The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-01
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
Mills Receive Best Wheat in
Many Years.
Comes From the Southern Kan.
sas Fields.
EFFECT WILL BE GOOD
Enables Millers to Compete With
the Northwest.
Items of Interest From Across
the Raw.
EFFECT WILL BE GOOD

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the Kaw.
| What Is said to be the best wheat
! received in Topeka for several years
Is being ground by the North side mills
TINS week. It comes mostly from
southern Kansas It is of dark hard
variety. On this account it makes
profitable milling. When the wheat is
| damp the millers buy moisture along
with the wheat. The wheat which is
now being received is said to make the
best kind of flour and consequently the
| bread therefrom will be good If baked
properly.
| North side millers say that the re-
ceipt of this wheat in such quantities
| with the northwest trade which has
been one of the rivals of local mills
The drouth and the forest fires are re-
| ported to be affecting the wheat in the
| northwest. The drouth there is dry
| ing up the wheat and the same effect
| is produced from the heat of the for
| est fires.
Things look like business in North
| Topeka today A force of rs men and
teams started moving dirt this morn
| ing for the Shorey extension to the
| city railway. They commenced at the
corner of Kansas avenue and Morse
street and they are working westward
1 ---AS' - - -
The Shawnee County horticultural
society will hold its regular monthly
meeting on Thursday. August A. at
| from Kiro. The essays and discussions
will be on the following subjects:
southern Horticulture;" Eastern
ture;" European Horticulture" Gap
anese Horticulture"
A question box open to all. This
will be picnic meeting. Bring well
| filled baskets. The meeting will be
open to the public.
Notes and Personals.
| Mrs D. L Burton has returned from
months visit in Connecticut. Rhode
| Island and Wisconsin
John Hit, of Elmont, spent Saturday
| in Topeka on business
Fred Tompkins, formerly Of this city,
| but now of Oklahoma City, is here for
a short visit with friends.
J. W. Frv was in North Topeka Sat
| urday on business.
William Ward, of Grove, spent yes
| terday in North Topeka.
T. r. Antrem, of Menoken, is in this
! city on business.
Joe Smith, of Menoken, was in North
| Topeka on business Saturday.
| Miss Coda Hook, of Rossville, has
returned home after short visit with
Miss Caroline Churchman of 1916 Lo-
gan street. 49, e
| Word has been received here that
| Miss Jeanette Churchman, a former
North side girl, has been engaged to
teach in the schools Of PaSco Wash. She
| has been in the west for some time.
Mrs. Jean Miller and son. Harold,
of Sabetha. are visiting at the home of
Miss LeEa Hohnbaum.
Arch Churchman, who has been Wis
iting relatives in St. Marys, returned
Friday.
Ed Wyatt, from Kiro, who was in
town Saturday. reports that the early
crop of corn has been injured by the
drouth but the later crop is not greatly
| damaged.
| Miss Maud Meyers and MISS Frances
| Henderson, of Ehngham, are visiting
Hiss Liza Thomas of 1892 North Quincy
| street.
| Mrs Tom World, of Zeandale, is Wis
iting her daughter. Mrs. r. E. Marvin, Of
| 1892 North Kansas avenue.
John Ruch, OF Elmont, spent yester-
| day in North Topeka.
The young people of Rochester spent
| a pleasant evening with Miss Lena and
Mr. Perry Helm at the Helm home
north of town last night.
| Miss Irene Winner has returned to
her home in Rochester after a visit to
| friends in this city.
! w e. Bacon. Of 316 West Gordon
street, has purchased the auto and ma
! chine shop owned by Mills & Rhodes at
! 928 Kansas avenue. Mr.. Bacon has had
| experience in the automobile business
| in the western part of the state and
was formerly employed by the Smith
Motor Car company.
| Mrs. Clarence F'risbie gave fam
lily dinner party Friday in honor of her
| sister, Miss Louise Ma nm, who left to-
| day for New York city. Those invited
were: Miss Ella Coffee. Mrs. Charles
| Duncan, Mrs. Lewis Deppe, Mrs. Car
! ter Mann, Mrs. j. Mann, and MIR. Cliff
Mo-, hoe vie
| iting here several weeks and leaves to
| join .sThe Young Turk a comic opera,
| in which she will have a part. Miss
| Mann is known on the stage as Louise
Sothern.
William Boast, of sOs North jackson
street, has gone to Kansas City on bus
| mess.
Mr.. H. B. George who, with his
three sons, has taken claims of 800
acres each at Aroya, Colo, and who
Kan, IS heie on a visit and says every
! thing looks fine in Colorado. They
have just had from one and one-half
| to two inches of rain there.
Mr. J. B. McAfee has bought a resi-
dence at Tenth and Fillmore and will
move from the Union Pacific hotel,
where he is boarding. about Septem-
| Der l.
| Miss Mabel Perry left this morning
| to visit relatives in Iowa
Mr. Roy Lukens is spending his va
cation at his home, 1909 Central ave-
nue..
| The meeting of the trustees of the
North Baptist church has been post
poned for this month
Mr.. D. I. Furbeck of St Louis, Mo-,
and Mr.. Will Walker of Shreveport.
La, spent Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs.
| c.. F. Adams. Mr.. Furbeck was once
the nominee on the Populist ticket for
lieutenant governor of Kansas.
]. Smith and family moved from