The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-24
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" T. Pence went to Kansas city
today.
c. E clevepger spent sunday in
Lawrence Caldwell was in town to-
day from Elmont.
s. H. Donahue Of Hoyt was a NORTH
side visitor today
Albert Lutes. clerk at the Arnold
drug store, is in Kansas City for few
days.
Miss lone Buchanan will leave this
evening for Denver to visit for several
weeks.
E. c. Arnold and Ralph. Campbell
have gone to Eureka, Kansas, on
business trip.
NJ. c. Holman. who was on the sick
list yesterday, was able to be at his
desk today.
The Western Wooden mill received
car Of wool today from Lamar, Col.
in the grease direct from the Sleeps
back.
Mrs. Nellie Dunning of Concordia is
the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Putnam. at the Union
Pacific hotel
Beverly & Son OF Burlingame had
load OF corn shelled in transit today
at the North Topeka shelter en- route
to Kansas City.
Mrs. Heddle. wife of c. NJ Heddle,
superintendent of the Western Wooden
mill, is still i'll and not improving as
rapidly as her friends would wish
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark OF Elder.
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Clark at their
home north of town. and Mrs. Clark's
parents on the South side.
Frank Newcomb Of 1915 Central
avenue, who has been working for the
Independent Telephone company, has
gone to Atchison, where he has taken
a position with the Bell company.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. sBairsof Chicago,
who have been visiting in California,
arrived Monday and will be the guests
for some time of tn cir son. Mr.. H. H.
Bair and family of $40 Jackson street.
It is reported that John NJ Brown.
the colored orator who was colonel OF
a regiment in the Philippines, has
been granted a pension by Uncle Sam.
Mr.. Brown lives just north of the re-
form school on his farm
The Russians in Little Russia had a
gala day Monday entertaining their
relatives who arrived Sunday after
noon The fatted calf was killed and
q brewing company furnished them
three kegs of beer for the occasion.
The peach crop of northern Shawnee
VIII be immense One man, Mr.. House,
WAO nv CS rear lH6 IlOCAG6A@E EGulS-
terry has sold $40 worth of peaches off
Of three trees and you can't see that
any have been picked from the trees.
The country between North Topeka
and Soldier Creek is dotted with al
! falfa fields. Some Of the farmers are
so free as to say that they raise five
crops in one season and that they sell
it readily at So per ton. Yet there are
people who say that farming does not
pay.
The Western Wooden mills are now
working on their summer schedule
and whistle at quarter of seven in
the morning, off at noon, whistle on at
quarter of one and off at six p. m,
whistle on again at a quarter of seven
and off at 9:15 p. m. Saturday quit at
three p. m. They are working on a
large contract cloth in the bolt for a
New York brokerage firm.
W. H. Batch eler, who went to Perry
Saturday to take a position as operator
for the Union Pacific had the .nlisfor-
tune yesterday; morning to break one
of his ankles. He was Just boarding a
train for Topeka when he slipped and
fell He was taken to the Union Pa
cffic hospital at Kansas City for treat.
ment and word received this morning
reports that he is doing nicely. Mr..
Batcheler for several months was
operator at the Union Pacific depoTt
here and his family live at 224 West
Gordon street.
Miss Laura and Miss Gertrude
Haynes will give straw ride this
evening. Their guests will be Misses
Sadie Baird, Mildred Baird. Nellie
Dolman Katharine Dolman. Katharine
Mann, Mary Connors, Bessie Sheetz
Gladys Cunningham, Eleanor Lukens,
Elizabeth Mckee, Grace Rosseau, Res-
sic Campbell Ruth Woodford. Edna
Davis, Jessie Mihleisen. Marie Putnam.
Messrs. Lester Miller. Elmer Myers.
Waldo Haywood, Homer Haynes
Robert Thomas, Talmage Atkinson,
Don Jameson George Wilkerson, ChaS
Mckee. Harry Heinzman. Fred Camp
bell. Charles Haynes, Irving Reynolds,
Walter Leese, Hugh Hope and Ralph
Seger.
While returning from church Sun
day evening Calvin Holman. son Of f.
A. Holman of Holman's addition, was
Ored soldiers, members of the company
en- route from Fort Leavenworth to
Fort Riley and who were camped on
the 7. D. Joseph farm. Young Hol-
man had escorted two young friends
home from church, one of whom was
the church treasurer and who at the
time had considerable money with her
This he had been carrying but had
turned it over to her at her home The
holdup occurred near Harrison and
Morse streets, where at the point Of re-
volvers the boy was made to shell
out" He did so, the soldiers securing
something over $3.50. They debated
about taking his watch, but feared It
would be too easily identified so let him
keep it. Young Holman was very
plucky and not the least bit nervous or
excited over the affair.
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