The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-25
NORTH TOPEKA.
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S. c. McAdans went to Rossvilie to-
: day to spend Christmas. a
| Miss Ellen Holiday went to Kansas
/ City this morning to visit friends over
! Christmas.
| Miss Florence Harold is spending the
/ holidays the guest of relatives at Man
haitian and FIT. Riley.
Aaron Sheetz. the well known North
! side grocer, has been mentioned for
councilman to succeed F. B. Simms.
Miss Sadie Baird and Miss Mildred
Baird left today for Chicago where
they will be the guests for ten days of
relatives.
The F. A. A. will give dance at
their hall in the Barrett block We'd
nesday evening in honor of Miss Gold
lie Stevens.
Mrs. Excl and Miss Clara Excl went
to Atchison yesterday to spend Christ
mas. the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Excl and family.
Amity lodge 231, K. of P, last evening
before their regular meeting presented
the Journal reporter a set of handsome
tablets for use in her work.
Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Miller of Hobart.
Okla. are the parents of a daughter,
born December %. Mrs. Miller was
formerly Miss Louise Fletcher of
Shorey.
Mrs. s. E. Kinsinger and daughter.
Mrs William Dale Bridge, of 825
Jackson street. went to Harrington to-
day where they will be the guests of
friends until tomorrow.
Miss Ada Hoch of New Castle. Pa,
is the guest of her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs E H. Myers of 1909
Quincy street. Mr.. and Mrs. Myers
are also entertaining their sister, Miss
Maggie Moore of Clay Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Fuller and
daughter, Elizabet of st. Joseph, Mo,
h for "a CT Of
Mr.. FulIer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
A. DoIman of 1928 Kansas avenue and
Fuller's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
A. Fuller of 1928 Quincy street
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Berry entertain
ed at a family dinner today at their
road. Their guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM M Van Ness and family, Mr. and
Mrs. G. c. Berry and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Berry and children
NJ. A Blanchard has been awarded
a $50, 900 contract by the Rock Island
road This contract includes shop
buildings at Pratt. Kan, and a round
house at Liberal. Work will commence
Immediately and the buildings are to
be completed by April first. Both of
them will be frame structures
An excellent program was given last
evening at the Second Presbyterian Sun
day school by the members of the school.
There were songs, dialogues and recita-
and fruit by a Santa Claus which part
was we'll taken by c. NJ. Snodgrass. The
Wendell orchestra played a number Of
selections. This orchestra is composed
entirely of the members of one family.
each one being an artist in his line At
the Baptist Sunday school the young peo-
pie contributed articles of bod and
clothing for the por of the city and at
the Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church the
sa-ae programme of giving will be OBJ
served fF1iS evening
Rev. ]. Barrett of 1909 Quincy street
has in his possession a cover lid which
he prizes very highly. This cover lid was
woven on hand loom for his wife, the
late Mrs. Barrett, when she was little
girl of eight years old. There can be no
doubt of the age of this heirloom as in
two corners of it is woven the name of
the weaver, the township and the name
of the recipient. as follows: ID L
Myers. Bethel Township. Delilah Cor
den. 1899" Bethel township is now In
the heart of Springfield, Ohio. but at
that time was far from the city. The
cover lid is not only valuable from its