The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-11
IN NORTH TOPEKA
Kaw Valley Fair Opens for Two
Days at Granville.
Enrolment of Glasses at the
North Side Y. W. C. A.

Entries IN all QopdI III lilC
Kaw Valley fair at Granville were,
closed this morning at 10 o'clock. With
the exception of horses, all exhibits
are required to be in place from that
time until o'clock Thursday after
noon.
The departments are as follows:
Horse, poultry, horticultural, grain.
vegetable, culinary, art, floral and
amusements. There will be a creased
pig race for boys, a fat mems race, a
fat women's race, a pie eating contest
for unmarried men and a Largest
family on the grounds contest. A
better baby contest has the interest
of the women. Several automobile
prizes catch the eyes of the men,
Dinner is served both days by the
women of the grange.
Two teams going in opposite direc-
tions caused considerable amusement
for bystanders when they met this
morning at the corner of Norris street
and Kansas avenue. The driver of
each refused to get out of the way
for the other. The team hauling a
load of potatoes finally won the argu-
ment when the team drawing a load
of wood got out of the way on orders
Of the policeman on the beat. Persons
wondered if the officer of the law
could have been an 1rishman.
The Boys Industrial school are busy
getting in the crops, according to H.
w. Charles, superintendent. They are
spending a lot of time digging pota-
toes. 1t is expected that the new tun-
mel will be finished within two weeks.
J. B. Porter of Kansas City, Kan,
formerly mayor there and sheriff of
Wyandotte county and also former
member of the board of directors of
the school, visited the boys Monday.
B. S. Northrop, pastor of the First
Baptist chuch of Kansas City, Kan,
with Mr.. Northrop, stopped over at
the school on his way to Newton,
where he will attend the church con-
vention. NJ. F. Troxell is in Hawaiian,
Iowa, where he has been on account of
the serious illness of his son.
Enrolment of classes of the North
side Y. w. c. A. took place Tuesday
night at a meeting in Quincy school.
The enrolment was followed by So
cial hour during which refreshments
were served. The Tuesday classes will
be as follows: Bible study class for
girls wishing to obtain high school
credit for the same, first aid to the in
jured, gymnasium and a Bible class
for adults On Friday evenings classes
will be held in sewing, millinery and
cooking.
Revival meetings are being held ev-
cry evening at the Kansas avenue
Methodist Episcopal church under the
leadership of Mrs. Rose Potter Crist
of Denver. The special services WEI
last all of this and next week. Song
services begin at 7:45 O'Clock and the
sermon is given at o'clock. Prayer
meetings are being held every morn
ing at the home of Mrs. Pollom on
Quincy street in Garfield Place.
Notes and Personals.
Lacey Broadus, a negro, accidentally
shot himself in the leg Monday, with
a 22-caliber rifle.
Two brown rats in the window of
Charles SmalPs gun store are the
best fly catchers in operation. They
wait until they see some flies con-
gregated on the window, when they
make sudden sally for them from
their hole. Mr.. Small hasn't attempted
to trap the rats, because he values
their services.
Fire station No. 1 made run at
5:25 o'clock this morning. The cause
was a small fire in a coal pile belong
ing to the Santa Fe railroad. 1t was
extinguished without difficulty and
with small damage.
Victor Council No. Knights and
Ladies of Security will meet Thursday
night in Barratt hall at o'clock.
Valley Falls by the serious illness of
his brother, Jess, who was operated
on some time ago for cancer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Coughlin have
left for Lincoln, Neb., for two weeks
visit to Mrs. c. Reardon.
s. E. MacFarland, who recently
made a trip to Scranton, Kan, de-
clares everything in the region to be
''as dry as bone" People are haul
ing water for their stock. The town
has a new bank and another large
building in process of erection. The
whole town is Frightening up" says
Mr. mcfarland.
F. L. Newton, Of Clay Center, is in
the city on business today.
Mrs. leila Lukens Easley, of Kan
sas City, will arrive Sunday for a visit
to her father, ]. A. Lukens, 2033
Buchanan street
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hanna, for
merly of North Topeka, left Tuesday
for their home in Cleveland, OKLA, !
after visiting their daughter, who is
a student In Washburn.
George Thompson and wife have re-
turned to their home in Savannah,