The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-24
North Side News

A garage and Overland car belong /
ing to NJ NJ Shirley, living three miles /
north of Granville, were destroyed by /
fire Friday night The family had /
been using the car in the afternoon /
II was placed in the garage and while Z
the family was al dinner someone no
uced flames and smoke bursting from (
the building All efforts TO extinsuish /
the blaze were useless and the car and
garage were entirely destroyed
North Topeka grocers report that !
the cash business done in their stores
last Saturday was the largest in
months. No good cause is assigned to
the phenomenal increase in trade for
that particular day One big store
reports that it did larger cash BUSH !
ness last Saturday than for an entire
week of normal trade 1t is thought
that the threatened strike may have
mad something to do with it, as well
as the rise IN the price of several COM
fInodities announced the following
Monday
Frank Bechtelheimer held one of
his big public horse sales today at
his feed yard During the last month
he has disposed of over SEQ head of
horses al public auction, of the ag-
gregate value OF $4,000 Bechtel-
heimer sends buyers over the state
to obtain horses for his sales The
greater part of the stock is sold to the
tallied government buyers OF the
800 horses sold in the last month. he.
estimates that $50 were purchased by
the agents of the British government [
/ Of the rest a few were bought by the
French government Bechtelheimer
disposes on an average of 125 horses
at a sale.
| Church Notices.
East Indianola Community, Frank
id. jackson, pastor. Morning sermon.
Jesus Enthusiasm for Humanity.
Evening service by Washburn Gospel
team
North Topeka Baptist, Morning
sermon by the Rev. w. L. Morris, pas
tor of NJ E church at Fort Scott Eve
ming service by the Rev w C Han
ison. superintendent of Kansas City
district of NJ E. church. The Senior
Of $40.
Church of the Good Shepherd.
Quincy and Laurent, G. NJ Geisei.
priest in charge. Morning service
Central Avenue Christian church.
Central avenue and Grant; J. H Jones,
pastor The pulpit will be filled morn
ling and evening by ministers from the
Methodist conference
Kansas Avenue Epworth league
meets at dis Subject, "On South
Kistler, leader
Social and Personal.
Mrs T NJ Forbes of 1901 North
Monroe street is spending the week
end at Excelsior Springs
Sam Roller and L. L. Lands of
Kiro were in North Topeka today on
business.
The Granville grange met Friday
evening. A membership contest which
started last fall was brought to a close
at this meeting The grange was di-
vided into two membership teams
The losing team treated the winners
to ice cream and cake and other de-
sirable things. The grange will meet
next Friday evening and a program
will be given
| Frank DIETRICH and his daughter,
Mrs. W. N. WEIGH, who have been Wis
iting with Mr.. and Mrs Henry Deit-
rich of Central avenue. yesterday re-
turned to their home in Wamego-
| Miss Georgia Mitchell, who has been
i'll at her home for some time, has re-
turned to her position with the Aus
tin Snediker company
A NJ. Petro. druggist-Adv.
| The Taxa Hasha Embroidery club
meets Tuesday afternoon with Miss
Bessie Sheetz of 1872 North Quincy.
The Yates City court. No. %, Tribe
of Ben Hur. will hold an initiation
Monday night at the Redmen hall
over the Shawnee State bank.