The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-06
ON THE NORTH SIDE
Topeka Millers Interested in
Seed Wheat Bill.
Say That Quality of Kansas
Wheat is DeteriOrating.
JAMES HORD RETURNS
Negro Preacher Being Tried for
Abandoning Children.
Central Sash & Door Company
Elect Officers.
JAMES J HORD RETURNS

Eject U111corS.
North Topeka millers are express
ing a desire that the house will pass
the bill recommending that the ap-
preparation for $4,000 for seed wheat
be raised to $4,000. This bill passed
the senate yesterday afternoon. ]. B.
Nicholson, manager of the Kaw Mil
ling company, and Nat Taylor of the
company, together with Z. B. Hoff-
man of the Enterprise mills, appear
ed before the ways and means COM
1nittee this week and asked for an
appropriation for this purpose. The
Kaw Milling company are said to
have been the only Topeka milling
interests represented.
1t is well known that the wheat in
Kansas is deteriorating. This is due
to inbreeding, and it is estimated that
the introduction of foreign breed,
such as hard Turkey red from Rus
sia will save millions of dollars to the
state.
The following officers of the Central
Sash & Door company were elected at
the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers this week: President, E. r. Burk-
holder, Mcpherson; vice president, A.
Burkholder, Canada; secretary, Den
mis- Sipes, Topeka; treasurer, William
Sipes. The following directors were
elected: Z. r. Burkholder, A. Burk-
holder, Samuel Burkholder, Marion;
William Manspeaker, ]. G. Slonecker,
Topeka; George G. Moses, Junction
city; Dennis Sipes and William
Sipes, Topeka.
James Hord. the negro preacher"
charged with abandoning his two chill
dren returned to Topeka yesterday
afternoon from Kansas City and is
being tried for the charge in the pro-
bate court this afternoon. Neighbors
of the man telephoned of his sick
child and probably added that he
would get into trouble if he didn't
show up. Tom, the sick boy, is
threatened with pneumonia and can
not be moved from the, home at 6S5
Spruce street. The King brothers,
humane officers, are supplying the
children with food.
the Santa Fe bridge across the Kansas
river is nearly all in position, and the
work of putting the pieces together
Will probably be completed today. The
top chords of the span are several feet
above the top of the old spans.
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]. H. FOUGHT tells an amusing story
in connection with the early days of
the telegraph and another amusing
anecdote:
''Just after the first telegraph line
had been strung along the line of the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago rail-
road, people took great interest in
the new invention.
MY father ]. D. FOUGHT and a Ger
man neighbor, John Costanian by
Ohio, on adjoining farms. One day
they were walking along the railroad !
and noticing the telegraph line, began |
to talk of its wonders. My father told |
his neighbor about messages being
sent over the wire, but the German
couldn't understand. He looked at the |
wires overhead and then exclaimed:
7 don't see no vite papers nit letters
in dem running along der vires'
Father then tried to explain the prin-
ciple of the telegraph but for a long
time his neighbor failed to compre-
hend.
Near by our farm was a small town |
of about a thousand. A Catholic
church stood at one end of the main
street. This thoroughfare, on Sun
days after church would be filed with
people on their way home from ser
vices. Constanian was a very devoted
member of this church and evidently
had the crowds who went there in +
mind when he happened to be in Chi
cago with my father one day He
walked along the h11Sv STRAITS Of tho
city for awhile and then said. 4 von-
where the church vas. Dere must have
been services dere and people are go
ing home alreatty yet. The streets vas
SO crowded.
At fIlEa GInnnn.lsInla,.