The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
IN NORTH TOPEKA
Truck Farmers Are Busy With
Their Spring Planting.
Personal Items and Other News
of the North Side.

Spring planting has already started
on the farms north of the city. Seed
This year will average about the sarle
price as last year with the exception
of garden beans, which are very
scarce, averaging from zoe to 4Oc per
pound.
same quality as they were last year,
and are quoted at from $l.OO to $1.2o
Der bushcl. Seed corn is the very
finest that it has been for several
wears. and the sale price is from SLID
Ia 81 SO per bushel. on accornt OF
the excellent crop of peas last year,
most any variety can be bought at
r5. Der mound All of the dealers in
seeds and plants are well stocked at
present
Mi.fortuncs of the Strawns
Ivan E,ueene Strawn, age five years,
died last night at the home Of MS
parents. MI. and Mrs. Harry Strawn'
I0g W. Seventeenth street. The chlld
death was caused by pneumonia anu
whooping cough. Mr. ana MIS- t TIId ~
are former residents of North lopehd
having lived at 1929 North Harrison
street for several years Mrs StraWn
is a sister of Mrs. e. NJ Foster z1'
w. Laurent ,-..
TO a local hospital where an opera
tion was performed and while in the
hospital. two days later, Is months
old da-Iehter died at the home OF Mrs-
Foster Her death was caused py
double pneumonia. on account VI
+he serious condition of Mrs. StraWn
she was not told of the child dealil
until February IA, and the bapy was
buried on the 18th. Last night tIle
pulmotor was used in an eII0It "
save the little boy but failed. Today
r. mother is in a very serious con-
dftion caused by the shock An. An
nouncement of the child's funeral VIII
be made later.
Address by Miss Corning.
The Parenu-Teachers association OF
Quincy school held the regular meet
~, tost night in the school house. an
interesting program was given M iSS
CORNING gave an address on Ohllu
Training" and Mrs. Minnie Maze sav go
n description of the work Whlch otll@-
parent-teachers are uolI15' I'm.
solo was given by Miss Thelma Johll-
snu and Mrs. Joseph =. Hicks save q
reading Following the program a
regular business meeting was heid
Contest for New Members.
Woodbine camp OF the Royal
NeighboTs last night helo an lIl'eI - -
ing meeting with good prosr am
Refreshments were served to over
twenty members, and as many visitors
a contest will be given among ln'
members during the month OF Marci'
for getting new or transferred mem
hers each member counting so man!
points. Mrs. Tom Crosswhite ami MIS-
Charles Armstrong are the captains
elected The winning side VIII b'
treated to a banquet by the LOSING
team. All members are requested L
inquire which side they are on an'
get TO work.
Notes and Personals.
w H. Whitman of FairvieW was or
the North side Monday on business
w y. Ehrhart and son OF Hoyt arr
in North Topeka on business today
N great deal of interest has bceI
shown by the grocers of North Topeka
in decorating and displaying "Nationa
Manufactured Goods Dibble Grocer
company on the North side have dec
grated the windows especially for tn
week and the interior of the store
decorated with American flags.
A. NJ Petro. Druggist.-Adv
Prairie Home Cemetery association
will hold d meeting Friday afternoon
March 3. at o'clock, at the cemetery
short musical program, followe'
bv an old fashioned spelling match
will be held a the Lyman school nous
this evening. Prizes will be given t
tho best and poorest speller. The con
frst will be in charge of the teacher
af oman school