The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-04
in. NORTH Topeka
Dr. Byerly Completes the In
spection of Dairy Cows.
Dealers Are Expecting a Pro-
IOnged Scarcity of Eggs.

Jesus Ramos, a Mexican track Ia
Dorer on the Union Pacific, was ar
rested this morning by Augustin Alba,
city detective. at the request of Ro-
sale Serna. 1t is charged that RAJ
mos had taken Juanita Serna, the
daughter of Rosalio Serna. to Kansas
City. where he married the girl, giving
her age to the authorities as Is, She
| is only IA years old, and no consent
was given by her parents to the mar
riage. Alba arrested Ramos after he
had returned to Topeka in an attempt
to collect money due from the rail-
road. The girl will be brought to To-
| peka this evening by Alba.
Cow Inspection Is Completed.
| The contract with the city, to in
spect all cows furnishing milk to To-
peka residents, was completed TINS
morning when DR.. c. o. Byerly, tested
| the last of the twenty-five hundred
! head for tuberculosis. The territory
| covered was within a radius of twenty
miles of the city, and during the fif-
| teen or more days of bad weather the
| test was made in record breaking
time A large decrease was noted in
the number of 're-actorS' or condemn
ed cattle in comparison with the
tests made in 1914. Some difficulty
was found at first, when ooJectlons
were made by the farmers and dairy
men, but after the work was well un-
der way, about fifty men whose names
were not on the list given by the city,
requested that their stock be tested
Eggs Arc Growing Scarce
The supply of eggs during the next
month or so, will be very small, owing
to the fact that eggs are being set, IN
stead of marketed, and hens are sitting
instead of laying. North Side grocers
experience some difficulty in securing
fresh eggs from the farmers Ihou-
sands of eggs have been set in incu-
bators this year, and large increase
~ ie-r tnh
To Build New Church.
On Saturday evening, May 6, a meet
ing of the residents of country west of
Elmont, will be held in the Pence
school house The meeting is called
to approve the constitution written by
John Schenck, for an association
which will build a church to be named
Bethel Chapel The chapel will be
governed by board of directors
elected annually. The church may be
used by any denomination after per-
mission has been gained from the oil
rectors. Formerly meetings have been
held in the Bethel church, located
four miles west of Elmont.
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Neiswender, of
Chicago, Ill, are in the city visiting
Mr.. Neiswender's mother, Mrs. T. j.
Neiswender, and sister. Mrs. Fred
Graft, of Van Buren, street, and Mrs.
Charles Vatterlin of the South Side.
Third degree work will be given next
Monday evening by the degree team of
knights of Pythias, Amity Temple No.
231, at the hall 800 Kansas avenue,
following the degree work banquet
will be served.
I Miss Bertha Davis of Della, Kansas,
is-the guest of Mrs. E. H. Robinson,
1927 Jackson street
4 A. NJ. Petro, druggist.-Adv.
4 The Sunday school ~depaFtment of
the Second Presbyterian, church, held
a cabinet meeting Wednesday evening
with Mr.. T. D. Joseph at his home,
1912 jackson street. >ss.lf
Joe Holzmeister of Elmont, was in
North Topeka Wednesday on a bust
ness trip. t