The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-06
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Greenwood
ana little granddaughter, Octavia
" n ell were the guests Sunday of Mr..
ana MRS. Herbert Green of 921 l4drri-
son street.
Mrs. G. R. stratemeyer and little
daughter Lois of los West Gordon
street. left today for cage. ok. for a
months visit to Mrs. Stratemeyer's
mother. Mrs. KeeIe.
Mrs. Fred WOODBURY. of Horton is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Stratemeyer
MISS May Nixon of Hoyt is the guest
OF her brother and sister Mr.. and
street.
MI: and Mrs. Ralph Skinner and
daughter, Elizabeth and sisters, Misses
NStile ana Alice Skinner. Mr.. and Mrs.
Artnur v Small and little daughter
Jessie Louise have gone on a two
river.
Mrs Frank Grear of 1923 Jackson
street left this morning for New
haven, Conn.,. for a months visit to
1 nt nother. Mrs. Spear, and her sister.
Mrs. Nash.
Mr.; and Mrs. w. S. Bergundthal and
daughter Wilma of 1134 jackson
street, VIII leave the 18th of the month
1or Visit to the Jamestown exposi-
g McAdams of Rossville was a
N9rln SIDE visitor today. Mr.. Nc
ADAMS IS en- route to Oklahoma where
he will investigate the country.
n, w. Lucas, ]. I. Anderson of Sill
yer Lake and E. A. Ward of Kfro were
North side visitors today.
MRS. Brandt and children of ST.
LOUIS are the guests of Mrs. Brandt's
orother, MT. Schwartz and family, and
other relatives.
The Temple Build =, will meet for
business at the home of Mrs Helen
boyd' ~ Jefferson street south,
Wednesday afternoon at half past two.
All members are urged to be present
and all who wish to Join are invited
to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hopper have
moved from the south side to 11O9
Central avenue
Mr. Calderwood and family have
moved to North Topeka from Dover
ana nave gone to housekeeping at
1902 Quincy street.
Mrs. G. D. Myers and daughter. Miss
Edna Staples of 1915 Central avenue,
Will leave today for Chicago.
Nearly all of the valua BILE brick from
the old Quincy school building have
been removed to make the new struc-
ture, which Will take the place of the
Lane school house for colored children
near the Rock Island and Union Pa
chic junction. Much of the old debris
still remains on the old Quincy
grounds.
Work commenced this morning in
filing the new pavement on the ave
nue. with the asphalt finish. Work was
also begun on the new curbing for the
west side of the avenue from Gordon
street south.
You can buy our $3.50 and $500
ladies' oxfords for $3.50. T. D. Joseph.
North Kansas avenue today presents
til 49,
be seen in Topeka. South of Gordon
the filling in of asphalt on the new
brick pavement is going on and at the
same time the new concrete guttering
the street railway company is busy
with the double track extension to
Morse street and all along men are at
work excavating or putting in con-
crete curbing and guttering. At the
corner of Kious street a steam power
concrete mixer has been located and
is about ready to operate. At Para
more street have been unloaded a vast
amount of 1S-inch thing for sewer ex-
tension. Garfield park is clothed with
living and business tents for the open
ing of the Young Peoples alliance
which is to continue for a week. The
attendance promises to be large and
this is the opening day. The gas COM
pany has a large force of men extend
ing six inch mains up to Garfield
park. and into Holman's addition on
the avenue. while smaller laterals are
run down the side streets of HOlman's
addition. When the new concrete
gatherings are finished to the park
they will afford the finest bicycle
tracks in the world, away from travel |
ers on the sidewalk and vehicles in the
street. If riders will take the right
hand or east side in going north and
the west side in going south there
need be no trouble in passing. The
bicycle riding on sidewalks since the
are no longer enforced, is
one of the nuisances of the day and
why it is tolerated no one seems to
know The great steam grader was
put TO work this morning on Central |
avenue. This machine could not work |
on Kansas avenue for want of room
owing to the city railway tracks. 1t
is operated by powerful steam pillow
and the dirt removed is carried upon
an endless apron and dumped into
wagons run alongside and all without
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