The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-16
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Items for the Oakland notes may be left
at the Iowa Grocery or telephone to Ind.
phone 17511
Mrs. Brainard, who has the small
pox at the home of Mrs. Ellis, is able
to be up and around. The quarantine
will be lifted from the house in a few
days
At the Presbyterian church Sunday
evening an entertainment will be
given in the interest of the Freedmen.
One of the professors of the colored
institute east of the city will be pres
members of the institute will be pres
ent and sing, the whole entertain
ment will be given by the colored
people. Rev. Lucas will preach as
usual Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
Mr.. James Kelley returned yester-
day from Gardner, Kan, where he
attended PreSbytery.
The last report from Miss Margaret
Stockham was received today and was
| that she still remained just about the
same.
Mr.. and Mrs Don Coffman of Polk
| street have rented the Evans prop
erty on Oakland avenue and will move
| in a few days.
Mrs W. s. Eastman spent the day
today the guest of friends in North
Mrs. ]. S. Ray left today for Dex-
| ter, Kan, called by the serious illness
| Of her father. Her father has been
| ailing in health for a number of
| terday that he has been stricken
I blind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Traver and little
daughter, Ruth of Quinton Heights
spent the day THURSDAY the guest of
Mrs. Henry E. Shuler entertained
the Priscilla club this afternoon at
her home on Chester avenue. The in
vited guests were: Mrs. VIM. Glenn.
Mrs. Joseph Smelser, Mrs. Mamie
Bertha Taylor.
The Epworth League of the
Methodist church held its regular
business meeting Wednesday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. e;
! Carter. 401 Sumner avenue and
| elected the following officers: Presi-
/ dent, Mr.. H v. Clayton; first vice
president, Mr.. A. G. Packard; second
vice president Miss wilma Edwards;
third vice. president, Mrs. s.; E. Car
Carter; secretary, Miss Gertrude
Strop; treasurer, Mr.. Harrison Hut
son; pianist, Miss Ruelle Hutson;
chorister, c. H Steele:
II Two arrests have been made in
Oakland lately, one was Wednesday
evening when a stranger by the name
of VIM White was wandering around
on East Seward avenue drunk and
causing a disturbance was taken up
by Marshal White to the city. jail.
He was tried in the Williams court
and was fined ten dollars and costs.
The other was drunk by the name
of Oscar Smith. a paperhanger, sent
by the Jones Paper Co, of Topeka
to hang the paper in the home of T
J. Nichols. The Nichols family
noticed the actions of the man and
knew something was wrong. He put
up the plea of being i'll with at
tack of the grippe; it was grippe all
right, grip of whisky that had hold
of him He laid in the city jail
Wednesday night and was fined three
dollars and the costs.
A very quiet wedding took place
Thursday afternoon at the Methodist
parsonage when Fred S. Piper OF
Dunavant, Kan, and Miss Minnie M
Litton of Oskaloosa were united in
marriage by the Rev. Whittlesey. The
relatives present with the bride and
groom were: G. w. Piper. father OF
the groom, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Fulton and daughter. Mrs. Fulton is
a sister of Mr.. Piper. The young
couple will go to Dennison, Kan,
where Mr.. Piper runs a general mer-
chandise store.