The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-17
Wind and Rain Damage Fruit
Trees North Of City.
Telephone Lines Are Blown
Down-Repairs Being Made.
RUNAWAY INJURIES MISS BLAIR
w. NJ. Van Ness Arranging ma
sic for Fire Station Opening.
Other News and Notes of Inter-
est in North Shawnee.

The rain and wind storm of Thurs
day afternoon and night damaged fruit
trees. green fruit, telephone lines. and
created other damage in all sections of
the north part of Shawnee county. The
storm extended over the entire north
part of the county. and the weather
office reports that the rainfall was
nine-tenths IF an inch.
Peach and plum trees in the vicinity
of North Topeka were greatly damaged
| The trees were heavily loaded with
green fruit, and with the added pres
sure of the wind the limbs crumbled
| and fell. The trees along Maple Row.
between North Topeka and Shorey also
were damaged. Limbs were broken on
and fell in the highway.
The smoke stack at the plant OF the
Kuehne Pickle and Preserving works
was damaged by the wind, and 1t may
be necessary to replace 1t with new
one Telephone lines also were dam
aged and practically all the rural lines
leading out of North Topeka suffered.
Poles and wires were blown down IN
many different places. Farmers and
linemen are working on the repair
work of these lines and expect to have
them in working condition by the END
of the day or at least by Saturday.
At the home OF J. NJ. Caylor, one and
line, at least one-haf of the trees In
his orchard were damaged. His Or
chard contained fifty or more trees
Runaway Injuries Miss Blair.
| The eighteen-year-old daughter of
Jacob Blair was injured on N JAG
son street this morning when rum
away horse ran into a rig driven by
her father, in which she was riding.
The other rig was occupied by two
boys. Their names have not been
learned. The shafts became unfasten-
ed and dropped on the horses heels
1t became frightened and ran into MT.
Blair's wagon Vegetables were scat
tered in the street and the Blair wagon
was slightly damaged. Miss Blair's in
juries are said to be painful but not
serious.
At No. 1 Fire Station.
| W. M Van Ness who is arranging
the musical program for the house
warming at Fire Station No. 1. has Sc
cured some Of the best music talent
in North Topeka. He has arranged for
orchestra music. for double male
quarette. Miss Florence Rowe will
] The house warming will be given dur
| ing the first week in August. Refresh
ments will e served.
| Social and Personal.
| William Courtright. station master
\ at the Rock Island depot, Is sick and
| is being treated at st. Francis hospital
He has been OF duty several days.
Mr.. COPYRIGHT is one of the pioneers
of North Topeka.
! The funeral Of George N. Clause.
who was found dead in his home
Wednesday night, will be held in Con-
wells chapel at 900 North Kansas
avenue, at o'clock Saturday. Mem
bers Of Blue Post, No. $50, G. A. R.,
will have charge Of the services. The
body will be taken Sunday to Rea,
Mo-, for interment.
M. A. Hutchinson, Of Kiro, was in
North Topeka today on business.
Ask for Honey Bread."-Adv.
Thursday at his home. 1912 North
Jackson street. The funeral arrange
| ments will be announced later.
1 Rev. Ira Hicks, evangelist, will de-
liver the sermon Sunday morning at
the North Topeka Presbyterian church.
| Hicks, who has gone with his family
to Fort Worth, Tex, on a vacation.
| Morris Christman. of Kiro, was in
North Topeka this morning. on BUSH
/ ness.
| Mrs Sam knight left this morning
for Garden City, where she win visit
! with her parents for a month.
Sara Todd. of Paris, Tex, who has
been visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson. at 1O1 North Madison
street. has left for her home. She
stopped or here while on the way
home from eastern points, where she
has been on a business trip.
Heloise Green, of Chicago, is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Green. Miss Heloise is en-
gagged as q milliner.
II w. A. King has been called to EN-
n poria on account Of the illness of his
I father.
II The hill at the princoee fhao<or ~
morrow will be the widely known
Lucille Love, the girl OF mystery, series
No. 1. Don't miss it. There are Is
numbers Also an Imp comedy drama
featuring King Baggott and IAN up
to-date cook and her cousin BILL" A