The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-29

NORTH TOPEKA NEWS

The Mystic Circle meets at the home
of Mrs. A. Iarkley of Eagle and Ohio
streets, on the Vinewood car line
Thursday at ? O'Clock. Subject, ''Dcs-
tiny.
All members of degree team NJ. w.
y. No. 1243, are requested to visit the
North Topeka street fair Wednesday
evening May %.
The Shorey school children and teach
er enjoyed picnic yesterday on the
Reform school grounds.
The kaw Package Manufacturing
company loaded car of baskets yes
terday for St. Joe wholesale house.
Miss Maggie Jacobs and Mr.. John
Hoefner We're married this morning at
o'clock al St. Joseph's German Cath
Ollie church, Rev. Father Henry ofhciat-
ing. They will make their home in
block 500 Harrison street
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hastings moved
yesterday from 224 West Gordon street
to 903 Jackson street.
Tomorrow Memorial Day will be OBJ
served as a holiday. The banks Will
close all day. the postoftice will only
be open until 10 O'Clock and there will
be one mail delivery. The other BUSH
ness houses will close at noon.
Mrs Palmer and daughter, Nina,
were. were in town today from Silver
Lake shopping.
W. A Lutheye was in town today
from Silver Lake.
With Cole Younger and Frank
James, not when they were robbing
trains, but when they had their Wild
West show. The Tantlinger's did the
shooting.
Oliver Marker and his nephew. Gil
bert Marker, celebrated their birthday
anniversaries Sunday at the home of
the latter's parents. one mile and
quarter south of Elmont. The uncle was
p years old while the nephew has just
passed the fifth milestone. At noon
bountifUl dinner, with everything good
TO eat, including ice cream and cake.
was served. During the day music from
the Photographs of James yesterday
and Daniel e. Marker was enjoyed.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. d.
MaIken, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jackson and daugh-
ter. Alta. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Marker
and daughter Clara. Mr.. and Mrs. J..
NJ. Bennett and children, Lura and Una,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Jay Collier, Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Cooney and son,
Harry. Misses Ruby. Myrtle. Blanche,
Fay. Bertha and Anna Marker, Miss
Lena Jackson. Miss Ida Hopper, Miss
Grace Bennett, Messrs. James Easter
day. Ray Jackson, Herbert and Ray
mond Bennett, Oliver and Daniel Mar
ken.
Messrs. Samuel Dolman and son. c.
i. Dolman, the North Topeka railroad
contractors. have just been awarded a
large grading contract for the Santa
Fe en- the Panhandle in Oklahoma and
Texas. In this work they will remove
over one half million yards of earth.
This contract Will occupy them for
about a year. North Topeka men are
carrying off good slice of the larger
contracts. NJ. A. Blanchard has for
years done a great deal of building for
the Rock Island road as ]. B. Belts
has for the Santa Fe and the govern
ment. while the Morse Contracting COM
pany has the contract for new school
house at Independence, KAN and a
bank building al Howard. a good fea-
tGre in connection with this is that
even though the work is done out of
the county and sometimes out of the
state. large per cent of the money is
brought back to North Topeka and
spent.
Cowboys in roping. rope spinning.
fancy riding. broncho busting, expert |
shooting. Tantlinger's wild west show.
Carnival grounds.
Mr. and Mrs f. E. McCorkle of 1925
Quincy street. are the parents of nine
pound daughter. born Monday evening. !
to whom they have given the name of
Esther.
Rev Harvey Fowler. pastor of ths
Hoyt NJ. E. church and Miss Cora |
Doran of ottawa were married today at
the brides home in Ottawa. Rev and
Mrs Fowler will make their home in |
Hoyt- Miss Anna May Fowler. Rev. |
Mr.. Fowlers little daughter, has been |
spending the past week at Baldwin the |
guest of her aunt. Miss Bessie Henry. /
z student at Baker university.
w w. Webb who has been visiting at
the Wallace home. 922 Harrison street. |
has returned to his home in Montgom- /
cry Mrs. Webb will continue her visit |
TO her sister, Mrs. Wallace, for some
time.
The teachers from the Quincy and