The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
Useful Career of Late Robert
Gordon Newell.
EImOnt Man Was Born in
Pennsylvania 1881.
CAME TO KANSAS IN 1874
Well Known Shawnee County
Old Settler.
Pretty Strange Dog at iii. R.
johnson Home.

Robert Gordon Newell who died
June ? at Elmont. was born in Hunt
ing county, Pennsylvania, september
Is, 1881. His parents moved to ONO
two years later. At the age of 20 he
went to Illinois. In December, 1855,
he was married to Emily Eliza Hob
son of Danvers, Mclean county, HI.
In 1874 he came to kansas ana set
tied on a farm seven miles north OF
Topeka, where he died at the age OF
so years. Three sons and four daugh-
tiers, sixteen grandchildren ana SIX
great grandchildren are his descend-
ants. The children living are g. IL
Newell of Council Grove. Kan; A j.
and L. s.. of Harveyville. an; Mrs.
Albert Bartram of Elmont; MRS. u
S. Dietrich of North Topekai MRS. n.
T. Caldwell of Burlingame, and Mrs.
c. H. Shepard of Elmont, all OF whom
were present at the funeral. n son.
Harry H. died May 49, 1901. The
father was converted and joined the
NJ. E. church at the age OF ~ ae
lived a faithful and consistent Chris
tian to the end. The funeral services
were at the home June 4
by Rev. H. K. Eva an old friend
thro, pastor of Elmont circuit. He was
buried in Elmont cemetery.
Whose Dog?
A pre,ty white Spitz dog, owners
kno is at the home of H. X.
johnson, 1907 North Quincy street.
THE dogeie is recovering from a
broken 'eg. The injury is the result
of his helng run over py d street Cal
Decoration day.
The .JAhnsons were out in their back
yard when the accident occurred on
the Garfield street car line and hearo
the pitiful cries of the dog which Is
not much more than a puppy. They
went t, the suffering animal and took
1t home. With the assistance OF Kill
maurs King and others the little fore
limb which had been fractured Dy the
car wheel vas set.
Puppy had no tag, only a leather
collar. However, he is a pretty little
fellow, and a playful. affecttonate one
too. One of the kin that would de-
light 10 frisk around with children,
run lust ahead of their tiny heels in
the backward and bury his cold little
nose in some small palm, and tell
them in dog-talk how much he liked
to be petted. And he is just the sort
of a dog that a little boy woul like
to pat Or a little girl would like to pick
up and cuddle.
him. say that in case no one claims
him, they would ike to see him IN a
good home.
of the Central Avenue Christian
church entertained the girls of the So
ciety al the home of p. g. 'Marlatt'
1905 NcI tn Quincy street, last night.
The entertainment was SlNeh as q "
felt fo- the girls having beaten the
boys i'll a contest for new membership
etc. A delightful time is
reported Those present We're: Misses
Lefa Tncmas, Maurice McDaniels, Leila
Petree, Georgia Mitchell, Gertrude
Teets, Paul Basye, Walter Anderson,
Commodore Mitchell. Roy Palmer, Ro-
land Blanchard. Mr.. and Mrs G.. H.
Waldman, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Ander-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Marlatt.
The A~rgonauts who set sail every
fall for a search of knowledge even as /
the Argonauts in the days of old set
forth in search of gold, have returned
to port laden with treasures Of wis
dom. In celebration thereof the crew
and passengers of the treasure shir