The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02
NORTH SIDE News
Farmers Are Unable to Sow
Wheat on Account of DrOuth.
These Conditions Are Prevail
ing All Over the State.

Farmers in the northern part of
Shawnee county are waiting for rain
before sowing their wheat. The most
of the wheat growers have their
ground plowed. but are unable to
work it and put it in good condition
on account of it being so dry. There
is a. reasonable amount of time yet,
said Lee Stanley this morning, but
the question is. will we get ram
one thing sure. there is no use Oh
n,,ttinp the seed in the ground I'M
loss if does. for it will simply sprout
and then die Reports brought III 10
North Topeka by numerous residents
are to the effect that these conditions
NOT only prevail in Shawnee county,
Int all over the state and in numer-
Gus other states.
SIashes Wife With Razor
Homer Langford. better known as
.sWeedin" attacked his wife last
night with a razor and cut a cash
across her face, which took fifteen
stitches to sew up Mrs. LanS1oro
ran down Railroad street when she
broke away from Langford and teH
from the loss of blood near the Union
Pacific depot, where she rernalneo luI
almost an hour before d doctor could
be summoned. DR.. c. NJ Hensley
was finally summoned and dressed
the wound Langford has record
and has served time in the Missouri
penitentiary.
Labor Had Big Time at Garfield.
A fine time is being reported by all
those who attended the Labor day
picnic at Garfield yesterday. The only
drawback to the occasion was lne
dust which was blown through the
park from the streets, but as one
have been worse The feature of
the afternoon program was the talk
which was given by the Reverend
Corwine The baby show was also
exceptionally good. Outside OF the
regular program a number of horse
shoe games and other contests were
pulled off by the picnickers-
Melon Crop Good.
The watermelon crop in shawnee
county is good this year in spite OF
the dry weather Melons nave peeI,
brought into North Topeka. that VIII
The most of these are brought II,
from Granville and Menoken and
other small towns in the northern
part of the county. There We're no
less than fifteen wagon loads OF
melons brought into North Topeka
this morning and they are selling Tor
an exceptionally good price.
Team Runs Through U. II. Gates.
A team belonging to a farmer liv-
ing north of town became fright
ened Saturday evening near the j. B
Billiard mills and ran through the
Union Pacific gates which were low
cred against a Rock Island train.
The Union Pacific officials and
number of eye witnesses deny the re-
port that the accident was Que to
carelessness on the part of the rail-
road employees as was reported.
THE team simply became frightened
and ran through the gates, which
were lowered against Rock Island
train No. ~" said E. w. Jette this
morning. II don't see how anyone
would be to blame for the accident.
The driver of the team was slightly
bruised and one of the gates was COM
plete1y demolished.
Sweet Potato Crop Poor.
According to the commission men
and number of gardeners, the sweet
potato crop will be exceptionally poor
this year. AS a rule the vines look
good and the potatoes are we'll set
on the vines, but they are very sSrna ii.
Will Move Princess Theater.
The Princess theater will be moved
to S34 North Kansas avenue. The