The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
North Side NeWs

Officers Scott and Ford picked up
three doubtful looking characters at
the Santa Fe junction at $3.50 this
morning. They were booked for in
vestigation. One is suspected of be-
ing a Stacker, another of being a de-
serter and the third bears the ear
marks of plain bum.
The three men said that they were
all 10 years old, and all came from
Terre Haute, Ind They were on their
way to the harvest fields. They looked
older than 10. The man suspected of
/ being deSerter was found to be wear
| ing United States army underwear.
He was nervous when taken up. Off
| Ger Scott, who has served in the army
| spotted him a deserter.
The men came up for investigation
this afternoon. The North side Off
GERS intend to see to it that the rough
element that every year drifts west for
the harvest will find it very inconven-
/ lent to stop off for informal visits at
Topeka.
A wreck of new Auburn touring
car was hauled into Topeka this
! morning and was deposited at the rear
of the Shawnee Motor company's
premises. No one would believe it to
look at the thing, but it had once
! been handsome car, the property Of
Ed Thompson, who lives ten miles
north on the Central avenue road.
All that remained of this car was
the chassis. All of the wheels were
; missing, the top and body had disap-
peared, and even the rim of the steer
| ing wheel is reposing in some distant
and yet INDICATED field
When the cyclone struck the
thompson place, the car was carried
by the tWister three-Quarters of a
mile from the small garage in which
1t stood. The four wheels were blown
towards the four points of the COM
pass one being found a mile and
half from the car. The body of the
machine has completely disappeared,
as mas one of the tires. Pieces of the
shed in which the car had stood were
found a mile southeast, and other
pieces OF the same shed were found a
mile northwest of the buildings site
The motor and the glass storage bat
ter1eS in the car were unhurt
Many persons who have seen the
Thompson place say the devastation
there was quite as complete and over
whelming as at the Hotchkiss farm
The land has been partially cleared of
debris
Between Richland and Overlook
the wind played a queer prank on one
farm. 1t seized a pump, the pipe of
which reached a we'll, tore it from its
position and plunged the long pipe
into the ground, leaving it standing
erect On the same farm a witness
asserted, tree was uprooted, and de-
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, the roots straight in the air.
E The Industrial school boys worked
Monday at cleaning up farms. A
squad of twenty-five did remarkably
! effective work The members of the
COOPERATIVE club testify that they
were equal to the best men. The boys
brought their lunch, and had a picnic.
They enjoyed it as tho it were a holt
, day.
Social and Personal
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Logan will move
, into their new bungalow on the Ro-
chester road Thursday. Mr.. Logan is
a young North Topeka attorney. Their
attractive new home has just been
l. completed.
Miss Elizabeth Campbell left today
: for Phoenix, Ariz., where she will
, spend the summer with her mother.
Harold MARBLE will go to Chicago
Saturday, to spend two weeks with his
;. brother.
Victor Council No. will meet
Thursday evening at 1000 North Kan
y sas avenue.
\ The civic club committee which was
canvassing North Topeka today fol
funds to pay the laborers being use6
= in the cyclone area west of Topeka
found merchants willing and ready t.
do their fair share toward defrayinE
= the expense of the clubs worthy enter
e prise.
S A sewing club composed of NortI
: Topeka women, which meets Tuesda!
: afternoon of every other week, wa!
n entertained Tuesday at the ]. D. Skin
= ner home in Shorey.
s George Bills of Menoken, was il
d Topeka today on business.
S The grocers assert that housewife
would do well to buy their strawber
d ries TOR preserving without delay. Re
d ports at present indicate that in tn
l. course of a week, the local crop will
IS be entirely gone.
:, Home grown cherries are comini
d into the market.
r Frank Saidig of Drumright. Okla
stopped off in Topeka Tuesday for
short visit with Harry Logan. The.
were schoolmates at Washburn col
lege.
The young people of the Lyman
r, Union Sunday school. of North Topeka
will give their first ice cream socia
Friday night at the Lyman schoo
r, house. A musical program has beef
y arranged for the evenings entertain
a ment.
# On our Bargain Third Floor we hav
e many real bargains. Trimmed Hat
70 for 81. Courtney Millinery Parlors.-
y Adv