The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-31
NORTH SIDE NEWS
M. J. Deylin, Aged 56, Dies at
Home.
Worked for Santa Fe Here
Thirty-Five Years.
WAS COUSIN OF LATE BANKER
Also Brother of Federal Build
ing Engineer.
Phillips Wheat Averages 81
Bushels to Acre.
WAS COUSIN OF LATE BANKER

M J. Devlin. Santa Fe section fore
man died about 4 O'Clock this morning
from heart disease and complications
at his home HOO North Monroe street
He has been sick several months
He was a brother of James H. Devlin,
chief engineer at the federal bullolns
and cousin of Charles J. Devl1n. VINO
died some time after his bank Iallea-
The North Side man was hfty-sx
years old. He was born in Meade coun-
ty, Ireland. He came with his parents
to America and located in Illinois when
little boy. He was married In jack
sonville, Ill.
About thirty-five years ago Mr.. Dew
lin came to Kansas For some time
h.. was in charge of the Santa Fe sec
ton at Argentine, later moving to To-
peka.
In the flood of 1908 he was marooned
at his home until rescued.
He was well known and well liked On
the North Side and popular with the
railroad men.
He leaves a wife and one daughter.
Miss Kate Devlin employed in the
freight claim auditors office at the
Santa Fe general offices. He also leaves
four sons, Hugh, George, Harry and
Charles, all in the Santa Fe shops.
He belonged to the A. o. q. w. NO
| 3 The funeral arrangements will be
made later.
r. c. Phillips has harvested some
record wheat on his Soldier creek farm.
Part of it is yielding forty-eight bushels
| to the acre and tests sixty-two pounds
! to the bushel.
The wheat harvest in the vicinity of
the North side is well under way. 1t is
! predicted that it will be the best har-
vest in many years.
Two of the carrier pigeons which
| or IeaS a1 from he States
express office July 8, after being sent
here from Pittsburg, Pa, have reached
| their home cote, according to letter re-
reIved by Will Summers, agent for the
! company. The owner of the birds, DR..
| H. o. Bennett, wrote him that of the
sixteen sent here and released two were
safe at home. He expects the others TO
| arrive later. The birds were ten days
on their trip of more than 1900 miles.
The two birds which reached home
were the doctors own birds, and he also
owned six others, according to his let
! ter. He won a bet with the owner of
| the eight which did not return.
One of the most enjoyable events of
/ the season was the picnic given FOR
the Fraternal Aid Shawnee Council;
| No. 1, at the L. H. Horton home, two
miles north of Topeka on the Central
| avenue road last evening. Delightful
| refreshments helped make the evening
| pass pleasantly. Sixty-five were pres
| ent as follows: Messers and Mes
DANES L. l. George and daughter,
George Gurtler, James Stevick. Ed
ward Neff. M. o. Hogbin, Fred Bar
hickman, Joseph Wilson and son, l.. H.
| Horton, w. H. Kelsey, c. o. Kelsey,
j. Clouse, Fred Bowlus, A. E. An
/ drews Misses Flora Stratmeyer. Mary
Reckart, Lulu McCorkill, Helen Stew
| lex, Lydia Urbin, Olive Ness, Geraldine
| Hogbin, Julia Hogbin, Emma Gurtler,
| Georgia Gurtler, Goldie Barnard, Pearl
Nnlf
| Ruth Wolf, Hattie Grey, Emily Sheetz,
| Ethel Clouse, Leona Clouse. Messrs.
| Ernest Newman James Stevick, jr.,
Earl Neff, jr., James Gurtler, Maurice
| Rodgers, Ralph Schaffer. w. 1. Coul-
ter, Clyde Rodgers, Clarice Rodgers.
Wilson Barnett. jr.. E. ]. Bollotte. W.
G. Nussbeck, Spencer Horton, Erie j.
Monroe, J. Anderson, William Barnett.