The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-30
IN NORTH TOPEKA
A Strike Would Affect North
Side Business Seriously.
Beuchner Family Meets With
an Accident Out West.

North Topeka people are wondering
how the big strike will affect THETA.
This is perhaps the first time in his
tory that the Union Pacific does not
want business. 1t is rejecting it.
About one-third of the goods shipped
thru Topeka on the Union Pacific is
r. rishabie. All of this is now being
rejected unless delivery of shipment
can be made before noon Saturday.
y stamp is now put on all freight to
the effect that it is received without
liability for loss, damage or delay by
strike" This label emphasizes the
ordinary printed clause on the bills
of lading.
North Topeka stores do much out
ing heavily, and a discontinuance of
inbound shipments of perishable prod
ucts would exhaust their stecks in a
few days. The Union Pacific passen-
ger service will continue 10 run. as
their engineers have not Joined the
strike, but officials say that it is i'm
possible to predict conditions in the
future. Those who are away on va
cations will not be far wrong if they
return home before Monday, it is in
timared.
Wrecked Their Car.
members or the Beuchner family.
returning from Colorado in their car,
hao narrow escape from a serious
accident. The party was near Fills
worth, 200 miles west of Topeka. Mrs.
FRED Beuchner was driving the car
DescendinG steep hill, she lost con-
tfol OF the machine, was unable to
apply the brakes. and the car plunged
into concrete bridge at the bottom
None OF the party was seriously in
Jllred. Ihe car was damaged to the
extent of about 800 Henry Reuch-
ner took the train from Ellsworth and
members of the party are waiting FOR
the machine to be repaired and will
come in Thursday or Friday. it is ex-
pected.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs Josie L. Camp leaves today for
home in Jacksonville. Fla. after a
weeks visit to Mr.. and Mrs. w. M
The Pleasant Ridge Sunday school
will give a social and program at the
Der ..
L. Henderson from the south side
mas moved to Ills Van Buren, street
J. A. Sheetz went to Kansas CITY
to attend the old soldiers reunion.
J. A. Sheets went to Kansas CITY
with Marshalls band today
Mrs. Jesse Thompson and family of
AAAfC AAOtCo ~ E1J w est
Gordon street.
Mrs L. ]. Ellis went to Tecumseh
today to visit trends
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Tew and their
daughter Dorothy of Coffeyville are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Stump, 1929 Jackson street.
| The Baptist church will hold its
monthly business meeting and prayer
! service Thursday evening. The other
] churches will hold union service in
the Presbyterian hurch.
| Demon Ward will return tomorrow
from Denver, Colo, where he has been
| two weeks.
! Mrs. o. L. Platz of Horton, Kan,
has left for her hume after spending
a few days visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. w. Stump.
Master Fred Schwartz is a 10 year
OLD boy who has had the distinction
this month of making the trip from
Topeka to Juneau, Alaska, by himself
The boy has been living with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lamb OF
Granville. His stepfather. T. E
Krlgbaum, of Juneau, asked that Fred
be sent to him. AS there was no one
with whom to trust the boy he was
| left in care of the Union Pacific Off
Gals who saw that he made the trip
safely. entertained him in Seattle, and