home on
Fillmore street Steele had been to
the country and was returning home
when he met his death. He was walk
ing on the track and evidently did not
hear the train although witnesses say
1t whistled for a crossing within a
hundred feet Of where the accident
happened Mary Hopkins. Robert
Perry, Alonzo, Anthony OvertOn and
Pearl Booth were eye witnesses of the
unfortunate affair When the engine
struck the man it threw him 10 or IL
feet, crushing his head, breaking both
arms and legs and all Of his ribs on
his right side In speaking Of the ac-
cIdent Pearl Booth said: Il saw the
old man walking on the south side of
Fillmore street and glanced up just as
the train whistled and noticed that he
was still on the track. At the cross
ing they whistled again but Z did not
think of the old man being on the
track. When next looked, which was
Just after the train had struck him, he
was In the air. He rolled over several
times after he struck the ground -
Two Of the witnesses Of the affair tried
TO warn Mr.. Steele Of his danger and
shouted TO him but he failed to hear
them