The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-22
In NORTH TOPEKA
A New Road From Granville
Is Planned.
The Union Pacific Will Fight
the River Now.

Plans are slowly Undertaking in
the minds of the county commissioners
for a brand new road between North
Topeka and Granville The road
west of Calhoun Bluffs has been
washed till it is beyond repair and a
new road will have to be bought north
OF the Union Pacific tracks.
Years ago this road was made a
state road by a special act of the legiS-
lature and few years ago the state
turned the road over to the county.
The commissioners tried to get the
Union Pacific railroad to bear part of
the expense of saving the road by
means of bikes and jetties but the rail-
road declared they would fight the
river when it got to them. 1t is Ito
them now for the board of commits
sioners have closed the wagon road
and will make a new one.
The land where the new road will
run will be taken from some of the
rich truck territory north of the
tracks and will probably come high,
but at the highest it will be a paying
proposition for the county in that this
road is the Golden Belt Route to the
west and many people each year Judge
Shawnee county by this strip of high
way.
The best road from Granville now
is TO cross the river at Granville and
come up on the south side but this is
about a mile further than the old state
road which angled into Topeka.
1t Was Easy Money.
Some queer methods of making a
dime earn money were employed by
the ladies of the North Topeka Bap-
fist church in their effort to raise
money for the missionary society.
Mrs. Hannah took the prize by making
the dime loaned to her earn 81 in
two weeks. She invested her dime in
thread and made tatting which she
sold for that amount. Mrs. L. f. An
derson invested in elbow grease and
other things that makes washing
easier. She turned in about two dol
lars by her investment. having saved
it by doing her own washing. Thirty
two dimes were loaned by the minister
and fully that many dollars were
turned in at the meeting yesterday
afternoon.
An Old Timer Gone.
VIM. j. Wetherholt, an old resident
of North Topeka, died yesterday at his
home, 514 West Sixth street, at the
age of 70 years. He was one of the
pioneers here and was employed for
years by the Central Sash and Door
company Mr.. Wetherholt is survived
61 four children, Mrs. w. S. Eastman
OF Oakland, Mrs. Andy Scott of North
Topeka, Miss Nell Wetherholt of War
rem NJ. CTosby's and William Wether-
holt. jr., of Topeka. The funeral
engagements have not yet been made.
DO Floods Make Freaks?
Wet weather or floods or hail or
just pure freakishness caused eight
ears of corn to grow in one husk on
the farm of ]. w. Clement of Route 4.
grown was flooded at one time this
year. At another time the hail struck
it and many times of course the rain
but Whatever is the cause there are
eight perfectly formed ears grown to-
gether at the base and surrounded by
one husk. This is a wonderful year
for corn.
Notes and Personals
Thomas Page, of the Page Milling
company, has gone to Winnipeg, Can
ada, where he will spend the remain
der of the summer.
Al Smith has gone to Denver for
short vacation.
a small purse belonging to Mrs. T.
NJ. Shirley, of Granville. was stolen
from her hand bag while she was en-
route from Granville to Topeka on
the Union Pacific train.
Miss Ada Bahr. who has been
spending several weeks visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Bahr, has
returned to her home in North To-
peka.
Mrs. c. A. Wright was the guest
yesterday of Mr.. J. A. DIETRICH, of
Shorey
Bob Evans has arrived from X. L.,
where he has been attending summer
school. He will visit his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. H X Evans. of the Pleasant
Hill neighborhood. Mr.. Evans has
secured a position as principal of the