The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-05
Notes and Personals.

CAlicl.
Notes and Personals.
(Items for this column may be left
at Petro's drug store-)
A cut of 500 feet on the Ostrander
farm and one of 400 feet on the juno
ton of the Ostre nder and Robinson
farms in order to widen Soldier creek
has been ordered by the drainage
board and the engineer has been
asked to make specifications SO that
bids can be had on the work The
board is also considering PROPOSE
tion from the property owners of the
Menoken township to widen and
deepen the ditch between Silver Lake
and Soldier creek. Part of this lies in
the Silver Lake drainage, district. but
| two miles of it being in the North
side territory
holders of the Shawnee State bank
tuesday afternoon the following direc-
tors were elected: Thomas Page, j.
H. Skinner, D. ]. Hathaway. Charles
Curtis. David Bowie, L. A. Dolman.
F. NJ Bonebrake, w. E. Copeland, s.
K. Burroughs, J. B. Billiard and F. T.
Elmorc.
on account of the inclement wealth.
err the meeting of the Christian board
of women's missions. which was to
have been held at the Central Avenue
Christian church yesterday, was post
poned until next Tuesday.
l.. A. Dolman of st. Joe was on the
North side on business yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Spillman of
Granville have left for the Alberta
country of Canada, where they expect
to make their future home.
Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Hanley have
returned from a short visit in Kan
saS City.
The Chandos club will meet tonor-
row night at the home of Mrs s. h.
Haynes, at 1884 South Polk street
Bees for sale or for exchange. F.
NJ, Ward, SIT North Kansas avenue.
]. S. Greer of the Bijou has under
gone an operation for a tumor of the
throat. He is able to be at work.
The A. o. u. w. No. 20, and the
Degree of Honor, No. IS, will hold a
Joint public installation at their hall
tonight.
The executive committee of the B.
Y. P. u. will meet tonight at the
home of Miss Ruth Emmert, instead
of at the Van Ness residence as pre-
viously announced.
Deputy Street Commissioner Miller
is cleaning the accumulation of snow
from the streets of the North side
with teams and scrapers. The stuff
is dumped into Soldier creek. Mr..
Miller and his force are doing good
work in keeping the streets clear.
This is the first time in the history of
Topeka that such measures have been
taken.
Paul Van Ness is sick at his home,
1903 Kansas avenue.
1t was reported that Frank Carey,
formerly fireman at station No. 1,
had died from injuries resulting from
being run down by an engine at San
Bernardino. However, his uncle, H.
c. Mckinley, says this morning that
although he received word that his
nephew had sustained broken rib
and other injuries, Carey was not ia
tally hurt and that no word of his
death has been received by his rela-
tives.
Miss Harriet Shirley of Granville,
who has been spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
T. Shirley, returned today to Holton,
where she is attending Campbell
university.
w. A. Forbes is confined to his
home at Rochester today with an at
tack of lumbago.
This morning nearly all of the
business men on the North Side were
busy cleaning snow off the side walks
in front of their stores.
The meeting of the w. T, K. club
which was to have been held Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Chas.
Suit of 1927 jackson street, has been
postponed until next Tuesday on ac-
count of the inclement weather