The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30


w. S. Massey of Granville visited
on the North side Friday.
w. H. johnson of Granville is sell
ing out his store at auction today. He
intends TO follow his carpenter trade.
Bert Emerson, son of N. 3. Emer-
son, just north of Topeka, who has
been attending Union college at Col
lege View, near Lincoln, Neb., has
come here to act as secretary for the
Topeka Second Advent church.
Miss Mildred Dransfield has gone to
College View, Neb., to enter Union
college. Miss Dransfield is one of the
school neighborhood and will be great
ly missed.
Elmer Berger of Jewell county is
visiting his brother, ]. G. Berger,
north of Topeka.
Charles Washburn. who has been
visiting the Benson family north of
Topeka, has returned to his home in
Iowa.
Harold Forbes Friday recovered a
bicycle which had been stolen from
him four months ago. He recognized
1t as a boy was riding on it A chase
by an officer to the Mid-Continent
mills followed The rider gave up the
wheel and was let off with a severe
lecture.
Mrs. Frank Conklin and children,
Violet and Frank, of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, who have been visiting North
side friends. will leave for their home
Monday.
John A. Lane of Oklahoma City.
who has been visiting L. C. Boyce of
ed home.
Ralph Segar. who is attending X.
y. at Lawrence, will spend today and
Sunday with home folk.
H. G. Spencer of Towner. Okla. is
visiting at the home of O. A. Pratt
T. L. Campbell is in st. Joe on bust
ness.
# you wish to buy heating stoves
or ,-s-~
]. H. FOUGHT. All made close at
home.
c. 7. Greening and family are NOV
ing from 1925 South Clay street to 1911
North Jackson street.
G. c. Underwood of Herington ar
rived today for visit at the home of
Mrs. Underwood's aunt Mrs. A J.
kistler. of 1929 North Jackson street.
some time.
Mrs Henry Dietrich. who has been
visiting in Wamego this week, is ex-
pected to return home tomorrow
A surprise party was given for Edwin
Caskey at his home, 100 North Mon
roe street, Tuesday evening in honor
of his sixteenth birthday. Those pres
ent were: Miss Sylvia Spetter Miss
Helen Wellman. Miss Lucille Bomgar-
dener, Miss Clara Howe, Mr.. Ralph
Lyon, Mr.. Robert Spetter. Mr.. Howard
Synder and Mr.. Joe Campbell
An informal surprise party was given
J. R: Spetter at his home at
S2S North Jackson street, in
honor of a forgotten birthday ami
versary and because, oh, we'll he is
such popular cigar merchant. Music
was a feature of the evening. Mrs.
Ben Nathanson and J. r. Spetter sang
when Flowers Bloom" Other musi-
cal numbers made the evening enjoy
able. A number of friends were pres
ent.
c. F. Adams this morning tells a Taft
story which he kept until now. He
says that while the cornerstone was
being laid for the Memorial building
Tuesday and Taft was there, the con-
tractor called to one of the derrickmen
whose first name was the same as that
of the president, saying: Easy there
spite of the impressiveness of the oc-
casion began to smile.
The friendship between a certain
North side boy and a girl has reached
the stage where the girl feeds him ice
cream out of the spoon which she uses
and the boy let's the girl drink soda
water from his glass.
My idea of a nuisance" said North
Van Buren street man this morning,
sis any one who persists in looking up
and keeping track of your out of town
undesirable relatives"
The enrolment at the Lyman school
which opened this week is about co.
The seats and furnace of the building
are entirely new.
The Kaw Valley school, which open
ed this week, is said to be also school
ing to a capacity house. Theatrical
terml.
A M. Petro, druggist