The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-25
NORTH TOPEKA.
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w. S. Massey was in town today
| from Granville.
Miss Josephine Marshall of Memo
ken was in town today.
Amity Lodge 231 K. of P. will con-
fer the third rank on several candi-
dates this evening.
Miss Eta C1ampitt, of Christ hospi-
tai. has been i'll at her home on North
Kansas avenue for the past two days.
L. B. Forbes, of the Rochester road,
who few weeks ago was very i'll with
the grip, is now able to drive down
town.
DR.. C. B. Lyon, formerly of North
Topeka, IS i'll at his home on the south
side. He is threatened with an attack
of pneumonia.
Mrs. w. A. Carr came down today
from Junction City for weeks visit
to her sister, Miss Mabel King, of 115
East Gordon street.
Rev. G. w. Stafford, the new minis
ter of the Kansas avenue M. E.
church occupied the pulpit yester-
day morning and evening.
Miss Pearl Nash, who has been work
ware store, has resigned her place and
taken position with Crosby Bros.
Miss Grace Brooke, bookkeeper at
the j. H. FOUGHT hardware store is
confined to her home on Van Buren,
street south, by an attack of measles.
w aIIor lay, VINO mas De0n
at the Central Sash & Door Co., has
resigned his position and gone to ST.
Joseph, where he has another posi-
ton.
David Dice of 40S Fairchild street.
fell yesterday and dislocated his elbow.
This is his second accident, as not long
ago he had the misfortune to break
one of his arms.
Rev. ]. K. Ford, who has been visit
ing his sister, Mrs. B. J. Harris of 1410
Harrison street, and his father, the Rev.
Mr.. ]. B. Fort, left today for his home
in Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Margaret Han1ey returned this
morning from Salt Lake City, where
she has been the guest for number
OF weeks of her brother and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Hanley.
M s. Evans has returned from
weeks visit to his farm at Versailles,
Mo. Mr. Evans reports that every
thing in Missouri is looking excep
tionally fine and that the season there
is more advanced than in Kansas.
Miss Juliet Smiths Bible class will
meet Wednesday afternoon at her
rooms, PA West Gordon street. This
will be the last meeting of the class
as Miss Smith will leave for her home
in New York city. Wednesday in Eas-
ter week.
A M. Baird. who last week sold his
property at S33 Jackson street to J. d.
Pratt, moved his family today to the
new home he has purchased at 1918
West Tenth street, which is situated
on the northeast corner or Lane and
Tenth streets.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church will hold
their annual meeting Wednesday af-
ternoon at half past o'clock, at the
home of Mrs. A. c. Davis, 507 Park
street, at which time the election of
officers will take place.
The Ladies' Aid and the Young Peo-
pies societies of the North Topeka
Baptist church unite in giving a social
at the church Wednesday night, March
II. The ladies will sell boxes OF fancy
work at 25c each while the young peo-
pie will serve pancakes at 10c per plate.
Everybody is invited.
Miss Ida A. White of Rossville and
Mr.. Samuel c. McAdams of North To-
Friday They went Immediately to
Rossville, where Mrs. McAdams is
now visiting relatives Mr.. McAdams
returned to Topeka this morning to
resume his position as bookkeeper at
the Citizens bank.
At the Central Avenue Christian
church there will be a reception this
evening for the new members. snort
musical programme will be given py
Miss May Lucille Park and there Will
he reading by Miss Nanon Heron. In
the two weeks that these special SER
vices were held at the church 81 ad-
ditions to the membership were maze.
The old blacksmith shop mile and
a quarter west on the lower silver
Lake road was burned to the ground
Saturday evening about o'clock The
fire is supposed to have been OF IN
cendiary origin as the building was
unoccupied at the time and had been
vacant for over a week. The place
was an old landmark and was known
TO everybody as "Trotter's Place, a
colored man by that name having at
one time conducted the shop
Mrs. Anna May Reser Stangler died
at her home in Burlington, KAN, Sat
urday from a complication of diseases
brought on by severe attack OF grip.
She was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.