The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-05
North Side NeWs

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Items for this column may be left at
Petros Drug Store, phoned SS3l
after , p. m; othe~ hours phone Sooo.
DR.. H. L. Alkire will make an ad.
dress on Health at the meeting OF
the Parent-Teachers' association OF
the Lyman school district, to be held
at Lyman school Friday evening at
o'clock Miss Louise Duncan Smarter
superintendent of publ1c heaieh
nurses, will also make a talk.
The Rochester Literary society will
meet Friday night at the Rochester
schoolhouse. The program will be in
charge of Dougherty's Success CLUB
At the meeting of Helena chapter
No 21O, Order of the Eastern Star,
held Tuesday evening at their hail,
gil Kansas avenue, the following Of
ficers were elected: Mrs. Mabel Ia
Wis worthy matron; Mr.. Tom Camp
bell. worthy patron; Mrs. Mary Camp
bell, associate matron; Mrs. LYDIA Sa-
Vile, secretary; Mrs. Matte Sher-
burne. treasurer; Mrs. Minnie Maze.
conductress; Mrs. Florence Linda
mood, associate conductress.
Fire destroyed the home of Mrs.
NJ. A. HUT, 1924 Clay street, last night
at $40 o'clock. The house was in
flames when the department reached
it. and only the walls are now left.
Mrs. HUT is widow with four small
children and one grown daughter.
Only a small portion of the mousse
hold goods was saved, while the win
ter's supply of canned and dried fruit
and vegeta bIes was a total loss. The
family was without shelter, and as
there are no near neighbors the moth
er prepared a sleeping place for the
children in an old wagon. The house
belonged to E. Hosfield and defect
i've chimney was the cause of the fire
Notes and Personals.
w B. McKeeby, of Newman, Kan,
is planning to move to the Ozark re-
gions in Missouri. Mr.. McKeeby was
formerly a switchma for the Union
Pacific at North Topeka.
Ben Palmer, who is member of
the United States signal corps located
at Los Angeles, is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Palmer, of
Shorey.
The Merry Matrons will meet
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Walter R. Shocks, 1889 Tyler
street, South.
w. f. Steele, of No. / fire station,
is suffering from a lame foot, the re-
suit of stepping on a rusty nail Mr..
Steele had just returned to work after
being off for some time with an attack
of la grippe.
Ira KirkMood. of Camp Funston, is
visiting his relatives at Elmont.
The Ladies' Aid society of the East
Indianola community church met this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. T. D.
jackson.
Mrs. Edmonds, widow of c. E. Ed
monds. who several years ago had a
jewelry store in North Topeka, was
taken suddenly sick Saturday night at
the home of neighbor. Mrs. Frank
Hale, on Quincy street. She was
taken to st Francsi hospital, where
she is under the care of the city
physician. Mrs. Edmonds. who is
quite old, has not been conscious since /
Saturday night. Mrs. Edmonds lives
in block 400, Quincy street.
Mr.. A. NJ. Petro left last night for
Arkansas, where he will visit his son,
Kelsey, who is at Fort Pike, with
the Washburn ambulance corps Mrs (,
Petro went down last week and will
probably not return until after Christ.
mas I
Mrs. F. A studer, 1917 Quincy
street, is sick at her home with an
attack of acute indigestion.
The Fraternal Aid Union, No. H.
VIII meet tonight at their hall. 1000
Kansas avenue and an election of Of
ficers will be held.
The Richardson Art Embroidery
club will meet Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs n. ]. Chamblin
1919 Monroe street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A E Hamilton, of
1917 Quincy street. h3ve returned
from a short visit to their son, Rus
sell, who is at Camp Doniphan. They
missed seeing the escape of the OBJ
servation balloon by only a few min /
utes. Mrs. Robinson had been watch
ing 1t not five minutes before but had /
stepped inside a tent to warm. The /
runaway was followed by airpIanes
and motor trucks and cycles The
two officers in the balloon pulled the /
rip cord and the balloon descended /
about 20 miles from Camp Doniphar1 /
About AZ of the friends and neigh I
bors of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H Collier,
OF route gave them farewell party I
Sunday evening at their home The +
guests brought baskets filled with
everything necessary for an indoor +
picnic and a delightful time was en- I
Joyed. Mr.. and Mrs. Collier and their
three children. Raymond, Harold and I
Hazel will leave next week for their
new home in Wayne county, n Y
The list of guests follows: Mr. and +
Mrs Roy Markin, Mr.. and Mrs Walt
Miller. Mr. and Mrs. VIII Buechner,
Mr.. and Mrs John Buechner, Mr..
and Mrs. c. H Leep. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Florschultz. Mrs. Henry Flor
schultz, Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson Mr.
and Mrs L. Bradford, Mrs Anna
Nichols and baby, Mrs John An
drews, Misses Louise Buechner, Marie