The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-01

E. E. Miller was in town today
from Rossville.
L. C. Johnson was in town yesterday
from Silver Lake.
| Charles Suit went to Willard today.
c. Henry was in town today from
Silver Lake.
Miss Maud Taggart of Meriden is
the guest of Miss Anna Myers of 1905
Western avenue
The graduating class of the Quincy
school held a picnic at Vinewood park
yesterday afternoon.
| Mail Carrier Charles Swearinger is
| taking few days vacation and Rus
| sell Harris is carrying his route.
| Mrs. Paschal of Arkansas City is
visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs. r.
S. Plummer, of 914 Quincy street.
Harmony Rebekah Circle will meet
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. VIM. Boast. 900 Jackson street.
William Boast came up from his
farm yesterday to stay over Sunday
| with his family at 900 Jackson street.
is visiting her mother. Mrs. Amelia
Stratemeyer, and her sisters, the
Misses Stratemeyer.
I Miss Anna Kelley, principal of the
State street school, will take a special
course of study this summer at the
University at Lawrence.
Miss Gussie Barney, of St Louis,
who is visiting North Topeka relatives,
will spend short time in Silver Lake
before returning to her home.
Miss Jessie Hoover, who has been
teaching domestic science in the school
at Idaho Falls. Col, will arrive home
the first of the month for the summer
vacation.
w G. Brooks. the colored speaker,
will give a talk at St Marks church
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock on the subject
of wicked Topeka and the Cause of
Its Wickedness.'
Mrs. Bert Bradley is here from
Rock Creek for a short visit to her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Myers of
1905 Western avenue. Mr.. Bradley
will join her this evening to stay over
Sunday.
Mrs. Mix and Miss Bertha Mix of
Tecumseh We're the guests last night
of Mrs. Mix's niece, Mrs John D.
Pratt of $50 Jackson street. Miss Mix
was a member of the high school
graduating class last evening.
Miss Cecil Naramore of Wichita and
brother, Mr.. Arch Naramore of K. u,
and today of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dale Bridge of S25 Jackson street.
They left today for their home at
Wichita.
Mrs William WeigeIt of 14o4 Har-
rison street and her sister, Mrs.
will leave Tuesday over the Rock |
Island for a visit to their old home at
Baltimore. Md. They will visit at
jamestown and Norfolk. Va.
The services at the Church of the |
Good Shepherd, Episcopal. corner of
Laurent and Quincy streets, tomorrow |
will be morning prayer. litany and
address at IL o'clock. Evening pray
err and full choral service at O'Clock. |
Sunday school and Bible class at 10
o'clock.
Jacob Shockley of 551 Fairchild street
who has been a resident of North To-
peka for twenty-five years had il front |
of his home Thursday flag which he
prizes very highly. This flag went
through the big flood of four years ago |
and was carried by his son sixteen years |
ago to welcome ex-President Cleveland |
to this city.
Mr. and Mrs. S, ]. White and two |
sons of Stanford, Cal. who have been |
were the guests last night of Mrs. |
Louise Allen and Miss Gertrude Allen |
of 907 Harrison street. They will |
leave shortly for Chicago. where they |
will visit until the 18th of the month, |
when they will return to California.
The members of the Baptist church |
held their yearly meeting Thursday |
evening at the church. All of the old |
officers We're reelected and are: Jonas /
A. Lukens. moderator: Frank Andrews |
c. c. Berry. Mr.. Rowe, Geo. Schenck |
w. E. Section and w. NJ. Van Ness. |
trustees T. NJ. Forbes, treasurer: H |
G. Gordinier. financial secretary. All of |
the societies in connection with the |
church reported surplus in their |
treasures, the B. Y. P. T. taking the |
lead.
Some unknown persons set fire to a |
rubbish heap on Central avenue, just |
this side of the Soldier creek bridge |
last evening. his pile of rubbish is
what has been dumped in one of the
large holes left by the flood of 1903.
"a fro hIIr Cd nj
breeze had sprung up might have done
considerable damage. Considering
these circumstances the men at fire
station No. 1 were notified of the fire
kept a close watch on it. The blaze
could be seen from the station door,
which is over four blocks from the
place This noon an alarm was turned
IN calling the department to this same
rubbish heap. as the bridge over Sol
der creek was threatened.
William Owen. an old resident of
Shawnee county, died this morning at
8 o'clock at the home of his son-in-
law, A. Button, two miles northwest
of the Reform school. Mr.. Owen had
lived in Shawnee county for 81 years,
most of that time in the Rochester
neighborhood- A short time ago he
moved to 1884 Harrison street, south.
Wednesday evening he went to visit
his daughter, Mrs. Button The even
ing was rather cold and in the drive
to her home, Mr.. Owen became thor
oughly chilled. He never fully recov-
cred from the effects of this chill.
death resulting this morning. He was
in S0th year and is survived by his
widow and eight children, Miss Owen,
teacher at the Quincy school. being
one of them. The funeral arrange
ments have not as yet been completed.
The wedding of Mrs. Ida B. Beeler
and Mr.. Wilbur NJ. Palmer, the car
nival bride and groom took place last
evening as planned in the Wild West
show on the carnival grounds, corner
of Laurent and Monroe street. Shortly
after half past 9 o'clock the doors of
the Wild West show were opened by