The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-20
NORTH TOPEKA.

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be left with the kimbau Printing com
pany. s35 Kansas avenue
Mr. and Mrs. c. D. Myers are spend
ing the day in Meriden.
Mrs. NJ. J. Heyden left yesterday for
Milwaukee. Wis, for a brief visit.
Miss DolIie Curtis of COS Van Buren,
street is entertaining Miss Ridgeway of
Washington, D. c.
Mrs. Marshall White of Logan street
is entertaining her sister, Miss Lizzie
Parsons of Oklahoma City
There will be prayer meeting at the
Christian church tonight at o'clock,
conducted by the pastor, Rev Powell
George Hoyse, who has been visiting
his grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Frank
Hoyse of 924 Van Buren, street for sew
eraI months, returned to his home in
Ottawa today.
Mr. and Mrs. s. B. C1app have moved
to North Topeka from Davenport, Iowa,
and will make their home at 507 Park
street. Mr.. CIapp is superintendent OF
the cold storage house Of Dickie & VII
Hams.
Mr.. John Porter Of waveIand. kan,
who has been visiting his brother-in-
law, Rev Frank Hoyse Of 924 Van
Buren, street, has returned to his home
Mrs. Charles KistIer of Monroe street
left today for Salt Lake City where she
will be the guest of relatives for several
weeks. Mr.. Kistler will join her in Aug
ust.
There w be a union missionary
meeting held at Garfield park tomor-
row the morning session beginning at
10 o'clock. Mrs. Anna A Baird Of Fus-
an Corea will be one of the speakers.
Should the weather be unfavOrable the
meetings will be held in the Presbyter-
ian church
Mrs. Caroline Davidson Of 1901 North
Harrison street, who has been very i'll
for some time. was yesterday taken to
Christ hospital. where she can be given
the care and attention necessary to her
case. Her former sOn-in-law, Mr. G.
W. Shepherd and wife Of South Chicago,
arrived in North Topeka Tuesday and
arranged for her removal to the hos
pital.
of North Topeka are considering the
advisability of organizing a commercial
club the purpose Of which will be SINH
lar to those of the Commercial club of
Topeka The business men of the north
side seem to be of the same view on this
matter and feel that many things can
be done to bring more trade to them and
at the same time be Of practical good
and advantageous to the public The
question of paving some of the streets
of North Topeka has often been brought
up but no action taken, but 1t is hoped
now that with the paving boom on, in
Topeka proper, that it will be an incen-
tive to the people Of the north side to do
something along this line There is also
some talk about the repairing or ma
cadamiZing of the GrantVliIe road, as
this road is used by a great many OF
the farmers, and at certain times of the
year it is almost iTnpaSsa bic. As regards
the natural river front resources along
the river bank in North Topeka, there
are some exceptionally fine sites to be
obtained at reasonable prices, and with
combined effort on their part, the mer-
chants could possibly encourage new
enterprises and manufacturing plants
to locate on their side of the river. With
a Commercial club on both the north
and south side of the river, working
tremendously together. Topeka ought to
forge quickly ahead and increase many
fold in population and industry.