The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-29
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Organize Red Men Lodge at Sill
YER Lake Tuesday.
McAfferty Has Organized so
Lodges in Five Years.
FOR PAIR OF BOOTS
III. III. Bair Tells of Trade in
Winfield Early Days.
Lot Where Bank Stands Ex-
changed for Trifie.
FOR PAIR OF BOOTS

"A
Red Men, grand deputy sachem of the
state of kansas, has organized a Red
Men lodge at Silver Lake. The first
formal meeting of the order will be
held at Silver Lake Tuesday night
when the organization will be compile
ted.
The lodge will start with 81 charter
members. Recently Mr.. McAfferty Or
ganized lodge at Holton. The char
ter members numbered 70, but now the
membership is II. Mr.. McAffetry has
organized so Red Men lodges in Kansas
in the last five years, an average of
ten lodges a year.
The charter members of the Silver
Lake lodge follow:
J. H. Page, A. S. Barnes, H. S. Hum
ley, v. E. Guion, E. H. Cuthbert, J. w.
McKevey, ]. c. Bradbury, E. B. Wright,
G. F. Jeffries, Clarence Henry, Frank
Bridgeford, H. D. Howard, E. G. Hood,
r. E. Madden, w. A. Wood, c. E. An
derson, J. C. Johnson, Arthur Dehart,
Charles Green. William Coglin, and
w. A. Anderson.
Rev. Burton H. Gregg, D. D., of Law
renee, pastor-evangelist OF Topeka
presbytery, will occupy the pulpit of
the Second Presbyterian church tomor-
row morning. DR.. Gregg is a strong
pulpit orator, and is well known in
the Presbyterian pulpits of this city,
and the knowledge of his appearance
The Sunday school under the superin-
tendency of Mr.. John D, Pratt is fast
outgrowing its present accommoda-
lions, and arrangements are being
made to equip the basement for the
Sunday school use. The Young Mems
Brotherhood, popular with the base
ball players of the church, and the
knights of King Arthur, the boys class
under Mr.. Chas. Snodgress, meet at the
same time with the Sunday school in
fI,a The Christian End6AVnr
society is experiencing a good growth
at the present as the result of a Red
and Blue contest. A Mum" social was
held last Wednesday night at which rs
were present. On Sunday night the
pastor, Rev. w. C. Meekerfi will preach
a sermon, 1.-The Lords Day" The
chorus choir which is larger than ever
will render the anthems, Praise to Je-
hovah'' and assurance tomorrow
morning and evening. The night ser
vices begin at O'Clock now instead of
1880.
H. H. Bair today told how he and his
father, J. NJ. Bair of Chicago, went to
Winfield in May, 1875. He recalled his
experience after reading the story OF
L. P. King, the president of the Win
field State bank. Forty years ago he
was too poor to erect house on the
lots which were offered free by the
Winfield Townsite company. The story
1--WE drove overland from Ohio and
reached Winfield May 2, 1876" said Mr.:
Bair this morning. 1.-THE first story OF
the log house at Main and Ninth streets
mentioned in the State Journal story
was occupied by the postofhce. Books,
stationery, ETC., were also sold. In the
second story, Ed Greer, now editor or
the Daily Winfield Courier, was print
ing a weekly Courier.
ssTy, those daUS great deal of TYNE
could be found behind printing office
after it was swept out. We boys used
to collect the type which we found in
the alley back of the Office, made some
cases and intended to start a paper Of
our own, but that is as far as we got.
LAS to the building. My father bought
it for a small sum and a little later
traded it for a team of mules-and they
were the oneriest mules in the state.
Afterwards the building was moved,
hut in the boom Of 1888 that lot where
it stood sold for $4,000.
"At one time Tom Jones owned the
lot where the National bank now stands
but he traded it off for a pair of boots.
I understand that this same Jones is
in the asylum at Osawatomie.
1--WE were much pleased with the
country around Winfield but left in the
early sos"
A very pleasant surprise birthday
party was given in honor of Mr.. w.
Walton Friday evening. The evening
was spent with music. Refreshments
were served. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs W. Walton. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hearens. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Hurst, Mr.. and Mrs George Saunders.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Westbrook, Mr..
and Mrs Roy Capron, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Capron. Mr.. and Mrs. W. M.
Lewis, Mrs. H. Saunders, Mrs. M. A.
Sipes, Mrs. A. H. Brill. Mrs ]. T.
Westbrock, Mrs. Ernal Neff, Mrs. Hor-
ton, Mrs. Ella Bonmau. Miss Evella
Tanner, Misses Ruth and Hattie Gray,
Miss Ruth yesterday. Miss Marie Wal
ton, Miss Emma Horton, Mr.. Carl
earns, Mr.. Homer Travis, jr., Gertrude
and Hazel Capron, Preston and Wilma