The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-30
NORTH SIDE NEWS
In Old Kentucky, Where South
ern Customs Rule.
Miss HeIOise Green Describes
Life in Mayfield, Ky.
TATUES IN CEMETERY
tizen Directed Erection OF
Relatives Statues.
Their Items of Interest on the
North Side.
IN CEMETERY

- seal Of Graves county, Kentucky,
,rbefa she has been engaged in the
rlIlliherv business during the spring
and winter for several seasons. Miss
Green gives an interesting account of
ife al d customs of the Kentucky
own and tells how it is noted for the
lanufacture of wooden goods. She
,iso describes another curious feature
IF the place. This consists of several
statues of a Mr.. Woodbridge and his
relatives as well as his horse and
hounds which were erected after the
formers death.
.'Mayfield is a town of about 10000
said Miss Green to a visitor TINS
morning. 1T is noted chiefly for
wooden goods which
arc sold all over the United States
The farmers of the locality also raise
tobacco, in fact this IS
the chief farm product. | beIeVe
there is one popular brand of tobacco
which is raised at no other place than
Navheld. I can't think of the name
n The brand, as of course 1 do not use
tobacco myself.
THE farmers are pretty well to do
and send their daughters away TO
boarding schools to be finished al
though some of them are not very
complete even when they return
"One of the wealthy men OF the
|nlsce named Woodbridge, died some
Sffme ago without any living heirs or
Relatives to whom he could leave his
money. However, he had wished to
.so1or them 50 in his will ne directed
& hat part of the proceeds of his estate
b. given to erect statues of them over
he family burial vault in the ceme-
erv There are nine of these statues
luding one of Woodbridge hlnselt on
Horseback and two or three of women
seIatives. one I thing of his sweet
tesrt-I understand he was never
married. In addition there are small
4tatues of his favorite foxhounds. AS
Sar as I know there is nothing like
these statues in the United states.
And the living show many evil
fences of wealth. The town has five
hanks. Residence lots sell for about
81 600: business lots can not be tOuch-
I'd for less than $1,000 This seems
hrettv fair price for real estate in
Ipwn of 10000. One OF the new
shurches cost $4,000
LAS to their bomes-there are many
Ia colonial houses with tall wide
5<erandas. or galleries, as they are
He'd. This is in keeping with the
lace. The town is very old, ante
ating back to 'befoah the wah' and
hany old time customs prevail: L
lave seen OK teams with their cumber-
bme yoke coming in from the coun-
H. There are very few autos. This
! the town scared the farmers horses
trade was driven away and an
ndinance was passed prohibiting the
hachines. However, that was changed
'sO now a few people own autos and
more are being ordered. Well, they
can afford them.
There is still a little feeling be-
tween the north and the south al
though it is dying out-and the people
have been very cordial and nice to me
even if was from the moth
Probably on account of their
wealth and also on account of custom,
very few of the women will work.
They think it isn't their place. All
that many of them do is to dress swell
and have a good time while they leave
the work to the men, horses and the
servants. A good negro cook can be
secured for 81 week-and what she
can steal However, a cook will do
only kitchen work and no other.
The women have club which de-
votes most of its efforts at civic i'm
provement.
I'VE hear about the famous Ken
lucky feuds in Mayheld occasionally
and there have been one or two muir
ders in the town which were the re-
suit of an ancient feud.
altogether / think Kansas COM
pares very favorably with Kentucky
and I am always glad to get back
home"
A confession: There's the seven-year
itch. and the money itch, and the itch
for the fist to fight; but the worst of
itches-and it doesn't bring riches-is
the itch of the hand 10 write.
Sing a song OF summer time, baseball
in full blast; Carter now is hitting
some. and we hope he'll last. When
the home team wins, the fans Will
eFr oh fr1 fsdr -
hose to put old Carter out. "-Donated
with enthusiasm.
From the Topeka Journal. June 80,
1920 (Perhaps): Many North siders are
of the opinion that today has been the
hottest since the hot weather Of 1909.
The North side liquid air plant is ar
ranging to furnish the new Condensed
Goodness for the Space Annihilator
show.
John Smith of 2S14 Jackson street
was severely wounded on the head this
morning by a piece Of ice which fell
from an airship which was about a
hundred feet in the air. The captain of
The air boat blames the chief steward
Tor the accident.
=. The Chautauqua management reports
Put over 10000 people were admitted
IA the grounds yesterday. This attend
81 nee is much greater than even at the
Famous Chautauqua Of the summer of
8909
See L C. Boyce in regard to the OPP
sortunities that the South Pole Colon
zatlon company are offering.
During the Chautauqua try trip on
! he North side Seeing Topeka" air
aunches. We guarantee our boats to
b perfectly safe. North Side Aerial
amusement Co.
I. J. Ketchum will insure you against
rodents See him.
Remember the North Side Accident
urance Co.
The North Side Wireless Electric
tat company is installing its lamps
he new landing platform built by
Topeka street railway company
south of Garfield park.
Fitors at the Chautauqua are con-
lily expressing admiration for the
erfuI North side bikes and for the
prise and courage of the First
people who contributed to their
uction. Although these embank-
have been completed since the