The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-27
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
Silver Lake Becoming Famous
For Big Melons.
Ed Kassebaum and L. I'll. Neis-
Wender Raise Large Kind.
MELODIOUS MUSIC
Will Be Feature of Booster Band
banquet.
.ELODIOUS
Make Extensive Improvements
on Church OF Good Shepherd.

Did you know that the region around
Silver Lake is growing in fame as a
watermelon resort? It is, and there
abouts are growing watermelon kings"
Among them is Ed Kassebaum, L. H.
Ne1SWender ct al. as the legal notices
say Mr.. RaSsebaum has raised some
unusually large melons in the last few
years. In 1902 he brought an SO pound
er to the market. This year he has
raised several weighing from Sc to 10
pounds. He has three acres in this
vegetable. Like his melons, Mr.. Kasse-
baum is a Silver Lake product He
was born and raised in the locality.
L. H. Neiswender is another mammoth
melon raiser. He raises melons which
would make the folk way back east"
sit up and take notice. He has about
SIX acres in melons. 1t is said that
an acre of melons will average about
$3.50 for the farmer. This, of course,
is not net profit, but even then it is
profitable.
Extensive improvements are being
made in the Church of the Good Shep-
herd. The building is being raised.
the roof shingled. The exterior will be
reprinted and the interior redecorated.
Repairs and improvements will also be
made in the basement.
The musical feature of the enter
tainment which will be provided at
the Civic club Booster banquet due
Wednesday evening, November 3, at
Lukens' opera house, promises to be
unusually good. William Van Ness
who is in charge of these arrangements,
is securing first-class~ material. And
much of this may be found on the
North side.
Real estate men report much activity
in their line on the North side this week
Among other sales of property, D. A.
Asquith has sold his home at 1909 North
jackson street, to D. V. King, who has
recently moved here from Bolingreen,
Mo. The j. c. Travis property at $40
North Topeka avenue has been sold to
w. H. Austin of Kansas City, Mo. Mr..
Travis expect to go to Texas in the
near future to look after his farm in
tereSts there.
Again the work on the Melan bridge
extension has been set back. The rep
resentatives of the Maryland Fidelity
q Trust company laid a claim before
the city commissioners for $410O. This
sum they say is due them for the ma
terial left on the ground by A. D. john
son & Co., whom they bonded and who
abandoned the job.
If this claim is allowed not enough
money will be left in the bridge fund
of the city. The O'Connors, who were
consider their contract before signing
it, as they do not wish to be a party
in the violation of a state law which
compels city officials to have enough
money to pay a contractor before the
papers are signed.
Notes and Personals.
R. o. Hilliard. of North Tyler street,
has been taken to Christ's hospital for
an operation for kidney trouble.
Clay Bowen has returned from a trip
through Texas.
]. c. Snediker has returned from a
short business trip to Kansas City.
Rev. Lew D. Hill. of Illinois. is con-
| Quoting a series of evangelistic meet
| ings at the Prairie Home church west
| of Topeka.
| See ]. J. King, the man who sells
| your property. Ind. 995, Bell, 993.
Merit Forbes, of Silver Lake, is Wis
iting on the North side today.
Charles Laurent, an old settler on the
North side, now of Denver, Col, is Wis
iting Topeka relatives.
! The Arts and Crafts Embroidery club
will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs
| David Bergundthal, 1925 Central ave-
nue..
Rene Robinson, engaged by the gov,
eminent on the Panama canal left
yesterday for his work after having
| spent several weeks at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Martha ]. Robinson, o.
| S29 North Jackson street.
Miss Julia Frisbie, of Granville, is
visiting Miss Iona Buchanan of no
North Monroe street.
Mrs E. A. Lester has moved from
1929 North Kansas avenue to 1905 Cen
| trail avenue.
The Mathewson-Pine biplane is be.
| ing remodeled at the tent on the Tay'
Tor tract north of Garfield park.
Miss Bess Dusenberry, of 924 Nortl
| Tyler street, is visiting friends in FL
| mont