The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-30
In NORTH topeka
Poor Condition of Granville
Road Drives Trade Away.
Many Kaw Valley Vegetables
Now on the Market.

While the county commissioners are
attempting to get together on a loca-
ton for a new road to Granville to
replace the one partly washed out
during the high water period last
summer, farmers living in the vicinity
of Granville, Newman, Perry and
Williamstown are beginning to take
the longer route to Lawrence and do
their trading at that point rather
than brave the terrors of a trip to To-
peka over the present road
Farmers have been waiting for sew
eral months for improvements on the
Granville road. Petitions have peeh
filed and numerous requests nave
been made that the work would pc
started Yet no prospects of immedl-
ate action are recogniz able
The county commissioners are walt
ing or the Union Pacific railway
company to decide whether or not
they will build = crossing, before deI-
mite plans regarding new GTaht
vile road will be laid, 1t is sal9- -
tentative route has been mapped OUT
but unless the railway Will put III d
crossing where the proposed roti"
will cross their tracks, another teilIa
tive route will proba bly, be declueu
upon.
Practically all the vegetables On me
local market at present a. e. ,,,1t1e
grown. From the ha" VaIleS Ial m e
are still bringing in large ioa1s %
ca bba ge lettuce and turnlpS. Flehly
of tomatoes are being brought IN any
unless a cold snap appears thsS va
hold out for 5everal weeks - $50 80
quality of green beans and onions are
being sold and some little sweet corn
Sweet corn, however, is almost sQIle,
and probably will be scarce aIter
this week ei+
Practically 40 homegrown 1rults
ex.ept apples are on the market
New Pastor Arrives.
The Rev. l. H. Beckholt, new pas
tor of the Central Avenue Chrlst1an /
church, arrived Wednesday to take UP 1
his duties at his new pastoTaIe- MI,
Beckholt succeeds the Rev Mr. Jonh
d. Zimmerman, who resigned to take
up state work in the church
Mr. Beckholt, who came to North
cOmpanied by Mrs. Beckholt and their
Young son, Robert. They will make
their home at 1926 North Jackson
street.
The raid on the palefaces on North
Topeka started some time ago by the
Red Men of the North SIDE, VIII close
tonight when thirty cand@qateS WIN
be initiated at a meeting OF WaFnpona
lodge No. 90. to be held at the hall,
S31 North Kansas avenue. During
the raid more than eighty new mem
beers have been secured by the North
Topeka lodge of the Red Men
X. & l.. of S. Install Officers.
Installation of officers of the North
Toneka lodges of the Knights and
Ia dies of Security will be completed
tonight when Victor Council No in
stalls new officers. Assistance in the
work will be given by the or1lcerS anu
team from No 2
. New officers of No. were installed
Tue sday evening They also were as
sisted by the officers and team from
No. 2.
Methodist Church Lecture. {
An illustrat lecture on mission work
n Eastern Asia will be given tonight {
by the Rev. H. E. Wolfe at the kan- 9
;as Avenue Methodist church Slides /
hat will be used in the lecture were /
made from photographs taken recent I
Y in the country about when Mr.. !
Wolfe will speak. The lecture will be
open to the public. l
Notes and Personals. \
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Bradley of 917 r
North Quincy street, went to Oska- I
oosa this morning on a visit TO
riends From Oskaloosa they will n
motor to Kansas City. They expect
o return to North Topeka this eve
Mrs. G. o. Hoffman of Oskaloosa h
listed her sister, Miss frankie Liens s
Miss Liens, who is ill,
er for Oskaloosa where she will spend a
everal days.
Kelsey Petro has enrolled in the t;
Vashburn law school. G
Miss Grace Iserman has taken a po- O
ion as stenOgrapher in the office of Il
-. ]. King. a
Mrs Henry Hays and Mrs. Ed Reed
f Richland are the guests of Mrs ]. $,
/. Miller of 154 Evelyn street IL
Mrs. c. o. Henderson of Merlden is w
pending several days in North Topeka "
here she is visiting friends. -
Miss Blanche Dietrich of Shorey re- ~
lrned Wednesday night from Kansas u
ity where she spent several days Wis p p
ing friends. J
Shube Moore of Emmett was in .
-orth Topeka this morning on bust r
ess. :
Louis Stache of Rossvi1le was in -
orth Topeka Wednesday on business. u
J. T. Anderson, who was in the re
part of the county Wednes- X
ay on business, reports that the roads G
that part of the county are in poor TT
ondition. OF
DIR. c. H. Thompson. who has been ST
1nfined to his home for the past sew T.
al days on account of illness is i'm
rowing. L;
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Schenck of Ross G.
lie were in North Topeka wednes- NJ
ay for the double purpose of visiting
lends and transacting business. tn
A. NJ. Petro, druggist.-Adv m
Mrs. M. A. Schermerhorn of Hoyt hi
as in North Topeka this morning d
George Frisbie Of Oskaloosa treas
'er of Jefferson county, is visiting r
lends in North Topeka. Mr.. Frisbie |
rs a farm near Granville and will
'end several days there before re-
rning to his home in Oskaloosa.