The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11
Notes and Personals.

Another fire since the first OF jan
nary occurred at the house owned by
charles curtis, at 1905 North Van Buren,
street. Sunday morning. 1t is occupied
bv ]. w. Berry. On the day of the
frs+ fire January f. VIM. Cawker and
Fireman Anderson were injured by the
overturning of the ladder wagon. The
fire started both times from sparks and
the damage in both cases was small
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Jordan, of 1122
North jackson street, will leave within
a week for Los Angeles. Cal, where
they will make their home. Mr. JORDAN
will continue his work for q Mexican
land company. Mr.. Jordan is well
known on the North side. He served
several terms as councilman, and was
one of the most instrumental in getting
the greater part of the paving and
other improvements. including the
pumping station for the North side He
was much in favor of the present COM
mission form of city government and
ran for commissioner twice but was
defeated both times. although given a
f7attering support by nearly every other
ward in Topeka, except the First.
popular men north of the river and the
departure of himself and Mrs. Jordan
will be regretted
c. E. Jordan of 1922 North Jackson
street. will leave Topeka. Household
goods for sale, cheap. Call and see
them
The Merry Matrons will make merry
at the home of Mrs. Albert Gurtler,
Thursday, March IA.
Miss Edith Haynes of oil North Har-
rison street, has returned from Kansas
City, where she has been visiting at the
home of Mrs. Madge Virgins.
Mrs. M. Messenger is i'll with pneu-
monia.
T. T. Rowe of North Jackson street
has bought the Miller five acre tract in
70 = hoe
Mary Currier, and Mr. England, now
in Massachusetts.
Mrs. ]. w. Hardy. of Chicago. who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. o. A.
Mcclure. has returned home.
me Excelsior class of the Central
Avenue church will meet tonight at the
home of A. D. Brandon
In answer to numerous questions
which have been asked the class men
toned did not choose the name Elk
cels1or" because each member is a
strawboss, although the term is APP
piled to packing box wrapping The
title is short for: I'VE must get there. y
It will be remembered that this was
the slogan on the banner of a youth
who did mountain elm bling stunt
In the Alps, according to the poem
that young elocutionists always speak
at long-suffering public gatherings.
Miss Clara Lands. r. G. johnson,
John Luthye, Ed Luthye, A. NJ. Bar
on and Walter Salley Joined the Pleas
ant Hill Ridge grange at an all day
meeting of the grange Saturday The
program follows: Ada Harper piano
solo; recitation, Viola KeJsey: read
ing. s. B. Lands, reading, j. w. Coch-
ran.
Rev. J. Waldron. pastor of the
Kansas avenue Methodist church, has
been presented with a check by the
people of West Indianola for his SER
vices during the revival held there re-
Gently While the amount will not be
made public, perhaps the conversions
were worth the money.
Miss Marjorie Stroud who has been
visiting in Reading has returned
home.
Mrs. Alice Tanner of AIS West
Laurent street, has gone to Wamego,
where she will make her future home.
Frank Cunningham has moved
from Crane street to 933 North To-.
peka avenue.
The meanest man on the North
side has been found. He is a mar
ried man who says that if all women
were affected with speech paralysis