The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-16
In NORTH TOPEKA
Amity Lodge, X. of P, to Add
35 New Members.
Several North Side Men Are
Taking Scottish Rite Degrees.


Final preparations for the part that
Amity Lodge No. 231 will take in the
work to be put on at the auditorium
Friday night. by forty-five lodges of
the Knights of Pythias, will be made
Thursday night when a special meet
ing will be held at the lodge hall 1t
is expected that a class of more than
200 will be initiated at the auditorium
meeting and the North Topeka lodge
already has pledged 35 new members
toward the body to be given the work
Amity lodge in North Topeka has
the largest membership in the state
and it figures prominently in the work
that will be staged. A feature of the
night meeting will be the presentation
of the work of the order which the
publc has been invited to attend.
Are Taking Degrees.
A number of North Topeka business
houses will have to double up temper
airy in order to take up the business
burdens of members of the force who
are camping at the Masonic temple on
the south side of the Kaw, where they
are taking advanced degrees in Scot
tish Rite Missionary Among those from
North Topeka who are candidates for
the degrees are d. V. Gilmore, John
Pratt, William Bridge and John John
son. The work commenced this morn
ing.
Mules Saved; Stove Broken
A team of mules that became I'M
manageable when Union Pacific
train frightened them Monday after
noon, We're saved by Officer Ed Ran
SOM The team, which was in charge
or boy about sixteen years of age, |
shied when the train began pulling
into the station. Then they decided
TO pass by the train and ran toward it. J
Neither the boy nor his father, who !
was riding with him, appeared to be |
able to stop the team, and it is be- |
heved that not only the team but the |
l,
from serious injury by the prompt &C
ton of Ransom who was standing in
the street near the approaching train |
when the mules attempted to rush in |
front OF 1t; A stove in the wagon was
broken. Neither of the persons in the
wagon would give their names.
Thought Someone Yelled whoa"
because horse belonging to Mrs |
FRANK Ramsey, who lives north of
town, thought someone shouted |
whoa" he stopped so suddenly that |
Mrs. w. H. Cromwell, who was riding |
in the buggy beside Mrs. Ramsey was |
thrown out of the vehicle and so pain |
fully injured that she was taken to a |
local hospital. The accident occurred |
on Kansas avenue near Garfield park |
Mrs Cromwell lives on the North |
Kansas avenue road.
Notes and Personals.
A large attendance is expected to- |
night at the meeting of Knights and |
Ladies of Security lodge No. g at the |
hall, S31 North Kansas avenue.
Mrs. ]. H Anderson and her
daughter, Airline. expect to return to
their home in Baldwin today, after |
spending several days at the home of |
Mrs. Anderson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. G. Marlatt, of 1406 North Quincy
street. Mrs. Anderson has been il.
North Topeka since last week when
Mr.. anderson was ordained a, min
lister, at the Central Avenue Chris
tan church.
G. b Critics is building bungalow
on the corner of North Monroe and
Burgess streets in Garfield Place
Work on the structure is being rushed |
and the outside frame has been put
up.
Ed Becker, of Mer1den, was in
North Topeka Monday afternoon to
look after several business transac-
tons
Lee Stanley has spent the past
week a WILLIAMSBURG, where he has |
He expects to have the work com
pleted in a few days.
Overall and Apron Dance given by
F. A U. No. 1, Wednesday evening,
1000 North Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Riley johnson went to Kansas City |
Monday business. He returned |
Monday evening.
Use Monarch Auto and Furniture
Dresser on your auto--Adv.
L. E. Anderson went to Wabaunsee |
this morning and will spend the day
there on business
Beverley Anderson, of Silver Lake.
was in North Topeka this morning on
business.
A. NJ. Petro. druggist-Adv.
Miss Rita Laidig, Floyd Laidig and |
their sister. Mrs Myrtle Dolph and /
young daughter Bernardine have re-
turned TO their home in Danbury,
Neb, after spending several days as /
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
D. E. Logan and family, of Rochester.