The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-17
IN NORTH topeka
Fair Visitors Are Returning
Home; Trains Crowded.
i. j. Ketchum Is Now Raising
Trout in Utah.

This morning a stream of cars from
rhe country went through the North
de taking the rural people who were
not afraid to battle with the muddy
road conditions in order to see the
sights. All autos were covered with
mud.
1. j. Ketchum Raising Fish.
1. ]. Ketchum, who several years
ago was a resident on the North side,
is now living in Salt Lake City and
engaged in raising mountain trout for
the dining car service on the western
railroads.
Fred Buechner. who has just re-
turned from a western trip, visited
Mr.. Ketchurn while in Salt Lake The
raising of mountain trout is a lu-
crative business, according to Mr..
Buechner. The Ketchum fish hatch
cry is located about rive miles out of
Salt Lake City and is now composed
of eight ponds, which are fed by
artesian wells with a capacity of
eight hundred gallons of water per
hour. The plant is valued at $4,000
and will be enlarged some time this
fall
Mr.. Ketchum keeps the fish until
they are about six or eight inches long
when they are disposed of to the din
ing car service of the Western Pacific
railroad.
They Leave for Russia.
Three residents of Little Russia
David Bellender, Eli KOlans Bellen-
der and Valentine Blattner, left
Thursday over the Santa Fe for their
old home in the interior of Russia. A
large delegation of their friends saw
them off and sent remembrances
to friends in Russia The three men
expect to dispose of their property in
Russia and return to Topeka as soon
as possible with their families. For
the past three years they have lived
in Little Russia and expected to
return sooner, but on account of the
unsettled conditions IN Europe they
could not obtain transportation The
Russian-American steamship line re-
Gently notified their local agent, ChaS.
Gerteisen, to list the three men to
their destination. Soratoff, Russia,
and they would sail from New York
on September 20.
There is a general opinion in Little
Russia that as soon as the war is
over, the population of this settlement
will be greatly increased, for accord
ing to letters they receive from across
the water things not as they
should be there. Wages are low COM
pared with the American price for Ia
Dor. Fifty-five kopeks, which is
equiviIant to about twenty-siX cents
of our money, is the average wage per
day Often the women are forced to
labor on public works in order to
make sufficient to feed the family
The Russian dollar, or ruble as they
call it, is worth from thirty-nine to
forty cents in gold. -n citizen of Rus
STA who possesses several thousand
rubles is considered wealthy.
1t will take three weeks for the
three men to make the return voyage.
The port of Libau, which should have
been their landing place, is now in
the possession of the Germans, so they
will be forced to land at Archanjelsk-
Gave an Interesting Talk.
An interesting talk was given
Thursday night before the members
of Victor Council No. 4, knights and
Ladies of Security, by D. H Wallace,
who returned recently from an ex-
tended tour through Canada and
along the Pacific coast
Mr.. Wallace stopped at many in
teresting places while away and trav-
eled about five thousand miles,
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Ed Holman and son Charles
have returned from Colorado where
they have been for the past six weeks.
Ralph Wilson expects to open his
confectionery store located at 841
North Kansas avenue about the first
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Detlor. of Grant
vile, spent the day in Topeka attend
ing the fair.
Our large force with the assistance
of additional help have put our $12,-
600 millinery stock in fine shape for
Courtney's salvage sale now going on.
Adv.
Prof. George Henderson, of Meri-
friends on the North side.
Fred Cook, of Elmont, was a North
side visitor today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mongold, OF
Perry, attended the fair today.
Mr.. and Mrs w. F. George, of Kiro,
were North side visitors today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Duffy, of Elmont.
have returned home after spending
the day at the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Huntington,
of Elmont, spent the day in Topeka
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Brandon and
daughter Carrie, of Horton, are visit
ing friends on the North side.
Mr.. William Moore, of Overlook,
accompanied by his daughter Dorothy
and SON George are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs T. J. Woolman,
1919 North Van Buren, street.
Maud Liens, of Chanute, Kan, is
visiting her sister, Miss frankie Liens.
Miss frankie Liens's niece, Florence
for the weekend.
We haul trunks. Phone 69S.-Adv.
Sidney Stenbaugh, of Rossville, is
spending a short time on the North
side with friends.
Mrs. Henry Davis and Miss Bernice
Davis, of Rossville, are visiting Mrs.
William Markham, of 1214 North
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Buechner and
children, of Kansas City, are visiting
relatives on the North side.
Attend Courtney's fire sale and save
SO to IS per cent on your fall hat Sale
now going On.-Adv.
A large crowd attended the initia-
ton of the Red Men, which was held
last night in the hall, S31 North Kan
SaS avenue.
School books will be sold for spot
cash only. Please do not ask for
credit. BARS wall paper and book
store.-Adv.