The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-24
IN NORTH Topeka
First Wheat of the Year Is Cut
Near Silver Lake.
Other News of Interest i'm
Northern Shawnee.

The first signs of the wheat harvest
were noticed Wednesday near Silver
Lake, on the farm of Dick Hodgins.
Several other fields in that vicinity
are ready to harvest as soon as the
weather permits.
Despite the wet spring the wheat
fields around North Topeka are ready
for the harvest on schedule time. In
some places the harvest will be late
on account of the moisture.
Tired of Fish Diet.
Fish diet is becoming tiresome to
persons around Silver Lake. Farm
ers living along about the lake and
in the vicinity of Soldier creek have
had an abundance of fish during the
last week.
Kaw Valley Grange Meeting.
The semi-monthly meeting of the
Kaw Valley grange will be held Fri
day evening in the grange hall at
Granville. Members answering roll
call will give one improvement need
ed in the community. Miss Augusta
Clark will give a reading The Little
OLD Town." song, Charles King.
To See About Improvements.
A committee formed of some of the
leading business men of North - 20
peka probably will appear before the
city commissioners within the next
few days and take up the matter of
improving the pumping station and
other improvement matters before
the general meeting of the Civic club
is called. This will be done so that
an allowance can be made in the
budget which is being prepared for
the expense of the work to be done.
Notes and Personals.
Miss Iva Peck and G. o. Peck left
Wednesday for an extended trip to
points in Wisconsin and North Dakota.
G. NJ. Mcconnell of Kiro, was a
North side visitor today.
George Wear has returned to his
home Silver Lake after a business
trip to North Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Nicholson and
daughter left Wednesday evening for
California, where they will spend the
summer visiting friends.
r. NJ. Lemon of Granville was on
the North side today on business.
The weekly meeting of Victor coun-
Gil No. 4, will be held tonight in the
lodge hall, 1000 North Kansas avenue.
William Sherwood and son will
move their cafe the first of the month
from $40 North KaisaS avenue to the
building at S33 North Kansas avenue.
The new location is being remodeled.
f. c. Ball of White City. Kan, was
on the North side today visiting
friends At one time Mr.. Ball was a
resident of North Topeka.
A. NJ. Petro, Druggist.--Adv.
Mrs. John d. Zimmerman, who has
been seriously ill at her home, 1928
North Jackson street, is improving
The ice cream social which was
given Wednesday evening at the Cen
trail Avenue Christian church was we'll
attended considering the weather. For
the benefit of those who could not at
tend on account of the weather condi-
tions, another social will be given
Friday night of this week.
Harry Black of Hoyt, is visiting
friends and relatives on the North side
Mrs. William Aye and daughter,
Mrs George Stewart, have returned to
their home on the North side after
visiting relatives in Kansas City.
Andrew Parnell has recovered from
a serious illness lasting several weeks.
Golden Rule lodge No. 80, A. F. &
A M, will hold a stated meeting to-
night, after which work in the second
degree will be conferred
Work in the fields of the Boys State
Industrial school has been handicap
ped of late by the weather.
A number of the rural telephone
lines running out of North Topeka are
still out of commission