The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06
North Side NeuUs
IS 4 BIC MARKET
North Topeka Horse Establish.
ment Sets Western Record.
Drainage Board To Spend
Thousands on Soldier Creek.

In the six weeks since It's OrSanlza-
ton the North Topeka Horse and Mule
company has taken a place as perhaps
the largest market in the middle west
for the. sale of horses and mules. An
average of ESQ animals are sold there
ca CHI Saturday. The value of stock
disposed of weekly runs from 100000
to $4,000 The largest single sale to
date was $4,000.
The sale today will probably prove
to exceed that amount by substantial
som. Over 800 animals will be sold
to buyers from all over the country.
Horsemen come from Chicago. st. Joe.
st. Louis, Oklahoma City, Memphis
and other points. Many of these buy
ers dispose of their stock to the gov
Ell nment for army service. Many
single animals are sold for $3.50 and
up The average value of stock dis
posed of ranges around $175 a head.
To Curb Soldier.
The North Topeka drainage boards
program for tanning Soldier creek and
reGeeming it from its evil ways in
flood season will begin next week.
Several thousand dollars will be spent
OF. the work of clearing out the chan
rel of the stream and rendering it
less subject to seasonal overflow Nu-
merouS bikes will be built. v. R.
Farkhurst, engineer for the board, will
be in charge of the work.
Troop Trains Thru
A train loaded with drafted men
pa ssed thru North Topeka this morn
ing. Some bright member of the vo-
ciferating aggregation had thought of
new gag and had chalked it on the
SIDE of a coach. The inscription
which might well be adopted by the
new draft army. read. We're Going to
Wind the Watch on the Rhine"
At the Churches.
Sunday, October I. is the fourth an
vaix r1ff I1a
Joseph P. Hicks of the Second Pres
byte rian church. At the morning
service a special program will be Civ
en- under the auspices of the Mems
club The program follows: Piano
prelude, Mrs. C. E. Suit; song, con-
gregation; invocation, P. w. Riach;
response, choir; hymn, congregation;
Scripture reading, J. ]. King violin
solo, Fay Campbell; remarks, Fred
" orns: vocal duet. Mr.. and Mrs. John
l. Johnston; remarks, John Pratt and
c. E. Suit: anthem. choir. Let the
Stranger In" address, c. NJ Morrow.
In the four years of DR.. Hicks
passionate eighty people have Joined
the church and many new organiza-
lions have been formed. The church
ranks as one of the most thoroughly
organized in the synod. According to
DR.. Hicks, he has had numerous calls
to go elsewhere but has refused them
preferring to make Topeka his home
has had two calls from Texas to. other
pastorates.
Social and Personal
The Loyal Sons and Daughters
Sunday school class of the Central av-
enue Christian church will go on
hike and weinie roast Monday even
ing.
Florence Hamilton of North Quin-
cy street will spend Sunday at Fort
Riley.
Miss JuHette C. Smith has rented
her home at 931 North Quincy street
and will make her home in Colorado
for an indefinite period.
Mrs. Mollie Kout is in North To-
peka visiting the S. ]. Britain fam
iiy S31 North Quincy street, and Miss
Rosetta Kout, who is spending the
winter here
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Boast and Mr..
and Mrs. John Buechner motored to
the Indian Creek Grange fair Friday
Ed Ward and Fred Stone of Kiro
were in North Topeka this morning
on business.
William Kirkwood of Elmont was
in the city today
Mrs. PETER Faux returns home to-
day from Hot Springs, Ark, where
she has been staying for the last two
weeks
A NJ Petro. the Druggist.-Adv
A party was given Wednesday even
ing at the home of Miss Evada Adams.
3OS West Gordon street. Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Morse and their children; Mr.. and
Mrs G. B. Adams, Lola Cochran, Hell
en- Tiffany, Jessie Roger, Reua Rim
ner. Louisa Bleier. Emma Westbrook.
Josephine Bleier, Nellie Ward Minnie
BIeier, Julia Stanley. Irene Probaseo,
Edna Retter, Irene Bachelor, Bertha
Tiffany, Dora Adams, Evada Adams.
Francis Bardee, Harold Retter.
George Bleier, Eugene Glynn, Jacob
Bleier. Guy Davidson, Calvin Adams,
Russell Taylor, Tommie Westbrook,
Albert Rhinehart, William RinRer,
Charles Martin, Arthur Dennis, Will
liam Cochran, Joe Cochran. Otis
Stayley, Roy Slower. Albert Adams.
Harry Westbrook, Floyd Tiffany. Ell
gin Button Glen Roger, Mrs. Walter