The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-04

pleasantly entertained Thursday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Bert
Keele, 1905 Van Buren, street Those
present were: Mrs. c. W. Armstrong,
Mrs Kate DiTenderfer, Mrs. D. a.
Wizer- Mrs. J. K Withers, Mrs. Sam
ueI Steele, Mrs Mary Lang. Mrs Dora
Wolf, Mrs Minnie Whitehead, Mrs
Inez Day, Miss Frances Short The
next meeting viii be at the home of
Mrs. J. K Withers, iii Kansas ave-
nue., on May 18th.
]. J. Turner. representing the L. s.
Land and Sugar Beet Co, came in this
morning on the Santa Fe from Ne
braska with three coach loads of peo-
pie and two baggage cars 10 take to
the sugar beet fields at Garden City.
He stopped in North Topeka for few
hours and secured five families. This
company has put in $4,000 acres this
season For time the company was
much discouraged on account of the
drought, but lately there has been
abundance of moisture Every family
contracts to cover from 90 to so
acres
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Stanley enter
tanned the teachers of Quincy school al
dinner last evening at their home. 1881
Garfield avenue At the close of the
dinner each guest was given a nut to
crack. inside of which she found slip
OF paper requesting that she relate the
funniest event of her life or sing a
song These. stories were the cause of
much amusement. Those present were
dressed to represent advertisements
and the guests were asked to guess
the correct name for each one Miss
Frances. Smith was the fortunate win
ner in this contest Those present and
their DISCUSSES were: Miss May Car
rner, sozodont; Miss Owen, corn kinks:
Miss Woodburn, Spencerian pens; Miss
Smith Diamond dyes Miss Edna Eel
lers- Bakers chocolate; Miss Grace
Root, Ivory soap; Miss Minua Mccall.
Miss Myrtle Kelley, japaIac; Miss
FarnSworth, Universal bread mixer;
Miss Laura Beverly and Miss Ruth
Barrett. Gold Dust Twins: Mr. E F.
Stanley, Ponds Extract.
This morning at 5 o'clock some of the
hoarders at the Union Pacific hotel
were awakened by a rumbling sound
for which they could give no satisfac-
tory explanation. An investigation re-
vealed the fact that there has been an
explosion of natural gas. One of the
boarders, Mr.. Richmond, arose at this
hour and turned on the gas in his stove
then went 20 hunt a match. When the
light was applied to the stove there
was flash and an explosion Mr..
RiehmOnds room is in the second story
on the north sidle of the building over
the teIegra phi office and his place was
more or less wrecked The wall par
tition on the east was moved an inch,
g portion of the large window glass
was broken and the transom over the
door was blown out Large pieces of
clustering fell from the ceiling and the
crockery on che washstand was dis
arranged The occupant of the room
across the hall was disturbed from his
sleep by the plasterfng from the cell
ing falling on either side of his bed
No one was injured by the accident
Good work was done last night at the
Civic club. The revised constitution
was put into shape A resolution I'M
animously endorsing F. o. Morns for
appointment as park commissioned was
adopted A contract with cosmo-
poIitan show has been made to have
the show for the last week in the
month This show will be OF the ma
ture of a street fair and will be loca-
ted on Laurent street from the avenue
TO Monroe street and the connecting
streets Steps will be taken to have
Miss Nellie Lincoln. the popular efo-
cutionist, give a reading at an early
day, the proceeds to go towards the
fund for the foot walk on the Santa
Fe bridge. A vote of thanks was voted
to the city newspapers for the favor
able mention of the club The commit
tee APPOINTED to wait upon the electric
power company made a report from
which it seems that low volt direct
wire is not practicable for North To-
peka as it can be extended only a i'm
tied distance to be effective and First
street is the northern limit Beyond
that point it is a physical necessity
that motors must be adapted TO lines
Of higher voltage This clears up SOM
rnisa pprehensiou that has prevailed.
The electric company very frankly ex-
planned that it could adapt the higher
voltage TO the low voltage motors by
the use Of reducers, but 1t would be at
tire expense of the users. as there would
be an utter waste of power SO reduced,
and the company in the interest of the
consumer, cannot recommend the Sys-
fem Under the revised constitution the
club will meet twice a month instead
Of once.