The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-31
IN NORTH topeka
Decorate Graves at
Rochester Cemetery.
Meeting of Topeka Guild on
North Side Tonight.

Three large wagons carried the
members of Blue post G. A. R., the
Relief Corps and a delegation of
school children to Rochester cemetery
this morning. The wagons took the
party from the Post hall, 831 North
Kansas avenue, at 10 o'clock. The
regular ritualistic services were held.
The delegation of school children had
charge of the strewing of flowers over
the graves of the soldiers
There are between forty and forty
five soldiers buried in Rochester GEM
etery. In the soldiers plat, which is
owned by the North side post, there
are twenty-six buried. The money OBJ
tanned from the lots sold in this plat
will be used to erect a monument in
honor of the dead.
AT 1 o'clock the members of Blue
post and Relief Corps left their hall
in automobiles for the auditorium
where they listened to the Memorial
Day address.
Participate in Parade.
A number of the boys from the State
Industrial school took part in the pa
rade, which was held on the South
side today. This is done annually by
the boys who are dressed in their uni
forms. Memorial Day service was
held at the school Sunday at 1870.
Owing to the condition of the roads
cemetery to decorate the graves.
Topeka Guild Meets.
The Topeka Guild will hold the
Golden Rule lodge, No. 80, Oil North
Kansas avenue.
PostOffice Closed.
Only one distribution of mail was
made from the North side postoffice
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morning. A number of the North To-
peka stores were closed all day as
were the two banks. The grocery
stores and barber shops closed at
noon.
Notes and Personals.
N. P. Woolpert has returned from
the western part of the state, where
he went to look after one of his
farms.
Lester Pollom is spending the day
in AtchisOn, Kan, on business
Roy Packard has returned from
Usage City, Kan, where he disposed
of his barber shop, and will make his
home on the North side.
The Tusnea Taxa Hashi club will
meet Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Miss Minnie McGrew, 1882 North
Harrison street.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A Bahr of the
Fairview neighborhood, returned
from Lawrence, Kan, Saturday after
spending a few days visiting friends.
Mrs. J. w. Guffy has returned from
a two weeks visit to her daughter, |
Mrs. J. w. McNown of Fort Scott, |
Kan.
Miss Mazzie Bailer of Kansas City,
No. is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Way |
choff, 1854 North Kansas avenue.
Oran Layton left Sunday for St |
Louis. Mo-, where he will remain sew
eral days on business.
J. r. Johnston has returned from |
Cincinnati, Ohio, after spending the |
past week attending d meeting of the
Operative Millers association.
The church board of the Central
Avenue Christian church will meet
Tuesday night in the church.
Election of officers will be held to-
night by the members of the Chris |
tan Endeavor society of the Central
Avenue Christian church.
Mrs. J. Henderson left the last of |
the week for Emmett, Idaho, to visit |
her son and look after her Idaho |
farm.
Mrs. H. ]. Morse and small daugh-
ter have gone to New Mexico, where
they will visit Mr.. Morse.
A. NJ. Petro returned today from
Cawker City. Kan, where he was
called by the illness and death of his
Mrs. H. B. Mayer.
The c. w. B. M. of the Christian
church will meet at the church Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. All men,
bers are expected to be present.