The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-28
Dozens of Halloween Affairs
To Be Held on North Side.
Large Agricultural Displays at
North Side Banks.
BEET WEIGHS II POUNDS
Monster Sweet Potato Grown in
North Shawnee.
Police Have Cleaned Telephone
Poles of Political Cards.

Dozens of Halloween parties and
socials will be held the latter part OF
this week in North Topeka and vi
entity.
A Halloween celebration will be held
this evening by the Fraternal Aid.
Council No. I, at Barrett hall. Re
freshments consisting Of cider and APP
pies will be served.
The members of the Jackson County
club will hold their annual Halloween
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. b.
b. Gilleece, 1615-NoFthv Kansas ave-
nue., Saturday evening.
In addition to those in North To-
peka several rural clubs and schools IN
the northern part of the county will
hold Halloween affairs Saturday even
ing.
Agricultural Displays.
As evidence of the bumper crops OF
north Shawnee county and the gen
large number of agricultural exhibits
have been placed on display at both
the banks in North Topeka.
At the Shawnee State bank 12h
pound sweet potato Is being SHOWN.
John Patel. Another sweet potato
weighing ten pounds grown by ]. M.
Brown is exhibited.
Sixteen pounds of sweet potatoes
grown in one hill on the farm OF -; 3.
Marble are also among the exhibits
shown at the Shawnee bank. These
potatoes fill a half-bushel basket.
Among other exhibits are several dill
ferent varieties If corn grown by W. u;
Pendleton, c. o. Brown and Richard
Wright Several stalks of millet ten
feet in height are shown.
At the Citizens State bank NAM
moth beet weighing TN pounds is
displayed. Other exhibits at the Cit
zens' State bank include sweet pota-
toes grown by John Brown and Sam
Elder of Garfield place.
The corn shown at the Ctttzens
bank is grown by Mark Black!er OF
Menoken; William Hudson OF Memo
ken and Lee Stanley of Williamstown.
Milo maize and teterita grown by J. H.
yesterday of Elmont are shown.
Meetings Tomorrow.
Following is a list Of cottage prayer
meetings to be held tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock in different homes
Of the North side: District l with
district with Mrs. Brassfield, 11O7
North Jackson street; section l OF dis
trict 3 with Mrs. James Williams. 1916
North Logan street: section of dis
kansas avenue; section l Of district 4
with Mrs. Carey. 1900 North Van
Buren: section . of district with Mrs.
Farnsworth. 1894 North Harrison
street; district with Mrs. Drake, 1904
Western avenue; district with Mrs.
-
1902 North Quincy street; district 8,
1245 North Quincy street; section l OF
district 3 with Mrs. Bessie Berry, Ly-
man addition; section OF district
with Mrs. Croll, 1904 North Central
avenue; section 1 of district 10 with
Mrs. HOLSTER. Shorey, and section Of
district 20 with Mrs. Sprorel of Shorey.
Cards Torn Down.
As q result Of tho hot crusade OF the
North side police against political can
didates lacking cards and advertise
ments on telephone poles, nearly all
the cards have been torn down. Only
a few remain on poles.
At the beginning Of the campaign
against the practice more of the cards
were in evidence than in any district
of South Topeka
Notes.
James Milton Turner will speak to-
night at the B street Baptist church,
corner of Laurent and Topeka ave-
nue.. His subject will be General
Interests of the Day."
small fire occurred Tuesday at
311 Park street. The blaze was caus-
ed by defective flue. The damage
was slight.
Despite the lateness in the season
farmers in the vicinity of North To-
peka continue to bring watermelons to
the city. 81, i
COW valued at 800 was stolen
the first part of the week. No trace
of the animal has been found.
The pear crop in North Shawnee
county is reported to be exceptional
ly good this year.
A meeting of the Indian Creek
Grange will be held next Tuesday