The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-13
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NORTH TOPEKA NWSI

Mr. A. c. slykhouse Of Eimonrit spent
the day in the city.
Miss Gertrude Heise of Granville
shopped in the city yesterday.
Mr.. w. A. Kerney of Tecumseh was
a North side visitor yesterday.
Mr.. William Bradbury of Silver Lake
was a North side visitor today.
Mr.. Robert Anderson went to New
man today for a short business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Forbes of Silver
Lake spent today shopping in the city:
Mr., Mason Blair of Mayfair, KY, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c..
Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Fuller returned
yesterday from short visit with friends
in ST.. Joseph.
Miss Captolia Shultz has returned
from an extended visit with friends in
Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Mrs. Josephine Crowl and Miss Myrtle
Hofer will be guests at the Englewood
camping party this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Griggin and
daughter Miss Allen LAMAR leave
Friday evening for Denver to remain
fortnight
The last of the delegates to the Young
Peoples Alliance conference, which has
been held for the past week at Garfield
park, left today.
Mr.. E. H. Jones of Bridgend, Wales.
arrived yesterday to be the guest for a
week of his kin, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hol-
liday, 1873 N. Madison street.
Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Bentley have
gone to Atchison to attend the golden
wedding anniversary of Mrs. Bentley's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Underwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. w: s. Bergundthal and
daughter, Miss Wilma Bergundthal, left
this afternoon for a three weeks trip
to the jamestown exposition, Washing
ton, D. c., New York, Buffalo and 9TH
er eastern cities.
Fourteen and one-half feet is the
height of giant corn stalk brought
in from the farm of Mr.. Albert Spill
man, who lives seven miles north of
the city. The first ears on the stalk
were seven feet from the ground.
Mrs Fred Ehrhart and son Mr.. Ed
ward Ehrhart of 1924 Topeka avenue
left yesterday for Denver, Boulder
and other points in Colorado. Mrs.
Ehrhart will return home in ten days
but her SON. will go on to Lander,
Wyo,, for a two, weeks stay.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cain. formerly
of Central avenue. but now of SID
Lincoln street south, will go to Perry
Wednesday morning to attend the fu-
neral of their cousin, Mr.. Marshall
Kansas City. The remains of Mr..
Richards will be brought to Perry
tomorrow.
A picnic party which spent the day
on the lawn Oh lu6 LdTI1
included the following: Mrs. W. w.
Van Ness and children. Miss Elizabeth
and Mr.. Dean Van Ness. Mrs. N. e.
Scotch and children, Miss Dorothy
Scotch. Mr.. Edwin Scotch. Mrs. J. e.
warricks and sons. Mr.. Harold and
Mr. Vernon Warricks. Mrs. c. G.
Berry and sons Merl and Dale. and
Mrs H. "A Berry
Another operator has come to handle
the rush of business of eleven to twelve
kilograms per day in the branch office
of the Western Union on this side of
the river. G. c. Skinner, who owned
and operated a farm north of town be-
fore the flood, has taken the key. Mr..
Skinner was an operator in Chicago
twenty-five years ago and had dropped
work until this summer when he again
took 1t up Hethinks with a few days
practice he will be able to handle the
work satisfactorily. Since coming into
the North Topeka office this morning
Mr. Skinner has observed that the mes
sages have often been broken and have
repeated on account of the inexperienced
men who are at work at some stations.