The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-02
Break All Records for December
Stamp Sales.
Christmas and Other Messages
Amount to $1,243.7S.
INDICATE PROSPERITY
North Side Wins the Horseshoe
Game.
Other Items of Interest on the
North Side.

The record for stamp sales for the
month of December of any year in the
history of station A. now known Of
hciaHy as North Topeka station" was
broken last month. The stamp sales
for Decem Der, 1911, according to the
report made out today by A. f. Ropln-
son. postmaster, amounted TO $1,z45-to'
This is over 800 more than the stamp
sales for December, 1910. and IS great
er than the sales for the same month
of any previous year me safes - lo %
December 1910, were $1,13S.16, or $1O5.5z
less than the sales for the past month
This means an increase OF per cent
This shows that people are having
confidence in the North size. me en-
roIIment in the First ward schools also
breaks previous records. Real estate men
saw that the demand for houses, both
as renting and investment has peeh
greater the past year than ever De
fore
So the sentiment on the North side
TODAY is that 1912 will be prosperous
and happy for the First ward.
The North Topeka Horseshoe club
defeated the South Side Horseshoe club
in the first championship game ever
played in an indoor court in topeka
at the headquarters of the Nortn 10
peka club, 837 North Kansas avenue
North Side made the highest average
score of 121a pitching, with John nor
relI who made a score OF L.
The total score of the games played
yesterday is as follows: Pitched IN the
FIRST alley for the first game were u
Simmons and G. Compton for the South
Side club against r. Baer and l. Man
ley of the North Side club. Baer ana
ManIey won the game by winning Tour
out of five by the following score. Bder
"a. Manley, As; Simmons "a, Compton IL
In the second game on the first alley
H. Wright and Murley of the South
Side club were pitted against Workman
and Norren of the North Side club
Workman and NorreH won in flVe
games by the score of Workman ~,
Norrell so; Wright 80 and Hurley 30.
On alley two for the first game Lucas
and Lorden of the North Side club were
pitted against Skeene and Barratt or
the South Side club. Lucas and Lorden
won in four games by the score Of:
Lucas So Lorden AZ; Szeene II, Barratt
Is.
In the second game on the second
alley. Little and Simmons of the South
and Fultz of the North Side club.
Gabriel and Fultz won in four straight
games by the score of: Little II, Sim
mons u: Gabriel 4s Fultz 80
The winning team Of the contest was
decided by the winning of eighteen
games out of a possible twenty-eight
games to be played. 1t was decided
that seven games would be pitched by
each pair and the first pair winning
four games would decide the winner OF
the contest.
After the championship game had
been played Jacob Metzger and Charles
Thomas of Meriden challenged the per-
sons who made the highest score in the
contest. The Meriden players were de-
feated in three straight games.
The next contest between the North
Side club and the South Side club will
be played on the alleys of the South
Side club The date for the games has
not as yet been arranged but will take
place in the near future.