The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28
Farmers Will Get Two Harvests
OF Some Tracts.
FOR INDIAN CREEK FAIR
Another Society Night To Be
Observed by Kiro People.
Other News of Interest i'm North
Shawnee County.

was appreciated by the people who live
in the north part of Shawnee county.
This rain benefited the alfalfa, turnips.
horseradish. cane, kafir corn and late
crops planted for late feed. 1t extended
over all this section Of the state.
Many farmers took advantage OF the
chance to reap two crops of the same
ground this season and planted turntp
seed on tracts where early potatoes
had been planted and marketed. 9th
ers used a part of the ground for cane.
millet, kafir corn and other late crops
which they expect to use for feeding
stock during the winter.
All of these crops needed rain, and In
many places the seed had not begun to
grow. This rain will cause the seed to
sprout and shoot through the earth and
grow readily. -
Train Service on Union Pacific.
G. r. Harries, city passenger and
ticket agent of the Union Pacific. has
announced that the system has COM
pleted the ballasting work of a stretch
Of track near Wild Horse, Colo, west
for a distance of 124 miles. This COM
pletes the ballast work on the lines
from Kansas City to Denver and Will
enable the system to reduce the time OF
it's train service between Denver and
Kansas City from one hour to thirty
minutes. Dustless gravel was used on
this stretch of track.
On account Of the completion of this
work, the passenger time between these
two points has been reduced to sixteen
hours and thirty or thirtyfive minutes.
One hour has been cut off the running
time of trains Nos. 101, 102 and 103. 1O4.
Traffic between Kansas City and Den
yer has been hampered for several
months, while the contractors were bal
lasting this stretch of track.
Society Night at Kiro.
The people Of Kiro will hold another
Society night. They celebrated the
first event q few weeks ago and ar
ranged for a band concert. They were
quite successful and have decided to
repeat the event. It is probable that
this will be made a weekly or bi-weekly
event. The second Society night will be
observed Saturday night. The town
boosters have arranged for a concert by
Mitchelrs band and the musicians have
arranged to furnish some new music on
this occasion.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to en-
terrain more than $50 people.
j, Indian Creek Grunge Fair.
sTl1e members of the Indian Creek
Grange are making all arrangements
for their ninth annual fair. They began
work on the plans several weeks ago
ard are meeting with considerable sue
cess. The managers and assistants in
al! departments have been selected, the
premium list has been announced and
much other work has been accom-
plished.
They expect to make this the most
SUCCESSFUL fair in the history of the
grange The fair will be given October
and 2.
All entries for the fair close on the
morning of October 1 and all exhibits
must be in place one hour later. Rules
regarding entries and all other desirable
information can be found in the
premium list.
The fair committee is composed of
the following:
F. P. Rude, manager: J. w. Hitler,
secretary; J. M. Pollom, treasurer; HI.
L. Moore, Mrs. r. Snodgrass. E. r.
Cheney, Mrs. Ray Kimban. vii WI.
! Olson, Mrs. d. L. Button, Mrs. A. j.
Holcomb, w. A. Miller.
The managers of the different de-
partments are:
Horses, Verne Farnsworth. superin-
tendent: E. S. Fetz, assistant. Cattle,
r. snodgrass. superintendent; w. p.
Kimball. assistant. Sheep. Andy Hol-
comb. superintendent; J. o. Browning.
assistant. Poultry, J. B. Mcdonald,
superintendent; Mrs. Nels Olson. assist
perintendent; A. Button, assistant.
Horticulture. w. A. Miller, superintend-
emit; o. F. Whitney. assistant. Gar
den products, c. p. Rude, superintend-
emit: Fred Falley. assistant. Pantry
stores. Mrs. o. r. Niccum, superintend-
ent; Mrs. Maude Scott and Mrs. Rufus
Snodgrass. assistants. Textile fabrics.
Mrs. Andy Holcomb. superintendent;
Mrs. E. r. Cheney and Mrs. ]. o.
Browning, assistants. Athletic commit
tee. Glen Pollom, Clarence Belts and
{, Everett Wilson.
I Mad Dog Scare.
People Of North Topeka, along Kan
| sas avenue. feared that a mad dog was
loose in their community Thursday aft
ernoon. A dog was first seen in tho
vicinity of the Union Pacific station.
Policeman Jones saw the dog and at
, tempted to catch it but it ran north
on Kansas avenue and the policeman
! fired several shots but none took eff
1 feet. The dog escaped.
1 Social and Personal.
/ Mrs. F. N Martin, who has been