The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-28
North Side Neu,s
BUY BOX FACTORY
r. C. Reece of Clyde Takes
Over Jackson Street Concern.
Other Items of Interest From
Over the River.

The Topeka Paper Box factory, All
Jackson street, has been SOLD 10 r. y.
Reece of Clyde, Kan, and Will pc
moved to building on West Laurent
street formerly occupied by the To-
peka Packing company Extensive
improvements will be made in the rae
tory, according to information gwen
out today. L. N. Crichton was owner
of the factory prior to sale to the CLYDE
man. The factory is an old institution
in Topeka and has been in operation
tw enty-five years. 1t started IN the
building occupied by the McCorInlck
Rug factory on lower Van Buren
street Later it was taken over by the
old Topeka Paper company and stlll
later it was transferred to Cricnton-
carload of buckwheat brought
from Pennsylvania has just been un-
loaded at the Billiard mill. 1t is
probably the only car of buckwheat
ever brought here from Pennsylvania,
says J. B. Billiard. I've shipped PUCK
wheat from Illinois and Wisconsin but
never before so far as this Our own
mill will grind it up into flour. II
should make approximately 900
sacks"
| The ice is in beautiful condition on
Soldier creek, which is frozen SOLID
from bank to bank. More than 100
skaters enjoyed their favorite winter
sport there wednesday night.
NJ E. Stuart has purchased the
White House store on Kansas avenue.
| 'As long as people have money.
| they are bound to spend it," says G.
F. Bridge. There was a tremendous
amount of money in circulation for
while. The various bonuses to local
employees was a wonderful thing for
business"
Miss Gertrude Breitenstein has re-
signed her position with the Otto
Kiene Preserving company and has
accepted a place in the breakfast food
department of the Kaw Milling COM
pany.
The Standard Oil company has re-
sumed work on it's oil station at Cor
don street and Central avenue after
a delay of several weeks pending a
change in plans.
]. T. Choates, shoemaker, thinks
that business is picking up now after
a dull period last week. He says that
| then people were thinking of their
Christmas presents and now they're
thinking about their soles.
1t did not take long for the local
mill price of flour to respond to the
rapid fluctuation in the wheat quota
tions of the New York market.
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A Howard and
family have returned to their home in
Horton after SPEEDING Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard's parents, MFR.
and Mrs. Charles Howard. s-.,- =
Mrs. w. D. Bridge and daughter,
Marjorie, are visiting Mrs. Bridges
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Keplinger,
! of Kansas City.
Joe Howard has returned to his
| home in Kansas City after visiting Mr..
| and Mrs. Charles Howard of Shorey
for a few days.
A. V. Lindell is enjoying a visit
from Prof. and Mrs. H. L. Wetterstrom
of Lindsborg.
c. Kaser is confined to his home at
S07 Van Buren street with an attack
of the grip.
Roy Hall of Granville has returned
/ from Fayetteville, Ark, where he has
been attending to business interests.
| He reports a blanket of snow a foot
deep, an unusual condition for that
| country.
Clarence Blackler of Elmont C. o.
Shultice of Kiro, John Duffy of Ell
mont. w. R. Hudson of Meriden. w. A.
Luthye of Silver Lake, w. E. Masters
of Manhattan and John Robins of
Atchison were in on business Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Oswald and
daughters, Faye and Helen, of Port
land, Ore, are spending the HOLIDAYS
with Mr. Oswald's sisters, Mrs. S. S.
Williams and Mrs. c. NJ. Snodgrass
A. M. Petro Druggist-Adv.
family reunion was held on
| Christmas day at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Williams, 709 West Cor
don street. The following were pres-
ent: Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawson and
children of Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs
{. NJ. Williams and daughter of Wich-
ita, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Ottman and
children of Emporia, and Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Hoppe of Topeka.
PURE BUCKWHEAT FLOUR,