The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-02

Each child n the North Topeka
schools received an apple yesterday.
And they were nice, big apples, too"
said G. M Morrow, principal of Grant
and Quincy schools. Mr.. Morrow said
the children certainly seemed to en-
JOY them, and he was sure the pupils
would be interested in writing for
prizes on the subject of the benefit of
the apple as a food, when instructions
to that effect were received. So far,
Mr.. Morrow said he had had no in
formation in regard to essay writing
by the pupils, other than what had
been published in the newspapers.
However, he thought it most COM
mendable and hoped to receive further
information soon.
Owing to the overcrowded condition
of the 2-B class at Grant school, c. NJ.
Morrow, principal, has opened up a
new room. Miss Helen Vaughn of
philadelphia, Pa. will have charge of
the new class which will have an en-
rollment of approximately thirty
pupils.
Tho first sack of Flavo flour milled
at the Blue Point mill 500 West Cor
don street, was brought to the Ka%
Valley National bank yesterday by w.
j. Rickenbacher. The wheat is ground
by a secret process discovered by a
wheat is put into the hopper and
comes out in one process in flour, bran
and shorts. The flour is said to be of
excellent flavor. The mill opened the
first of the week. The capacity Is
fifty barrels.
Twenty years ago the little boy or girl
who did not take an apple to school to
eat at recess, the exception. And In
the fall Of the year when the apple barrel
was full, boy would show his preference
for little girl by slyly dropping an apple
in her lap as he passed her seat. The
first offerings were large, perfect specf-
mems. but as the days passed, they became
smaller less choice, and finally ceased.
The little girl accepted the omission
philosophically, realized that her admirer !
barrel was empty, and had recourse to her
While there is no doubt that the child
Of today finds the apple equally de-
the value of the fruit as a food is to be
taught the present day child BY, the Inter,
national Apple Growers association, and
Monday was observed as Apple day.
o. +. Whitney, secretary of the Kansas
State Horticultural society. asked the
work Of collecting apples for the North
side schools and committee composed OF
Hays and b. A. Salyer was appointed to
see that enough apples were provided so
every pupil Of Quincy, Grant and Mckinley
Groups of children, munching apples,
were to be seen coming from the schools.
ing what they would say in the essays they
planned to write on the value of the apple
as a food. And in his minds eye, each
pupil saw himself the possessor of box Of
apples. or other fruit, the prize for the
best essay.
Fred Buechner is in n quandary. Elec-
ton day is at hand and he doesn't know
how to vote. He wants to cast his vote
for Harding, but fears that it would prove
a hoodoo, as his candidates are never
Il voted every time for Bryan" said
Buechner, land he was defeated every time
I think l must be hoodoo, as my man is
Voted for fowl wilson, This last a with wry
face.
The North side branch of the Y. W. c. A
gym class met Monday evening at Quincy
school. A number of new members have
Joined the class and much interest is being
taken in the work
ROY Boast, chairman of the ways and
means committee of the North Topeka
civic club, and members of the committee
VIII make canvass of the North side this
week for new members for the Civic club
and to collect dues from old members. Mr.
Boast plans for house-to- house canvass
for new members. Many citizens OF the
North side, while enjoying the beneflts
derived from the work OF the Civic club
are. not members. and these will be asked
to join the club and work with 1t for the
good of the community.
The Beatrice Creamery company's North
side branch which has been occupying the
building at 912 Kansas avenue for the past
year. has leased the building now occupied
by Frank Hale, 9O4 Kansas avenue, and
will move in as soon as necessary remodel
ing is finished. The Sunflower garage will
occupy the building vacated by the cream
cry, after remodeling.
Construction work on the addition of the
Page Milling company has been finished
and with the installing of the machinery
North Topeka will have one Of the most
modern mills in Kansas. The addition is
105 feet high and is of reinforced concrete
Besides housing the wheat tempering
cleaning that securing machinery. the new
plant viii have Il storage capacity of 30,00l
bushels of wheat, bringing the total capac
ity Of the mills up to 26j, 900 bushels.
Many new ideas in flour milling havt
been carried out in the construction Of thu
plant by which large part of the dis
agreeable and costly night labor will b.
eliminated. new laboratory has beer
opened in connection with the mill. Will
Flour company Of Kansas City, as super
visor
seThree houses on the corner of Contra
avenue and Morse street, known as tn,
William Hozel property, are being re
modelled. and made modern. The demand
for modern rental property on the Nortl
side is steadily increasing and property
owners are awakening to the fact that 4
they wish desirable tenants, the house,
must be modern.
Work on n five-room modern cottage a
800 West Gordon street, was commenced
this morning by the Kaw Valley invest
ment company.
An all day meeting of the Indian Creel
grange will be held by the members a
the hall, three miles north on the Contra
avenue road. on Wednesday. Dinner will