The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-19
SIDE NEWS.
A Woman Heads Movement for
Extending City Railway.
Mrs. L. f. Drallinger Wants Line
Built to Rochester Cemetery.
MORESALTWELL TALK
Ground Near Old Well Reported
to Be Salty.
Those Interested in Matter Nav
Hold Meeting.
MORE SALTWELL TALK

movement for the extension OF the
city railway to the Rochester GENE
terry about two and quarter miles
north OF Topeka. She Is Mrs L. E.
Drallinger. Of 1884 Kansas avenue, the
daughter OF ]. H. Skinner. nursery
man at Rochester. Mrs Drallinger
recently headed a petition asking that
the city railway officials make the ex-
tension mentioned and circulated the
paper 1t was signed by over fifty
residents Of Rochester. 1t has been
sent TO the officials of the city rail-
way. but so far nothing has been
heard from it
Other agitations for this purpose
nave been started but with no results.
As to the recent movement, Mrs. ORAL
linger said this morning.
we have heard nothing from our
petition since we sent it in, but would
like to know what will be done about
it. All of the people of Rochester are
very much interested in the matter
as well as many in North Topeka We
feel sure that it could be made pay
ing proposition and intend to keep af-
ter it until we accomplish our pur-
pose T.
Some time this week it is probable
that meeting will be called for those
interested in the matter of investigat-
ing the proposed salt industry north
of Topeka on the T. D. Joseph place.
j. J.. King yesterday looked over< the,
ground where the oil well had been
drilled. According to his story the
ground was SO covered with salt
around the old well that nothing could
be grown there. It is said that after
the we'll had been abandoned as an
oil or gas producer and had been
plugged with wood, the artesian force
of the salt water which was found
was so great as to cause it to LEX out
at the Sides An iron cap had to be
screwed over the pipe to prevent it. It
is also said that the old casing re-
mains in the hole for about fifty feet
down. AT this depth rock bed is
found.
Miss Evelyn skinner. who has re-
Gently returned from. Ulysses. Grant
county, where she has been teaching
school, describes the town and sur
rounding country in an interesting
manner. She said:
Ulysses has less than twelve fam
lilies. The business houses consist of
two general stores. "a bank, hotel and
two real estate offices. The town was
moved from the old cite to a better
location three and sone-half miles
northwest However, the school
house. court house and postoffice
could not be moved and so remain in
the old town.
Even now, the new town is thirty
miles from the nearest railroad sta
ton. This is Hartland Between Hart
land and Ulysses people make the
journey with the mail carrier. He
makes daily trips between the two
places, The people in general travel
largely in wagons. They are mostly
Germans and Russians as we'll as
few people from Ohio, Illinois and
Indiana. Cattle raising and farm
ing are the chief occupations. Sugar
beets, maize, rice corn, and water
melons, besides some wheat, are the
principal crops.
1.-THE farms range from so to 100
acres. Some people own several sec
tons The land was mostly taken as
claims The houses are either of frame
or sod. A few dug outs are also
found. Some of them are on mail
routes, while others are several miles
away from the rural routes The
houses are from quarter of a mile
to three miles apart
1.-THE only route between HartIand
and Ulysses leads through fifteen miles
of large sandhills covered with sage
brush and soap weeds. On the way a
persons can see prairie dogs and praf-
RE chickens, also coyotes.
1.-THE district schools are frame.
Some have no bells. AT these schools
house with a stick to call the chill
dren- The attendance averages from
six to twenty-five pupils
THE main amusements are base
ball, dances and literary societies.
these recreations are always well at
tended
A North Topeka man who made
trip to Kansas City and back yesterday
tells the following amusing incident Of
the journey: ,t...
''Sprawled out on the seat across the
aisle from me in the Kansas City
bound train was typical country boy.
He wore a light suit with broad checks
and SLOUGH hat with a leather band.
Back of him sat well dressed city
woman. with all the. vivacity of her
kind. The two had become acquainted
before got on the train. Just after
sat down. heard the boy confide to his
new friend that he had got on at Ellis
and was going to Kansas City for the
first time. AS the train neared the
city. the youth handed her a SEN
timental post card of the mushiest
kind. You can kept this for to remem-
Der me by he said. the keepsake was
received very graciously- Then
naughty twinkle came into the wo-
mans eye I would prefer a lock of
your hair to put in my watch she said.
with a wink at all those within ear
shot. The youth bashfully agreed to
let her have portion of his hair. Then
difficulty arose. The woman had
nothing to cut his hair with. How
ever, the boy offered the use of an old
knife for the purpose. With this
weapon, the woman sawed off strand
or two OF the yellow locks much to the
amusement of all the passengers ex-
cept the youth. He took it all in good
faith sal
George w. Lambeth has received
copy of the Kent Messenger and Maid
stone Telegraph, printed March 20, in
Maidstone, Kent county, England. near
Mr.. Lambeth's old home
A story in this issue says that Kent
county had just been visited with the
heaviest fall Of snow for. twenty years
The snow fell for about thirty hours
continuously, attaining an average
depth of one and one-half feet An
other article referring to an accident
saws: 1.-THE young lady was 30 wears