The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01

NORTH 1WEMM VS..

]. L. Shirley was in town today from
| Newman.
George Wendell was in town toda!
from Elmont.
Mrs. Louise T. Kemper of 1924 JET
ferson street left yesterday for Cedal
+, Creek, Col.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert KeeIe. have re
turned from visit TO relatives a
Usage county. ..-.-
B. F. Culp and family have moved
from 315 West Gordon street to 90i
Topeka avenue.
Mrs. R. E. Jackson of Marshalltown
Iowa, is visiting her parents, Mr.. anC
] Mrs. James Haley of r. R. No. 8.
Mrs E. d. Small of 1924 Quincy
street went to Maple Hill today where
she will be the guest of relatives
Mrs. j. c. Madoulet and daughter.
went to Kansas City this morning tc
spend the Fourth with Mr.. and Mrs. E
E. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Robinson OF
birmingham. Mo-, are the guests OF
Mrs. Robinson's sister. Mrs. j. c. More
head of 1881 Quincy street.
Joseph Reedys mail carrier on rura
route No. 3, is taking a few days of
and his wife, Mrs. Susan Reedy, is de-
livering the mail on this line.
Thomas Fell of Walnut Iowa, is
visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. John r. Hart of West Shorey
Mr.. Fell has been inspecting land in
the west.
Rev Walter E. Tanner, who resign
ed his pastorate of the North Topeka
Baptist church preached his farewell
sermon there last evening. He left to-
day for the west.
If you want a fine -Briar or Meers-
chaum Pipe you want to go to Spet-
ter'S Cigar Store. He has everything
you want in smokers supplies. SIG u
y. Kansas Avenue. SS
Mr.. Russell Harris is carrying mail
on Carrier Charles Summers route
during his absence at Alliance. Ohio,
where he was called by the death of
his sister, Mrs. Shaffer.sz
Visitors in. town today from Grant
vile report that the hail Saturday
cutting down the corn and potatoes
and otherwise damaging crops. =
Miss stella Mitchell will entertain
the +. A. d. girls at her home, 931
Van Buren, street. Tuesday evening.
She will. be assisted by her sister, Miss
Clara Mitchell. ana Miss Alba Van
Vechten.
DR.. Core and wife and son Glen of
lola are the guests of s., R. Kutz and
family of 1918 Kansas avenue DR.
Core and family are on their way to
Hot Springs, Ark, where they will
spend the summer.
The guild of the Church of the Good
Shepherd will give Fan ice cream So
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Gabriel lawn. corners of Kansas ave-
nue. and Fairchild street, for the bene-
fit of parish house.
General Manager McAfee of the
North Topeka and Oakland Wooden
mills is personally experimenting the
repairs at the Western Wooden mill.
The machinery is all being overhauled
and the inside walls are being painted
white. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. D. ]. Hathaway of
lily Jackson street left Saturday for
Denver, Col. From there they will go
to Boulder to visit Mrs. Hathaway's
Mr.. and Mrs. fIngersoll. Mr..
will Ibe away three weeks
and Mrs. Hathaway longer.
Harley Hamiltol.n accompanied by
his wife, was ON thes5North side Satur-
day calling, on the mill and elevator
people in the interests of the Kansas
City Southern. railway, which line he
represents as travelling. freight agent.
Mr. Hamilto11's parents lived in North
Topeka for years but have now moved
to the south side. . si'
North Topeka win insist upon hav-
ing double track city railway to Gar
field Park with a platform landing at
the entrance that will protect passen-
gers from dust and wind. What did
the city give away this valuable fran
chfse for, if it was not to accommo-
date the people? Certainly it was not
granted purely in the interests of the
company. 81
The work of paving Kansas avenue
has commenced in earnest. The large
for blowing up the ground
S on the spot and the work is under
roadway. The sidewalk on the west
IF the avenue from Myers factory to
Gordon street projects out in the street
about three feet and sthe curbing Of
he pavement will encroach three feet |
IN this walk. The walk has already |
been torn up. This walk is on the |
east of the v shaped plot of ground |
On the avenue just north of Gordon
street.
Frederick Keohr, an old resident OF
Shawnee county is in very feeble |
health at his home on Jefferson street
between Paramore and Saywell
treets Mr.. Keollr came to Shawnee |
county in 1869 and for years made his
lone on his farm three miles north or
own until i'll health forced him to give /
ID farming and move to town. During /
he years he lived on his farm Keohr's
rove became famous as a picnic re-
ort for Topeka people. Mr.. Keohr I
vas a hospitable man and took great /
ride in keeping his grove in excellent I
hape for these outings. @4
During the storm Saturday evening
he Bethel church in the Pence neigh
'orhood, four miles north and one |,
nile west of Men oxen, was struck by +
ghtning and burned to the ground. I
It the time of the fire the church was
ecorated for special services to have
overed by insurance as the policies
ave recently expired. For a number
Z years Elder w. T. Pence of North
'opeka held services at this church
nd last summer Rev Herbert D.
ross, who was pastor Of the Silver
AXE Baptist church, officiated there
regular intervals.
Low Rates VIA Union Pacific.
$3.50 to Colorado and return,
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