The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-05
Miss Lura Holman Suffers
PtOmaine Poisoning.
Attending Missionary COnven-
ton at Denver, Colo.
INDIAN CREEK FAIR CLOSES
j. N. DOIiey, State Bank Com
missioner, Spoke.
More Than 1,40O People Saw
Farming Exhibits.

Miss Laura Holman, of Holman's
addition, is suffering from ptomaipe
poisoning at Denver, Col. following 4
supper eaten at a convention of the
Topeka branch of the Methodist Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary society.
She is a sister of NJ. c. Holman. She
has been spending the summer in
Colorado with her sister, Miss Clara
Holman.
A dispatch mentioning her name
among those in a serious condition
from the poisoning was received at the
State Journal today. However. the
Holmans in Topeka have not received
any word of the matter. The Misses
Holmans were well known on the
North side and in Topeka church cir
Giles. They were active missionary
society workers. They left Topeka
in June and have been in Colorado
ever since.
The seventh annual fair of the In
dian Creek Grange closed a two
days session at the Grange hall, north
of Topeka, Friday evening. In the
afternoon J. N. DoIley, state bank COM
missioner. spoke. Among other things
he dwelt on the high cost of living
and mentioned possible cures for the
exorbitant price of certain food stufrs.
More than 1,4OO people attended.
The list of prizes awarded yesterday
follows:
Poultry epartment-Rhode Island
Reds, Mrs Mcdowell, first. Bantams,
Mrs. Hardick. first. White LeghornS,
Mrs. Hardick, first; Mrs. Nels Olson,
second and Mrs. Barker, third. Best
pen Buff Orphington hens, Mrs Porter,
first; Mrs. Nash, second, ana Mrs.
NelS Olson. third. Best pen of White
Wyandottes. Mrs o. F. Whitney. first,
Mrs. Wilson, second. and Mrs c. F.
Rude, third. Sweepstakes in White
WyandOtte cOckerelS. Mrs. O. F. Whit
ney first: Mr.. Hardicks White Les
horn pullet won the sweepstakes on
the best pen of chickens on the ground
Ducks, Joseph Stocks, first; Mrs. Nc
Donald, second. Geese, Joseph Stocks
first; Mrs. Mcdowell. second.
The prizes in the garden products
department-Best red tomatoes, ]. L.
Monroe, first; best green tomatoes, J.
L. Monroe first; yellow tomatoes, j.
L. Monroe, first. White onions Chas.
Rude, first; best basket of red beets,
T. P. Rude. first; best basket of red
onions, T. P. Rude, first; best eollec-
J. P. Rude, second; best egg plant
tomatoes J. P. Rude. first. Best col
lection of turnips, J. P. Rude, first,
Best collection of squash, J. F. RuGc'
first. Best collection of cashaws, II.
o. Givens, first. Best basket of car
rots. John McNoun, first; Best lettuce,
John McNoun, first. Best Yellow Jer
sey sweet potatoes, o. F. Whitney,
first Best three black Hubbard
squash, o. F. Whitney. first. Best
watermelon, L. H. Neiswender, first.
Best pumpkin, Charles Nauman, first.
Largest pumpkin, Charles Shunkwiler,
first. Best Irish cobbler potatoes, VIII
Farnsworth. first. The display of gar
den products was one of the best col
lections of the fair.
The prizes in the horticultural de-
partment were as follows: Best plate
black twig apples, Mrs. West, first:
best plate Ganos, A. L. Brooke, first; /
best Winesaps, A. L. Brooke, first |
best Staymen Winesaps, A L. Brooke,
first; best collection any kind, A L.
Brooke, first; best plate Grimes Gold
en-, A Schonee, first; best York Impe-
rails. Mrs. H. Kannarr, first: best
Jonathans, Mrs H Kannarr, first; |