The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-30
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Union Pacific Freight Receipts
Show Heavy Increase.
Wettling Thinks Opening OF
Canal Will Affect Receipts.

According to the Union Pacific freight
officials the freight receipts Tor TINS
year are heavier this month than they
have ever been known before at TINS
time of the year. They also eXceeu
those of last month by a heavy mar
gin The receipts show unusually heavy
shipments of potatoes and grain. Inc
feed shipments are also heavy. Harry
Wettling, of the Union Pacific frelghe
office, thinks the opening of the Pan
anna canal will have no little effect on
the railroads throughout the Onlteu
States. For the northern lines 1t means
a loss in receipts while on the south
ern lines he predicts a heavy gain.
When the canal is opened large num-
Der of the ocean routes will be changed.
Connected with this exports from Asia
and Europe are sent as far as possible
by water on account of the lower
freight rates. This means that the inn
ports from Asia anu Europe which
have and are now being shipped by the
way of New York and San Francisco
will be shipped via water to New Or
leans or Galveston and then by rail to
their destination. This deals with
freight destined to Kansas City, To-
peka and other towns of the midwest.
1t will affect exports from the states
of the midwest to foreign countries
The freight is now shipped by the way
of New York and San Francisco and
II is expected that the routing Will De
changed so that. it will be shipped by
the way of southern points.
That Gas shortage.
The gas shortage has struck North
Topeka a little earlier this year than
in former years, but it does not lack
any of it's old time vim. Last night
and this morning there was a marked
shortage in the supply among the busi-
ness and residence houses. When some
of the people tried their gas this morn
ing they found that the pressure was
very low and would hardly light. Some
times the gas would splutter for mo-
ment and then go out. Fully half of
the people who burnt gas last year are
installing coal stoves and furnaces.
According to Mr.. Wilson, proprietor of
the Wilson cafe in North Topeka, he
has been forced to install oil burners
for heating purposes since the cold
weather began. THE company is not
even furnishing enough gas to keep
my lights going" said Mr.. Wilson this
morning, Il have been forced to install
electric lights. My gas bill for the
month of September called for $4,000
cubic feet and the bill for October call
ed for 10000. If 1 received this much
gas 1 do not see why or where my
trouble lies. A number of North To-
pekans are putting up their coal
stoves"
Surprise for Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor.
A surprise party given for Mr.. and
Mrs D. w. Taylor in honor of their
twenty-third wedding anniversary al their
home at Shady Brook farm which is To-
Gated near Menoken on the lower Silver
Lake road. The evening was spent in a
general good time. Refreshments were
served. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. William McHenry, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
p Rude, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rude, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bills; Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver shul-
Brothers. Albert Wooster, Mrs. Sadie
Thomilson. Mrs. Herman Morse, Mrs.
Annis Pell: Mrs: A. H. Mcdonald, Mrs.
James Mcdonald, Mrs. Lackey, Eta
Morse. Elsie Cochran, Lola Cochran. Elma
Bills, Emma Rienhart, Genevieve David
son. Jennie johnson, Bertha Tiffany,
Ruth Slower, Marguerite Mcdonald, Bes-
sic Shultice. Marjorie Shultice, PhilHs
Shultice, Lillian Roger. Jessie Roger, Cora
Schaffer. Gladys Taylor. Marie Taylor,
Phillis Taylor. Charles McFIenry, Dermon
Bills, Vern Cochran, Floyd Cochran,
Joseph Cochran, Albert Rienhart, Henry
Baird. Roy Slower. Harold Rude Dewey
Sproat, Glenn Roger, Richard Davidson,
Edward Whitman. Robert Shaffer, Curtis
Shaffer, Fred Lang, Ralph Taylor. Mark
Taylor, Earl Taylor, Russell Taylor and
Paul Taylor.
Social a Success.
The key social which was held by the
Ladies' Aid society of the North Topeka
Baptist church Wednesday evening was
n great success. Some time ago each
member of the society was given a rninia-
ture keS Win instructions to earn a dollar
and put 1t in the key and turn it in at
the social Some of the kegs contained
more than dollar. 1t is estimated that
the society took in almost a hundred dol
lars in this manner.
In connection with this refreshments
were served and the women sold pies,
coffee, popcorn, aprons and dust caps A
short program was given. Miss Grace
Rochester of Silver Lake and Miss Thelma
Day of South Topeka gave number of
readings which were well received.
The proceeds which were taken in at
the affair will be used for paying off the
church debt. The B. Y. p. U. will give
a street fair at Lukens opera house No
vember T. The money taken in will also
be used for the church debt.
II. " p. u. to Hold MaSUuerade