The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-06
IN NORTH Topeka
Home Grown Strawberries Here
Within Three Weeks.
Other News of Interest to
Northern Shawnee Co.

Home grown Strawberries are
scheduled to appear the North
side markets within the next three
weeks, according to the local grocers.
The berries are reported to be album
dant on the plants and are now good
size. The truck gardeners say all that
is needed now to make the strawberry
crop bumper one IS plenty of sun
shine
Most of the berries raised around
North Topeka are grown near Grant
vile and Fairview. At one time an
abundance of this fruit was grown
northwest of the city.
Raspberries and pineapples will be
plentiful by June. The first shipment
of pineapp1es is beginning to arrive on
groceryman the quality Of this fruit Is
unusually good. Within the next three
weeks the markets will be we'll sup
piled, and the prices will be right.s
Alfalfa Crop Good.
The first crop of alfalfa will be
ready to cut by next week. if Old Sol
will only shine, so the farmers say.
The rainy weather is keeping it from
maturing. In some fields the alfalfa
is on the verge of blooming despite the
predicting at least four cuttings this
year and possibly five.
Special Coaches Tomorrow.
Beginning Friday special coaches
will be run on most of the Union Pa
cific trains to carry the delegates
home from the State Sunday school
convention.
The Union Pacific brought large
delegations from the west and east to
the convention. The street car COM
pany ran special cars with two trail
ers to haul the arrivals to the South
side during the first two days of the
convention.
Normal Condition Again.
The number of boys in the Boys
State Industrial school is again nor
NAL, according to DR.. H. w. Charles.
superintendent. AS high as $50 have
This number is more than the school
can properly accommodate. The nor
NAL capacity is about $50 boys.
A number of applications have been
made to the school during the last
few months, but owing to the crowd
ed condition they have been refused.
When the April paroles are made the
new boys will be admitted. DR.. Charles
said hereafter when the school is ac-
commodating 255 boys no more will
be admitted until some are parOled.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs J. Hendrikson has gone to Will
lard, Okla, to visit her daughter, Mrs.
1. A. Foster.
W. T. Butnsr, of Dover, has s,r re-
time on the North side.
F. D. Peck. of Kilmer, was a North
side visitor today.
Mrs Marion GIyn, of Granville.
was on the North side today shopping.
H. A. Austrand has returned to his
home in Elmont after business trip
to North Topeka.
Golden Rule lodge No, 90, A. F. & A.
M will hold a special comm unicatlon
Friday evening at the lodge hall 911-
North Kansas avenue for the
purpose of comforting the second de-
gree.
Jack Duffy, of Elmont. was on the
North side today on business.
Richard Gilmore, of the Shawnee
State bank, was unable to be at his
desk today on account of illness. Il
Mrs. c. W. Boast and children and
Miss Hazel Boast are spending this
week in Kansas City, Mo. visiting
Miss Hazel Boasts aunt, Mrs. Rogers
Stevenson.
w. F. George, of Kiro, was a North |
Miss Minnie McGrew will leave Sat
urday to visit her sister. Myrtle Nc
Grew, who is at Pittsburg, Kan. i
A. Sheetz is spending the day in
Leavenworth visiting friends.
Harold James of Rossville will re-
turned home today after spending
short time on the Mort Inside
Ed Land iads of knS to eh
Ed Thompson, of Elmont, was a
North Topeka visitor today.
knights and Ladies of Security
odge. Victor council No. 4, will meet
tonight in the hall 1000 North Kansas
avenue.
The Intermediate B. Y. P. U. of the
North Topeka Baptist church will
nave a picnic supper at CARRIED park
Friday evening at $50.
Mrs John D. Pratt, of 1913 North
Jackson street, has as her guests to-
law Mrs Grace Curr and Mrs. j. G.
Gates and son Howard of Newcastle,
Pa.
U. R. Ralston, Of Kansas City, Mo-,
was on the North side Wednesday on
his way to Horton, Kan.
The North Topeka fire department
vas called Wednesday night to the
nome of Otto Kuehne on West Curtis
street. An automobile had backfired,
setting the car Attire. Only a small
amount of damage was DONE
North Topeka Fair store, has a collec-
ion. of sea shells on display in one
IF the store windows. Mr.. Brintnall
from California last fall and
brought with him number of curios
IF the sea. A large sea spider and
abalone shells are shown.
Bernice Bullock, of 515 Park street,
assisted by Kate Ward and Dema Will
Jams, entertained a few of her friends
Tuesday evening. Those present
we're: Walter Urban, John Fern
trom, Byron Wallace, Paul Finch,
Ilen Davis, Russell Whaley, Dewey
3rassfield, John Drinnen, Ralph
3asye, Ferdinand Voiland, jr., Hazel
Williams, Elizabeth Brassfield, Izadel
Naychoff, Pearl Baer. Dema Will