The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-31

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c. W. Cunningham was in town today
from Granville
Mrs. Prosser of Central avenue is back
from visit to friends at Lawrence and
Ottawa.
Ed. Horsley left today for Leaven-
worth where he will make his home with
his sister, Mrs. Edmunds.
Miss Efie Tracy and Mr.. James Ward
were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Ward of Rossvilie.
John J. Horning who has been very
i'll with rheumatism and lumbago at his
home in Granville is somewhat better
Mrs. O. A. Faux and sons, Karl and
Merrill of Oklahoma City are here visit
ing Mrs. Faulk's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Bonewitz, north of town.
Henry Herring. landlord at the
Adams house, made a trip to his farm
yesterday. It consists of forty acres
ave miles out ongthe Rochester road.
Rev. and Mrs, John Tracy are expect
ed tomorrow from Shelbyville. Ill, TO
visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Tracy, and Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Sheetz.
Mrs. Edgar Winans and little son Ed
gar viii leave Saturday for Tulsa, Ok,
to visit Mrs. Winans' sister. Mrs. r. H
Taylor. They will be away for two
weeks.
Mrs. Jacob Brandt and three children
left yesterday for their home in st.
Louis after short visit to Mrs Brandts
mother. Mrs. Schwartz, of 1872 Central
avenue.
Mrs. r. B. McMaster and little grand
daughter. Loudell Miriam Swartz, and
Mrs. A. G. Sherman were the guests to-
day of Mr.. and Mrs T. D. Joseph Of
White Oak Grove addition.
Miss Eva Garrett and Miss Purla
Woods will have a social at the resi-
danna IF Mics Woods OF North To-
peka avenue, Friday evening, August
8. All friends invited.
Claude Shepherd, chief clerk at the
Santa Fe Junction depot Is a baseball
enthusiast and never misses an oppor-
tunity to attend ball games and if nee
essary help out in the game.
Mr.. J. Minnick. agent for the Metro
politan Life Insurance company, who
lives on the Lannan fruit farm at
Shorey, had the misfortune to lose two
horses by sickness last week.
Contractor Michael Heery made a
terday. The magnificent new school
building is completed and ready for
acceptance. 1t is credit to the state
of Kansas.
The South side real estate dealers re-
port business very dull at present but
transit facilities to Shorey there is a
brisk demand for property in that fer
tile suburb.
Mr.. Robert Caldwell and sister, Miss
Eleanor Caldwell, Of 927 Harrison street,
returned last evening from Orchard
Beach, Cal, where they have been MAX
ing an extended visit to their sister. Mrs.
Grant Gilman.
The Curator mills shipped a car
load of Perfection -four to FTontenac,
Kan, yesterday. Frontenac is min
ing town and the -four is distributed to
the miners through the Santa Fe mer-
camille house there.
Miss Permelia Curtis has returned
from Kansas City where she has been
entertained by Mrs. VIM. Ryan and Miss
celia Fay Lukens. Miss Eleanor
I.ulxens who has been the guest for two
ter, Miss celia Fay Lukens, came home
last evening.
George Behi. the we'll known Ger
man painter after acquiring several
house in North Topeka. has recently
purchased a suburban house on the
upper Silver Lake road. He is pleas
antly situated just short distance
west of the reform school, Mr.. BehI is
a true type of the thrifty German.
Uncle John House. who lives on the
Marble fruit farm at the top of the
hill on the Rochester road. thinks the
task of harvesting and hauling to the
city his erep Of late peaches. and ap-
pies viii be arduous and very laborious
as his trees are all heavily loaded and
ready to break down with the heavy
load of fruit on them.
The sign on the Shorey postoffice has
done long and faithful service. but it is
SO weather worn that it viii soon be
a difficult matter to decipher It. Post
master J. H. Leaf should induce Uncle
Sam to put the sign on the retired de-
pendent pension list. The mail is de-
iivered to and from the postoff1ce by
means of a mail crane on the c., r.
l. & P. railroad
Foreman Carlson of the Union Pa
cific delayed traffic on the Union Pa
cific and Santa Fe from one to three
o clock yesterday 10 put in a new