The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
BUY in Topeka
"Feather Your Nests With At
tractive Local Products.
Can Be DOne-List of Goods Is
Varied.
THE TIDE WILL SOON TURN
Realty Market VIII Be Active
by March /.
West Side Suburban Property
Is Being Beautified.
THE TIDE WILL SOON TURN

The cry of BUY Topeka made
goods" is still being heard at the
Commercial club. why, a person
could almost feather his nest with
goods made right here in Topeka,
said business man today.
Take the bedroom, for example It
could be furnished with an up-to-date
bed, the product of the city. fitted
out with springs. mattress. comforts.
blankets and pillows. OF course a To-
peka rug should be on the floor and
furniture, too. made in Topeka could
be provided.
s ''Then in a spare room might be
Diaced davenport or sanitary
couch. Various other necessary ar
ficles of furniture might be added 10
the list of things bought locally
Local Products in variety.
- I'm the living room an attractive
Snantel could be included il it could
&c afforded. Then there are an sorts
-nf articles that are made in Topeka
FOO numerous to mention that would
help to make the house more attract
I've A neat clock shelf it might be
advisable to purchase. and footstOol.
These things are just mentioned TO
give an idea OF the variety OF cruces :tltaS
that may be had without patronlzlng
out of town firms-things that are
actually made in this city.
at almost any store one might
I1ontion it is possible to BUY uselul
things that Topeka firms produce u
course some toilet preparations are
requisite They may be had
Topeka is becoming we'll known as
4 place where doors, screens frames
window sashes and smaller articles
are made in fact, all kinds of fur
niture is made to order
The housewife has use for such
miscellaneous articles as mouse traps
fly traps. brOoms. egg testers. In the
a
thing to have
Suburban Estates.
H 3. Howard and DR.. Eva Harding
some months ago purchased i've acre
tracts Immediately south of the Chill
dren's park and east of Washburn
avenue. and now have commenced the
work of transforming their respective
plots into attractive suburban estates
which will include pretty summer
homes of bungalow design, a white
way system. and many other special
There will be a diagonal drive
through the two properties, feature
of which will be a rustic bridge be-
tween two lakes. 325x125 feet in size.
on Howard Place H B. Howard IS
having installed two white way poles
at the entrances to his property on
the southeast and northeast corners,
while two fixtures will serve to beau
tify the northwest corner of the Hard
ing estate-t'Eb's Acres
A bungalow is now in course of con-
struction on the Howard property, and
when the structure is completed work
will be started on Dr.. Eva Harding's
summer bungalow home.
Last season Dr. Harding planted
out 100 rose bushes, had them fenced
in and some sodding done. The fence
was torn down. and the roses and sod
stolen.
I'm going to put in yards and
Yards Of roses and shru bs@enough to
provide flowers for all the people in
Topeka, said DR. Harding There is
a spring on Ward creek on the prop
critics, and the two tracts will have a
private water system.
I found in my trip to Is Industrial
Cities said Secretary J. Will Kelley If
the Commercial club, there is a senti-
Tnent in favor of buying locally made
goods. and I believe that the people in
Topeka are more and more beginning
to realize that hundreds of useful ar
tfcles are produced right here in To-