The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
she IS A WIDOW! in NORTH Topeka
InterschOoI Baseball
Game Thursday.
Street Fair at
Meeting Tonight.


The first game of baseball which
will be played in North Topeka, in the
place Thursday evening, between the
girls of Grant school and the girls of
Lafayette.
Enthusiasm is at a white heat
among the girl fans at Grant school,
and an exciting game is looked for.
Baseball for the girls is one of the
latest phases in school athletics. All
of the city schools have their girl
summer the same as the boys
The Grant school boys will play their
first game Friday night against Quin-
cy school,
Donate to Historical Society.
o. L. Bentley, of go North Harri-
State Historical society a paper pub
lished April Is, 1866, by the New
York Herald, containing a detailed
report of the assassination of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
The paper, which is more than fifty
years old. is in a good condition and
highly priced by Mr.. Bentley.
Street Fair Doubtful.
Enthusiasm for the street fair on
the North Side has somewhat cooled
off today.
At the meeting of Amity lodge No.
231, knights of Pythias, which was
held last night. a representative of
the amusement company was present
cd of managing the fair.
A committee composed of H. E.
Johnson, G. c. Maze, D. r. Workman,
DR.. Chas. o. Byerley and P. e. Kim
take the matter under advisement.
They will meet tonight to decide
whether or not the fair will be held.
Horrors of War.
The horrors of war were brought
home to Topeka this morning when
a small girl, apparently from Little
Russia" shelled a small boy with a
deadly missile commonly known as u
brick The boy, probably represent
ing the German army, reiterated in
good order until the enemy's amInuni-
ton was exhausted and then charged
and drove the opposing forces in
wild and precipitate flight back across
the Union Pacific tracks on Kansas
avenue in North Topeka. Both forces
retired to their respective camps. No
losses were reported on either side.
Notes and Personals.
Thomas Steel and Ruff Truelove
will leave today for East Bend, n. c.,
where they will be gone one month
on a pleasure trip.
G. E. Sans has returned to his work
with w. D. Bridge, the seed man, aft
err having been confined to his home
on account of sickness for several
weeks.
John BeItz of Rock Creek, Kan.
has returned home after a business
trip to the North side.
The IL missionary circle of the
Central Avenue Christian church will
meet Wednesday night at the home of
Mrs. Will Cowdry, 1919 North Jack
son street.
The Rev. John D. Zimmerman of
the Central Avenue Christian church
rs attending a meeting of the fourth
district convention of the Christian
churches at Winfield, Kan, and the
last of the week he will go to Green's
burg, Kan, to attend meeting of the
eighth district convention of the
Christian church. Rev. Zimmerman is
the state secretary of the Christian
Endeavor societies.
H. G. Barrett of Granville was a
North side visitor today.
Ed. Cook of Elmont was on tn,
North side today attending to bust
ness.
Ellen Brown of the Soldiers home
in Leavenworth is spending a short
time visiting his daughter, Mrs. ). s.
French.
A. GHook of Silver Lake has re-
turned home after spending n short
time on the North side.
Glenn Priddy of Elmont was in
North Topeka today on business.
Geo. Morstorf has returned to his
home in Elmont after a business trip
to the North side.
grange will be held tonight in the
grange hall, on the Central avenue
road.
C. NJ. Seeley of Rossville has re-
turned home after spending short
time on the North side.
w. A. Stalker of Emmett was a
North side visitor Monday.
w. d. Shidler of Silver Lake was OH
the North side today on business.
A M. Petro, druggist.-Adv-
E. w. Stanley of Mayetta has re-
turned home after a business trip to
the North side.
Mrs. c. B. Cunningham has re-
turned from Kansas City, Mo, where
she spent Monday on business.
Fred Voiland spent Monday in St.
Joseph, Mo-, on business.
The cindering of the road around
the Boys Industrial school has been
with the exception of 15u
yards. The work has been done by
the boys of the school.
w. H. Rutter is spending a few days
in Kansas City, Mo-, on business.
Miss Charlotte Schweering of North
Tyler street will go within a couple of
weeks to Cnntonville, Wis, where she
will make her home with her father. |
II. G. Schweering. She will be at |
home to her friends until the time of |
her departure.
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