The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-20
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NORTH TOPEKA NEWS

James Ammo of Granville was in
town today.
Miss Ruth Barrett and Miss Agnes
Henderson left today for Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Kellar returned
yesterday from Melvern, Kansas.
Miss Marie Henrietta of Kansas
City is the guest of Mrs. Harlan Han
cock.
L. c. Boyce left today for Alva.
Okla. to look after his farm in that
locality.
There will be an ice cream social
Thursday evening at the Prairie Home
church.
George Williams has returned to Hor-
ton after a visit to his father F. E.
Williams.
F. r. Conwell. John swartz and W. E.
Section went to Valley Falls today on
a fishing trip.
Mr.. Hercules and family moved to-
day. from 1908 Jackson street back to
Lowman Hill.
S. S. Myers spent Sunday at Rock
Creek the guest of his daughter. Mrs.
Bert Bradley.
Miss. Helen Hossfeld is spending a
week in the country the guest of Mrs.
L. E. Drollinger of Fremont Place.
Mr.. David Elder and wife of Chfcka-
sha, /. T., are the guests of Mr.. Elders
parents, a 800 North Harrison street
Miss Cora Reynolds of Lawrence is
the guest this week of her cousin,
Miss Blanche Reynolds of Highland
Park.
Miss Martha Kimball, North side re-
porter for the State Journal, has re-
turned to work after ten days vaca-
ton.
The Kansas Avenue M E. Sunday
school will hold their annual picnic
Wednesday afternoon at Garfield
Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Elder will leave
this evening for their home in Chfcka-
sha after a visit to Mr.. Elders parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Elder.
Mrs. Schenck and daughter, Miss Anna
Schenck arrived Saturday from Los
Angeles. Gala, and are the guests of
Mrs. Schenck's son, Alva Schenck and
family of Kansas avenue.
There will be a special meeting of
the ladies of the Church of the Good
Shepherd Wednesday afternoon at
three o'clock at the home of Mrs. G.
F. Kimball, 215 West Gordon street.
A camping party composed of Mr.
VIM. Van Ness, Paul and Dean Van
Ness, Fred and Ralph Cross and Leo
Gilmore will leave tomorrow morning
for an outing the other side of Grant
vile.
The rain of last evening interfered
with the meeting of the Ohio club which
was to have been held at the home of
d IL L OuCll, liz 4aylOr street south. |
The club will have their annual picnic |
the first Monday in September at the |
DR.. Roby home. !
Some one with a mathematical turn |
of mind has figured out that the street |
car company has made enough out of |
its traffic in North Topeka during the |
last two weeks to cover all the cost of |
its expenses in track extension and 9TH |
err improvements north of Gordon street
The young people of the North To-
peka Baptist church will give Last
Day of School, social in honor of Miss |
Kate Hall at her home. SOC Quincy |
street, Wednesday evening, August |
21st- Parents are specially invited to
come. There will be examinations in
mental arithmetic and spelling
Bring your lunch to eat during recess.
Mrs s. D. Wise and daughter, |
Mana, have returned from Harrington. |
where they have been the guests of |
Mrs Wise's daughter, Mrs. Charles |
Olson. Mrs. Wise and daughter ex-
pect to leave next month for Los An
geles, Cal, to join Mr.. Wise in a per- |
residence and until their de-
parture they will be at the home of |
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berry on Quincy |
street.
A strong protest is made against the |
noise made by passing street cars in /
North Topeka. 1t is worse on this side
than elsewhere because the avenue here |
IS not so wide as south of the river. 1t /
S claimed that there is no need of this |
noise and it is not the same with all |
ears. The confusion is such that no |
can be had in the street or
IN the sidewalk while cars airs passing
But perhaps worse than this telephone |
,alls during the hot weather, when
ioors and windows are open cannot be |
heard and when heard all answers must I
De held until cars are passed The |
is one that ought to be stopped |
and an appeal is made to the company I
70 do It, There is only one redeeming |
feature in this connection and it is the |
prevention 1t affords to idle street Cos
sip.