The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-03
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Wheat Growers Deny Reports
of the MilIerS.
Says Wheat Crop Is Small but
of a Fine Quality.

| Wheat growers living north of town
and in the vicinity of Granville and
| Williamstown deny the report that
there will be a bumper wheat crop
| this year.
1.-THE wheat is fine, what there is of
| it, and is testing very we'll, but 1t Is
| not yielding nearly so well as was
expected" said a wheat grower today.
from a trip through western Kansas,
reports the wheat as being very poor,
especially in the western and south
western part of the state. "Once in a
while a field of good wheat will be
found on the lower lands" said Mr..
Stanley.
Leslie Stanley, who has a large field
of wheat near WilliamStown reports a
medium yield though not as good as
expected. 1.-The recent rains have de-
layed us in threshing," said Mr.. Stan
ley, "but we expect to commence
about Monday.
Picnic at Ozawl<ie.
About forty North Topeka people
are planning to go to Ozawkie, a small
town a few miles northeast of Topeka,
to spend the Fourth. Lunch Will be
taken, the crowd going up in the
morning and returning in the evening.
The day will be spent in having gen
eral good time. A baseball game will
be played in the afternoon between
the Central Avenue Christian church
team and the OZawkie team. About
sixty of the young people of the Cen
trail Avenue Christian church will also
spend the day at Ozawkie.
North Side Club VS.. East Side.
The North Side Horseshoe club will
play the East Side club Friday at Gar
field park Immediately after this
they will play the Santa Fe shop team.
The North Side club has the reputa-
ton of being hard to beat and TWO
very good games are anticipated
County Commissioners Inspect Road.
n m
auto trip over the Central avenue and
Rochester roads yesterday afternoon
to discuss the plan of putting them
under the supervision of the county
oyerseer and to inspect the condition
of the roads. The roads were found in
fairly good condition, although the
macadam is badly worn in some places
on both roads.
Farmers Fight Chinch Bugs.
Although the recent showers check
ed the chinch bugs for few days
they are now getting so thick and do
ing so much damage that the farmers
are trying to find some way to stop
them.
prominent farmer this morning, land
as soon as we cut the wheat they
started for the corn. They will prac-
tically ruin some of the corn on the
upland, if some way isn't devised 10
stop them.
stop them with spray While others
arc dragging burrows around the fields
to keep them from crossing.
Two Bands at Garfield the Fourth.
The Santa Fe Apprentice band will
NAV at Garfield park tomorrow after
noon and in the evening the knights
ard Ladies of Security band will give
a special concert.
1--WE have been working hard to get
the park ready for tomorrow and an
ticipate a number of picnics and
large crowd" said the park superin-
tendent last evening.
Personal Mention.
Items for the North Topeka column
and advertisements for the State Jour |
nal may be left at Petro's drug store, |
S39 North Kansas avenue.
T D. Hammer, travelling passenger
agent for the Wabash railroad, was in |
North Topeka yesterday
F. E. Elmore and family will spend /
the Fourth in Winchester, Kan.
A V. Lindell will go to Usage City
to spend the Fourth.
W. E. Section of North Topeka, who |
is in Camas, Wash, on his vacation, |
writes to his friends that he is having |
a fine time fishing, also that it is a
great deal cooler there, the tempera- |
ture being about 10 degrees.
Will Rodgers of Kiro was in North !
Topeka this morning on business.
Miss Maude Massey will go to Bur- |
lingame tonight to spend the Fourth !
Miss Rhoda Wade returned to