The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-11
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Insane Man Picked Up at Union
Pacific Depot.
Heat Affects Horses in North
ern Part of County.

A man who gave his name as Bax-
ter was picked up last night at the
Union Pacific depot by the North To-
peka patrolmen and was turned over
to the sheriff The man gave his
name and said he lived at Mayetta,
but this was all he was able to tell.
When the policeman first found him
1T was thought that he was drunk but
when he began to talk it was found
that he was insane. The man is now
being held at the county Jail pending
an investigation as to the seriousness
OF his case. The officers are trying to
locate relatives or friends of Baxter
at Mayetta.
Heat Affects Horses.
Numerous reports have come in
from the farmers living north of town
that the horses in the fields are being
affected seriously by the heat. William
Burns, a farmer living north of town,
reports the loss of one horse. THE
heat affects the horses most when
working in the alfalfa and corn fields.
The present weather seems 90 be so
hot and dry that the horses are unable
to sweat" said one farmer today, land
II they are kept at work during these
conditions they will overhead, but as
long as they will sweat there is prac
tically no danger
Threshing Machine Burns.
A threshing machine belonging to
w. Ewing, which was being operated
on the Pence farm, north of the city,
the separator, three wagons and about
fifty bushels of wheat were burned.
The machinery was partly covered by
insurance.
kaw River Is Low.
The Kaw river is at the five foot
stage, the lowest it has been for some
time Small boys are taking advan-
tage of the condition and are wading
and bathing in the river with apparent
safety
can be waded easily in the deepest
places.
Corn Burning Up.
The farmers who live north of town
say some of the corn is slowly drying
and burning up. In some of the fields
where sweet corn is being grown 1t is
beginning to tassel and is not over ewo
feet high.
eff we can get a good rain some of
the corn may pull through but a lot of
it is ruined said a man from Elmont
this morning.
Personal Mention.
Miss Bessie Campbell went to Leav-
enWOrth this morning, to spend the
week end, the guest of a K. L. school
mate.
Miss Edith Haynes left this morn
ing for a thirty days visit with her
sister in Winnipeg. From there she
will go to the Pacific coast.
Park Goodno of Elmont was in the
city this morning on business.
J. S. Gibbons of Granville was in
North Topeka this morning on bust
ness.
Misses Minnie and Myrtle McGrew
of 1131 North Harrison street left this
morning for a sixty days tour of
northwestern Canada and Vancouver,
B. G.
Miss Edith Haynes of the Inter-
Ocean mills went to Kansas City, Mo,
this morning on a vacation trip.
Will Summers, the American EN-
press agent for the North Topeka Of
flee, has gone to Kansas City to spend
a few days.
w. H Rutter will return Sunday
from Grand Rapids, Mich, where he
has been on business.
Ben Hook of Menoken is in North
Topeka today on business.
Harry Steinbaugh of Elmont is in
town today.
Jack Driffee of Kiro made a short
bushes trip to the North side this
morning.
John Dean of Mayetta motored to
the North side this morning.
The Second Regiment band will give
a concert at Garfield park tonight.
Miss Nellie Walrod of Hoyt has
been visiting at the home of Miss Anna
Dawson.
Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Winner have
gone to Marseilles, Mo, to spend sew
eral days at their farm.
Leroy V Longeran has gone to
Colorado on a vacation trip.
n. A. Duncan has gone to Chicago