The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-27
Small Fire at G. G. Messer
House-LOss $500.
Defective Flue Thought to Be
Cause Woman Faints.
NO ONE WAS AT HOME
Hrs. II. F. Hill, NeighbOr, Dis
covers Flames on Roof.
Mrs. Anna Sieber Destitute,
Crippled and Deaf.

S. G. Messer, of 829 North Van
Buren, street. employed in the Sam
Martin livery barn, sustained q loss
which he estimates at 5000 when a
large part of his furniture was de-
stroyed by fire about 1880 o'clock this
morning His house. which is owned by
George Miller of the South side, caught
fire from a defective f1ue. it is thought.
Mrs. Messer was visiting at a neigh
por's unaware that her home was II
flames.
Mrs. NJ. F. Hill, of sos North Van
Buren, street, crossing the street, saw
flames coming from the ROOF she rush
Cd in the home of Mrs. Hutch Cave al
S33 North Van Buren, street, and told
her of the ire. Mrs. Cave, according to
Mrs. Hill, forgot for a moment that she
had telephone IN her house, in the eS-
element, but remembered IN good time
to turn in the alarm
The Nesser home IS one story
frame building. The greater part OF the
roof was burned and the interior was
damaged by the water 1rcm the nIe-
mems hose The sam Bigham house
which almost touches it on the south
WAS threatened hut the good work OIL
the fremen from stations No. and .
saved it.
Mrs. NJ. Mcdonald, wife OF Rev: Mr..
Mcdonald, pastor Of the 4. n. =.
church, tainted as she was carrying
furniture from the burning dwelling
and was taken home
There was no insurance on the turnl-
ture-
The Rev. DR.. J. w. Mahood viii
preach in the Kansas Avenue Method
ist Episcopal church Sunday morning
at IL O'Clock. Dr. Mahood mas conduct-
ed very successful meetings in all the
large cities in the United States and
is a very sweet spirited man. Every
body cordially invited to attend the
meetings. Mrs Grace Newton viii Slha
during the morning service In the e.
ening at 1880 p m. the pastor VIII
oreach the second in the new serles-
The Tragedy of the Unknown Hand
The Mysterious Handwriting; lie
Game of Life: Have You - inning
Hand? Mr.. Bernard M t,!I, '';I W Nh
sing. The male quartette will sing the
Handwriting on the Wall.
At a joint meeting of the G. A. r
Blue post and w. R. c., at 81 North
Kansas avenue officers as follows were
ingfaIled: P. G. D. K. Dyatt;S- P. G,
G. w. Brassfield; J. V G, +. = curt
Ter: adjutant, J. W Priddy; s. NJ, :
r. Cromwell; chaplain, A L. Mussoll ;
Williams. o. G., J. Is. Skinner; sergeant
major T. NJ. James: s. NJ - ~ l.
Tnrdcm. J. W. -Priddy holds over as
patriotic instructor until commander
names some one to succeed him.
j. +. wilson. dSSASlSA III iL@9A ?
the Post officers
Mrs. Frisbie of Relief Corps No. "a.
installed the officers of w R. c. as fol-
lows:
President. Mrs. Mary Mitchell; senior
vice president, Mrs Lucy Peyton;
iunior vice president, Mrs. Kate Fieger,
secretary, Mrs. Annie NJ. Johnsoni
treasurer. Mrs. Maude Gurtler; chan
lain. Mrs. Ellen Sheetz; conductor. Mrs.
I.orinda Miller: guard. Mrs. katherine
BrownelI: patriotic instructor, Mrs
EIecta skinner; musician, Mrs Nellie
McNoun.
Here is a chance for real home-mis-
sion work and an opportunity to follow
the Golden Rule. 1t might furnish the
young peoples societies of the North
side churches a way to put in practice
their doctrines of good will and charity.
street is destitute, crippled and par
TALLY paralized and stone deaf She
has been making a living raising chick
ems but has been in too poor health
lately to attend to them and has no
one to support her as far as can be
learned
Her circumstances were brought be-
fore the board of county commission
ers Friday afternoon. The board voted
IS a month for her relief to be charged
to the INDECENT poor fund However. a
little more help from North siders in
Guiding the church people. as we'll as
manifestations of the spirit of kindness
might work wonders.