The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-21
Produce and Grain Business Is
Thought To Be Improving.
Farmers Finding Good Market
for Their Crops.
HIGH SCHOOL At SILVER Lake
Mr.. and Mrs. F. 8. williams
Were Married 50 Years.
Other News of Interest i'm North
Shawnee County.

peka is improving. The farmers are
finding an improved market for their
vegetables, melons, cantaloupes, grain
and fruit. Those who patronize the
pend upon the mills or elevators as q
place for marketing their live stock
or grain, have been rewarded by rails
ing good crops this year and now they
are placing everything on the market.
The implement dealers contend that
this is a season of economy and that
their sales for this season have been
greatly reduced. They admit that
there is a slight improvement in the
last two weeks.
trade territory Of North Topeka sue
ceeded this year in raising a large crop
of oats and wheat. A good crop of
early corn is assured. The late corn
and the prospects for a crop is dis
couraging.
Gardens produced excellent crops Of
almost every variety of vegetables. The
fruit crop was good and not a single
variety could be called failure this
season. The peach and apple crop is
above normal.
There is a record breaking crop Of
watermelons musk melons and canta-
loupes and the farmers are finding a
Very little corn is being offered on
the market at this time but the farm
ers are selling their wheat with per-
sistent regularity. 1t is thought that
the embargo on wheat at Galveston
will be raised within a few days and
this has caused the market to remain
steady with good prices. On account
of this the farmers do not hesitate to
sell and the millers or elevator men
do not hesitate to buy.
II FOucht. one of the nrinCfnal
implement dealers in North Topeka,
stated to a State Journal reporter just
recently, that the farmers were eco
nomical this season. He said that they
an absolute necessity but that they
were saving their money or applying it
to debts that were made on account
Of the crop failures and drOuth last
year.
But with all this socalled economy.
business looks promising.
High School at Silver Lake.
Another county high school. the sec
ond in the county. will be opened this
fall at Silver Lake. This will receive
$1,000 from the county this year.
The county commissioners have pro-
vided aid for this high school in the
years tax levy. which was established
this week. The taxpayers. outside OF
Topeka will pay taxes at the rate OF
.Oo0166 on the dollar for county high
school purposes. This is slight in
crease over the tax levy last year.
The only other county high school is
located at Rossville. This years tax
levy will produce approximately $5,35S
for county high school purposes and
this will be sufficient for maintaining
these two institutions. An effort is be-
ing made to establish another at Dover
to be supported jointly by six districts
in Shawnee county and four in Wa
baunsee county.
All But Russians Can Go.
The native Russians of North Topeka
are about the only persons who are
being denied the privilege of returning
lines, or the principal ones, have re-
sumed service between American and
European ports. The German and Rus
sian lines are the only ones whose bus
mess has not resumed its normal con-
dition.
The steamship lines which have re-
sumed business, have advised their
agents to book for passage French,
Belgians, Germans, Austrians. English
and Swiss but omit the proposed Rus
sian passengers.
lines has not been disturbed. as both
of these countries have remained
neutral.
Picnic at Garfield rark.
An all-day picnic was held at Car
field park Wednesday In honor OF Mrs
d. w. Bales and daughter. Anna, of
Salina. who have been the guests of
Mrs. c. W. Armstrong. Those who
attended were Mrs. d. w. Bales. Mrs.
w. I. Cole, Mrs. ]. E. Warnock. Mrs.
w. NJ. Van Ness. Mrs. w. B. White
head, Mrs. Belle Wellman, Mrs. w. -.
Day, Mrs. o. Warning, Mrs c. w.
Armstrong, Miss Anna Bales. Miss
Elizabeth Van Ness. Miss Thelma Day.
Miss Mildred Warning, and Miss Fay
Armstrong.
Miss Vera Myers Entertains.
Miss Vera Myers of 917 North Quin-
cy street entertained Thursday night
in honor Of her cousin. Miss Coda
Organ, Of Longton. who has been her
guest for a time. A feature of the
evenings entertainment was a line
party to the Princess theater, after
which they returned to Miss Myers
home and spent a social evening. Re-
freshments were served. The guests
were: Miss Coda Organ, Miss Nera
Crumrine. Miss Edna Colvin OF Long
ton, Miss Marjorie Cole, Miss Hazel
Kincaid. Miss Helen Wellman, Char
lotte Schweering, Miss Sylvia Spetter.
Miss Vera Myers, and Messrs. George
Anderson. Charley Martin. Vernon