The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-22
North Side Neuus

During the period of extreme DIR suth
this summer, when many garden crops
were completely ruined, the practlca-
bility of carrying out irrigation pro
jects in the neighborhood of Sho,'eA
was widely discussed. All persons &C.
quainted with the terrain and the wa
ter supply considered 1t practicable,
by the installation of a simple pump
ing system to get the necessary mois-
ture.
But since the recent rains, with the
groud well soaked, and no need 10
worry for the remainder of the season.
irrigation has about as much interest
for the gardeners as raising sea weed
to supply the walrus market.
According to men who have watch
ed the gardening business for years
this is but a repetition of past seasons.
1t is nearly always dry in July, with
proportionate loss in produce. Then
it nearly always rains in the latter part
of August, and in the presence of
moisture farmers lose interest in what
is going to happen next season.
While several irrigation schemes
have been tried in the neighborhood of
North Topeka. those which have fail
ed, it is said, have failed because the
understand the proper use of methods
best suited to local conditions. J. H
Skinner, the nurseryman, has used ir
rigation with great success in growing
orchard stock.
The North Topeka postoffice force
is rejoicing that, if a new building is
an uncertain quantity, at least a few
| repairs on the old one are assured.
The grey stone front has recently con-
tracted a habit of shedding large Sec
lions of masonry at sporadic intervals
A piece of the general dimensions of
a Webster's Unabridged dictionary
| crashed to the sidewalk a few days
a moment that the whole front was go =
| ing Ito jump into the street The
stonework will be repaired at once
| before a section of 1t lights on a
pedestrian. A new plate glass win
| dow will also be installed.
Social and Personal.
| Mrs. Albert Hirshberg returns this
Center.
| Kelsey Petro spent his vacation in
| Burbank, Okla. He returned this
| week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan, of Birming-
i ham, Ala, spent today with the j. d.
Pratt family. Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan
are staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Nesbit
Gilmore, of Tecumseh.
! Word has been received here of the
death Tuesday of ]. c. Brownell, OF
! Topeka until three months ago. He is
survived by a wife, Mrs. Annabelle
BrowneI, and two sons, H E. Brown
| ell. of North Topeka, and j. c.
| Brownell, of Wichita Funeral an
nouncement will be made later.
| Mrs. J. F. Davis, of Hoyt, was in
North Topeka this morning on bust
ness.
Link Neiswanger, of Silver Lake
| and John Ransford, of Kiro, drove to
town today.
Eggs are unusually plentiful in mar
ket this summer, grocers say. The
price of 81 cents wholesale, which
many of them are paying, forces the
| consumer to pay more than the large
quantity in the market justifies, it i.
intimated.
Electricians in North Topeka sa,
that large numbers of property owner
are wiring their houses in preparation
for the anticipated shortage of ga
this winter. They report more worl
than they can handle.
H. The Juniors of the North Topeka
/ Baptist Sunday school will give an ic'
cream social at the church this eve
ming. The May sisters will furnish
music, and a quartet of young people
will sing.
The August number of the Boys
Chronicle is extremely attractive
piece of printing and binding. 1t con
tains much interesting material. TIL
printing class of the Boys Industrial
school issues a periodical which com
pares favorably with that of an,