The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-24
In NORTH TOPEKA
Turkeys Are Scarce in the LO-
cal Produce Markets.
RumOr of U. p. Improvements
on North Side Is Revived.

The chicken, the goose and the duck
will supplant the turkey in many
North Topeka homes this Thanksgiv-
ing Day. The famous Thanksgiving
Day bird is a rare fowl this season.
On the other hand, most other va
rieties of fowl are unusually plentiful.
Due to the protracted wet season,
few turkeys survived long enough to
decorate a Thanksgiving dinner table.
One farmer north of the city, who
ordinarily raises a number of thank
day fowls, has but two turkeys from
brood of forty with which he started
last summer. The other thirty-eight
died with their heads on. Similar
fates were melted out to practically all
other broods owned by north Shawnee
county farmers.
A number of turkeys have been
shipped into the city from Oklahoma
while few of the birds are on the
market, the price of turkeys has not
been boosted to any great extent.
While not uniformly good pump
kin crop was raised this year, many
vines produced the largest ones in
years and on the whole a fairly heavy
yield was made. Farmers north of
the city are easily able to supply the
housewife will need entertain the least
fear of not being able to obtain the
principal ingredients of Thanksgiving
Day pie.
All grocers are well supplied with
cranberries, nuts, fruit and various
other edibles that go to make up the
Turkey day dinner.
New U. p. Roundhouse?
A Union Pacific roundhouse and
railroad shops to be built in North
Topeka, is the latest rumor that has
penetrated the business district of the
North Side. A roundhouse may be
built by the U. P. on the site on the
west border of city now occupied by
the tie yards.
The rumor is given considerable
credence through the fact that little
Improvement is being made at the
Union Pacific shops at Armstrong, a
suburb of Kansas City. These shops
may some day be moved to North To-
peka it is believed.
The ability of the bikes to protect
property on the North Side during
the last high water period is said to
have impressed Union Pacific officials
chances for additional Union Pacific
property in North Topeka much bet
ter.
Business Houses to Close.
A number of farmers were in North
Topeka Tuesday and this morning to
make purchases for Thanksgiving
day. Practically all business houses
on the North Side will be closed
Thursday and the incidentals for the
Thanksgiving dinner must be pur-
chased before that time.
Notes and Personals
The lamont Bible class No. 2 will
hold no meeting this week, as the date
of meeting falls on Thanksgiving day:
The next regular meeting will be held
December 2.
Miss Frances Wycoff of the Austin
Snediker Mercantile Co., will go to
Emporia where she will spend
day with her parents
and other relatives. She will return
n
Members of Eugene lodge No. 70 of
the 1. o. o. F. will meet tonight at /
the hall, S37 North Kansas avenue. /
Work in the second degree will be put !
on. /
Mrs. G. Max Claudy of Rural Route |
No. will serve a Thanksgiving dinner
at her home Thursday for several
members of her family and friends. |
those for whom covers will be |
laid are Mr.. and Mrs Frank Mckay, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mckay, Miss
Caddie Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, Miss /
Dorothy Claudy and Mr.. and Mrs.
Claudy.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Mathews of |
Garfield Place will spend Thursday at
the home of Mrs. Mathews's mother. !
Robert Billiard will motor to lola |
this evening and will spend the re-
mainder of the week there visiting /
friends
o. D. Hotchkiss of Silver Lake was
in North Topeka Tuesday on business. /
MIR. Hotchkiss has just recovered from |
an illness that confined him to his |
home for two weeks.
Ed S. Gresser, cashier of the Citi- |
zens' State bank, was unable to be at |
the bank today on account of illness. |
His condition, however, is not be-
lieved to be serious.
Ray Kirkwood of Elmont, Ed Ward /
Of Kiro, H. G. Barratt of Granville, I
]. N. Willard of Elmont and S. K. |
of Granville were in North |
Topeka Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Blackhart will I
go to Manhattan Thursday where they |
will spend the day with Mrs. Black !
harris mother, Mrs. Newell.
Use Monarch Face Lotion, the great
skin beautifer.-Adv.
Mrs. ]. G. Rees of Granville was in /
North Topeka Tuesday visiting friends.
Mrs. w. G. Curry of Elmont, her
son, John A. Curry, and Mrs. John
Kemp were on the North side Tuesday I
ON business and visiting friends.
L. w. Gilmore of the Shawnee State /
bank and Mrs. Gilmore are visiting
relatives in PaXico. They expect to re-
main there through the week.
John Duffy of Elmont, Will Griffith
Of Elmont and c. r. Jackson of Ell
mont were in North Topeka Tuesday
afternoon on business.
Tommy during lull in the converse /
tion)-'Ma, isn't it a pity you haven't
got the .toothache instead of poor No