The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-25
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Barrel Factory on North Side
a Busy Place.
Truck Gardeners Report a
Heavy Frost.

| An industry that is not very well
! known in North Topeka and one that
! is especially busy at this time of the
| year is the industry of making barrels,
| baskets and fruit packages that is
carried on by the Kaw Package COM
| pany. About 70 car loads of logs are
used in one year and it is mostly native
| lumber coming from the valley of the
haW, the greater portion of the wood
being cottonwood, elm and sycamore.
Inc amount of stuff put out in a single
day by this company is amazing. 1t
includes $500 grape baskets, $50 dozen
half bushels, so dozen bushels, 1000
odd kinds of baskets. 30 dozen barrels
and I'O0e fruit packages. 1t is. gen.
orally believed that girls cannot drive
nails IN an expert manner but the
girls employed by this company are so
expert at this that a spectator would
have difficulty in keeping accurate
count. c. H. A. Schwarz, manager
said this morning that this was the
busiest time of the year and his state
ment was borne out by the buzz and
hustle of the place.
1t Was Bad Frost.
A number of truck gardeners and fruit
growers of the low ground around North
! Topeka report that the frost last night
did considerable damage to the fruit
and some of the garden truck. 1t is
thought that the Strawberries are the
most injured. The fruits in the up
| lands are believed to be safe up to
date, and it is not likely that there
! VIII be another frost this spring.
Shawnee Chiefs First Issue.
The first edition of the weekly news
paper, The North Shawnee Chief, is
out today. 1t is an eight-page, six
| column paper and contains news from
the entire northern portion of the
| county. Ernest Tucker is editor and
publisher.
The Jail for Ohio Battles.
| Ohio Battles North Topeka's well
known youthful jointist who was given
a ninety days sentence in the district
court last February and a fine of $500
! for selling liquor, was placed in the
| city Jail yesterday. After his convic-
| ton last winter he filed an appeal bond
| for the purpose of taking the case to
| the supreme court but the matter was
evidently dropped for the transcript
was not filed and the ninety days al
lowed for the filing of such papers
was up = erday. Battles place is
on Central avenue just across Soldier
creek. He is a we'll known figure in
North Topeka.
Personal Mention.
Sam Arenstein has returned from
short visit in Atchison.
Miss Ombra Luce, of 14oveland, Colo, is
the guest of her cousins, Miss Lucille and
Miss Grace Lukens, of 1117 North Jack
son street. MISS Luce Is returning from
an extended trip to Indiana.
Line Neiswender, of Silver Lake, is the
guest of North side friends
c. W. Lukens has gone. to Maple Hill
on a short business "trip
Mr., and Mrs. Albert Hopper. of Elmont,
are North side visitors today.
Golden Rule lodge initiated two mem
bers into the order at their hall last night.
G. B. Camp. an engineer for the Union
Pacific, has gone to New York city on a
short business trip
Blue Post No. 80 will hold a campfire
meeting at its hall 81 North Kansas ave
the principal speaker and five minute
talks will be given by each of the mem
bers present. Light refreshments will be
served.
Rufe Snodgrass, of Indian Creek, was a
North side visitor today.
Miss Ellen Holiday left yesterday for
Alabama Before returning to North To- |
peka she will make extended visits
throughout the south.
Mrs. Roy Marken, of Elmont, a
North side visitor yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs George Doel, of Kilmer
were on the North side yesterday, visiting |
relatives.
Emmett shaffer. who was hurt in a run
away some time ago. is reported as slight |
ly improved although his condition is !
Announcement of the marriage of Miss |
Bess Bowerman and V. L. Hameetman, |
of Detroit. Mich, has been received. Miss |
Dowerman is a former North side girl and |
has many friends here. The marriage
took place on the 18th of March. !
Fred Voiland has gone on a short bust |
ness trip to ST. Louis.
The North Topeka W. c. T. u. held an |
interesting meeting Tuesday at the home |
of Mrs. Margaret Tillson. Mrs A. B. |
Fisher county superintendent of the or |
ganization, spoke on the subject of Co |
operating Missionary Societies" Mrs.
Ttllson was elected Superintendent of that
department and Mrs. Bell was elected |
evangelistic superintendent to fill va
cancy.
new motor has been put into use on
the L. P. between North Topeka and
Marysville- 1t is in single section, hav-
ing motor, baggage room and passenger
compartments all in the same car.
Ralph. the 2-year-old son Of Mr. and
Mrs. w. H. Smith, of 1923 North Pc k
street died at his home yesterday after
noon.
Minerva Irons died yesterday at the
home of her son, Chas. Irons, of North
Harrison street.
There will be a rehearsal of the North
Topeka Baptist choir tonight at the
church.
No sucker pumps at Pratt Bros.-Adv.