The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29

NORTH TOPEKA NEWS

| D. E. 6u1lQ ana son Carl were IL
town today from Silver Lake.
Miss Alice Skinner will attend tn,
X. 5 A c. at Manhattan this winter.
j. w. Butler was in town today
from Beloit looking after business
matters.
Mrs. Cora Tucker and children ant
sister, Miss Bradbury, spent the day il
st. Marys.
A. w. Lacey has returned from Col
orado where he has been for the pas
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nystrom have
returned from a short visit to friends
at Harveyville.
club Monday at their annual picnic t.
| be held at DR.. Roby's grove.
Mrs. w. H. Thomas and son Ches-
ter went to Kansas City yesterday to
| visit friends until the last of the week
Mrs. Walter Schein and daughter
| will leave shortly for Oklahoma City
! to join Mr.. Schein in a permanent
home.
Messrs. David Bowie and David Page
are expected home this week from a
business trip to the southern part OF
| the state.
A Y; Lindell and brother-in-law,
Leo johnson. of Usage City, spent yes
terday fishing near Valley Falls. They
| report catch of forty catfish.
| Julia, the 7-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Stanley of the Lyman
neighborhood, is slowly recovering from
a severe attack of typhoid fever
| Miss Jessie Hoover will leave the
| first of the month for South Dakota
where she will have the chair of do
nestle science at the State Agricul-
| tural college
| Mrs. James Campbell and son. Fred
| Campbell of 24 West Laurent street,
| returned yesterday from Worthington,
| Ind, where they have been visiting rel
atives for the past month.
Mrs. w. H. Rutter and son, Merrill,
| will return today from Spring Hill.
Kan, and Baldwin where they have
| from Colorado two weeks ago. Warren
Rutter arrived home yesterday from
| Spring Hill.
Mrs. Sophia Luce and granddaugh-
| the guests this summer of Mrs.
| Luce's daughter, Mrs. c. w. Lukens
| of Sunnyslope farm, Rochester, will
| leave tomorrow for their home in
Loveland, Col.
The following young people took
supper at the Vinewood cafe last
evening: Misses Edna Pence, Minna
| Mccall, Eleanor. Caldwell, Eleanor
WOODBURY., Elizabeth WOODBURY., Le-
titia Pierce, Ella Olinger, Daisy Olin-
ger, Ida Ravens. Edith Haynes. Car
RE Haynes and Miss Gertrude Allen.
Sunday school class of the Second
Presbyterian church and two friends
at an all day picnic at Rocky Run
grove near Lowman Hill. The crowd
took their suppers as well as their
dinners and did not return to town I'M
til after nine o'clock. Those present
were Mrs. Beaudry, Misses Mabel
Amell, Nina Bolles, Myra and Stella
Ward, Hazel and Cecil West, Ruth
Walker, Helen Hunt, Dorothy Heart
hIIr I,Qthl9.
Hazel Bruce.
Misses Nellie and Alice Skinner en-
tertafned the F. A. D. girls at a straw.
ride followed by a watermelon feast
at their home last evening. After driv-
ing over town the crowd returned to
the Skinner home where the ice cold
melons were waiting them. Those pres
ent were Misses Bessie Campbell,
Blanche Reynolds, Elizabeth and Mayce
Anderson, Minnie and Myrtle McGrew.
Stella Mitchell, Geneive Holman, Cora
Reynolds and Maud Sternburg of Law
renee, Elsie Becker of Chelsea, Jessie
Riach and Kate Hall. With the ex-
ception of the last two girls the party
spent the night at the Skinner home
and as these girls had to be brought to
town the watermelon party was follow
ed by another straw ride by the entire
F. A. d. girls who escorted these mem
bers of their club to their homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Page enter
tanned informally last evening at their
country home; springbrook farm,
northwest of the Reform school, in
honor of Mrs. w. E. Archibald of East
St. Louis, Ill. who has been their guest
for the past few weeks. The Page
home is delightfully."- adapted for hot
weather entertaining, situated as it Is
on the high ground to the north of Sol
der creek. The large porch which runs
clear across the front of the house has
been screened in and converted into a
summer sitting room. 1t is fitted up
with easy chairs rugs and cushions and
makes an ideal summer resting place.
To the north end of the porch has been
added a dining table and here the fam
lily frequently take their meals and
here serving was done last evening.
Innumerable japanese lanterns were
used to light this out of doors sitting
room Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs. D. G.
Kline Mr. and Mrs. ]. D. Pratt, Mrs.
A. ]. Arnold, Mrs. Elmer Olinger, Miss
Leaf, Miss Clara Marlett, Miss Kath-
arine Marlett, Miss Grace Page, Miss
Euphemia Page, little Miss Gladys
Pratt and Mr.. Morton.
An attempt was made last night be-
tween 1880 and IL O'Clock to burglar
ize the Austin Malone home at S27
North Monroe street. AS Is usually
the case the man cut away the screen
from one of the windows and was
making his way into the house when
Mrs Malone was awakened by some
the midnight visitor happened to be
one in a room occupied by Mrs.
Malone, so when she turned to see
what had caused the noise she was
brought almost face to face with the
unlimited guest, who at this time had
his head and shoulders through the
opening, and it would be hard to tell
who had the greater fright. Mrs.
Malone uttered several screams which
awakened the neighbors and caused