The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-15
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Corn Is Being Burnt by the Hot
Winds.
Some Fields Will Not Make
Good Fodder.

/ The recent hot winds are doing con-
! siderable damage to the corn in the
northern part of Shawnee county
Some of the early corn and that on the
upland will be almost a total loss
Z In a mum Der of fields where the corn
was planted late it is beginning to roll
but is not damaged to great extent
If this drouth had come a little
later il would not have done nearly
so much damage" said farmer this
morning. The corn is just tasseling
now and dry weather will hurt ii more
than at any other time. 1 have no
: ticed some fields of corn in the north
ern part of the county that with a
good rain today even would do well
/ to make good fodder"
j A large quantity of the garden
truck has proven to be a total loss on
account of the drouth-
Six Foot Wheat.
! s w. Charles one of the successful
/ wheat growers of Newman, Kan, has
/ a number of stalks of six foot wheat
/ on display at the Citizens State bank
/ in North Topeka The wheat after
/ being cut measured five feet and
half. The grains are hard and plump
/ has been brought to North Topeka for
some time Mr.. Charles has a large
field of this wheat
| Kansas Avenue Church improvements.
The board of trustees of the North
Kansas Avenue Methodist church will
ish letting the contracts for the inn
provements of the church. The church
is to be thoroughly renovated, repaint-
ed and repaired inside and out. The
trustees estimate that about $1,000 will
be spent on it
GrasshOppers Scarce North of Town.
The grasshopper plague which re-
Gently has been reported in the western
part of the state is not bothering the
North side farmers to any great ex-
tent. Il have noticed a few in my
fields" remarked farmer this morn
ing Anyway if it doesn't rain ana
the grasshoppers don't hurry up. they
will md mighty little to eat when they
do arrive"
Personal Mention.
Mrs. ]. F. Snediker, of Kansas City.
and granddaughter, Adelaide Snediker,
of Chicago, are visiting Mrs j. &
Mrs R. H. Barber and daughter
Esther. of Los Angeles, are visiting
Mrs J. D. Pratt of S3S North jackson
street.
Miss Bess Campbell has returned
from Leavenworth and Lansing where
she has been on a visit to one
of her X. L. classmates.
William Chiddix. of Granville, was
in North Topeka this morning on ousi-
ness.
John Petzel. of Granville. is in
North Topeka LOQdy Ou D0SlI1CSS.
w. P. Paxton, of Canyon City, is
visiting at the W. E Adams home in
North Topeka
DR.. r. = McClintock of Kansas City.
Mo, was called to the home OF his
mother at 1101 North Central avenue,
on account OF her illness.
George Horning, of Granville, was IN
North Topeka Monday on business.
Charles Lukens will leave for Onaga
today on business.
A M Petro, druggist--Adv.
Mrs. Martha Adams left Monday for
a pleasure trip to western Kansas.
Fred Voiland who has been in Chi
cago on business has left there for
trip to New York
Rufus Snodgrass returned Monday
from St. Marys where he had been on
business
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Bear have re-
turned from a trip to the North To-
peka outing camp at Silver Lake
Mr. s. W. Nystrom has returned
home after visiting his cousin J. w.
Chelander, of Randolph for the past
ten days.
The Merry Matrons' club will meet
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs W. l. Hofer. 1925 Jackson street.
Mrs. E C. Winans, of Los Angeles,
formerly of North Topeka, is visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Nc
Kinley on the North side.
Mrs. J. E Timon, of 612 North Kan
sas avenue, who was operated on at
St. Francis hospital a few weeks ago. |
has returned for second operation.