The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-26
NORTH SIDE news
Teachers Institute Holds Pic
mic at Garfield Park.
MIR. and Mrs. j. n. Stewart Hold
5Oth Wedding Anniversary.

The second largest Shawnee county
! teachers institute in the history of
the county held their annual picnic at
Garfield park Wedn esday night.
A supper was served at o'clock;
after that the teachers took posses
sion of the amusements, which re-
ported a rushing business.
This is the second largest institute
we have ever held" said Mr.. Eby.
THE largest being in 1910, when we
had one more enrolled than we have
this time. Today is the last day of
the institute, the examination being
held Friday and Saturday.
Moving pictures and a concert by
Marshalls band featured part of the
evening entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N Stewart cele-
brated their fiftieth wedding at their
home in Shorew Wednesday evening,
at which the different members of the
family were present
Mr.. Stewart is rs years of age and is
an old timer in North Topeka. He is
an enthusiastic baseball fan and when
the team plays at home he can always
be found in the bleachers.
In spite of his years he is as hale
and hearty as a boy.
Mr.. Stewart is known by nearly ev-
cry one in North Topeka, and is high
ly respected by every one.
The Eastern Star lodge will hold a
picnic at Garfield park tonight. A
supper will be served at 6 o'clock af-
ter which the knights and Ladies of
Security band will give a special con-
cert. The program is as follows:
March-Thunderclou .Losey
Observation-Disclosures Barnard
Waltzes-Druid City Dew
Duet for cornets-Elena Polka. =.
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Misunderstanding for the Robert E.
Lee Muir and Abrahams
Observation-Disclosures -. .Taubert
Waltzes-Lucille ........ Taubert
Melody overture-Old Sweet Songs:
March-New Colonial ....R. B. Hall
The selection, Old Sweet Songs, is
very distinctive selection. 1t is played
with five distinct melodies.
The Garfield Amusement company
has purchased hundred yards of new
music for the merry-go-round. The
selections are: Waiting for the Rob-
ert E. Lee. Trail of the Lonesome
Pine. At the Devils Ball, Everybody
the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for
Alabama, When I Get You Alone To-
night, That's How / Need You and
Here Comes My Daddy Now.
There will be a big "doin's'' at
Garfield the Fourth. There will be a
display of fireworks and a balloon as
cension. 1--WE think we will have
quite a few other amusements," said
the park superintendent, but we
haven't contracted for them yet
Also dancing will be held in the
afternoon and evening and a band con-
cert Will be given. IT is undecided
which band will play.
John Gerteisen, who has been Wis
iting his brother, Charles Gerteisen,
for the past several weeks. has left for
his home at Alamosa, Colo.
Mr.. Gerterisen left North Topeka for
Fort Union, New Mexico, in July 1866.
The Kansas Pacific had just been COM
pleted to Wamego, Kansas. at that
point he took Barlow Anderson's over
land stage and it took ten days to
make the journey. His fare from Wa
mego to Fort Union was $3.50. The
mosquitoes We're bad and the Indians
plentiful and hostile.
Notes and Personals.
Items for the North Topeka column
and advertisements for the State Jour
nal NAV be left at Petro'S drug store,
800 North kansas avenue.
DR. H. F. Pratt of RoSSvilIe motored
to Topeka to visit his brother
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Skinner and two
daughters will go to Michigan today.
L. S. Better and wife of Emmett are
in North Topeka today.
Miss Marian Withers of I'LL North
Kansas avenue went to Oklahoma City
today on her vacation.
Mrs. E. A. Kessinger of Kilmer is
in North Topeka today.
Chas. Dunnick of Elmont was in
North Topeka this morning on bust |
ness.
w. A. Tut1ye went to Silver Lake
this morning.
E. B. Reedy is i'll at his home at PIT |
East Laurent street.
Frank Spetter of GIG North Madison
street is ill at the Santa Fe hospital. |
W. D. Riley went to Kiowa, Colorado, |
this morning.
Peter Hafer and daughter. Mrs. |
Viola Stillman have started for Twin |
Falls, Idaho.
John Duff. of Elmont was in North |
Topeka this morning.
w. A. Luthye was visiting friends on |
the North Side this morning.
A. NJ. Petro. druggist.-Adv.
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