The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-06
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James Van Orsdol was in town today
from Silver Lake.
Frank BRIDGEPORT. of Silver Lake, was
a North side visitor today.
The Rebeccas will hold a food sale
at Wither's grocery store Saturday, the
9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Foley of Az East
Gordon street, are the parents OF Is
pound boy born last night.
Mail Carrier Howard Hannah is TAX
ing a short vacation and his route Is
being carried by Mr. Atchison-
Mr.. and Mrs. d. J. Hathaway of lily
jackson street, have returned from a
visit to relatives in Muncie, Ind.
The Busy Bee club of Menoken will
meet Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. A ]. Davis of Menoken-
Little Margaret Monteith is i'll with
measles at the home of her grandmoth-
er. Mrs. W. H. Kenney, 1884 jackson
street.
Miss Sadie Baird will entertain seven
tables at cards this evening at her
home, S33 Jackson street, in honor of
Miss Fern Wing of Lincoln. Neb.
The Mystic Circle meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Henry Wolf of 1911
Monroe street. Thursday afternoon at
o'clock. Subject, Concentration
J. B. FrawIey, division passenger
agent of the Union Pacific at Kansas
City. was on the North side this morn
ing and called upon local agents, Full
ton and Gerteisen.
]. F. Sherburne. who died yesterday
morning at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. c. a; Conroe of 15OS Harrison
street. south, was the father of H L.
Sherburne of North Topeka.
The womens Missionary society of
the Presbyterian church will meet at
the home of Mrs. Arthur Small, 1924
Logan street, Friday afternoon at half
past 2 o'clock. At the conclusion of
the regular programme election of Of
ficers for the new year will be held.
Charles Gerteisen. local representa-
tive of the North German Lloyd Steam
ship company received information yes
terday that George Gette and family
who live on the River Volga in Russia
near Soratow were in destitute circum-
stances. The Russians here promptly
contributed funds so that draft for
20 rubles was forwarded at once payable
to them
The drainage board at its last meet
ing arranged for an attendance at the
Judge POllock's court. before Charles
Blood Smith as special master on the
18th of this month, but the forecast in
the case is so favorable for the drain
age board side at the mouth of the
Kaw that they have recalled it's meet
ing and declared it off.
A number of young people enjoyed a
bobsled party last evening. Their route
included all of North Topeka, Topeka
and over the country in the nighborhood
of Granville Those in the crowd were
MISSES Alice ana JENNIE Cnlpnlan, Lena
Morns, Ellen Caskey, Lena Jackson
May Saunderson, Naomi Anderson,
Messrs. Lester Olson, George Morns,
Clarence Olson. Earl Anderson, Chas
Anderson, Charles Jackson. Water Rog-
ers. Clyde Rogers, Edmund Caskey.
Johannes and Barbara Haferkarn
who are en- route from Eidthuhn. Rus
Ella, to North Topeka We're detained in
Bremen by sickness Their fare had
been paid to North Topeka but it was
necessary to cable $55 additional to de-
fray hospital expenses. Another Rus
sian family who emigrated from Russia
to Buenos Ayres, South America, are
now appealing for aid in order to reach
their friends at North Topeka. The
conditions of some of these poor people
in Russia are such that they are com
PEELED to live on bread and water and
they retire at dark in order to save fuel
and keep warm.