The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
North Side News

The directors of the North Topeka
Horse and Mule company met Mon
day and elected officers. Those chos-
en- were Sam Martin. president; L. P.
Haley, vice president; J. Hows, mana
ger; and ]. Albert Swan, secretary and
treasurer.
The new $4,000 sales barn of the
company will be completed by Aug
ust 1S andNthe first sale will be held
on that date. Thereafter public sales
of horses and mules will be held each
week, and the number disposed of ac-
cording to the present aspects of the
market will range from 100 to $50.
The barn will accommodate 200 head.
A form of contract is being drawn
under which the company will oper-
ate. When it is complete the future
of North Topeka's horse market will
be assured. and North Topeka will be-
come one of the centers of govern
ment and private stock buying.
The members of the new company
are Frank Bechtelheimer, Rome Col
win, Sam Martin, Joe Hows, Bud
White, and L. P. Haley, all well
known horsemen. They will employ
a large number of buyers over Kan
sas and neighboring states who will
make weekly shipments to Topeka.
The animals will be disposed of at
auction. Charley Crews is auctioneer.
Another Postoffiee Delay.
Three cheers for North Topeka's
new postoffice, Originally, you
know, it was to have been built sew
eral years ago. By the time official
red tape in the department at Wash
ington had unwound sufficiently to
allow a careful observer to catch a
glimpse of the building, it was an
nounced that If the wheels of official
ism didn't get weary and stop, it
might be built install. However, the
supervising architect is thought to
have needed few more months in
which to re-study the plans so as to
make the North Topeka office the
most perfect one that was ever built.
Anyway, they won't be ready until
the middle of the winter, and next
spring, I the highly efficient depart
ment will have to rack it's brain for
another excuse, with which to stave
off the opportunities of the few per-
sons who appear interested in the
mythical building.
Social and Personal.
Hazel Kincaid and Ruth Mckinley
will go to Sabetha Wednesday with
Marjorie Cole. to be her guest there
for several days.
John Merritt, of Acton, Cal, and
at present stationed with an army unit
at Fort Riley. spent Sunday with the
]. A. Spetter family.
Claud Ewing and King Ream, OF
Elmont, were in North Topeka this
morning on business.
Mrs d. E. Logan and Mr.. and Mrs
Glenn Logan, who left North Topeka
for Decatur county Saturday, were
held up on their motor trip by the
heavy rain about Clay Center, where
! the roads were rendered temporarily
| impossible for motor cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Anderson, OF
| Oskaloosa, spent Sunday with DR.. an6
| Mrs. c. H. Thompson.
! A. M. Petro, the Druggist.
| Mr. and Mrs. o. R. Marks of 1885,
North Jackson street are spending {
! few days in Kansas City.
| While Topekans have been melting
with the heat, Colorado Springs PEG
| pie. according to a letter from ROM
| Colvin, are wearing overcoats.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Galitzki arr
| driving thru to Colorado Springs il
/ their motor car.
| Kramer's Zouave band from Kan
sas City passed thru North Topek;
| this morning. They are playing at tn,
st. Marys races which began today.
! Dan Boyle, $50 St. John street, ha
been called to Fort Worth, Tex, OF
i account of the serious illness of hi
| brother John.