The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17
NOtllI OuU6 W. WV
Business Men Are Talking OF
Salt Plant.
Sam Dolman's Plan Appeals to
Them.
WILL CIVIC CLUB ACT?
Fred MOrns, President, May Ask
Them About Matter.
Private Corporation May Inves-
tigate Proposition.
WILL CIVIC CLUB ACT?

Many North Topeka business men
and others are manifesting much in
terest in Sam Dolman's plan for de-
veloping the salt packing industry as
published in yesterdays Journal. 1t
is probable that the civic club will be
called together to see whether they
wish to take some action about in
vestigating the proposition. Mean
while there is also talk of private
corporation being formed to investi-
gate the practicability of establishing
a paying salt plant here. Some one
may possibly be sent to Hutchinson to
investigate the salt works there If
such a thing is decided upon, 1t is
very probable that a well will be sunk
on the old Joseph farm.
81 will try to find out how the mem
berS of the Civic club feel about the
matter" said Fred Morns, president
of the club today. land if the PROPOSE
ton seems to appeal to them, prob
ably some time next week I will call
them together to discuss it as thorough
ly as possible. At present have no idea
as to what course will be followed,
whether or not any action will be
taken, but it seems that the project
Sought to be developed by Topeka peo-
pie, If it can be made a paying one.
OF course, a thorough investigation of
conditions here and at Hutchinson
should be made. However a great
MANY things must be taken into con-
sideration before any definite steps
which would call for an outlay of
any money can be taken"
The neighbors of AL Spurgeon, who
lost over $4,000 when his barn
burned down at his farm on the old
Boast place in district sc Friday night,
are taking a subscription to help him
out. Mr.. Surgeons loss included be-
sides four horses, several hundred
bales of hay and about 800 bushels
of corn, and all of the other feed in
the building. The barn was insured
for $500. The cause of the fire has
not been learned.
James Ramsey who lives on the Gill
ranch north of Silver Lake is in
North Topeka today on business. He
tells q wonderful story of how the
sand and wind storm of last Sunday
was the means of catching fourteen
ducks alive. Mr.. Ramsey said:
Last Sunday morning a flock OF
ducks settled down in a low place on
my farm. I think that the wind was
blowing SO hard that they could fly no
more. Some of us saw them light and
went out after them with guns. We
approached them very cautiously at
first, but as they did not seem to no.
tice any one, we went closer. We
walked right upon them and still
they never moved. They actually al
lowed themselves to be gathered up
like apples and didn't try to get away
until after we took hold of them.
There were fourteen of them al
together. When we got them to the
house we found that their eyes were
full of sand and they couldn't see.
If you do not believe this you can
come to our house and see the sand
that we took from their eyes"
There will be Easter and promotion
exercises at Prairie Home church
Sunday night. April IS. Everybody
cordially invited.
A reception under the auspices of
the Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the Kansas Avenue church
was given Rev. and Mrs. J. w.
Waldren on Friday at the home of
Miss Clara Holman, president of the
society. Luncheon was served at l
o'clock to twenty-five members, Mrs
w. II. Rutter, Mrs. Guy Gardener, Mrs
J. N. Henry and Mrs. w. A Cooks
acting as hostesses. The study of the
afternoon was The Western World
conducted by Miss Viola Troutman
Music by Mrs. John McNown and
readings by Mrs. J. H. Howard, Miss
Evelyn Holman, Mrs. E. G. Seger were
special features of the programme
arrangements were completed for the
annual thank offering service May 9