The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-07
in NORTH Topeka
Michigan Potatoes Scarce, Says
North Side Seed Man.
Kansas White Glover Beats ANY
in wisconsin.

toes and hardly 10 per cent ~ 20 80
usual bean productlon' aeSo nd n,i nro-
duce dealer, recently returned from
trip to that state. 1Yo,,ez
aPotatoes" declares Mr.. Hayes
twill bring from $1.25 to Sl-ou a
dieting 81 potatoes before the neat
..The poor bean crop is caused oy
the heavy rains and driving WIZ a.,.s
which occurred after the oloss 9Iia,.
had developed and after the pollen
1Eas formed Unless the next season
snroduces a crop of beans, TINS coun-
trv will be without them. Seed Deans ae
are retailing now for from 10 10 OF
cents a quart. ,,.,,o,1,, GET
for * cents per pound at retail Is no"
worth so cents wholesale. ..oo+-
.rTha western country has the great
est crop of alfalfa it has had in years.
The best grade of seed is now Wot WORT
from 10 to Il cents pound. II uSA'
" sells for from 16 to 20 cents.
.sThe same condition is true OF
clover The counties adjacent to TO
peka will ship three or four carlo oa.as
~ white clover-something that never
haopened before The seed is now
bringing the farmer rs or 80 Genus
pound. Wisconsin is usually the
champion clover state 81.
aside from the grapes, the fruit OF
Michigan is good"
In the Churches.
Sunday is rally day in the Sec
ond Presbyterian church, corner jack
90 and Gordon streets. The morn
fng service will be devoted to the
orally day. celebrations There VIII
be recitations by children, songs, pro-
motion exercises and BRIEF addresses
In the evening the pastor VIII preach
the fourth sermon in the series on
tSome People Everybody should
know" The particular theme is
+Daniel. the Model Church Member.
Special music by the double quartet
The Rev. Joseph p. Hicks, pastor.
Kansas Avenue Methodist church
SUNDAY school, II. A. French, super
fntendent, $50 o'clock. Sermon by
Mrs Crist of Denver. IL o'clock. Ep-
worth league, $50 o'clock. Topic
lrWitnessing for Christ Leader MISS
Ida Henry. Sermon by Mrs. Crist, 1880
o'clock. J. E. Scheer, pastor.
North Topeka Baptist church. Sun
dav school. $40 O'Clock. Preaching
by Miss Lyde jenkins of Chicago, IL
o'clock B. Y. P. u, $3.50 o'clock.
Subject, How Can a God of Love Be
Consuming Fire." Special music.
w. G. Handley, pastor.
Kaw Valley Grange Fair.
The second annual fair of the Kaw
Valley grange is to be held october
Hip in Grange hail. Granville.
There will be an especially good quail
ity of exhibits. Interesting features
are on the program for both after
Moons J. c. Snyder, an expert, will
judge the poultry. Dinner will be
served by the ladies of the grange. A
refreshment stand will be on the
grounds
"The Acknowledged wagon discus
SION in the North Topeka column has
made the drivers think" declared a
coal driver this morning. 1T made
difference. too. Just look down Kan
sas avenue now-all the automobiles
are lying parallel to the curbing, as
they should. It's more reasonable
and leaves more room in the street
Tor the passage of wagons
The only thing going on in North
Topeka, so far as H. H. Bair is con-
cerned, is paint. The front of his store
is nearly remodeled.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church has a food
sale in progress today in one of the
windows of Pratt Brothers hardware
store.
over fifty women attended the re-
cent meeting of the Ladies' Missionary
circle of the North Topeka Baptist
church, held in the home of Mrs W.
nue. The devotional service was led
by Mrs. Mary Petro. 1t was followed
by a reading by Mrs. George Schenck
A dialogue, How Peter and Priscilla
Hoskins Settled Their Missionary Of
fering," by Mrs. w. E. Section and
Mrs. A. T. Rowe, was presented A
social hour followed the program.
Mrs. Van Ness was assisted by Mrs.
Fred Denny, Mrs. J. E. Warnock Mrs
Chas. Armstrong and Miss Carrie
al aer ~,
Notes and Personals.
E. H. GRADER has received word of
the death of his grandmother Mrs j.
Coffman, 50, of California. She had
been a resident of Reno county. Kan,
for 35 years until she left for the Pa
cific coast three years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thompson, of
Savannah, ILL.,, and Miss Ruth Coates
arrived Friday for a visit to their
1888 Central avenue.
A. NJ. Petro, Druggist.-Adv
Mrs. Frank Peyton left Friday for
Bridgeport. Neb.
and Mrs. Kenneth Clark are visiting
Bert Fraser in Kansas City, Mo- They
win return early next week
Pump repairing and tin work. Call
30S7.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Todd Bloomfield and
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kilt, of Esk-
ridge, are spending the weekend with
Frank Rogers, S42 Monroe street
Miss Amanda Schutter. of 92O Mon
roe street, was taken to st. Francis
hospital Friday evening.
Charles Juneau, 1921 Topeka
avenue, was pleasantly surprised
recently on the occasion of his sixty
sixth birthday anniversary His sis
ter, Mrs. Mitchell. of Oklahoma, is
visiting him. Covers were laid for
thirty.
A. H. Davis and son. William, of
Pomona, Kan, spent Monday visiting
relatives on the North Side
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lambert and
nephew. of Palmer. Kan. are visit