The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-09
House Warming Soon-Com-
mittees Are 1T Work.
SOUTH SIDERS ARE INVITED
Indian Greek Grange to Hold
Fair October 1-2.

Other News Notes of North
Shawnee County.
| The people of North Topeka will
dedicate the new fire station and the
people Of the entire city will be well
come at the festivity. The exact date
nature Of the probram has not been
fully determined but this will be de-
c1ded and the affair will be given with
in The next ten days or two weeks
The decision was made Wednesday
night at a meeting of the members of
the North Topeka Civic club. Com
mittees were selected and today are
working out plans and making ar
rangements for the house warming.
| Mayor Cofran and the city commits
sioners and Fire Chief Hanlon will be
guests of honor on this occasion.
The following are the committees:
F. o. Morns and r. r. Baer, commit
/ tee on finance; H. L. SherbOurne and
Fred voiland. program and arrange
ments; H. G. Buechner and D. T. Ga
briel, refreshments.
| The Indian Creek Fair
The members of the Indian Creek
grange will give their annual fair at
the Grange hall, October 1 and 2. At
| a meeting OF the members OF the
grange, F. p. Rude was elected mana
ger: J. w. Hitler, secretary. and J. NJ.
! Po1lom, treasurer. Men were selected
to take charge of the various depart
ments Of the fair but the list has not
been filled and others will be selected
at the mex. meeting which will be held
| in two weeks.
| The following is the list Of depart
ment managers which have been an
Inounced:
/
worth, manager, and E. W. Belts, as
sistant manager; sheep department, A.
j. HOlcomb, manager; cattle depart
ment, r. Snodgrass, manager, and E.
| r. Cheney, assistant manager; poultry
| department, G. D. Mcdonald, mana
ger, and Mrs. Mel Olson, assistant
manager; agricultural department. E.
O. Sechrist, manager, and A. Button.
assistant manager: horticultural de-
partment, w. A. Miller. manager, and
| o. F. Whitney, assistant manager; gar
dening department, Charles Rude,
manager; pantry stores. Mrs. o. r.
Niccum, manager; art department.
Mrs. A. J. Holcomb, manager. and Mrs.
]. o. Browning. assistant manager.
| Personal Mention.
| The members of the A. o. U. W.
lodge No. 20. enjoyed watermelon So
cial Wednesday night following the
business meeting of the lodge.
/ The Granville Grange will hold a
SOCIAL session tOHlSHI AT the 0IdA8c
hall east of the city. Special music
will be furnished by the Grange Glee
| club and members of the Grange will
respond to roll call by short talks on
/ Good of the Order.
/ E. Schooley of Elmont was in North
/ Topeka today on business
Howard Hanna Of Cleveland, Ok. Is
here on business. While here he is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Grace B.
Hanna on North Harrison street. Mr.
Hanna formerly was employed as a
carrier from the North Topeka station
and now is engaged In banking II
Cleveland, Ok
L Wayne Horning and Richard Elmore
went to Kansas City today and made
the trip in an automobile
The bank examiners are checking uK
the books Of the Shawnee State banl
today.
A. NJ Petro, druggist.-Adv.
i Howard Summers Of Colorado
Springs, Colo, is the guest Of relative.
in North Topeka this week.
Four negro boys stole quantity Of
crackers. pickles and other eatables
Wednesday at the store owned by
Frank Lewis at 716 North Topeka ave
nue.. They took the goods while Mrs
Lewis was filling orders and ran wes'
along the Union Pacific tracks, aftel
the theft was discovered.
/ Miss Ellen Parkhurst and mother arr
moving from 1893 Central avenue t.
Twelfth and Western avenue. Thu
Parkhurst family has lived in Nortt
Topeka practically all Of the time since
1869, they having lived on the soutt
side q short time, several years ago
Max Lewis. who was injured by al
automobile at Laurent and Kansas ave
nue. a short time ago, still Ii In the hos
pital but appears to be improving grad
ually.
W. D. and c. F Bridges, coal and
feed and real estate dealers who owl
the triangular building at Central ant
Kansas avenues. plan making improve
ments in the building. The building
will be moved south about twenty-fiv.
feet, will be set on a higher foundation
| and other improvements will be made
county to enjoy a short vacation witt
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. c. d. Wray have movet
| from North Topeka to 1135 Brooks ave
nue. where they will be at home 4
friends.
At the Princess.
II The program at the Princess toda,
comprises five reels produced by thu
worlds famous Universal Film com
pany. A great three reel 101 Bison ami
, NAL drama Attention, ladies'. Every
one attending the Princess tomorrow
night will receive rose.-Adv.
/ Low Mark for New Haven.
: New York, July s.-New Haven rail
: road shares fell to a new low recors
today, selling at 62x soon after tn
{ opening of the stock market tn
previous low price was s. g made
few days ago The company's differ
: connection with the Boston 4 Main,
road are believed to be responsible TO
renewed liquidation in New Havel
. stocks.