The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
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NORTH topeka NEWS

c. w. Lukens went to Alma today
on a business trip.
Mrs Dennis Donelly has gone to
Hoyt to visit her mother.
For Sale-Sheaf oats, Csc a dozen. One
mile west of Reform school c. w
Slower.
Mrs. Mary Saunders and daughter,
Mamie. will go to Denver tomorrow 70
visit relatives
Mrs. ]. B. Belts and daughter
Freda. went to Atchison yesterday to
meet Mr.. Belts
Mr.. WEIGH and daughter, Lulu, ex-
pect to leave next month for Denver,
Col, to make their home.
Waldo Haywood has been promoted
to the position of check and bill clerk
at the Santa Fe Junction depot.
Mr.. Galloway. aged abou1 80 years,
died this morning at T7is hotre In doYt.
He was one of the old settlers of that
place.
The North Topeka mills are doing
quite a shipping business and there
is a dearth of cars to transport the
mill products.
]. X. Withers. Rock Island agent
at Anthony, Kan, has returned to
his work after a visit to his family at
iii Kansas avenue.
Mr.. Harvey Beeler, who has been the
guest of his sister. Mrs. WILDER M. Pal
mer. of 1922 Topeka avenue, has returned
10 MS nome DIT EilIISll-
James Ashmore, who has been the
guest for a few days of his father.
DR. Samuel Ashmore left the first of
the week for Detroit, Mich
Miss Annie Nystrom of 1919 Jack
son street returned last evening from
Portland, Oregon, where she has been
for the past year and a half.
Miss Elnora B. Jamison of Na1eau,
Kan, who has been spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER NJ. Palmer,
10 Inc
The young people of the Baptist
church will give pop social this
evening at the home of L. P. Fraser,
1924 Madison street. There will be
no charge.
Mrs. Ralph Skinner and sons have
returned from a visit to Mrs. Skin
ner's sister, Mrs. Mitchell of Memo
ken and to Mrs. Walter Coleman also
OF Menoken.
Miss Mary Roberts. who has been
visiting her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cook Of Fairchild street
will leave next week for her home in
Maryville. Mo.
Several cars of potatoes are brought
in daily from the lower Kaw Valley by
the Union Pacific and sent west to
Texas points over the Santa Fe and
Rock Island roads.
S. N Harper of Menoken was in
town today. Mr.. Harper is carrying
his left arm in a sling, the result of
when in runaway.
Ray Harries has resigned his po-
sition at the Morns & Myers grocery
to take effect Saturday and has taken
the position as night agent at the
Santa Fe Junction depot.
Melville Slater, an emp'oye of the Mu-
tual Ice company. who slipped and fell
on the curbing near the Lacey drug
store a few days ago. is improving. al
though still unable to work.
Mrs. Oran Layton is staying at the
home of her mother-in-law. Mrs. Je-
rome Colvin, 915 Van Buren, street,
during the absence of Mr.. Layton
who is at Excelsior Springs for a few
days.
A quiet wedding was celebrated last
evening at the residence of J. S. Glen
denning, d. D.. pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church, the contracting
parties being Mr.. J. A. Laverty and
Miss A. r. Purdum both of this city.
Charles Gerteisen has sold lot No.
80 in addition IA to Garden place
to Anton Heit Mr.. Heit is a late ar
rival from Russia having only been
here a few weeks. He expects to
build house on this lot in short
time.
The S-morths-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs, Andy Holcomb died last night at
the family home seven miles northwest
of town. from the heat The funeral
was held this afternoon at O'Clock
from the home of Mr.. Holcomb's father
81 WEST VI Town. Rev Nlr. stat
ford of the Kansas Avenue M E. church
had charge of the services
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Hodge and sons
Alfred and James William, of 1912
Madison street, have gone to Oklaho-
ma where they will be the guests of
relatives for a short time Miss Isa-
bella Hodge who has been visiting
in Oklahoma for the past three weeks
will join her parents there and they
will all return home the first of the
week.
The platform over the ceIIarvav in
the rear of the c. A. Fernstron shoe
store gave way yesterday afternoon
Mr.. NJ. r. White, the clerk had inst
returned from carrying out an emntv
shoe case when the floor went down.
Had he been a second later a serious
accident might have been the result
New supports were placed under the
platform today
Mrs. Charles. wife of Superinten-
dent Charles of the Boys Industrial
school. was robbed of her gold watch
and chain this morning She went
down to breakfast this morning. but
neglected at the time to lock the door
NJ her room When she had finished