The Topeka state journal., 1919-04-22

Kimball. 1854 after .. N. Other hours
Charles Gerteisen, former station
agent for the Santa Fe at the North
Topeka junction office, is probably in
closer touch with the Russian element
on the North side than any man in
Topeka. He has been the friend and
adviser OF these people for many years
and is authority for the statement
that IL conditions quiet down in Rus
sia in the course of two or three years,
that time may see an exodus to the
mother country of the older citizens
of the settlement in North Topeka,
known as. Little Russia"
knowing the wonderful resources OF
Russia. the leaders of the settlement
believe that under a new government
these resources will equal il not excel
! those of the United States.
Before the war many families were
sending money to relatives in Russia,
either for their support or to pay the
way to the United States. Now they
| them should they return to their ma
tive country.
War time wages eliminated the ne
cesSity for entire families to work in
the western beet fields. Several years
ago from 400 to 500 men. women and
children would work in the fields in
the season. Now the wages man re-
ceives in the Santa Fe shops is equal
| to what the whole family would earn
| in the beet fields.
Practically all the Russians own
their homes, which they would sell,
should they leave. the purchasers be-
| ing the. younger generation of Rus
| slams, who have married and settled
here, and have no desire to leave.
These little homes. gayly painted in
| pink, blue, green and yellow, with
| well-kept vegetable gardens, and
| flower beds a riot of bloom thru the
summer, are known on the North side
as the Garden Spot"
| One inducement to the older Rus
slams for returning to their country is
| the fact that, being native born Rus
slams. they will be entitled. under the
new law, to a free grant of land.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. H. ]. Caskey of 1928 Quincy
| street, has received word from her
son, Edmund, that he has arrived at
| Newport News, from overseas service.
| Mr.. Schultz of Rochester neighbor-
hood was in North Topeka today on
business. t~!
William NJ. G. Lane of 1921 Quincy
| street, who suffered a paralytic stroke
some weeks ago, is improving steadily
and is able to get about the house.
| Charles Griffen, head miller at the
Inter-Ocean mill, who was seriously
| injured over a week ago, continues to
improve. The swelling in his leg and
| arm has decreased and the broken
| bones have been set.
E. s. Meade, clerk at the postoffice,
is taking day off and is spending il
in the country, enjoying rural sights
and sounds. ls=.
/ The Henry Dietrich family is NOV
ing from the ten hundred block on
| Quincy street to the ten hundred block
on Monroe.
The Shawnee council of the Frater-
nal Aid union will give a wedding re-
ception Wednesday evening at Red
Mems hall for Mr.. and Mrs Frank
WILDER of st. Marys. Mrs. WILDER was
formerly Mrs. Anna Sci der.
The intermediate society of the
Central Avenue Christian church viii
hold a '.Vone" social in the basement
of the church Wednesday evening
i Everyone isswelco1ne.
/ A reception for the new members o.
the Central Avenue Christian church
will be held Friday evening at 7:45 a
the church.
Il Dance Friday night at NJ. w. A. hall
over Shawnee State bank. Music by q
five-piece orchestra. Gents 35c, ladies
/ free-Adv