The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-17
SUBSTANTIAL HOMES.
Handsome Inducements Offered
for a Light Plant.
Breezy Gossip From That Sec
ton by State Journal Writer.

Kansas Though the July rains were
not frequent the August showers all
went around our section and only an
inch of rain fell here in September, the
fine rain last week is putting the IAN
wheat in fine shape and the farmers
are all able to buy feed if they did not
raise enough. Almost every farmer
threshed one crop of alfalfa seed. and
bushel of seed will buy ton Of
hay or 16 bushels of corn, so the stock
need not grow lean.
Good valley farm land is selling at
from $50 to 500 per acre, and no farms
| in the state have finer buildings than
those of the Solomon valley.
NJ. E. Brady is just putting the nm
| ishing touches on new residence OF
| 81 rooms, the home of John HazeRlne,
| a Mitchell county wheat king, six
| miles south of Cawker. When compile
| ted. Frank Highly & Son, decorators
and painters, will take charge OF the
house for a week or Two and 1t Will
| then be a fit home for one CT the finest
| families in the state.
| c. W. Bemis will soon erect an i'm
mense barn on his farm just west OF
| town, using cement for wall and floor
| Albert Peer is Just completing
| handsome cottage on North Fifteenth
street which he will occupy next
month.
The Methodists have just completed
! Il handsome parsonage at cost OF w.
| 500 with the understanding that the
pastor, Rev. ]. A. Bull, is to remain
| at least three years to. occupy II. II
| is finished and decorated in particular
| " good style under direction OF the
pastor and his daughter. - -.
Cawker still needs an electric light
plant and steam laundry. joseph
jackson will furnish power from the
mill for the lights, if the right man
will take hold of the matter.
G. L. Hudkins has built large gar
age or South Pennsylvania avenue, ana
has three Buick touring cars and 10 or
- runabouts ready for his auto livery
business. Our roads here are as smooth
as asphalt and there are now ABOUT q
automobiles in town. Inc farmers rs
horses are generally accustomed 10 the
horn and motor, so delays and inter-
ruptions are less frequent than FORMER
ly. tt.
Homer B. Mayer is building an arts
tic cottage, modern throughout, on
North Ninth street, which VIII be one
of the most attractive residences in
town.
charge of the opera house, Whlch is pc
ing redecorated, furnished, lighted and
heated A number OF good attractions
are booked for the winter
Robert Good of jamestown was re-
Gently elected secretary of the Lincoln
Park Chautauqua association, and the
stockholders are very mucn pleaseu
with the selection of the directors All
wear viii pay out and help pay for the
land besides.
Rev. French oliver will probably con-
duct revival service here IN the near
future Arrangements are now beng
made to build a frame tabernacle 7oxSo
feet for that purpose =, - ,,,,od7
]. w LaBrant, who recently moved |
here from Cherokee, Kan, mas zbeen
suffering with nervous trouble ana tues
day morning, attempted suicide by
shooting himself twice with A canpre
revolver Both shots passed through |
the body, one just above the neart, one
inst below. He is still alive WITH
slight chance for recovery.
Miss Yuba Draher had suffered sew
eraI years from a diseased knee. JOINT;
Last spring the physicians amputateo
tuberculosis then settled in her lungs
and she died yesterday. Her school
mates did all in their power for her
comfort during her illness and Will pc
dismissed to attend the 1unerai
day. -, ,.o,,.a,, his
a hility to get out the best newspaper
has had for years, the CaWker
CIV 7 edser and Superintend the city
schools in an able manner at the same
line Las. Friday the schools were
dismissed for a day that all pupils
might attend the county falr on ecu
rational day. Many awaited themselves
of the privilege, and many others spent
tha dav watching Barnum d Baileys
@Tair" which showed the same day in
Beloit. on 80 ;1s
70 K q. Washburn. Bethany, Llnds-
80 x s. A. c., Kansas, Wesleyan,
Safe Normal. Kansas City, Liberty,
Mo, and Ames, Iowa. schools. II is the
second wear for many of them
Miss Meta Vennum of Los Angeles
q talented violinist, who charmed the
audiences at our Chautauqua assembly,
has gone to Topeka to visit her aunt
~ bar home. Next year she goes abroad
~ cornplete her musical education
n woodbury., of the Banner stock
farm. sold today to Mr. Harrison OF
JaxveIl CITY two spring colts from his
imported Percheron mares Tor SSoo, ana
thew are worth every cent of the money.
In mentioning recent improvements,
we neglected to note w. f. hetchum
cafe which is just such place as
Gawker has long needed. 1t is nicely
located on the corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Wisconsin streets. hand
soneIv furnished and the culinary de-
nartment is in charge of Mrs. ketchum,
who is an artist in that line.
Cawker doesn't dabble in politics
much. but generally votes about right
when the time comes. and will send the
nroDer number of Reeder votes to the
POLLS when election day rolls round,
unless I. D. Young of Beloit should
get the nomination. In that case he
would have no more loyal support than
Cawker.
Miss Ada Upton Hitchcock, of Cav
ker, who was elected county superin-
tendent of schools last fall, is one of
the most original and progressive sup
erintendents in the state. The teachers
look forward to the association
meetings with pleasant anticipations in
stead of a cross to be borne as a mat
ter of duty. Agriculture, forestry and
other practical subjects are being in
in the schools. and her en-
thusiasm originality and energy seem
contagious, the teachers doing their