The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-15

NORTH TOPEKA NEWS

Mr.. Earl Churchman spent Sunday
| in St. Joseph.
Mr.. Oliver Wolf will go to Alva.
| Okla, this evening to visit his farm.
Morton and Frank Goodman spent
| Sunday visiting their people at Valley
Falls.
G. T. Shirley, o. A Kistler and Mr.
Huber were in town today from
| Granville. "s
Messrs. Sidney Smith and Edward
Musson spent Sunday visiting friends
| in Rochester.
Miss Mary Stafford of 1907 Quincy
street has returned from visit to
friends in ChaEute-
DR.. H c. Miner has returned from
Los Angeles, Cal, where he has been
spending the past month.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Capron will leave
tomorrow for Denver, Col, where
they will visit relatives for a short
time. ~
Mr. BramnelI and family moved
today from the northeast corner of
Monroe and Kious streets to Osa-
watomie.
E. M. Shelton. agent for the Curator
mills, has just returned from a BUSH
ness trip to Atchison. st. Joseph, Hor-
ton and points north.
All officers and members of Amity
lodge 231 x. of P, are requested to be
present at the meeting this evening.
Business of Importance.
Work was commenced this morning
with the big steam engine to pillow up
the pavement on Kansas avenue pre-
paratory to repaving with brick.
Miss Blanche Goodno of 935 jack
son street has returned from a visit
to her brother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Park GoCdno at the Goodno farm.
The Topeka Chautauqua opened this
afternoon at Garfield park with a con-
cert by Kilties band followed by an ad-
dress by Captain ]. G. Waters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis of 1045
Central avenue are shipping their
household goods to Denver and will
shortly leave for that city, where Mr..
Davis has an electrical position.
The North Topeka mills have all
been shut down to give their machin-
cry an overhauling to be in readiness
to handle the heavy fall and winter
business. Wheat is beginning to come
in quite lively in the past two or three
days.
Mrs. "A. A. Hunt of 1904 Kansas
and Miss Eta Clampitt. left Saturday
night for Hot Springs, Arkansas,
where Miss Clampitt, who has been
suffering for some time with rheu-
matism will take treatment.
The German Russian American
league will hold a special meeting
some time this week at their hall over
Harding's bicycle store to make final
arrangements in regard to building
their hall and club room on North
Sardou avenue. 1t Is expected that the
building will cost about $1,000.
Owen E. Cope. chief clerk to the
general freight and ticket agent of the
d. E. & G. railway at Enid. Okla.
spent Sunday visiting on the North
side, the guest of Charles Gerteisen.
Mr. Cope was raised in North Topeka
and educated at the old Quincy school
and formerly worked at the Santa Fe
junction depot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Banker of Los
Angeles. Cal, who have been the
guests of Rev Mr.. Barrett of 1909
Quincy street, are now visiting Charles
Pence and family and other friends in
the Pence neighborhood. hfteen miles
northwest of town. Mr.. and Mrs.
Banker were former residents of
Shawnee county butt left here over
twenty years ago.
General Manager McAfee of the
Oakland and North Topeka Wooden
mills is devoting his entire time to re-
pairing and fixing up the Western
Wooden. mills expecting to do big
business this fall and winter. Mr.. Nc
Afee may move back to North Topeka
and may possibly occupy the John
Schenck property at 308 West Gordon
street.
A young man from the south side
started out yesterday With--an autoIno-
bile and q young woman friend to go
to sRossville. They scarcely had reach
ed North Topeka when the gasoline
gave out. Not to, be daunted by the
lack of such a trif1ing, although neces-
sarv article. the young man hunted I'M
til he found a dealer in the fluid who
had no scruples against selling on ire
Sabbath. A sufficient quantity to taxa
the machine to RoSsville and back was
secured without difficulty until 1t came