The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-02
North Side News

The marriage of Paul Van Ness and
Miss Marjorie Cole viii take place
Wednesday at 1880 o'clock at the
home of the brides parents, the kteV-
and Mrs. W. L Cole. The Rev. Cole
is pastor of the Baptist church OF Sa-
betha. Before the ceremony Miss
Florence Rowe will sing AT Dawn
ing by Cadman. During the reading
of the service Miss Elizabeth van
Ness will play the violin Mr.. Van
Ness and his bride will leave at once
for Chicago on a short wedding trip
Miss Cole is well known in Topeka
For five years the Rev w L Cole
was pastor of the North Topeka Bap-
fist church. Miss Cole graduated
from the Topeka high school and was
a student at Washburn college, where
she was a popular member of the
Beta sorority
Mrs. W. NJ. Van Ness of North KAN
sas avenue and is well known in To-
peka musical circles. He is a gradu-
ate of the Topeka high school and at
present is with the Hall stationery
company He is a member of the Ma
sonic quartet and choir director at the
Central Park Christian church
Many North Topeka friends of the
young couple will go to Sabetha for
the wedding.
Among those who will go are Camp
Fire Girls club members. Mr.. and
Mrs w NJ Van Ness Miss Elizabeth
Van Ness, Miss Florence Rowe, Mr..
and Mrs Fred Voiland. Miss Gretchen
Voiland. Mr.. and Mrs F. P Elmore,
Mr.. Leland Schenck-
IF farmers in northern Shawnee
county are not prosperous now. they
never will be-" remarked F p. Ell
| more, cashier of the Shawnee State
farmers had given up as a total loss
in July has developed phenomenally
since the recent rains and in many
places will yield eighty bushels to the
acre. With corn selling at $3.50 at
the mills some one is due to make
money.
In many fields that were given up
as lost by the end of July the corn
grew new tassel after the heavy rain.
a thing unprecedented in the expert
| ence of most farmers. Ears which
showed no sign of the formation of
grains suddenly Developed an excel
| lent yield.
The walls and concrete work on the
Golden Belt grain elevator in the u
P. yards in North Topeka are COM
! plete- The lofty structure stands a
| single enormous mass of moulded
| stone. On the north side the wall
rises an unbroken precipice 165 feet
| high 1t will be painted white, with a
| cement finish. The machinery is on
| the grounds but the installation and
completion of the elevator will take
| at least two or more months. The
| roof is yet to be put on and three of
| the floors are not yet complete. Vic
| struction for the Otto Lehrie Con-
/ struction company of Kansas City,
which is building the elevator.
Ike Benjamin is charging his store
| at SO9 North Kansas avenue and put
| ting in a new front. When complete
| his establishment will occupy both
! SO7 and 500. The Golden Belt cafe,
| which at present occupies SO7, is NOV
| ing to $40 North Kansas.
| The new store will make an attract
i've addition to the buildings on the
avenue north of the Kaw. Ike Benz
jamtn has been in business in North
Topeka for many years, and his place
! mas gradually grown with the expan-
sion of trade.
Social and Personal.
| C. W Slower left Monday for West
| Virginia to visit friends and relatives.
| The Women's Foreign Missionary
| society of the Kansas Avenue Metho-
| dist church will meet Thursday after
noon at the home of the Misses HoI-
man, 1903 North Kansas avenue.
D. J. Scheer lectured at Granville
! there
have been holding nine day rally,
with speaking every night DIR. E. J.
kulp of the First NJ. E church will
close the series of meetings this even
ing.
Victor council No. will hold in
stallation of officers Thursday eve
ming at their hall 1000 North kansas
avenue. Members of other K. and l.
OF s councils are invited to attend
| Refreshments will be served
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Myers. Mr.. and
Mrs. A B. Bradley and Mr. and Mrs
Fred Renker motored to St Marys
sunday and spent the day with Mrs
E. A. Coleman
A NJ. Petro, the Druggist.-Adv.
John Hows returned to LeavenwortF
today after weeks visit with his son
Joe Hows.
E. L. Gertz left today for Cincinnati
on a business trip.
Friday afternoon the Home Mission.
airy society of the Kansas Avenue
Methodist church will meet with Mrs
Elizabeth Henry of 1926 Fillmore
street
A w Jackson, Mrs Rebecca. Wen
del and Miss Minnie Wendell of FL
mont and Raymond jackson of Dav
ton, o., motored to Fort Riley Sunday
The announcement that the date fo1
| the reception to be held for Mr. Weir
the new pastor of the North Topeks
Baptist church. is Wednesday evening
October 3, was in error. The recep
ton will be held on Friday evening
October 5.
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