The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
NORTH TOPEKA.
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illness.
Charles Oliver. of Silver Lake, was
a North side visitor today.
/ E. E. Rechtel ard daughter, Gertrude
have returned from trip to Clifton.
i Frederick Danfisher, of Peabody, was
] the guest yesterday of his nephew
| Clark Gresser.
Mrs. Maud Wilmarth and Mrs. Carltoa
Sawin of salina. are the guests of Mrs
| Carl Golf of 712 Morse street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Kent have moved
from the White property at 924 Monroe
street to 110e Van Buren, street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Andes of East
| Gordon street, Little Russia, are the
| parents of a son born yesterday who
weighed six pounds.
| Mrs. Anna Yost, who lately bought
the Lukens farm, has commenced the
erection of a new house which will be
completed in the early summer.
A pile of old lumber and telegraph
poles on the corner of Tyler and Rail-
road street. caught fire yesterday af-
ternoon. The Damage was trifiing.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Folsom and fam
lily will move the first of the week from
1929 Jackson street to the R. K DiGen-
derfer property at 1919 Monroe street.
of Harrington. are the guests of Mrs.
Olson'S mother, Mrs. D. E. Wise of
1417 Quincy street and will remain un-
til after Easter Sunday.
o. "A. BrannarbanN and family have
moved to Topeka from St. MaryS and
have gone to housekeeping a 1915 Har-
rison street. Mr.. Brannaman is en-
ployed in the VIM. Green grocery store
Miss Stella Mitchell. who is a student
at the state normal at Ernporia, arrtv-
ed home last evening to spend the Eas-
ter vacation with her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. NJ. R. Mitchell of 931 Van Buren,
street.
Mrs. Thomas Haverty and little son
guests over Easter of Mrs. Haverty's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ehrhart OF
1924 Topeka avenue. Mr. Haverty will
come over to spend Sunday with mis-
wife and son.
Mrs. r. K Diffenderfer and sons viii
leave Saturday for Beloit where they
will join Mr.. Dlffenderfer in a perman-
ent home. Mr.. Diffenderfer is head
miller in one of the Beloit mills and
went there some time ago to assume
mis- rev duties.
Miss Linda Landies of Kiro and Mr..
Dave Loekhart of Silver Lake. We're
married yesterday, the Rev. Mr.. Mel
son. pastor of the NJ. E. church al
Rossville offciating. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lockhart will make their home on the
old Coffey farm near Emmett.
There will be parlor lecture given |
by ALA Angie McHenry Friday at 2 |
o'clock at the home of Mrs. A L. Kane. |
1923 Quincy street The subject will be |
Teacher and Healer, Health and Har- |
mony, and the Reclaiming of the FunC- |
tons" No admission will be charged. |
All are invited
The county commissioners and the |
the matter of enlarging
the bridge across the ravine near the
burying grounds. If this is done
the roadway can be wtdened so that
there can be a double road or track
from the cemetery to the Rochester
road. -
An important meeting of the Shaw
Zee County Fruit Growers association
will be held Saturday, March 80. at
}. m, at the Commercial club rooms
-ybox material; and other like business
S to be considered. All members are
equested to be present
o. F. WHITNEY, Secy.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
list church and the Young Peoples
lnion of the church gave a joint social
asst evening at the church. The for
ner had boxes of fancy work for sale
While the latter served pancakes.
each department realized SO from the
ifferent affairs. The young people will
.pply theirs to their organ fund, which
5 steadily growing.
The play THE Miller's Daughter,
which was given last evening at school
dcPherson and pupils, was a great
uccess. The young people had been
arefully trained by Miss Mcpherson
nd were credit to her. About $l1
% to swell the fund this school is rails
ng to purchase an organ.
Never since the great cleanup which
ollowed the big flood of 1903 has
forth Topeka witnessed such scene
S was presented yesterday afternoon,
hen practically every business man
f the First ward was out with spade
r other necessary implement to as
list in the planting of trees and to I
therwise beautify North Topeka. Per- '
-hich gathered on Kansas avenue and =
eok part in the tree planting from :
ordon street to Garfield park. En-
ineer Parkhurst and his assistants &
lrveyed the ground and set stakes 9
here the trees should be planted in :
lie parkings. These trees, which were !
nod-sized elms, were placed fifty feet =
part in an even line. While the plant :
lg force was busy D. J. Hathaway and
v. Linden were also hard at work |
the lots where the trees had been
laced for distribution, trimming the
ees and handing them out to the c
rye crowd waiting for them In fact =
rery0ody worked, either planting I
ees carrying water to water them, p
otherwise assisting in the general Z
eanup. No one was idle. and every a
1dy seemed to enjoy the work, al
touEh some complained today of feel
e stiff from the unusual exertion.
any of the men not engaged in the I
ee planting were helping clean out
10 different alleys while others were Il
wing bluegrass on their lawns and n
and setting out shrubs and h
uit trees. Six teams and wagons, v
it'll fourteen men, from the city street il
.partment under the direction of t
equity Street Commissioner J. w Mil d
r were on hand at 1 o'clock and a
mmenced the work of hauling away "
e tin cans and other debris from the p
legs. Several wagons from the lum II
II yards were donated for this work, "
Id it is estimated that over fifty loads s.
this trash were hauled to the north II
id of Harrison street and dumped IL
to hole left there when the Shonk- s.