The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-12
I'M NORTH Topeka
High Prices Induce Farmers to
Sell Corn.


The present high price of corn is
causing farmers to bring their corn
to market
few days. than during all Of the pre-
vfous winter months.
Some wheat Is being sold by the
north Shawnee farmers. although the
mills report they are securing most OF
their wheat from Kansas City.
Price Of Flour Declines
The grocers of North Topeka were
the price of flour. While this is not
enough to materially affect the retail
price of this necessity. it relieves the
housewives' fears to a certain ex-
tent.
Five Dollar Prize.
Some boy in the Boys Industrial
school will receive q prize of five dol
life during the past year after that Of
Abraham Lincoln.
The prize of five dollars, with two
others in the form of gold quarter
eagles, is given annually by John w.
Clarke, jr., of Reserve.
The prizes are not given for the best
boys. but for the one who has de-
velOped the most in character.
The money for the prizes was re-
ceived Wednesday by DIR. Charles, the
superintendent OF the SCHOOL JOnn w
Clarke also presented a large framed
picture of Abraham Lincoln to the
school.
Notes and Personals.
James Mckinley. of Scranton, Kan.
was in North Topeka today on busi-
ness.
Henry Boltz, of Rock Creek, has re-
time in North Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Buechner have
returned home, after a trip to Kansas
City.
S. T. Cromwell is confined to his
home on account of sickness.
Miss Francis Waychoff of the Aus
tin-Snediker Mercantile company is
unable to be at work on account of
sickness.
Miss Gladys Cunningham will return
the first of the week from Hutchinson.
Kan, where she has been visiting
friends for ten days.
Aleck Reed stopped off in North To-
peka on his way to Great Bend, Ind.
where he will make his future home.
Mr.. Reed was formerly manager Of a
wooden mill in Elmburg, Wash.
A business meeting of the Christian
Endeavor society of the Second Pres
byterian church was held Thursday
night at the home Of Miss Wilma Ber-
gundthal, 1884 North jackson street.
The co. class of the Boys club
in the Second Presbyterian church
had an oyster supper Wednesday
night in the church dining room.
Twenty-Five members of the class
were present. After supper, indoor
baseball and basket pail were played;
Members of the G. A. r.. No. $50
and the North Topeka Relief corps
will meet tonight in the lodge hall.
S31 North Kansas avenue, to celebrate
Lincoln's birthday.
Miss Sylvia Spetter is in st. Francis
The North Topeka banks were
closed all day today, in honor Of Lin
coins birthday.
The Argonauts will meet Saturday
night with Mrs. E. F. Stanley. This
meeting will be the regular social ses-
be the play Peer Gynt' by Henrik
Ibsen.
The Young Mems Gospel Team OF
the North Topeka Baptist church will
have charge of the regular afternoon
services at Rochester, Sunday after
noon
r. D. johnson of North Topeka will
leave Saturday for Florida where he
will make his future home
Prof W. L. Hofer is spending the
weekend in Manhattan on business.
Clark Gresser of the Citizens State
bank is spending the day in Rossvills
visiting his brother, C. E. dresser.
The Lyman Ladies Aid society will
give a social and musical entertain
ment in the Lyman school house at
| o'clock Saturday night.
| Mrs. l. C. Williams Sunday school
class gave a china shower for Mrs
| Oscar Buschocker. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Buschocker, Viols
Ward, Georgia Wallace. Grace
| Poyster, Martha Teel. Anna Olson
| Florence Judd, Bertha Olson, Mar
jorie Teel, Nettie Lang. Josephine
| Hitchcock Mabel Rowe, Edna Farm
er, Blanch Dietrich, Hazel Slocum
Florence Bowman, Agnes Peterson
Louise Buechner. Mrs Williams
| Mabel Teter, Grace Butts. Mrs Heller
George.