The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15
NORTH SIDE NEWS
r.. R. Baer Has Invented Cheap
Egg Gambler.
Also Chicken Bench'-Will
Make Articles Here.
NORTH SIDE FACTORY.
Plant Will Probably BE Located
NORTH SIDE FACTORY.
Plant Will Probably BE Located
in First Ward.
Missionary From China at Chris
ton Church Tomorrow.

r. r.. Baer has applied for pat
ent for an egg Gambling device and has
also received a patent for chicken
killing bench. Mr.. Baer will form a
partnership with c. K. Myers and
manufacture the articles mentioned.
besides poultry equipment The firm
will be known as the Baer Manufac-
turing Co., and as far as is known will
locate the factory in North Topeka.
At present, another firm will man
ufacture the egg Gambling device, as
according to Mr.. Baer. he has re-
ceived several orders already for his
GAMBLER.
This consists of a collapsible booth,
six feet high and three feet square. 1t
can be folded in a small space. A
black cloth hood is arranged to en-
close it and shut off the light from
the outside. Inside tube runs down
from the top about halfway, which
contains two holes for the eggs and a
gas jet. A sixteen candlepower light
Is used. Acetelyne gas furnishes the
light. The generator is so arranged
that it will contain enough carbide to
furnish the gas for one and a half
days at a cost of four cents a day
The device is for farmers and country
merchants. It will sell at SIS.
The chicken killing bench is ar
ranged so that a chicken can be fas-
tened with its head in a loop by
means of a spring and rope which
runs over a pulley.
Kansas avenue Methodist Episco-
pal church, John w. Waldron, pastor.
Sunday school $3.50 a. M. Calvin Hol-
man, superintendent. Morning ser
vice at IL o'clock, subject: Personal
Conservation. Junior league at p.
m. intermediate and senior league at
6:45 p. m. MIR. Geo. Hoyes of the
First Methodist church will have
charge Of the special anniversary
league service. Preaching at o'clock.
The pastor will preach a special SER
mon to young people. There will be
special music at these services.
The pastor of the North Topeka
Baptist church will preach the third
sermon in the series on parallels of
the sea Sunday evening. The sub
ject is: Barriers and Barnacles.'' The
chorus choir will sing.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. T. Cox of Rossville and daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. c.. Nixon, of ST. Joseph,
Mo, who are visiting with relatives.
spent yesterday at the home of Mrs.
z. G. Slaybaugh.
Miss Minnie Furrow of Pawnee,
Neb., is visiting at the home of j. w.
Churchman.
Ne. and Mrs. F.C Hummer of near
Elmnnt spent yesterday in North To-
pekn.
Miss Edna Dale, a missionary. who
IS in thts country on a furlough from
China, will talk to the Sunday school
children at the Central Avenue
Christian church at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning and tell of Chinese
children. She will also make an ad-
dress in the church at II a. m. The
regular services will be held in the
evening. Miss Dale was a classmate
of the pastor of the church, Rev.
David Lyons, at Drake university,
Des Moines, Ia, in 1900. She has
been in China. for about seven years
since graduating.
s. S. Myers of 1905 Western ave-
nue. went to Valley Falls today on
business. .--..-..t...
Mr.. and Mrs. s.. R. Workman enter
tanned the Degree of Honor, No. 26.
delightfully."- Thursday evening at their
home 1926 Kansas avenue. The
time was spent in conversation and
music and those who enjoyed Mr.. and
Mrs. Workman's hospitality were:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Hearick, Mr. and
Mrs. win ST. Marys. Mr.. and Mrs.
w NJ. G. Lane, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Wilson. Mrs. Earl Slaybaugh. Mrs.
Fred Hurst, Mrs. H. H. Saunders,
Mrs. Geo. Saunders, Mrs. Joe Hanlon.
Mrs. Frank Williams, Mrs. c. M.
Snodgrass, Mrs. Geo. Holmes, Mrs.
Frank Eby, Mrs. Anna Kingman, Mr..
]. w. Holiday, Mr.. Edwin Hanlon,
Miss Anna Semprez, Miss Laura Nor
gan, Hattie Wilson, Virginia Wilson,
Theima Wilson, Emma Sheetz, Cecil
Sheetz, Willie Sheetz.
Dudley Pratt spent yesterday in
Lawrence.
The wind storm yesterday afternoon
blew a large cottonwood tree near
Kfstier street. and Kansas avenue