The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-09
IN NORTH TOPEKA
LO. the Poor Indian! Wouldn't
Pay His Bill.
Jag Plus Oysters Make Trouble
Policeman Called In.

When Walter Bourbonnais. red
skin noted for his police record. en-
tered Towards cafe Sunday night
shortly after 10 O'Clock. he hadn't the
least idea of being arrested He had
peaceable intentions He had stew
and wanted another.
''What'll you have?- asked the pro-
-prietor after his guest had disposed
himself slouchingly over two chairs.
Guess uh1l have noyster stew.
But say. pardner. you've got jag
on. You'll be asleep before, you get
your order"
Nav. ali won't Bring on the
stew"
.'AIl right Take that bottle down
off the counter and put it in your
pocket"
Jus you say
But Walter began to get sleepy.
Then was when the law stepped in.
There'd been a little fuss with the
Big Injun" earlier in the evening.
Pay your BILL" advised Jones.
I'm pay when just blankety blank
please" was the answer.
Jones called the wagon.
Kansas Fruit Crop Poor.
The Kansas fruit crop is poor this
year. according to E. E. Payton. seed
and produce dealer. There are hardly
any apples and only few pears.
THE Hotchkiss orchard, a few miles
out, has some of the finest fruit to be
found anywhere, however" he de-
clares. There is a splendid yield of
Grimes golden, Missouri pippin, York
imperial, Jonathan and Gano apples
modern methods of spraying, pruning
and cultivating.
The sweet potato crop. considering
the dry weather, is extra good, both in
quality and quantity
There is hardly half a crop of
horseradish. Horsera dish must be
taken up every other year, sometimes
every year. or else the dry rot gets into
it."
Notes and Personals.
The Y W. c. A. will organize classes
Tuesday night from Z to o'clock in
Quincy schoolbuilding. All who have
Joined are invited to be present. After
the organization there will be a social
period.
The Tsuneo Takahashi Embroidery
club will meet in the home of Mrs.
T. NJ. Forbes, 100 Monroe, Tuesday
afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hanlon and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Buechner motored
| to Hiawatha Sunday
Miss Bess Sheetz spent Sunday in
Kansas City with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
/ Sheetz.
Arthur Jaquay and daughter, Mrs
/ Ray Smart, and Mrs. Frank Mays, OF
Atchison, motored to North Topeka
Sunday, spending the day with C. c.
Mays.
Russell Whaley. formerly of Lacey's
drug store. started to work for the
Union Pacific pharmacy today.
Frank Page, student in the Garrett
Biblical institute at Chicago, spen
Monday with his nephew, Ivan Page
\ Of the Shawnee Chief"
Mr.. and Mrs. William Buechner o
s Kansas City visited Fred Buechnel
I over Sunday.
G. HI. Thompson motored to juno
ton City to spend the weekend.
E. Brodis. 500 East Paramore street
had an attack of acute indigestion
Sunday night. He has recovered.
NJ. B. Shannon spent Sunday will
! his father, NJ. J. shannon, who lives il
the country a few miles from Nortf
i Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Stevenson o.
Kansas City is visiting in the home O
William Boast, 900 North jackson
street.
Frank Harris has returned from
Garden City
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Elmore motoret
to Lawrence Sunday to visit thei
daughter, Lucille. who is attendin,
Kansas university
Mrs. Clarence Kistler is reported re
| covering rapidly from a recent sur
gical operation.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. j. Messersmith
Mrs. Carl \. Chitman. Russell NJ Gar
nett Chitman, Dewey Roxbury an,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Van Cleave motor-et
to Burlingame where they spent tn,
Weekend at the John Yost farm
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