The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-30
Made First Riding Listers on
North Side.
Company Sold Out to Hapgood
Pillow Works.
]. \, FOUGHT WAS PRESIDENT
Manufacturers Went Into Debt
About $4,000.
Farmers Skeptical About "NeW
Tangled" Machine.

E-oucht. a North side hardware man
vas president, the late Jonathan IhOln-
as. a Topeka lumber man. was SER SER
+arv and treasurer, and Mr.. laws
49, vice president, made the Hsters'
After three years in debt $4,000 they
sola out to the Hapgood PloW COM
pany of Alton, Ill, for $5Oo. M "A
Couston of Maryville MO- was tic
inventor. He formed the first rom :
lister from two walking hsters-
wooden frame was used. The nacnilile
was called The Farmers Fr1eno.
The listers were made in part OF the
building of the old King Brloge colil
many which remained after a nre ue
+roI-ed the greater part of the works.
OnIv 100 were made. Three years Welo
required to dispose of these as Iar mn
ars at first hooted at the idea OF the
listers being successful
Mr.. Couston came from MarysNiIIe
to interest us in his idea said Mr.
Eo,,cbt This afternoon "A company
was formed and money was sunscrIp-
ed for a factory. Jimmy Caldwell nov
dead bought the first lister. He was
the father of Lawrence Cald"eH am
uncle of Clarence CaldWen.
Farmers Were Skeptical.
..,The farmers at first were skepu-
cal about the lister. They told us We
were crazy. Make a machine Which
will plant seed near the surface IN
stead of so deep in the ground ana
then maybe we will buy it they tolo
ms However, we sold %, the entire
oI7tp,1t of the factory. the first year
Is the next and the rest the year Iol-
lowing. The listers sold at $40 apiece
We had figured on cleaning sou on ohOii
sale but it took SO long to sell them
that we lost money
AT the end of three years we were
81. 600 in. debt The Hapgood Pillow com
pany of Alton, Ill. offered to pay US
a large sum for the right to make the
plows if our patents were good' Row
ever investigation appeared 10 SNOW
that the patents did not cover every
thing. We did not have the money
10 fight the case so settled with tins
NOV company for $500. The listers
made by the company are much IKE
ours. only with steel instead OF WooG.
en- frame Mr.. Couston went south
do not know what became OF him'
At the Churches.
The North Topeka Baptist church
will celebrate our Lord Christ's last
week of service on earth in meetings
each night the coming week, begin
Into Jerusalem closing April Z,
Easter. with THE Glorious Resurrec-
ton" The reader is cordially invited
to read the events of his life during
this week as they occurred day by day
and join in the celebration. Rev
Robert Gordon, pastor of the First
Baptist church. will present the les
son on next Wednesday night. Hear
him. w. 1. Cole, pastor.
New members will be received and
the Lords Supper will be celebrated
at the Second Presbyterian church
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock In
the evening the pastor, Rev. W. Q.
Meeker. will preach on the subject
-'One Man and God: A Majority.
This sermon will be illustrated by 40
stereopticon pictures. Miss Hazel
Loveland's chorus choir will sing and
Master, Let Me Walk With Thee"
The solo. Il Love to Tell the Story"
will be illustrated. The annual con-
gregational dinner and business meet
ing will take place on the night of
April 4.
Regular services at the North Con-
gregational church tomorrow.
Preaching at IL o'clock by the reg
ular pastor, Rev. T. J. Pearson; sub
at 10, f. P. Rude superintendent.
Rev. w. c. Wheeler of Washburn will
address the Christian Endeavor at
6:15 p. m. All are invited to attend.
The North Congregational Chris
tian Endeavor will hold their regular
monthly business meeting at the
home of Miss Bessie Sheetz on Mon
day evening, April 1.
The services at the Church of the
Good Shepherd tomorrow, Palm
Sunday, will be at IL a. m. and p.
m. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
The North Topeka Horseshoe club
last night defeated the South Side
club at the North Side alleys in the
tenth contest of the series by a mar
gin of lao points. The score of the
game follows:
First game, alley one; North side
Barrett 25, Cain Al. North Side won
in five games by 81 points.
Second game, alley one: North Side
Knoll Sc, Perry 4s; South Side
SO. Stewart 35. North Side won in
five games by 25 points.
Third game, alley one: North side
Eckels So, Weaver SO. North Side
won in six games by 80 points.
First game, alley two: North Side
-Gurtler ~, Workman "a; South
side-Hurley 4S, Little 81. South Side
won in five games by 21 points
Second game, alley two: North Side |
-Baer SIS, Manley 80; South Side
Foley 80. Chandler "a. North Side
won in four games by 80 points
Third game, alley two: North Side
Forbes 10, Powell So; South Side
Crompton So, Barrett So. North Side
won in seven games by "a points.
s,d Fourth game allsy two North
Side-Simmons so, Fry rs. North |
Side won in five games by 80 points.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Jno. Crawford and Miss Bes-
sic Crawford of 4O6 Fairchild street, |
Colo.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jas.