The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-03

Argonauts. 1t was owing to his untir-
/ ing zeal that this organization became
the string one it is today.
! Mrs. Fred Clark of 1924 Quincy street
had her face and one hand painfully
| burned Saturday afternoon at her home
| by a small gas explosion. The stove
was not a regular gas one and all of the
gas was not consumed. When Mrs.
. Clark opened the oven door the flames
burst out. Her eyebrows were burned
off and several places burned on her face.
The wounds were Immediately dressed
and it is thought that there will be no
scars.
Miss Frances Ehrhart, one. of the
June brides, was given a kitchen
shower one evening last week at the
home of her sister. Mrs. AL Hohnbaum
on Central avenue. beyond Soldier
creek. The guests were Miss Ehrhart,
Mrs. Ehrhart Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Buechner, Miss Mary Hohnbaum, Miss
Lena Hohnbaum, Miss Susie Firner,
Miss Rose Firner Miss Lena Lamar,
Miss May Alfrey. Miss Minnie Ehrhart,
Messrs. Louis Ehrhart, Abe Collier,
John Buechner, Henry, Fred and Ed
Firner.
Mrs A P. westbrook who was so Sc
verely burned in a gasoline fire week
ago Saturday died at her home, 419
Grant street, this morning between
seven and eight o'clock. Up until yester-
day afternoon Mrs. WeStbrook'S condl-
ton seemed to be favorable for her re-
covery but at this time she was taken
worse and death resulted in the morn
ing. She is survived by daughter,
Miss Ida Westbrook and her husband
who is now in Montana and until he
has been heard from no arrangements
will be made for the funeral
The Soldier Township Sunday school
convention including Fairview. Pleasant
Hill, Rochester, East and West Indian
ola Sunday schools, was held today in
-, "
programme was given, addresses being
made by Rev. w. NJ. Cleveland of the
Third Presby terrain church. j. B. Iari-
mer, d. o. Coe. Mrs. Menninger gave
a talk on the lesson while Mrs. Mar
garet Hill McCarter spoke on the
Character of Teachers" Three qua1ifi-
cations are necessary, she said. to pro-
duce a good teacher, education, SYM
pathy and spirituality. The programme
also included good music. The attend
ance both morning and afternoon was
large.
The North Topeka Civic Club Carnival
closed Saturday night at midnight and
yesterday morning with the exception of
the paper strewn streets and the arch
way on the corner of Laurent and Kan
sas avenue nothing remained to remind
one that such a street fair had been in
existence. The crowd in attendance
Saturday night was good although hard
ly so large as on Friday evening. Owing
Civic club made no large receipts from
the fair but they will come out even and
have not lost any money on the venture
The Carnival people were well pleased
with their treatment in North Topeka
and have expressed a desire to return
here at later day. From here they
went to Centerville, Iowa, and later will
go to Ottumwa. If the show returns to
North Topeka it will probably locate in
Garfield Park.
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Friday in rubbish pile on Central ave-
nue. is still burning. This rubbish is
what has been dumped into one of the
large holes made by the big flood and
how the fire originated is not known.
Yesterday a force of men were en-
gagged in hauling large green cotton
wood branches and throwing them on
the top of the fire to prevent the sparks
from blowing out and doing more
damage. The smoke from the place is
heavy and when the wind is from the