The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-21
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NORTH TOPEKA NEWS


H. H. Bear spent Thursday in Kan
sas City. as
If you are going to smoke a good
cigar why not try the ]. r. S.
DR.. and Mrs. R. D. Elmore have
moved to 917z Kansas avenue, up
stairs.
Clark Jennings has gone to Circle
Vile to attend a freunion of his fam
lily. He. will be- away over Sunday.
The Eastern Star have postponed
their social which was to have been
given this evening to next Monday
evening.
C. F. Bridgeport Of Silver Lake, who
has been working for the Union Pa
cific in Denver, returned today from
the west.
Miss Iva Grow of Coffeyville is Wis
iting North Topeka friends and also
her grandparents, Nj and Mrs. Gros-
hong, near Meriden.
The members of w. r. c. and the wo-
men of Victor council No. K. and
L of s., gave a surprise party yesterday
afternoon on Mrs. Zoe Mabry.
w. S. Bergundthal has SO far re-
covered from his recent lndiSpOsition
so as to be able to resume his new
duties as cashier at the Citizens bank.
The body of William Morkinson, the
man who was found dead in the grass
near the Three Bridges wednesday af-
ternoon, was shipped to day to Ramona
for burial.
J. F. Denley and Mr.. Gibson of
Winchester were in town today en-
route home from Manhattan, where
they attended the commencement eX-
cruises of the K. S. A. c..
Mr.. and Mrs. Moody Plummer and
Mr. Plummer's sister, Miss P. Plum
mer left today for Lancaster, N. H.
Later they will go to Mr.. Plummer's
old home in Maine for a permanent
stay.
Mrs. A. J. Arnold, Miss Wilma Ber-
gundthal and Miss Bessie Campbell
returned last evening with the large
Topeka delegation from the annual
state convention of the Y. P. S. c. E.
at Kansas City.
Jacob Shaffer and Mr.. Butts, two
farmers living north of town on the
Kansas avenue road, complain that
some thoughtless boys have placed
large fire crackers in the mail boxes
which they afterwards lighted, al
most blowing the sides out of the
boxes AS it is they have injured the
boxes so the carrier has difficulty in
using them.
There will be reception hel5 at
the Baptist church this evening in
honor of Rev. and Mrs. Walter E.
Tanner Rev. Mr.. Tanner has been
pastor of this church for the past two
years but resigned a few weeks ago.
He and his family will leave Monday
Mr. Tanner will return the last of the
week and hold his farewell service in
the church on the last Sunday in
June.
At noon on Wednesday, June 10. the
marriage of Miss Bertha E. Slower to
Mr. Andrew ]. Swan was solemnized
at the home of the brides mother,
Mrs M S. Slower, two miles north of
Kiro. Rev. Mr.. Nelson, of Rossville.
officiating. Only immediate relatives
and friends were present at the cere-
mony which was followed by boun-
tsful wedding dinner. The decorations
throughout the house, although conf1n-
ed to garden flowers, were unusually
pretty. In the parlor sweet peas and
daisies were used while in dining room
roses and daisies were the flowers,
large bouquets being placed on the ia
BILE Both Mr.. and Mrs. Swan are well
and favorably known in this locality,
Mrs Swan having spent all of her life
there They will go Immediately to
housekeeping on Mrs. Swans farm two
and a half miles northeast of Kiro and
will be followed to their new home by
the best wishes of their many friends.
The Topeka Packing company located
at ia and 116 E. Laurent St, have in
creased their capital from $4,000 to $780,
bers, Messrs. Vincent Kaczynski and
Richard Hodgins into the firm. The
company is now composed to the three
former members, r. r. Bear, manager,
F. o. Morns and Charles Myers, and
the two new members, Messrs. KacZyn-
ski and Hodgins. The new company