The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-22
Nursery Men Suffer From High
Price of Chemicals.
Materials for Spraying Go Up
Owing to the War.
FIRE STARTED IN FREIGHT GAR
1t Was Being Loaded With
Flour for Export.
WampanOa Lodge Will Hold
Open Meeting Friday.

The war in Europe has shown effect
in every line of business in North To-
peka. On account of the shortage of
copper and the high price, it is almost
impossible for the nurserymen to get
the supplies which their spraying
compounds are made of. Blue vitriol,
which formerly sold by the hundred
pound lot at from 7 to cents per
pound, is selling at present for %
cents a pound. This price is only tenn
porary and the price will probably
double itself again soon. The same
is true of arsenate of lead. In the dry
form it retails at approximately 1S
cents per pound in hundred pound
lots. Paris green, which is used in
spraying potato plants, has more thar
doubled in price. The Agricultural
school at Manhattan is buying these
chemicals in carload lots and expects
to distribute them over the state as
they are needed.
AS a fair estimate of the amount of
the spraying which is done by the
nurserymen near Topeka. Marion
Glyn, of Granville. has 35 acres plant
ed to apple trees and each year he
uses 900 pounds of arsepate of lead,
a barrel of blue vitriol, four or five
barrels of lime and sulphur, and this
year will use nicotine in spraying his
trees.
Car Is Set on Fire.
No. l fire company was called yes
terday evening to extinguish a blaze
in a box car at the. Santa Fe junction.
The car was being loaded with flour
which was to be exported and some
person took the packing which is used
on the car trucks and laid the oily
waste in the four corners of the car.
When the department arrived the car
was burning but little damage was
done.
Rcd Men to Hold Open Meeting.
Wamponoa tribe No. 3d. of the Red
at the hall Friday evening, February
25. 1t is open to the public. Great
Sachem w. H. Nelson and Past Great
Sachem o. j. Nugent will be present
and an entertainment will be given.
Playlct in Preparation.
A playlet which is being catched by
Mrs. l. H. Beckholt will be given the
early part of March Members of the
Central Avenue Christian church will
take part in the performance. The
cast of characters and those playing
the part are as follows: Parson Noah
Goodman, Paul Basye; Mrs. Goodman.
George Mitchell; Israel Cheir grand
SOM, Leonard Williams; Mr.. Sing
(singing master), Fred Coffman ;
Susan Nay. Mrs. H. r. Blanchard;
Sarah Nay cher niece, Miss Edith
Williams; Janos Jordan, j. Williams
Deacon Freeheart. Claude Duncan;
Mrs. Deacon F'reehart. Mrs. T. T
Rowe; Twins Dora and Dolly Ruth
Dibble and Mildred Miller; Jack
Marsh, Noble Duncan; Mr.. Jealous, NJ.
1 o. Adams; Mrs. Jealous Mrs c. Fl.
| Waldman; Cynthia Helpful, Miss
/ Grace Walker; Mrs Motherly Mrs. E.
/ S. Meade; Mrs. Gossip. Mrs B. c.
Dibble; Slim Sims, H. r. Blanchard
Hon. Longshank, c. H WaIdman
( Beanpole. Mr.. Oscar Beeler; Lord
+ Erin O-Freckle. Dan Dibble; Miss
Mary Whiffletree. Bessie Walker; Miss
Patience DoOlittle, Hazel Conawav;
/ Mr.. Higginbotham, E. S. Meade; Dea-
con Closes twins, Ellsworth Adams
and Roland Blanchard; Mrs. Allgood
Mrs. w. D. Coleman; Squire, Mr.. Will
liam Oliver; Judge, S. H. Thomas,
Pianist. Clifton Rowe; Mrs. Busy Bee
Mrs. Oscar Beeler. The name of the
play is Those Good Old Times" q
story of singing teacher who en-
beavers to teach the old and young tf