The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-05

CAinch Bug War Postponed
Until Spring.

The runaor which has been gsine
the rounds in the northern psrt OF
Shawnee county to the effect that
Paddy Belts, superintendent Of the
county farm. b to b ousted 10 with
ont foundation aecording te sset g
Bacon, poor commissioner. rhere
were few charges against Mr.. Belts
which were responsible for these ru-
mors, according to Nj. BACON. They
:s r wtnos to s3as
journal reporter. 'Mf. Belts jc the
best man In the county tor this place.
II he was to be ousted ~ these Few
people ask. do not know whero the
would be as well qualified TOT the
place. He il generally liked ana r..
s:pected by his associatef and scI nx ffHe
With this he Is q practical farmer and
- keeping the farm IN fine condition"
The ChInch Bog War.
The chinch bug war. according 70
boyd Pollom, has been postponed In
Il was planned by the Indian Crock
grange some time ago to make = gen.
erAl cruH4d9 against the pests In AL
parts Of 4oldfer township. Tho war
vas first postponed on account Of the
damp condition OF grass. 1t was
:
III the weather and conditions per-
init the war will be carried out in the
spring" said Mr.. Pollom this morn-
linz. 1.-THE plans have been complete
~ outlined and enough farmers en-
listed III the cause to carry theT3 out
- soon a. ire weather permits"
The farmers are planning to burn
the old dead grass and vegeeoea0n
along the roads and IN tho fie1As.
pests during the winter.
PFe66SS1 First SERMON.
The Rev. w. -Gasnett Handley, new
pastor Of the North Topeka baptist
church, preached his initial sermon
at the church Sunday morning. mr..
Handley came 70 NORTH Topeka from
Fredonia. HIS theme Sunday morning
Was, IA Frame OF Mind That Trans
forms" His evening theme was "A
Clean State" The church was crowd
ed. A reception will. be given Tueeday
evening in his honor.
Report Of Soldier Township.
The annual report Of Soldier town
ship has been Issued and shows that
the township has . total balance Of
Of 1913 The poltAx and ifeasuerer,s re-
ceipts for the last year were =, $50 SO.
the amount paid out wsA s. z44.96. THIS
leaves q balance Of $734.s7.
TWENTY-FIVE bridges were constructed
during the year Of 1918. -Forty-one miles
Of road were graded and more than
$1,000 paid out for dragging highways.
Two miles Of new road were made A
grader and several other road imple-
ments were purchased by the town
ship.
Back to school.
A majority Of tho schools In North
Topeka and the northern part Of Sfaw-
nee county began again this morning
after the holiday vacation. -,
Lease Kuehne Yards.
The Kuehne stock yards at North Ty-
ter and Curtis streets have been leased
by two North side young men. Perry
Helm ard w. H. Young. They ore
shipping cattle into Topeka and selling
them to farmers, cattle buyers And
dairymen. They are handing on an
average OF about 10 head Of cattle a
day.
All Dag Meeting.
An all day closed meeting will be
held at the Indian Creek Grange TueA-
day. An oyster dinner will be served
ut noon by the women OF the Cran1s.
The officers for the coming term. elect.
ed one month ago. win be installed and
q number OF new members taken into
the Grange.
An Aid to Stoclklmen.
The Practical Home Veterinarian n
the title Of book which II being IL
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