The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-26
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Interest in State Fair Grows in
First Ward.
Vicinity Will Be Well Repre-
scented in Attendance.
FARMING PRODUCTS.
Good Showing From Country
North of Topeka.
Clearinghouse Thrown Thirty
Five Feet From Cycle.
FARMING PRODUCTS.

Interest in the state fair among
North side people and vicinity is in
creasing with every day that the time
of the fair draws nearer Indications
around will be well represented in at
tendance. This has been true in the
| fairs past to a large extent but it is
probable that with the bigger and
better attractions at the fair this year,
the attendance from this section as
well as elsewhere will be correspond
ingly larger.
1t is also likely that another reason
for the great interest taken in the fair
by the North side people is that they
Will be likely represented by farm pro-
| ducts and other products The coun-
try around the First ward has long
been famous for fruit and garden
sass.
A girl employed in public building
on the South side says that one of the
firemen at station No l is the hand
soonest man on the North sid9, but no
amount of persuasion Will induce her
to divulge the identity of the fortu-
nate man-and she is good looking
herself. However. for fear she may
be personally prejudiced in favor of
that certain fireman she proposes that
beauty contest be held among the
firemen to see how near her choice CO.
incides with the popular opinion.
E. c. Clearinghouse of 1850 Clay
street. rural carrier on route No. 5.
who was thrown from his motorcycle
when the front wheel broke on St.
John street, near Central avenue, Fri
day afternoon, is in a critical condi-
ton at Christ's hospital, and there is
little hope of his recovery. 1t seems
| that the fork of the machine broke,
then the front wheel plowed up the
ground and jumped about thirty-f1ve
feet through the air and with it the
body of Clearinghouse. He was found
thirty-five feet from the spot where
the ground was plowed up after the
accident occurred.
It has been learend that Miss Grace
Thompson, Of 1925 North Jackson
street and o. L. Newton, employed q
the Santa F'e general offices and board
er at the Thompson home were mar
ried at st. Joe November 5. 1910, but
have kept the marriage a secret. Mr..
Newton this morning said that the
parents of the girl wished that their
marriage be postponed for year or
two, but that he and the daughter
couldn't see it that way. Newton ha
been boarding at the Thompson home
for some time. On November s. Miss
Thompson met him at st. Joe, where
he was visiting. was married TO him
and returned home the same day, say
ing nothing of the wedding. However.
it was decided that the secret was kept
people have made a formal announce
ment. They will continue to live at
the Thompson home for the present.
The Van Orsdal family held a family
reunion at Garfield park Friday af-
ternoop. Those present We're: James
Van Orsdal of Springfield COL Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Farnsworth of Topeka:
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Van Orsdal. of
Silver Lake; Mr.. and Mrs. William Van
Orsdal of Topeka; Mr.. and Mrs. James
Van Orsdal, of Silver Lake; Frank Van
Orsdal. of Topeka; Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w Howard of Topeka: Mrs. Maude
Neiswender and daughter. Belle. of To
peka Mr. and Mrs A H Howard of
Holton. Kan; Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. King
man, of Topeka: Mr.. and Mrs G. c..
Howard, of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. ]. B.
Howard. of Topeka: Belle Van OsdaL of
Topeka: w. S Van Orsdal of Bristow
Ok; Miss Sarah Ogden, of Topeka, and
Mrs. A. K. Rodgers of Topeka.
Notes and Personals.
edward Lynch, of Phillipsburg, s
visiting a the home of Bert Ellis, 1915
North Jackson street.
Miss Maude Browning and Miss Lot
tie Farnsworth of Pleasant Hill. are
visiting Miss Ruth Hammond in Kan
sas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Voiland who have
been visiting in Frankfort, Mich, have
returned home
Mrs Kate Covey of Enid, Ok, re-