The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-30
IN NORTH TOPEKA
Truck Gardeners Are UndiS.
turbed by Complaints.
Notes and Personal Mention OF
North Side People.

Emerging unscathed from a storm
of criticism, the market held every
morning at the intersection of Kansas
and Central avenues continues to Oper-
ate on as large u scale as ever.
Ever since the market was started
persons living in the vicinity of the
"Y" have objected to its presence. The
complaints reached a climax Saturday
when Mrs. H. E. Lester aired" her
troubles before Mayor J. e. House
and ]. A Ramsey. sanitary sergeant.
Mrs. Lester objected to the noise in
cident to running a market and also
to the presence OF stray vegetables
which remain on the street after the
business of the cay has been COM
pleted.
Chief of Police Harvey Parsons
journeyed to the North side to investi-
gate the complaints. He found that
in the immediate vicinity of the mar
ket sentiment was not altogether
against it. Outside the immediate vi
cinity of the ~ practically no oppo-
sition to the market was unearthed.
Team Has Narrow Escape.
a margin of less than minute in
time and a few feet in distance saved
the lives of a team belonging to !: c.
coop of rural route No. Is Sunday
morning. The team broke away from
\ in front of the Billiard mill at 1890
O'Clock At the same time a fast
freight was entering the Union Pa
cific yards and at only a slightly de-
creased speed was headed for the sta
ton. no stop having been scheduled
for Topeka. Traffic had already been
stopped on Kansas avenue and the
freight train was passing point near
the American Express office, when the
team and wagon dashed across the
tracks.
The team continued north on Kan
sas avenue until it reached Kious
street when it collided with a white
way pole. The wagon was demol-
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globes on the pole broken. The team
was stopped by officer Ed Hanson
and several civilians before it could get
started again.
Western Kansas Looks Good.
Western Kansas looks like a new
country, according to Charles Logan,
who returned Sunday morning from
Oberlin. Decatur county The western
part of the state has an abundance
of feed, excellent crops of prairie hay
and sorghum having been raised
Prosperity appears to be general says
Logan. Practically every farmer owns
an automobile and land values have
increased at least 25 per cent in The
past few months.
Fire From OVerheated Stove.
Yep. Falls here-either fall or
winter, regardless of what the calen-
dar says, for the fire department had
its first fall fire today. "Overheated
stove" is written in the record book
of the fire department in the column
under the title, Cause of Fire
The fire was in the home of Agnes
Lacenberry. 902 Western avenue.
mo, it was not cook stove" said
Joseph Hanlon. chief of the fire de-
partment. 1T was monkey stove and
a fire was built to warm the persons
I'm the house on this thirtieth day of
August. Some waste paper near the
stove caught fire. The damage
amounted to $40"
Notes and Personals.
Miss Pearl Cooper has resigned as
bookkeeper for the North Topeka
store of the Dibble Grocery company.
She will teach this year at the Hoyt
v school
Claude and Miss Izadel Wycoff OF
Emporia were the guests Sunday OF
their sisters, Miss Frances and Miss
Maud Wycoff, 1910 North Quincy
[ street. Claude Wycoff returned to
y Emporia Sunday night Miss Izadel
will remain in North Topeka until Fri
day
DR.. H f. Pratt of Rossville will visit
relatives in North Topeka today while
in the city. DIR. Pratt will return TO
RossviIle this evening with his son
Dudley. who is at Christ'S hospital
recovering from a minor operation.l
Mrs Sarah Burns of 1923 Logan
street, is recovering from q severe IL
ness Mrs Burns has been staying at
the home of her daughter Mrs
:. Charles Haven, 12S Evelyn street.
Amity lodge No, 231, Knights Ct
Pythias, will meet tonight at the hali
S37 North Kansas avenue.
Robert f. Setter returned Sunday
night from st. Joseph where he visited
friends.
Mrs w H. Van Laningham and
daughter, who We're the guests last
week of Mrs. II. II. Hall, S37 North
Quincy street, left last night for Ar
kansas, City where they Will make
their home this winter They former
ly lived at Baldwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rogers re-
turned Sunday from California,
Miss Hazel Boast, 9O9 North Jack
son, returned Sunday. from a camping
trip to Wakarausa. The party was
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Horning and Mr. and Mrs. Olcott Sage.
Members in addition to the chaper-
ones were Miss Hazel Boast, Miss
Florence Rowe, Miss Helen Fulton,
Miss Mary Summers, Miss Marjory
= Sharp, Miss Gertrude Russell, Ward