The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19
Kansas Had This Weather Forty
Years Ago.
April Then Was Very Cold and
Windy.
FRUIT NOT KILLED.
teaches and Apples Yielded
Good Crop.
Finish Relocating Street Car
Track Today.

Kansas had this same kind of
weather forty-one years ago this
month, according to j. H. FOUGHT,
who had just arrived in this sunny
state from Ohio then.
L landed here March 81, 1861"
said Mr.. FOUGHT today. and a few
days later began teaching school in
a small school house where the Cline
Kansas avenue. BY the way, Charles
Curtis, now United States senator, and
his sister, now Mrs. Rome ColV1n,
went to school to me at that time.
Il boarded on the south side and
had to cross over the old pontoon
bridge on my way to school. Gee
whiz. but it was cold and windy when
crossing the bridget l used to wear
head bent down to keep 1t (the hat)
from being blown off.
North Kansas avenue had just
been cut through. Only one house had
been built between the Union Paclnc
tracks and the school. That was at
about S35 Kansas avenue. 50 the
wind had clear sweep. The ground
then was mostly of sand, and had
to shut my eyes to keep from nterally
getting my eyes full.
Our school was heated with wood.
Altogether we burned one and one
half cords that April. 1 had left my
overcoat back in Ohio, but L had TO
buy one after arriving here.
However, although it was as cold
and bIastv then as it was now, the
fruit crop was not entirely frozen we
had considerable amount of apples
and peaches that year.
The Alfalfa Milling company made
an offer for the real estate OF the
Western Wooden Mill company, but
the offer was not accepted Both the
wooden mills in North Topeka, and
Oakland are doing a big business and
running full capacity. The North
Topeka mill is obliged to run at night
to keep up with its business.
The Topeka Street Railway COM
pany state that they expect to finish
the work of relocating their tracks
north of Melan bridge today. the
track further east has been moved
still further to the east side OF the
avenue. The north and south bound
cars have been meeting at the south
end of the bridge and the passengers
walking the distance between. Mean
while the work on the extension or
Melan bridge has been practically
suspended. The street car bridge Will
be lengthened two spans to cores
structure. However, the street car
people say they do not know when
this undertaking will be started.
Community Comment.
What has become of the oldfashion-
ed Sunday school boy who enjoyed
Pilgrims Progress?
1t is suggested that the Child STUDY
club at its next meeting discuss the
topic: BEST ways of preventing chill
Cren from exposing family skeletons.
The discovery of the plot to blow up
the court house at Lawrence is proba-
bly, the most exciting thing which has
happened there since the Quantrell raid.
Another only claim to distinction pos
sessed by some families is that no
member thereof ever eats breakfast
Salina papers give considerable space
to the rumor that one of the towns
Certain Rich Men intends to move to
Kansas City. Which shows how dull
things are in Sahna.
That comets are seen mostly at night
hut are generally about 100000 or
more years old is another proof that
night air is not injurious to the health.
THOSE GALLERY GODS.
1T was perfectly dreadful said a
Topeka woman today in describing a
recent experience at a theater. You
know we couldn't get seats down stairs
because we didn't get our tickets be-
forehand and reached the opera house
too late to find any seats except in the
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