The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
DIR. A. C. Davis and His Con-
federate "GreenRacks."
Relics Come to Light After
Many Years.
ARE WELL PRESERVED
Street Car Knocks Horse Down
Without Serious Injury.
Iva Roberts Returns Home With
Father From X. C.

While looking through his desk to-
day DR.. A c. Davis came across two
Confederate "greenbacks'' of 800 and
S. denominations. The paper money"
was folded in the inside partition of an
old leather pocketbOok which the doc
tor had carried in the civil war, at
which time he had taken the notes Us
contraband. He had placed them IN
the pocketbook some thirty years ago,
but not often using the wallet had al
most forgotten having the script. II
| is we'll preserved.
| The larger denomination, according
| to the still legible inscription, was is
sued by the Confederate States OF
America, February II, 1864. At that
time Dr. Davis said that it took over
one hundred dollars in Confederate
money to buy pair of boots.
The five dollar note was issued Sep
| TENDER 2, 1861, at Richmond. Va, by
| the Confederate States of America,
| 7. S. Crouch is given as register and
| A. A. Gray as secretary. The print
/ ing on the bill stated that it was fund
able in per cent stock or receivable in
payment of ali duties except export
! duties"
DR.. Davis belonged to company G,
| Eleventh Iowa infantry. After the war
he attended the medical school of the
| University of Iowa, graduating there
in 1857 Two years later he went 20
| Springfield, Ill. From there he moved
| to Topeka and has been here Tor ABOUT
| twenty-five years.
His parents moved to Iowa when he
was years old. At that time the
famous Black Hawk war was raging.
| A horse driven by Samuel Spiker,
| farmer living seven miles northwest or
! Topeka, was struck down by a south
bound West Tenth car at Gordon street
and Kansas avenue about 10 O'Clock
this morning, but arose uninjured. The
car fender and the harness was dam
aged Mrs. Spiker, who was in the
car, said she saw the car approaching
and told her husband that he could not
cross the tracks in time to avoid the
collision but that he would not heed
her and the crash came.
Iva Roberts, the 16-year-old daugh-
| ter of Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Roberts OF
1924 North Monroe street, who was SUD-
posed to have eloped. returned home
Thursday afternoon. She had found
employment taking care of child in a
Kansas City home.
There her father found her after fo,-
lowing a clue given by VIM. Gaunts of
PA Hancock street, who had seen Iva
with a little girl at Electric park, in
| Kansas City last Sunday. Mr.. Roberts
| asked his daughter if she would rather
stay : h the Kansas City people IT
come home. She replied that she pre-
ferred to return as she was getting
homesick and intended to come home
as soon as she saved up enough money
from her wages. She stated that To-
peka woman named Hurshenburger
had helped her get to Kansas City.
Notes and Personals.
]. H. Bair has joined the ranks of the
no mustache people. Since he has re-
moved his mustache the travelling men
have had some difficulty in recognizing
| him.
James Priddy of Elmont is a North
| side visitor today. He has raised some
remarkably fine peaches.
| Fred Woodland and family have moved
from Lawrence and have located at
| HOS North Van Buren, street.
The noisy demonstrations of the
Pentecostal people at Garfield park
| continue. Last night it is said that at
one time the whole congregation shout
ed simultaneously for about five mill
| utes.
Rev w. L Cole, pastor of the North
Side Baptist church, who is in St Joe
| on business, will arrive home tomor-
row. according to word received by W.
E. Section.
T D. Joseph has returned from a
visit in Butler county.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Young of Roches-
ter. Ill, and daughter. Mrs Ora Hail.
and granddaughter, Miss Julia Hall, of
Rochester, ILL.,, who have been visiting
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Young's