The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-05

Some of the Union Pacific freigh
cars that came in this morning IRON
the west were covered with snow
Jesse d. Wall of the firm of Stanley
Vermillion e. Evans of wichita, is Wis
tting his cousins, Mrs. Arthur V. Sinai
of 1924 Quincy street, and MI Ernes
Priddy of Lowman Hill.
The annual congregational meeting
of the members of the Second Pres
byterfan church was held last even
ing in the church The treasurer re-
ported that during the year 81, 265-1z
was collected and that after paying al
debts there was still a small balance
in the treasury. The officers elected
were J. w. Priddy, retiring elder re-
elected for term of three years Ell
ders holding over: Thomas Page and
J. H Skinner for one year each; c. E.
Heartburg and E. Z. Olinger for two
years each. Charles Suit the retiring
deacon was reelected for term Oh
three years. Deacons holding over;
J. D. Pratt for one year, and w: A
Ward for two years. Trustees: Thos.
Page, David Bowie, Z. P. Stewart
John Steele and o. p. Davis. Ushers:
Superintendent of Sunday school, C.
n. Case.
Miss Hazel Forbes, principal of the
West Indianola school closed a very
successful 8 months term today, with
appropriate exercises followed by a
picnic held In the school building
which was enjoyed by the pupils and
patrons of the school. The West In
dianola school has done good work the
past year under Miss Forbes, prtncf-
pal, and Mrs. Robert Rigdon, primary
teacher.
Claude Doane and sister. Mary
Belle Doane, went to Holton today to
visit friends over Sunday.
The members of Amity lodge 2S1
K. of P. are talking strongly of a
home building for their order. A
committee composed of V. r. Park
burst, A. n. Goodman and H. c. Bo-
Fyen has the matter in charge and the
chairman claims that something more
than talk will come of it.
]. II. Forbes of Silver Lake was
North side visitor today.
T. r. johnson, recently elected
mayor of Silver Lake, was a North
side visitor today.
Try the J. r. S. they are the best
&c Cigars you can get
Mrs. ]. E. Guild was in town today
from Silver Lake.
Harmony Rebekah circle was enter
tanned Thursday afternoon by Mrs.
Elizabeth Finch and her daughter,
Mrs. Frank r. Conwell, at the home
of the latter, Ills Monroe street The
form of entertainment selected by the
hostesseS was somewhat out of the
usual order and was therefore all the
more enjoyable. Each guest was
asked that after the novelty of chew
ing it had worn off that she make out
Of it some animal. the name of which
she would find on the slip of paper
which had been handed her with the
gum. To judge from the different
animals handed in at the end OF the1
une limit, the list must have contain
ed the names of all the extinct animals
that ever existed. In this contest Mrs.
Henry Steele, who fashioned a horse
from her gum, was given the first
prize, bonbon dish, while Mrs D. A
Wfzer who from her gum had made
what she said was a fish, although 1T
bore small resemblance to any fish |
ever known, was given the consolation |
prize, Japanese parasol. The guests |
were then asked to take a ten seconds |
view of a table covered with various
articles and then write down what
they had seen. In this Mrs. Day won
first prize, an olive dish, while Mrs.
Harry Wolf was given a small doll
with all its toilet accessories. The next
meeting of the circle will be at the
home of Mrs. Ward. 1910 Monroe
street.
n James. the eight-year-o1d son of Mr.. |
4Afd Mrs. ]. r. Smith of 622 Van |
Buren, street, had his left foot SO badly |
crushed by Union Pacific freight car
yesterday AFTERNOON that amputation
was necessary. The boy with several |
companions was playing in the yards |
when the freight tain came along |
When 1t reached the place where the |
boys were the Smith boy jumped on |
the front end of the caboose while |
some of the other children tried to get |
on but failed. One of the larger boys |
then attempted to pull off the Smith |
boy and succeeded in dragging his /
foot from the car. With the support |
taken away from his foot his arms /
would not sustain the weight of his |
body and he fell from the slowly NOV |
ing train with his left foot resting on /
the rails in front of the rear truck. /
The wheels passed over the foot just |
below the ankle, crushing it to a pulp. /
The injured child was carried to the |
freight house and DR.. Keith sum-